The Irish Violin Book (eBook)

Patrick Steinbach was born in Hamburg in 1964 to an Irish mother and a German jazz musician father. He trained as a music teacher in Frankfurt am Main and now teaches guitar at various music schools. Besides playing the guitar, he also plays the banjo and mandolin and is an enthusiastic collector of songs. He has edited numerous tutorial volumes of Irish folk tunes for the guitar and organises workshops based on Irish music. Patrick Steinbach is a guitarist, composer and arranger of Irish music in particular: with numerous journeys to his second homeland he has made a name for himself as a connoisseur of all things Irish and a specialist in folk music. His book of Irish reels won a major German music publishing prize in 2005.

Ballydesmond Polka - The Lark in the Morning - Johnny's Wedding - Spancil Hill - Sally Gardens - Higgins' Hornpipe - Brian Boru's March - Carrickfergus - Tripping up the Stairs - As I roved out - Cait Ni Duibhir - Valley of Knockanure - Strayaway Child - You'll never deceive me again - Raggle Taggle Gypsies - Four Green Fields - Padraig O'Keeffe's Slide - Blarney Pilgrim - Lady Gethin - Captain O'Kain