FS: Books! 48 trad tunebooks, methods or books about trad

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They're not priced, so you'll have to PM me if you're interested. Prices should be about half the current new price for a book that is still in print, and twice that if they're not. Less if they're a bit beat up.

1 100 Great Scottish Songs with Words and Music. + cassette featuring Phil Cunningham, Manus Lunny, Martin Bennet, Stewart Morrison. Vocals by Sheila McWhirter, Andy M Stewart, Cilla Fisher & Davy Steel. Recordings consist of 1 verse and 1 chorus for each song.
Waltons, Pub. 1986. 112 pp. 8.25" x 6". The book got a bit battered in the music store because of the way it was packaged with the cassette on a fold-under part of the cover.
2 50 Fiddle Solos
Aly Bain accompanied by Phil Cunningham. 45 page book + cassette. (I've just mp3ed this, actually, so I could supply it in CD or MP3 as easily.) Conway Editions, Pub.
3 Blodaur Grug: 100 Popular Welsh Folk Dances.
Alex Hamilton & Robin Huw Bowen. The Welsh Folk Dance Society, Pub. 1992. 40pp coil-bound large format pbk.
4 Cadw Twmpath: 100 More Welsh Folk Dance Tunes
Robin Huw Bowen, ed. The Welsh Folk Dance Society, Pub. 1993. 42pp coil-bound large format pbk.
5 Cathal McConnell Teaches Irish Pennywhistle: a hands-on Course in Traditional Irish Repertoire and Technique
Cathal McConnell. Homespun. Came with a CD, which I might be able to find. 22pp large format pbk.
6 Celtic Back-Up for all Instruments + CD
Chris Smith. Mel Bay, Pub., 1999. Coil-bound lg format pbk. 100 pp. Slightly wrinkled corner where the parcel got wet in the mail.
7 Ceol Rince na Eireann, Cuid 1 (the magenta edition)
Breandan Breathnach, ed. An Gum, Pubs., 1991 ed. 100 pp large format pbk.
8 Ceol Rince na Eireann, Cuid 2 (not the magenta edition)
Breandan Breathnach, An Gum, Pubs., 1992 ed. 200 pp large format pbk.
9 Ceol Rince na Eireann, Cuid 3 (not the magenta edition)
Breandan Breathnach, ed. An Gum, Pubs., 1995 ed. 133 pp large format pbk. Ragged edge to 2 (blank) pages which had been bound uncut.
10 Chords for Mandolin, Irish Banjo, Bouzouki, Tenor Mandola, Mandocello. EasyChords in all keys with sections on tunings, capos and chord-relations.
John Loesberg. Ossian pubs., 1989. 20 pp large format pbk.
11 Cumbrian Songs and Ballads
Collected by Keith Gregson. Dalesman Books, 1980. 72 pp 8"x5" pbk. Spelling intended to approximate dialect.
12 Danses d'ici: Heritage Musical du Quebec. Collection Musique des Frances d'Amerique
Jean-Pierre Joyal. Assoc Quebecoise Des Loisirs Folkloriques, Pub. 123 pp coil-bound large format. Matches Joyal's CD, Danses d'ici.
13 Folk Music and Dances of Ireland
Breandan Breathnach. Mercier press 1971-89. 150 pp 8"x5.5" pbk.
14 Folk Songs and Ballads of Scotland
Compiled and Edited by Ewan MacColl. Peggy Seeger, music Ed. Oak Pubs, 1965. 95 pp largish format pbk.
15 Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales - selected & edited by William Cole with new arrangements for piano and guitar by Norman Monath. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Warners, Pub, 1961 & 69. 243 pp; large format pbk. These are victorian-style 'parlour' arrangements, not trad.
16 How to Play Banjo: for group or individual instruction
Tim Jumper. Amso Pubs, 1981 & 88. 63 pp large format pbk.
17 Irish Tin Whistle Legends - Mary Bergin, Vincent Broderick, Micho Russell, Donncha O Briain, Paddy Moloney, Sean Potts, Micheal O hAlmhiain. A collection of tunes, with several featured from the repertoire of each of the above named, as well as a photo and biographical paragraph, as well as some standards.
