Mel Bay Celtic Gems for Cello - Duncan - Cello - Book

Author: Craig Duncan
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Cello
Level: Intermediate

Celtic Gems for Cello contains 68 of the most played and loved melodies from the Celtic tradition including 25 reels, 31 jigs, 8 slip jigs and 4 Irish hornpipes. Tunes of similar style are grouped with melodies that work well in sets, or medleys. Stylistic bowing and ornament ideas as well as suggested chord changes are included to give options in interpreting the tunes.

Contents:

• An Comhra Donn (The Brown Box)
• Apples in Winter
• Baltiorum
• Banish Misfortune
• Bonny Kate
• Boys of the Blue Hill
• Charley the Prayermaster
• Cherish the Ladies
• Clean Pease Strae (Broun's Reel)
• Dennis Murphy's Polka
• Down the Broom
• Dublin Streets
• Easter Sunday
• Fig for a Kiss
• Foxhunter's Jig
• Garry Owen
• Gatehouse Maid
• Guilderoy
• Hardiman the Fiddler
• Irish Washerwoman
• Jack on the Green
• John Ryan's Polka
• Maggie Brown's Favorite
• Merrily Kiss the Quaker
• Miss McLeod's Reel
• Molly Put the Kettle On
• Morrison's Jig
• Off to California
• Out on the Ocean
• Over the Moor to Maggie
• Paddy Clancy's Jig
• Paddy O'Rafferty
• Polly Put the Kettle On
• Red Haired Boy (The Little Beggarman)
• Roche's Favorite
• Smash the Windows
• Sporting Paddy
• St. Patrick's Day
• The Blarney Pilgrim
• The Butterfly
• The Cliffs of Moher
• The Connaughtman's Rambles
• The Geese in the Bog
• The High Road to Linton
• The Humors of Tulla
• The Kesh Jig
• The Killavil
• The Lilting Banshee (Ballinasloe Fair)
• The Liverpool Hornpipe
• The Maid Behind the Bar
• The Mist Covered Mountain
• The Monaghan Jig
• The Morning Star
• The Musical Priest
• The New Mown Meadow
• The Priest and His Boots
• The Priest With the Collar
• The Priest's Leap
• The Rocky Road to Dublin
• The Sally Gardens
• The Ship in Full Sail
• The Shores of Lough Gowna
• The Silver Spear
• The Star of Munster
• The Strawberry Blossom
• The Swallowtail Jig
• Whiskey Before Breakfast
• Wind That Shakes the Barley