Learn “Cam Ye O’er Frae France,” a Dropped-D Arrangement of an Irreverent Scottish Song
Popular versions have been performed by Steeleye Span, Ewan MacColl, and Dick Gaughan
Danny Carnahan
Danny Carnahan has been performing and recording Celtic music for over 35 years. He performs with Wake the Dead and is the author of Irish Songs for Guitar and Scottish Songs for Guitar.
Learn a Simple Guitar Arrangement of the Scottish Folk Anthem “Fortune Turns the Wheel”
"Fortune Turns the Wheel" is simple, and the sung melody needs little in the way of instrumental propulsion, so the guitar setting is spare in this arrangement.
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Learn to Play “Rocky Road to Dublin”
Learn slip-jig meter and master this difficult, but instantly recognizable and rousing, Irish song.
“Black Velvet Band” — Learn to Play this Popular Irish Waltz
This waltz-time tale is quite straightforward and easy to sing and play, as the chorus and the verses follow the same melody and chord changes.
Play and Sing the Irish Tune “Whiskey in the Jar” on Acoustic Guitar
This tune has been popular for over 200 years and is an instantly recognizable pub favorite.
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Scottish Songs for Guitar | Acoustic Guitar Champions
Learn to play 15 Scottish classics, with standard notation and tablature, complete lyrics, and background information.
Hail Caledonia: A Brief History of Scottish Song in America
Speed through the distant past and get right to the most action-packed chapter of Scots-American musical history: the past 50 years.
‘Tae the Weavers Gin Ye Gang’ — Learn to Play this Cornerstone of Scottish Repertoire
A tale as old as time. The picking pattern is a classic alternating bass that you should keep rolling jauntily along!
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Learn to Play the Irish Tune “Star of the County Down”
Play one of Ireland's best loved songs, set in a rolling 3/4 meter that gives plenty of room to sing the lyrics.
Play the Irish Tune “Whiskey in the Jar”
“Whiskey in the Jar” is instantly recognizable as an Irish pub favorite. Play the first eight bars with this excerpt from Irish Songs for Guitar.
Alvarez AP70 Review
The AP70 is part of Alvarez's Artist Series of instruments, a comprehensive line of guitars that includes dreadnoughts, jumbos, folk guitars (slightly smaller than dreadnought, designated by other makers as 000), classical, 12-string, acoustic bass, and parlor models, many available with built-in electronics, some with cutaways, and all priced for the experienced, budget-minded player or beginning enthusiast.