Tommy Walsh, ed. Waltons, Pub. 1989. 48pp large format stapled pbk.
18 Joseph Allard, Grand Violoneux, Hommage. Musique traditionnelle du Quebec (36 Joseph Allard Reels, 3 Quadrilles, 9 jigs, & 3 misc)
Yvon Cuillerier. Note Biographique par Gabriel Labbe. Assoc Quebecoise Des Loisirs Folkloriques, Pub. 1982. 30pp large format coil bound pbk.
19 Learn to Play the Alfred Way - Mandolin: Everything you need to Know to Play the Mandolin. Includes Strums and a Complete Chord Dictionary.
Morton Manus. Alfred Pubs, 1976. 48pp large format pbk.
20 Learn to Sing Harmony
Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Robin & Linda Williams. Homespun - coil-bound book + 3 CDs
21 Learning to Play the Panpipe
Musantiqua, Pub. 1984. 24 pp large format pbk.
22 Logan's Complete Tutor for the Highland Bagpipe: and a selection of marches, quicksteps, laments, strathspeys reels and country dances followed by piobaireachd exercises & the famous piobaireachd, Cha Till McCruimein (MacCrimmon will Never Return)
Cpt. John MacLellan, MBE. Paterson's Pub. 44 pp. 7"x10" pbk.
23 Method Rapide de Flute a Bec (Recorder). Pour Flutes soprano et alto. English text. No idea why the title is all french when the text is all english.
J.C Veilhan. Alfonse Leduc, Pubs. 36pp large format pbk
24 More Dubliners Songs
Mary Hardy, Intro. Wise, Pubs. 1979. 48pp. 10" x 7" pbk.
25 Old-Time Country Mandolin taught by Mike Seeger
Mike Seeger. Homespun - coil-bound book + 1 CD
26 O'Neill's Music of Ireland; Eighteen Hundred and fifty Melodies. The bright yellow Shannachie edition from 1979
Capt Francis O'Neill. Arranged by James O'Neill. 350pp large format pbk.
27 Quebec Pure Laine: Musique Traditionnelle. 44 tunes by (or from the repertoire of) Isidore Soucy, Joseph Allard, Jean Carignan, Jos Bouchard, Willie Ringette, trad, and modern authors in standard notation with chords.
Anon ed. Son Amerix, Pub. Coil-bound 36 pp large format pbk.
28 Sixty Ribald Songs from Pills to Purge Melancholy. Arranged with guitar (or piano) accompaniment
John w. Duarte. Hardcover; 220 pp. Andre Deutsch, pub, 1968. The arrangements are a bit dodgy, but the melodies are there, and there is also some semi-scholarly info about the texts. The tunes are often also in Playford.
29 Songs and Dances of Ireland arranged for Recorder, Flute & Penny Whistle with full lyrics, chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams
Selected and arranged by Peter J Lavender. Wise Pubs., 1982. 80 pp medium format pbk. Matching books exist for Wales and England, although I don't own them.
30 Songs and Dances of Scotland arranged for Recorder, Flute & Penny Whistle with full lyrics, chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams
Selected and arranged by Liz Thompson. Wise Pubs., 1982. 80 pp medium format pbk.
31 Soodlum's Selection of Irish Ballads: words, music and guitar chords. Volume 1
Pat Conway. Soodlum, Pub. 1981. 48 pp 8.5"x6" pbk.
32 Teach Yourself to Play Mandolin. Everything you need to know to start playing now!
Dan Fox. Alfred Pubs again. 72pp + 8pp pull-out chord booklet. Lg Format.
33 The Barnes Book of English Country Dance Tunes, expanded and revised. A Collection of 436 commonly used English Country Dance melodies.
Peter Barnes, self pub. 1986 & 1998. 178 pp large Format coil-bound pbk. Includes both trad material from the Playford books and recently composed tunes in similar style.
