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Join over Waltons Irish Music Books. Expanding the hugely successful "" series of tune books, this collection of mandolin tunes presents each piece in an easy-to-read format with guitar chords.

These mandolin tunes have been specifically selected by mandolin virtuoso Paul Kelly. It includes well-known favorites and new tunes from contemporary composers. Paul shares his rich repertoire of tunes in this fine collection, combining mandolin settings of the best traditional tunes with a selection of exciting modern compositions by such traditional luminaries as Michael McGoldrick, Emer Mayock and James Kelly.

Includes reels, jigs, hornpipes and a selection of classic and contemporary Irish. Strum Together. The Strum Together series enables players of five different instruments or any combination of them to "strum together" on dozens of great songs.

This new, easy-to-use format features melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams for five popular folk instruments: standard ukulele, baritone ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. This collection. A must for every traditional musician's repertoire. I could be waaaayyyyyy wrong on that though. Anglo or English. How about Saxons vs Danes? Old or New.

Who cares? Whatever appeals to your ear. Been there, tried that, nearly got laughed out of the pub. This is just way to much fun. Happy New Year Everyone!!!

A monumental effort for the good of others and the passing on of the music. Thank you very much. This is a nice work, and a very good way to start the year, very appreciated, again thank you! Thank you Nigel and Happy New Year! The printer is churning away as I type this. I shall share these delights with the fellow members of our Fiddle and Accordion Club who may not otherwise alight upon them. I am a tune book addict, surrounded by ever-proliferating heaps of them. When you love tunes you want to explore them in all ways possible and that of course includes just using your ears.

Thanks for the new volume, Nigel! A digital copy will subtly convey some of your tunes into sessions here in SE Arizona.

Happy New Year! Nigel, Will Ye Nocht Dreed is a sweet tune! Looking forward to checking out more of you originals. Truly great stuff. Thank you. Now I can extend that to include Scottish tunes and add another 20 years. A very special thank you for the tune books. I love the Scottish tunes, feel very connected to them.

Many of the old timey, appalachian tunes have the same feel to them, must be my ancestry finding their way to my generation - Scots-Irish and Tennessee! Best gift ever! The triplets will appear in the exercises, later. The idea is to learn to play the tune as above, without triplets. After practicing the examples for a while, try inserting triplets into the original arrangement one or two at a time. Anywhere else, and the triplet will start with a down-stroke.

You may find starting with an up-stroke takes a little bit more practice. Download: Triplet Exercises 1 Triplet Exercises 2. Just so you know, I usually write triplets as 2 sixteenth notes and an eighth note instead of the conventional way as shown in image 1 below.

If not, I do have a few suggestions that might help you work on triplets:. Set a realistic goal. Practice at least a 3 or 4-bar phrase.

Like any other skill, relaxation is the key. Stay there for a while and work on relaxing. Then move up a click and try it again. Work on relaxing. When you can play comfortably at that speed, move up another click.

Then move back down to the original tempo and start over again. Do this 5 or 6 times, then finish the exercise on a successful note pun intended. The example exercises are meant to be just that — exercises and examples of triplets.

They are not meant to be a break, or a solo. There are too many triplets!! Triplets should be used very sparingly. Remember, the idea is to embellish the tune , not to make it more complicated or difficult. Hope you like the tune! Did you find this article helpful? Please feel free to leave comments. The Lark in the Morning is a popular Irish session tune. Of course, as such, you may find a couple of different versions out there. It sounds nothing like this version.

I also found the tune in an Irish whistle book. It also sounds nothing like this one, but I think I might tab it out for comparison. Happy New Year!

The Teetotaller is an Irish reel that is a popular addition to many Irish and Scottish sessions. The tune is also called The Temperance Reel and probably has a few other names, as do many Irish tunes. Learn it measure by measure, memorize it and play it slowly.

Fast will come. Mandolin tablature for the Irish tune Teetotaller Reel. You should definitely try them both! They are the same tune, so you have the possibility of a few different variations. They look absolutely incredible, kind of like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle just sitting on the ocean.