Welsh Airs & Dance Tunes for Mandolin (Book + Online Audio)
A native of Wales, Julian Rees offers this unique collection of 31 Welsh melodies arranged for beginning to intermediate mandolinists. Taken from Edward Jones’ seminal 1784 Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, these settings cover a diverse range of spirited and soulful songs to expand and enrich your Celtic music repertoire. Marches, folk dances, hymns, and carols are presented here in standard notation and tablature together with suggested accompanime ...more
Product Number:
31146M
Format:
Book + Online Audio
Skill Level:
Beginning-Intermediate
Notation Type:
Standard Notation and Tab
Pages:
72
Binding:
Saddle Stitched
Size:
8.75 x 11.75
ISBN:
1-5134-8020-0
ISBN13:
978-15134-8020-6
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
10/8/2024
A native of Wales, Julian Rees offers this unique collection of 31 Welsh melodies arranged for beginning to intermediate mandolinists. Taken from Edward Jones’ seminal 1784 Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, these settings cover a diverse range of spirited and soulful songs to expand and enrich your Celtic music repertoire. Marches, folk dances, hymns, and carols are presented here in standard notation and tablature together with suggested accompaniment chords. 

To facilitate learning by playing along, this publication includes access to online audio recordings of every piece. Then, in a special bicultural touch, each title is pronounced in its native language before counting off in Welsh and English.

Merch Megan - Megan’s Daughter

Rhuban Morfydd - Morfydd’s Ribbon

Blodau’r Grûg -  Flowers of the Heath

Glân Meddwdod Mwyn - Good Humoured and Fairly Tipsy

Rhyfelgyrch Câpten Morgan - Captain Morgan’s March

Wyres Ned Puw - Ned Puw’s Granddaughter

Morfa Rhuddlan - The Marsh of Rhuddlan

Rheged - Rheged

Ar Hŷd y Nos  - All Through the Night

Ffarwel Ednyfed Fychan - Ednyfed Fychan’s Farewell

Dafydd y Garreg Wen -  David of the White Rock

Cil y Fwyalchen -  The Blackbird’s Retreat

Codiad yr Ehedydd -  The Rising of the Lark

Erddigan y Pibydd Coch -  The Red Piper’s Air

Megan a Gollodd ei Gardas - Megan Who Lost Her Garter

Nôs Galan - New Year’s Eve

Triban Gwŷr Morgannwg - The War Song of the Men of Glamorgan  

Toriad y Dŷdd - The Break of Day

Tros y Garreg -  Over the Stone

Breuddwyd y Frenhines - The Queen’s Dream

Hela’r Sgyfarnog  - Hunting the Hare

Y Stwffwl - The Doorstop

Syr Harri Ddu - Black Sir Harry

Mentra Gwen - Fairest Gwen

Difyrrwch Arglwyddes Owain - Lady Owen’s Delight

Pen Rhaw - The Spade’s Head

Cainc Dafydd ap Gwilym - Dafydd ap Gwilym’s Tune  

Mantell Siani - Siani’s Cape

Blodau’r Drain -  Blackberry Flowers

Mwynen Môn - The Gentle Girl of Anglesey

Cynghansail Cymru - The Welsh Ground

Morfa Rhuddlan Round

Cynghansail Cymru Round

 
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