Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes Traditional Fiddle Tunes from England, Ireland & Scotland
Instrument: violin (2 violins) and piano, guitar ad libitum
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Song List:
England: Hunting the Hare (Jig) - The Fairy Dance (Reel) - Morpeth Rant (Hornpipe) - Constant Billy (Morris Dance) - The Keel Row (Hornpipe) - Country Gardens (Morris Dance) - The Staffordshire Hornpipe (Hornpipe) - the Girl I Left Behind Me (March) - King of the Fairies (Hornpipe) - The Trumpet Hornpipe (Hornpipe) - Ireland: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (Reel) - The Bridal (Jig) - Danny Boy (Air) - The Peeler's Away with my Daughter (Jig) - Red-Haired Boy (Hornpipe) - The Fox Hunter's Jig (Slip Jig) - Drowsy Maggie (Reel) - Harvest Home (Hornpipe) - Carolan's Air (Air) - The Mason's Apron (Reel) - Scotland: The Bonny Lass o'Fyvie (Bothy Ballad) - Brochan Lom (Strathspey) - Mrs Jamieson's Favourite (Air) - Lord MacDonald's Reel (Reel) - the Flowers of Edinburgh (Reel) - Miss Sally Hunter of Thurston (Jig) - Mary, Young and Fair (Air) - The Gay Gordons (Jig) - The Spey in Spate (Reel) - Earl Grey (Strathspey)
Edward Huws Jones’ popular series of traditional fiddle repertoire, now available with expertly-recorded audio CD. Containing colourful instrumental backing tracks and full demonstrations, the new audio resource will aid and inspire your private practice and public performance alike. These generous collections of authentic music, some familiar, some more exotic, but all of it faithfully arranged, enable you to create your own ceilidh, bluegrass club or charanga band.The violin edition includes optional easy violin part and guitar chords, whilst the complete edition also includes both keyboard and violin accompaniments. Either format is highly flexible, which means the music can be played as solos, duets or trios as well as with larger ensembles.Edwards Huws Jones has travelled extensively researching fiddle-playing traditions. In each book he explains the background of the particular musical style, giving his own suggestions for a lively performance.