This collection of 47 favorite ukulele picking tunes includes reels, jigs, waltzes, fiddle tunes and more, each presented in standard notation and tablature with backup chords and light fingering. The author’s use of traditional gCEA uke tuning enhances the campanella or bell-like quality of these arrangements. As these melodies lend themselves well to jamming, this collection is sure to bring any uke enthusiast many hours of picking pleasure.
Cumberland Ridge
Caleb’s Gorge
Far from Home
The Teetotaller’s Reel
Swallowtail Jig
Morrison’s Jig
The Cuckoo
Barney’s Goat
The Clergy’s Lamentation
Red Fox Waltz
The Downfall of Paris
Reel de Lapin
Eleven Mile Canyon
The Burning of the Piper’s Hut
Young McGoldrick
Jackson’s Jig
Little House ‘Round the Corner
Missouri Mud
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Neapolitan Threshers
Eighth of January
Harvest Moon Strathspey
Buttermilk Jig
An Comhra Donn
National Lancer’s Hornpipe
Brighton Beach
Green Fields of America
St. Clair’s Hornpipe
Star of Bethlehem
Bennett’s Favorite Reel
Ivy Leaf Reel
St. Anne’s Reel
Gladiator Reel
Luckie Bawdin’s Reel
Witch of the Wave Reel
North Sea
Red Haired Boy
Mere Point
Blackberry Blossom
Wilson’s Hornpipe
Carolan’s Draught
Days of ‘Lang Syne
Brush Creek
The Rights of Man
The Unfortunate Rake
Shannon’s Well
Lark in the Morning