100 Irish Tunes for Piano Accordion

GREAT BOOK Luthier Great book easy to understand. Thanks!. Very useful book but don't model your playing on the CD The piano accordion is commonly treated like the red-haired stepchild of Irish traditional music. This book serves a real need as a detailed and accessible resource for anyone aspiring to play ITM on this versatile but often maligned instrument. The tunes cover a range of material from different regions, mostly reels, jigs, and hornpipes. The left hand chords are clearly written and generally make workable accompniments to the tunes. There are several tunes identified as clos. "100 irish tunes" according to Mogens Wickelgren. "100 irish tunes for piano accordion" is the best book I seen about how to play irish tunes on accordion. The book could be even better if it talks more about how to make the ornamentations and how to express the basses to give the tunes a more irish sound.

By twelve, the accordion was in the closet and Beatles' tunes could be heard emanating from his guitar. 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. In 1984, DiGiuseppe "rediscovered" the accordion. Reviewer John O Regan of Ireland wrote, a player of immense talent and vision, David is a musician worth encountering. DiGiuseppe has released three recordings showcasing his playing on music from Celtic, Parisian and American traditions. Now a nationally recognized accordionist, DiGiuseppe is known for his fiery and emotive playing, and is equally at home p

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. The audio recording features the author’s performance of medleys including 21 of the book’s 100 selections. This collection includes a number of tunes transcribed from recordings of not only the keyboard accordion, but also the Irish button box and concertina. 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. Herein too are many of the author’s own arrangements. 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. Includes access to online audio.

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 is also featured on four releases with his band FootLoose, a new CD with Contrazz, a new CD release by Craicdown, an