Introduction.
This is a fairly varied collection in which I think anybody who likes Celtic music will find something of interest. Some of the tunes are very simple, others need a bit of skill to get the best out of. All of them were written on the flute, but with some, I had other instruments in mind. Most can be played on any of the melody instruments commonly used in Celtic music.
As with most Celtic music the ornamentation is an integral part of the music, so try and put it in. Most of the tunes are dance music so the timing is very important. Rhythm is more important than speed.
There are a few unusual tunes here and there but I think they are worthwhile playing, especially if you like things a little out of the ordinary. I do.
Anyway, I hope you find this book satisfying.
Bill Anderson.
To obtain a copy of the book contact.
Bill Anderson Lot3, Spring Road, Monbulk, Victoria, Australia. 3799.
The Following tunes are a selection from the book.
X: 1 T:Dog's Ears ,The M:4/4 L:1/8 H:Named K:G ~g3 d BGAB|cdef ~d3 e|dBGB ABcA|Bcde ~A3 B| GB ~B2 defd|Be ~e2 ~=f3 e|dG ~G2 ABcA|Bc AB ~G3 z:| gG ~G2 AG ~G2|FGAF ~=F3 E|DG ~G2 FGAB|cA ~A2 ~A3 B| dG ~G2 eG ~G2|fgaf ~d3 e|fdBG cAFG|ABcA ~G3 z:| X: 2 T:Tidy House , The M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Bmin DB BF DF DF|~E3 F GE ~E2|~F3 G ~A3 B|ceec dB Fd| BF ~F2 DF ~F2|EFGE BE ~E2|~D3 E ~F3 G|ABcA dB ~B2:| dB fB dB fB|eB fB gB fB|dB fB dB ~B2|ecAc dB Bc| defd bd ~d2|efge cA ~A2|dcBc dB ~B2|cA ~A2 FB ~B2:| df ~f2 =f^ffe|dfbf dB ~B2|ce ~e2 ~A3 B|cege cA ~A2| df ~f2 b2 zf|~b3 f dB ~B2|ecAc ecAc|dfec dB ~B2:| X: 3 T:Connor's Rubbery Legs M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G "G"dBG GBG|GBG dBG|"D"D^DE "F"=F^FG|ABc "Am"B2 A| "G"dBG GAB|DGB BAG|"D"D^DE "F"=F^FG|"D"ADA "G"~G3:| "G"~g3 bag|dgb bag|dgg "Am7"ceg|"F"f=fe "D"~d3| "Am"cBc edc|"G"BGB dcB|"A"A^ce ~a3|(3fgaf ~g3:| X:4 T:Whisky After H: I think this is a good tune to follow the traditional tune "Glass of Beer. I think whisky is a good drink to folow a glass of beer. C: Bill Anderson, 1993. M:4/4 K:G "Am" ~A3 e eA fA|gA fA ~g3 e|dG ~G2 BAGB|AE ~E2 DEFG| ~A3 g fA ~A2|gA fA gaba|~a3 f ~g3 e|~f3 e dBGB:| K:D ABcd eA ~A2|gA fA eA ~A2|DEFG AD ~D2|ADBD ADFD| ~E3 G ~F3 A|~G3 B ABcA|aA gA fA eA|ga z e d3 z:| X:5 T:Arthur's Drum H: Named in honour of a friend in Brisbane, Arthur Henry. He's a lovely man and a good bodhran player (that's pretty rare!). Watch out for his handshake if you meet him. C: Bill Anderson, 1993. M:4/4 K:Am EA ~A2 AE ~E2|DGBG ~c2 BA|~G3 e dG ~G2|dG BG ~d2 cB| AE ~E2 cE BE|AD ~D2 ADBD|~G3 E D2 ge|dBGB A3 z:| ~a3 g ae ~e2| ~a3 g e2 gf|~g3 f gd ~d2|~g3 e d2 gd| ecAc EAcA|BGDG DGBG|ABcd ea ~a2|gz (3bag ~a3 z:| X:6 T:Wobbly Joint ,The H: I first wrote this tune in Brisbane in 1989, and called it "Feeding the Baby", but I think "Wobbly Joint" is a better name. C: Bill Anderson, 1989. M:6/8 K:Am EAA EAA| cBc B2 a|EDE G2 A|BdB BAG| EDE A2 B|cBc ~e3|dBG EFG|BAG ~A3:| eAe ~a3|bag efg|dBG DEG|GAB Bcd| ~e3 abc|bag a2 b|age ~e3|edB ~A3:| X:7 T:Woopsy Reel ,The H: This one's not really traditional rhythmwise, but it's a good fun tune. Don't let the time signature put you off as it's really quite simple. Count it 1234 123 12 12. Emphasize the number 1 count where the beat is. Sounds best if driven fairly hard. C: Bill Anderson, 1992. M:15/8 K:Em EG ~G2 BG ~G2 BAG EG ~G2|EG ~G2 BG ~G2 BAG ~B2 ~B2| EG ~G2 BG ~G2 BAG EG ~G2|eB fB gB fB afd eB ~B2:| eB ~B2 eB ~B2 GAB EG ~G2| eB ~B2 fB ~B2 gfe (f2f2)| bf ~f2 ge ~e2 fed eB ~B2|~E3 G ~F3 b agf ~e2 ~d2:| efge be ~e2 ~b3 ge ~e2|defd bd ~d2 ~b3 fd AF| GE ~E2 BE ~E2 efg dB ~B2|gB fB eB dB AFD E3 z:|The tunes are available as a ABC text file.