An American Christmas includes carols from the very rich Shaker spiritual shape-note and folk song traditions of the United States. They have been set as solo versions for the beginning to intermediateGuitarist who has been playing for about a year and would like to spread Christmas cheer using the Guitar. The book is in standard notation as well as tablature. Chords are also included for accompaniment purposes as are thelyrics and a CD recorded by the author.This is a collection of carols that will be appreciated by players of Classical Guitar and other styles as well and that players can return to year after year as the Christmas seasoncomes around. The collection can provide literature for Guitarists who are looking for background music to play at Christmas parties and for students playing in Christmas recitals.

Specially transcribed and arranged for beginning and intermediate guitar players this anthology of 49 classics includes such perennial favourites as 'Beautiful Dreamer ' 'Amazing Grace ' 'Aura Lee ' 'On Top of Old Smoky ' 'Blue Tail Fly ' 'Camptown Races ' 'Dixie's Land ' 'Yankee Doodle ' 'Sweet Betsy from Pike ' 'John Henry ' and many more.

for Fingerstyle Guitar-This is a colleciton of 47 favorite 19th century American songs arranged for fingerstyle guitar from Glenn Weiser's recent CD My Old Kentucky Home. Here you'll find Stephen Foster's famous compositions and other parlor songs African-American spirituals Civil War anthems familiar hymns and 1890s hits. These priceless legacies of our national heritage form much of the soundtrack of American history: ?Oh! Susanna? was on the lips of every Forty-Niner during the California Gold Rush Harriet Tubman sang ?Swing Low Sweet Chariot ? on her deathbed and Abraham Lincoln wept the first time he heard ?The Battle Hymn of the Replublic.? Nowguitarists can play these and many more in new beautiful solo arrangements.