El McMeen has painstakingly compiled and presented a stunning collection of fingerstyle guitar arrangements of his favorite Celtic songs, airs, and dance tunes from his 30 years of recording. These gems of the repertoire range from aching laments and gorgeous songs to lively dance tunes. 27 pieces are included in this monumental folio. A 77-minute recording of the tunes is available for download to help the reader access and enjoy the magical CGDGAD guitar tuning. Includes access to online audio. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Musique traditionnelle / Date parution : 2019-05-27/ Recueil / Guitare Fingerpicking

World traveling fingerstyle guitarist Pat Kirtley presents 17 solo guitar arrangements of traditional Irish tunes including a few original compositions in the same vein by himself Pierre Bensusan and Duck Baker. As all of thetunes in this 1997 recording were arranged in altered tunings (DADGAD EADEAE or DADEAD) each appears in both standard notation and tablature with insightful performance notes. In general these transcriptions from Pat Kirtley’s1997 album of the same title are extremely accurate; The Red-Haired Boy however played as a duet with Steve Rector on the album - appears as a solo arrangement in this book. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced player the author provides insightful performance notes for each tune.