Folk Traditional category: 475 books

Musical Minorities is the first English-language monograph on the performing arts of an ethnic minority in Vietnam. Living primarily in the northern mountains, the Hmong have strategically maintained their cultural distance from foreign invaders and encroaching state agencies for almost two centuries....

Ken Kolodner's book presents transcriptions with detailed bowings in tandem with three recorded versions of 35 Appalachian fiddle tunes ranging from some very common and easy tunes (for more beginning players) but also quite a few less typically played tunes. All transcriptions are based on "festival"...

“If you told me you wanted to get going on guitar, I’d recommend Justin Sandercoe.” - Mark Knopfler “One of the most influential guitar teachers in history.” - The Independent The Justinguitar Acoustic Songbook presents 50 classic songs to accompany the world-famous justinguitar.com...

Music in Cyprus draws its authors from both sides of the divided island to give a rounded picture of musical culture from the beginning of the British colonial period (1878-1960) until today. The book crosses conventional scholarly divides between musicology and ethnomusicology in order to achieve...

The harp is the quintessential wedding instrument. Its romantic image and sound make it ideal for the special day which represents a landmark in the life of the bride and groom and their families. The music they choose will stay with them in memory and meaning for a lifetime. This book contains a...

In 1962 Seán Ó Sé recorded ‘An Poc ar Buile’ with Seán Ó Riada and Ceoltóirí Chualann. It proved a huge success and resulted in seven wonderful years working with Ó Riada and over sixty years of singing. Born in 1936, Seán grew up in west Cork not far from where his parents taught at...

This much-anticipated book presents favorite Irish melodies in stunning fingerstyle arrangements that blend traditional and modern influences. The majority of tunes are performed with the guitar in DADGAD or DGDGBD tuning. The author offers an introductory section on fingerstyle technique as well...

Christmas Crosspicking Solos for Guitar features 31 arrangements of the most popular and best-loved traditional Christmas songs for crosspicking guitar. Chords, melodies (in tablature and standard notation) and lyrics are presented, as well as extensive instruction in the crosspicking style. Recordings...

Many great Scottish traditional tunes such as Flowers Of The Forest can be traced back to the 17th century—a period when writing down tunes in manuscript collections for the lute was of high interest. Rob MacKillop has created very playable arrangements for the mandolin featuring 25 popular tunes...

Volume 2 in the rousing Steve Kaufman "Favorite Traditional Fiddle Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar" series. All solos are in notation and tablature and a free audio download is available online.

Steve Kaufman takes his favorite American fiddle tunes for the mandolin and puts them alphabetically in four volumes. Steve plays the mandolin exactly as it is written so the student can hear the melody and dynamics just as he would play it. Accompanying the large set of books is downloadable online...

World traveling fingerstyle guitarist Pat Kirtley presents 17 solo guitar arrangements of traditional Irish tunes including a few original compositions in the same vein by himself, Pierre Bensusan, and Duck Baker. As all of the tunes in this 1997 recording were arranged in altered tunings (DADGAD,...

There is a wide selection of hymns in this book, including traditional Hymns of Praise, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Lent. Added to this rich array are the most popular Hymns of Christmastide and a collection of our most beloved Spirituals. They have been arranged in the keys that are most suitable for...

This collection features arrangements of fourteen beautiful melodies associated with the Christmas holiday. The selections are derived from classical pieces and traditional carols. The violin arrangements are written mostly in first and third positions, including no double stops, and are suitable for early intermediate players. Includes piano accompaniment.