Blarney Pilgrim: Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar (DVD)

Grossman's Guitar Workshop
Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Volume Two
Running Time : 59 minutes color

The challenge for those who attempt to translate Celtic traditional music for fingerstyle guitar is to preserve the unique qualities which are the essence of the style. This has been achieved by taking a minimalist approach in arranging, and by using alternate tunings. The minimalist direction is characterized by the thought that most of this music consists of but two elements: melody and rhythm. Harmonization, in the classical sense, tends to sound out of place. With this standard musical device unavailable, successful approaches are found in fiddle-and-pipe-like embellishment of melody, and rhythmic bass patterns.

Planxty Irwin
Rodney's Glory [Kirtley, Pat]
Medley: Rosie Anderson, The Shearing's Not For You, Bogie's Bonny Belle [Simpson, Martin]
Bill Malley's Barndance
Fanny Power [Baughman, Steve]
The Blarney Pilgrim
The Rakes Of Waterloo [Baker, Duck]
Medley: Sergeant Early's Dream, Chief O'neil's Favourite [Baker, Duck]
Medley: Miss Forbes Farewell, Poll Halfpenny [Baker, Duck]
Jeeny Picking Cockles, South Wind [Long, Tom]
Medley: Jock O'hazeldean, The Castle Of Dromore [Mcmeen, El]
Medley: The Pure Drop, The Flax In Bloom, Sheebeg An Sheemor, Heman Dubh [Bensusan, Pierre] Carolan's Farewell To Music [Mcmeen, El]