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, EADEAE or DADEAD), each appears in both standard notation and tablature with insightful performance notes. In general, these transcriptions from Pat Kirtley's 1997 album of the same title are extremely accurate; The Red-Haired Boy, however, played as a duet with Steve Rector on the album - appears as a solo arrangement in this book. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced player, the author provides insightful performance notes for each tune.

Blind Mary       Turlough O'Carolan
Chase the Weasel       Pat Kirtley
Fannie Power       Turlough O'Carolan
Finn MacCool's Reel       Pat Kirtley
Lord Mayo       Arr. Davey Graham
Moran's Return       Arr. Pat Kirtley
Morgan Magan       Turlough O'Carolan
Planxty Irwin       Turlough O'Carolan
Rodney's Glory       Arr. Pat Kirtley
Sergeant Early's Dream       Arr. Pat Kirtley
Shi Beg Shi Mhor       Arr. Pat Kirtley
The Blarney Pilgrim       Arr. Pat Kirtley
The Last Pint       Pierre Bensusan
The Pretty Milkmaid       Arr. Pat Kirtley
The Rakes of Waterloo       Duck Baker
The Red-Haired Boy       Arr. Pat Kirtley
The South Wind       Arr. Pat Kirtley
Voyage for Ireland       Pierre Bensusan