Hanway Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo

An important anthology of Irish and Celtic solos for the 5-string
banjo featuring a comprehensive, scholarly treatise on the history,
techniques, and etiquette of playing the banjo in the Celtic
tradition. Includes segments on tuning, pick preferences, and
tablature reading followed by 101 jigs, slides, polkas, slip jigs,
reels, hornpipes, strathspeys, O'Carolan tunes, plus a special section
of North American Celtic tunes.
A generous collection of photos of Irish folk musicians, street
scenes, and archaeological sites further enhances this fabulous book.
All of the solos included here are written in 5-string banjo
tablature only with a few tunes set in unusual banjo tunings.
The first-ever online audio collection of Irish and Celtic music for
5-string banjo provides 68 lovely melodies and demonstrates
revolutionary techniques for playing highly ornamented tunes and
rolling back-up. Recorded in stereo with virtuosos Gabriel Donohue
(steel- and nylon-string guitar and piano) and Robbie Walsh (bodhran-
frame drum played with a stick), the five-string banjo is out front
and plays through each melody in real-life tempo with authentic
Celtic chordal and rhythmic backing. The recording features the music
of all Six Celtic Nations and includes jigs, reels, hornpipes,
slides, polkas, marches, country dances, larides, andros, slipjigs,
strathspeys, airs and O'Carolan tunes. 35 songs in the book are not
on the audio. Includes access to online audio.