34 The Complete Country Dance Tunes: from Playford' Dancing Master (1651 - ca. 1728)
Jeremy Barlow, ed. Faber Music, Pub., 1985. 136pp large format perfect bound. All the tunes from all the editions, with scholarly notes on any changes in later editions. The standard modern edition of this work.
35 The Complete Irish Tinwhistle Tutor,
LE McCUllough. 1976 ed. 73 pp large format. Coil-bound photocopy, together with..
The Pennywhistle Book
Robin Williamson, Oak Pubs 1977. 63pp. Also a photocopy; bound with McCullough.
36 The Complete Works of O'Carolan, Irish Harper & Composer (1670-1738). suitable for all instruments. 214 tunes.
Editor Anon. Intro by Grainne Yeats. Ossian Pub. 1984. 154 pp perfect-bound large format pbk.
37 The Irish Bouzouki + Cassette and/or mp3 of cassette contents.
Niall O Callanainn and Tommy Walsh. Waltons, pub. 48 pp large format pbk.
38 the living tradition - An Irish Tunebook - a treasury of airs and dace tunes, suitable for all instruments. part one.
John Loesberg, ed. Ossian, Pub. 50pp large format stapled pbk.
39 The Northern Fiddler (meaning Donegal)
Alan Feldman, ed. Eamon O'Doherty, intro, Illus & photos. Andrew Robinson, music transcriptions. Oak Pubs, 1979. 250 pp. This is a coil-bound photocopy of the actual (well-respected) book, which is now out of print.
40 The Penguin Book of Canadian Folk Songs
Compiled by Edith Fowke, Penguin. 1973 & 86. 224pp 8"x5" pbk.
41 The Pipe and Tabor Tutor: a self-teaching method with cassette and tune book
Dick Bagwell. 1988. 50pp coil-bound photocopy as published. Also includes a tabor-pipe, which is a Generation tin whistle in D factory-modified with only the 3 holes needed for a tabor pipe.
42 The Piper's Chair: a Collection of tunes, songs, and folklore from Micho Russell. Tunes suitable for tin whistle, flute, fiddle, banjo and other melody instruments.
Tunes transcribed from Micho's Tin Whistle playing by Barbara Wygol. Spoken folklore and stories edited by Jenny Loui. Ossian Pub, 1989. 35pp 10.5" x 7.25" pbk.
43 The Piper's Delight
Arranged and edited by Pipe-Major Robert Reid. Paterson's Pub. 24 pp. 7"x10" pbk. An ABS Dunbar practice chanter for the highland pipes is also available.
44 The Tin Whistle Book: an easy, straightforward approach to playing tin whistle. complete with a selection of easy tunes and traditional song & dance airs from Scotland, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia Brittany, England and Wales (this title is longer than the book.)
Tom Maguire. Ossiam, pubs, 1985. 40 pp., 8.5" x 5.5" pbk. Probably has penciled-in letter names under the notes in a few places, from when I was learning to read music.
45 The Weavers' Songbook
Edited by The Weavers. Editorial supervision by Ronnie Gilbert. Arranged by Robert Cormier. Harper, pub. 177 pp lg format pbk. 1960. In reasonable shape for a 50 year old paperback.
46 The Woody Guthrie Songbook; Complete Music and Lyrics for Sxty Original Songs, Writings, Drawings, Memorabilia and a Pictorial Biography of American's Great Folk Hero.
Harold Leventhal and Marjorie Guthrie, Eds. Grosset & Dunlap, Pub. 1976. 250 pp large format pbk.
47 Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland; More than 100 of the most beautiful Irish Airs. Suitable for all instruments. + 2 cassettes.
Tomas O'Canainn. Ossian, 1995. 100 pp large format pbk.
48 Turpin Hero: 30 Folk-songs for voices and guitar
Jon Raven (isn't he now a BBC radio presenter?). Oxford University Press., 1974. 70 pp, 10" x 7" pbk. mild water damage to one corner. I believe this book was intended for use in schools; contains historical info and sample discussion topics for each song.