Rob MacKillop: 20 Celtic Fingerstyle Uke Tunes (incl. CD)
20 Celtic Fingerstyle Uke Tunes (CD included) by Rob MacKillop
20 favorite Scottish and Irish tunes, brilliantly arranged for fingerstyle ukulele by Rob MacKillop. Titles include such well-known session tunes as Drowsy Maggie, The Kesh Jig, The Connaught Man's Rambles and The Wind That Shakes The Barley. Rob is a master of the campanella style of ukulele fingering, which exploits the unique tuning of the ukulele, and which helps these airs, jigs and reels flow across the fingerboard effortlessly, at times sounding like a small Celtic harp. The audio download available online contains all 20 pieces performed by Rob MacKillop, hailed in Celtic World as 'One of Scotland's finest musicians'.
Introduction
The Bank of Ireland
The Lilting Banshee
The Blarney Pilgrim
Da Foula Reel
Drowsy Maggie
Fairy Dance
Flowers of the Forest
The Glass of Beer
The Humours of Glendart
Kesh Jig
John McHugh’s Jig
The Mug of Brown Ale
The Star of Munster
Jig: Queen Margaret University
The Connaught Man’s Rambles
Sleepy Maggie
The Congress
Tripping Upstairs
The Humours of Tulla
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
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