Re: Mel Bay Irish Music for Mandolin
Originally Posted by
lukmanohnz
As others have suggested, if you're new to Irish traditional music I would get Berthoud's Irish Mandolin Playing: A Complete Guide before I would get the tunebook alone. More tunes (that are replicated in the book to which the OP linked), plus some valuable instruction.
I'll respectfully disagree with those who suggested the Kaufmann instructional material. If you're interested in more traditional styles, run far, far away from anything with 'Celtic' in the title: go for the material specifically referencing 'Irish' or 'Scottish' etc. In Kaufmann's case, you end up with bluegrass rhythms incongruously jammed onto Irish melodies--in other cases you often end up in reverb-drenched Enya/New Age land pretty swiftly.
I'm not saying these artists aren't talented, nor am I saying that people shouldn't feel free to experiment and cross genres--rather, I'm just saying that if you're looking for more traditional settings of Irish music, look elsewhere.
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