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Thread #27535   Message #339877
Posted By: Charcloth
13-Nov-00 - 02:33 PM
Thread Name: Trad. Irish tunes on 5-string banjo
Subject: RE: Trad. Irish tunes on 5-string banjo
I vote for the Ken Perlman book "Basic Clawhammer Banjo" It has "Haste to the Wedding" Road to Lisdoonvarnah" & a few other jigs It is very nicely done. I love to play jigs & I tend to try to learn them more often than reels. Bluegrassers usually play 4/4 time which is sad to limit yourself to just one timeing. But for threefinger style as was mentioned earlier Tom Hanway has the Mel Bay Book, "Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo" to order you can call 1-800-8-mel-bay (800-863-5229)that's all I can tell you