Schott Music Irish Folk Tunes for Descant Recorder

*Irish Folk Tunes for Descant Recorder* is a collection of 63 arrangements of traditional tunes for soprano recorder, including stylistically diverse pieces such as reels, hornpipes, jigs and more. Experienced recorder player Peter Bowman provides notes on all the styles included, as well as on individual pieces. German and French translations of all lyrics are available as downloadable PDFs on the Schott Music website. Suitable for players with 3 or more years’ experience.

Contents:

• Hornpipe
• The Blackbird
• Hornpipe
• Murphey’s Hornpipe
• Poll Ha’Penny
• The Shanavest and Corovoth
• Carolan’s Favourite Jig
• Cherish the Ladies
• Come Haste to the Wedding
• The Frost is All Over
• The Irish Washerwoman
• A Jig
• Let Hoary Time
• March and Jig
• Planxty Edward Corcoran
• Planxty George Brabazon (1st Setting)
• Planxty George Brabazon (2nd setting)
• Planxty O’Rourke
• Planxty Maggie Browne
• The Cutting of the Hay
• The Rakes of Mallow
• The Rose Tree
• Boil the Breakfast Early
• The Boys of Ballynahinch
• Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel(s)
• The Country Girl’s Fortune
• The Ewe with the Crooked Horn
• The Goroum
• The Kerry Star
• Last Night’s Funeral
• Lough Allen
• The Mill Stream
• Molly on the Shore
• Munster Reel
• The Peeler’s Jacket
• Reel
• Single Reel
• Toss the Feathers
• Temple Hill
• Take Her Out and Air Her
• The Banks of Banna
• The Blackbird and the Thrush
• Cockles and Mussels
• Come Rest on this Bosom
• Danny Boy
• Dear to Me, the Big Jug
• Dermot
• Drink from this Cup
• Early in the Morning
• Flower of Young Maidens
• I’m an Irishman from Monaghan
• An Iverk Love Song
• Kate Kearney
• The Mountains of Mourne
• Sheela na Guira
• Star of County Down
• When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
• Farewell, Ye Young Men of Claudy Green
• A Lament
• My Lover Has Fled, My Heart Is Sore
• Wood’s Lament
• A Woman and Twenty of Them
• O’Carolan’s Farewell to Music