Links

Playlists

*If you want to get better at playing Celtic Guitar I cannot state strongly enough just how important it is to LISTEN to lots of different types and qualities of Traditional Celtic Music.

Listening to and absorbing the music is the only way you will be able to express it authentically and to its fullest on the guitar.

That is why I have created a variety of different Celtic Music Playlists for us to listen to. Click on the links above and they will take you to playlists on Spotify and YouTube. Each one is packed full of brilliant Celtic Music, and they’re updated and added to regularly!

Resources

• How To Practice Music PDF ~ Simon Horsey
• Music Theory Website (musictheory.net) ~ learn music theory online
• North Atlantic Tune List ~ Dance & fiddle music from Scandinavia, the British Isles, Canada, Appalachia and more. A resource for traditional musicians.
• Alawon Cymru ~ Collection of Welsh session tunes.
• Cornish National Music Archive ~ Collection of Cornish session tunes.
• The Session ~ Community website of traditional music.
• Nigel Gatherers Traditional Music ~ Traditional music resource and community learning project.
• Hannah Harris ~ A comprehensive guide to Irish tune types.
• Sangstories ~ Stories of Scottish Songs.

Some Great Guitar Players

*Here is a list of some excellent Celtic guitar players. Click on the name of any of the players below and it will take to a video on YouTube showing you them in action either in studio or performing!

Books

The Scottish Guitar, 40 Scottish Tunes For Fingerstyle Guitar ~ Rob MacKillop

Tunes From 17th Century Scotland (Guitar Edition) ~ Rob MacKillop

The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book ~ Sarah McQuaid

John Renbourn Fingerstyle Guitar, Folk, Blues & Beyond, Celtic Melodies & Open Tunings, and The Jazz Tinge ~ John Renbourn, Steffan Grossman & Mel Bay

Understanding DADGAD For Fingerstyle Guitar ~ Doug Young

Fiddle Tunes in DADGAD: Playing and Arranging Reels, Jigs and Airs for Fingerstyle Guitar ~ Doug Young

Accompanying Irish Music On Guitar ~ Frank KilKelly

Irish Music For Guitar (Fingerstyle Guitar Standard Tuning) ~ John Loesberg

Guitar Atlas: ‘Celtic’ Your passport to a new world of music (Fingerstyle Guitar Standard & DADGAD Tuning) ~ David Ernst

Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar (Alternative Tunings) ~ Franco Morone

Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar (Standard & Alternative Tunings) ~ Ulli Boegershausen

Celtic Music for Guitar (Standard & Alternative Tunings) ~ Allan Alexander

Acoustic Masterclass Series: Celtic Guitar Solos (Standard & Alternative Tunings) ~ Jim Tozier

Fooch! Favourite Cornish Session and Dance Tunes (Volume 1) ~ Neil Davey

Nick Barber’s English Choice (Tunebook) ~ Nick Barber

110 Best Scottish Tunes Volume 1 (With CD) ~ Waltons

110 Ireland’s Best Fiddle Tunes Volume 1 (With CD) ~ Waltons

110 Best Carolan Tunes (With CD) ~ Waltons

Some Great Celtic Musicians

*Here is a list of some brilliant Celtic musicians to listen to and explore. They are listed as the instrument that they mainly play. Click on the names of any of the musicians and it will take you to a link to hear them in action. (This section is under construction!)