Celtic Music for Violin
By Jessica Walsh

Great songs that sound wonderful on a soprano recorder (or probably a C tin whistle). Lots of music for the money; very good value. Advanced beginners can play a lot of it, but to add the appropriated ornamentation you'll need to intermediate or better.

celtic music for violin

Lovely celtic tunes! I'll be playing these over and over again.

I had trouble splitting the tracks for performance, so sometimes playing along sounded discordant. I wish that all the play-alongs separated demo and performance trax (like Alfred's play alongs - I have enjoyed them). Not everyone can cut off one speaker. And the violin part comes out of the...

opposite speaker than other "play along" trax from other makers.The "album" itself, however, I play frequently because it is a lovely listen.For purists, quite a few of these songs were written by the compiler and not "old." They are in Celtic style but weren't played 100 yrs ago.I do think it was a worth the money to increase my range of skill and style.

I'm in love with this book, very enjoyable for beginners like me, just enough challenging to avoid boring playing and easy enough to enjoy each piece quickly!