100 Irish Tunes for Piano Accordion - Softcover

David Digiuseppe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786636041 ISBN 13: 9780786636044

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 1999

Synopsis

From Apples in Winter to The Wise Maid, this collection of Irish jigs, reels, and polkas provides beginning to advanced players with a wealth of traditional Irish music for solo keyboard accordion. This collection includes a number of tunes transcribed from recordings of not only the keyboard accordion, but also the Irish button box and concertina. Herein too are many of the author's own arrangements. Some of the stellar players whose work appears here are: Jimmy Keane, Phil Cunningham, Alan Kelly, Joe Burke, Jackie Daly, Tom Doherty, Chris Sherburn, Sharon Shannon, and Tony MacMahon. With a basic guide to fingering and rhythm chord symbols included, this book will allow even the novice accordionist to join in a traditional Irish session. The enclosed CD features the author's performance of medleys including 21 of the book's 100 selections.

About this title

About the Author

David DiGiuseppe's musical career began at the tender age of three in the local barber shop, where he was often lifted onto a chair and encouraged to sing his favorite songs. At the impressionable age of eight, he was taking accordion lessons, becoming a model student at Petteruti's School of Music in Providence, Rhode Island. By twelve, the accordion was in the closet and Beatles' tunes could be heard emanating from his guitar. In 1984, DiGiuseppe "rediscovered" the accordion. Now a nationally recognized accordionist, DiGiuseppe is known for his fiery and emotive playing, and is equally at home performing Irish tunes in a pub, French musettes in a cabaret, contra or Cajun music for a dance, or in the intimate setting of a concert hall. DiGiuseppe plays for contra dances throughout the US with his bands FootLoose and Contrazz. He also works in concert with his ensemble Craicdown. DiGiuseppe has released three recordings showcasing his playing on music from Celtic, Parisian and American traditions. Reviewer John O Regan of Ireland wrote, ...a player of immense talent and vision, David is a musician worth encountering. DiGiuseppe is also featured on four releases with his band FootLoose, a new CD with Contrazz, a new CD release by Craicdown, and appears on numerous CDs backing other musicians.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786636041
• ISBN 13: 9780786636044
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120