Does anyone know of a place in Leeds where I can learn Irish folk
- or any good music books for such ?

Thanks in advance

Paul Liversidge

Hi Liversidge!

sorry I don't know Leeds very well but on the general topic of irish fiddle music you might find this previous thread interesting (if you haven't already found it!)

irish celidh music

Good luck!

David

Hi David, had I read your topic first I would not have put this one on!
so many links - thanks very much for taking the time to let me have this info - should be able to get somewhere now - so thanks again

Cheers Paul

It's a pleasure! Happy hunting!

Hi Liversidge, I dont know of anywhere in Leeds I'm not from the area, however I like Irish Fiddle so I can recommend some music books:

O'Neill's 1001 Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Airs and Marches - The Irish Music Collection (published by Waltons -I think)- This is a good book and has hundreds of popular tunes that are easy to play.

Soodlums Irish Ballad Book; This contains very popular and well known stuff and is easy enough as well, also lots of popular tunes that can be used at pub sessions. Has guitar chords as well. Soodlums also do some others with CD's

English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes by Robin Williamson has some excellent tunes some are a little more challenging as well. Includes guitar chords

Another one that I've recently borrowed and I like is The Best of The Pogues by IMP publishers

Also its worth scanning though the bango books in the music shops, borrowed one recently sorry I cant remember who it was by but I got some really lovely tunes such as Eavesdroppper , Kerry Polker and Harvest home also it had some excercises for playing scales which I have found really useful

Best of luck

'Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes' by Edward Huws Jones is quite good.

I am using a great book which explains any techniques as you come across. It's got stuff suitable for sight-reading right up to grade 8 pieces. The name escapes me right now, I will post it up after I've practiced