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08 2009

Ukulele and Celtic languages (Part V)

Writing a post on Ukulele and Celtic languages was not an easy task. I’ve been scanning YouTube for videos in the different Gaelic languages for hours and my eyesight is now a bit blurry.
There are songs in Gaelic all right but not so many featuring a ukulele.

As a result I have been a bit more lenient and accepted other instruments for some of the Celtic languages until someone sends me videos featuring both ukulele (banjolele acceptable too) and Celtic languages. In the meantime, enjoy the sound of the languages !

Ukulele : Fingerstyle Uke by Rob MacKillop

Rob MacKillop has opened an online store for Fingerstyle Ukulele Arrangements.

He has written a series of e-books on fingerstyle uke :
- 10 Progressive Fingerstyle Studies for Uke
- 20 Spanish Baroque Pieces by Gaspar Sanz arranged for Uke
- 20 Celtic Fingerstyle Uke Tunes
- 20 Pieces from Briggs’ Banjo Instructor [Boston, 1855]

I’ve just bought the 20 Celtic Fingerstyle Uke Tunes (cost : £5) and it consists of 20 Scots and Irish tunes arranged for the ukulele.
The first part of the book shows neatly layed-out tabs for the different tunes while the second part contains tabs and scores for fans of standard music notation.

On this page, you can find all the mp3′s for the different tunes which helps you figure out how they should be played by someone who can play (I’m a beginner so this really helps). Talking about levels, there are tunes for all kind of ukulele levels.