Mel Bay's Celtic Encyclopedia: Fingerstyle Guitar Edition
by Glenn Weiser
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Author: Glenn WeiserEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-06-01
ISBN: 0786634111
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc
Book Reviews of Mel Bay's Celtic Encyclopedia: Fingerstyle Guitar Edition
Book Review: Good collection, small gripe....
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a good collection of tunes for fingerstyle guitar, mostly in standard tuning with the occasional dropped-d. It has both tab and standard notation so would suit both classical and folk guitarists. The fingerings give the impression that the arrangements are by a classical guitarist but don't let that put you off if you play steel-string acoustic, as they add interesting harmonies. That said, they are not particularly easy as they move up the neck often enough and some classical technique seems neccesary. It's not a straight 'folky's' book, in other words.
My main complaint, which may seem trivial but is an irritation, is the author's occasional dig at the English who, it seems, have oppressed the saintly Irish for centuries. There may well be something in that (the Irish being all saints and scholars :-)) but it comes better from a historian rather than a musician (who is not himself Irish anyway.) In addition, from the author's website, it seems he performs under his 'Irish clan name', which rather suggests a 'romantic' view of his ancestors. Great if you like Lord of the Rings and indeed many folkies do.
Gripe aside (and I'm not going to go on about it), it's good music and well presented. Glenn Weiser's other collections, such as the harp music of O'Carolan and others, are also worth having.
Summary of Mel Bay's Celtic Encyclopedia: Fingerstyle Guitar Edition
This comprehensive book contains over 100 Celtic tunes arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar. This edition is derived from a collection of nearly 300 arrangements Glenn Weiser has created over the last twenty years. The book is divided into 4 sections: 1) airs, marches and waltzes 2) hornpipes, jigs and reels 3) tunes from the Bunting collection 4) harp tunes of Turlough O'Carolan. All are in either standard or dropped-D tuning, and can be played on either nylon or steel string guitars. All of these melodies are accompanied with brief historical notes. Written in standard notation and tablature. Intermediate in difficulty.
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