Download or read book Irish Folk Songs for Classical Guitar written by Steve Marsh and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Steve Marsh has spent many years playing guitar in the folk clubs of the United Kingdom where Irish music is in abundance. This collection draws from his extensive collection of original arrangements of traditional tunes. the songs vary in style and can be grouped into sets for use in a recital program. Many of the folk songs have been handed down from generation to generation so several versions of a song may exist. Therefore, the author has taken a few liberties with the tempo and rhythmic structures of a limited number of tunes in this collection. In general, the pieces in this album range from moderate standard to difficult. In standard notation only.