Mel Bay 100 Tunes For Piano Accordion (Paperback)
An Extensive collection of reels, jigs, hornpipes and polkas from the French Canadian, Cape Breton, Scottish, Shetland, New England, and Southern Old Time Traditions arranged for the piano accordion. Written with the beginner as well as the advanced player in mind, the arrangements are complete with ornamentation, fingering, left hand notation and chord symbols. Appropriate for any G clef instrument.
About the Author
David DiGiuseppe's musical career began at the tender age of three in the local barber shop, where he was often lifted onto a chair and encouraged to sing his favorite songs. At the impressionable age of eight, he was taking accordion lessons, becoming a model student at Petteruti's School of Music in Providence, Rhode Island. By twelve, the accordion was in the closet and Beatles' tunes could be heard emanating from his guitar.
In 1984, DiGiuseppe "rediscovered" the accordion and its role in folk music. He has since become an accomplished accordionist, focusing on Celtic and American traditional music.
DiGiuseppe has performed professionally since 1978, both as a solist and with numerous bands. He is a versatile singer, accordionist, mandolinist and Irish cittern player, adept at diverse musical styles. He offers concerts, plays for New England style contra dances, and teaches history using folk songs.
DiGiuseppe is featured on a number of recordings. His release Welcome to Heaven… (Wizmak Productions) highlights his extraordinary accordion playing on music from Celtic, Parisian and American traditions. Reviewer John O'Regan of Limerick, Ireland, writes, "A player immense talent and vision, DiGiuseppe is a musician worth encountering."
About the Author
The Right Hand
The Left Hand
Bass Diagram
Songs
Albert's Hornpipe (Scottish Hornpipe)
Andy Dejarlis (Cape Breton Jig)
Angeline the Baker (Southern Old Time Reel)
Angus Chisholm's Favourite (Cape Breton Reel)
Angus Foley's Jig (Cape Breton Jig)
Auld Snatwell (Shetland Jig)
Da Auld Stoer's Back Agcy (Shetland Reel)
Bachelder's Reel (New England Reel)
La Bastringue (French Canadian Reel)
Bay of Fundy (French Canadian Reel)
Beauties of the Ballroom (Cape Breton Scottish Jig)
The Boatman Dance (Southern Old Time Reel)
Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine (Southern OldTime Reel)
Bonnie Banchory (Scottish Hornpipe)
The Braes O'Tullymet (Scottish Strathspey)
Cape North Jig (Cape Breton Jig)
Charleston Gals (Southern Old Time Reel)
Chorus Jig (New England Reel)
Da Corke an' da Craw (Shetland Reel)
Corn Rigs (Scottish Hornpipe)
Cropie's Strathspey (Scottish Strathspey)
Dave Marsh's Favourite (Cape Breton Jig)
The Devil's Dream (North American New England Reel)
Donald John the Tailor (Cape Breton Scottish Strathspey)
Down the Brae (Scottish March)
The Drunken Wives of Fochabers (Scottish Scrathspey)
East Tennessee Blues (Southern Old Time Rag)
Elizabeth's Big Coat (Cape Breton Reel)
A Finnish Polka
Da Forefit o da Ship (Shetland Reel)
Forester's Hornpipe (New England Hornpipe)
Da Galley Watch (Shetland Reel)
Garster's Drean (Shetland Jig)
The Gaspe Reel (French Canadian New England Reel)
General Drummond (Scottish Reel)
General Stewart (Cape Breton Scottish Reel)
Glasgow Hornpipe (Scottish Hornpipe)
La Grande Chaise (French Canadian Reel)
La Grondeuse (French Canadian New England Reel)
Growling Old Man Grumbling Old Woman (New England Reel)
Haste to the Wedding (New England Irish Jig)
Highlander's Farewell (Southern Old Time Reel)
Highlander's Jig (Cape Breton Scottish Jig)
Indian Reel (French Canadian New England Reel)
Ingonish Jig (Cape Breton Jig)
Jimmy Allen (New England Reel)
Juliann Johnson (Southern Old Time Reel)
Kiss Her Sweetly (Shetland Reel)
Lady Gordon of Gordonstown (Scottish Cape Breton Reel)
Lady of the Lake (New England Reel)
Liza Jane (Southern Old Time Reel)
MacBeth's Strathspey (Scottish Cape Breton Strathspey)
Mackilmoyle Eccl (French Canadian, New England Reel)
Major Molle's (Scottish Cape Breton Reel)
Marcel Martine (Cape Breton Reel)
The Mason's Apron (Irish New England Reel)
Mickie Ainsworrh (Scottish Hornpipe)
Miss Betty Ann Gordon (Cape Breton Reel)
Miss Drummond of Perth (Scottish Strathspey)
Miss Hannah's Jig (Scottish Jig)
Miss McLeod's Reel (Scottish Irish Reel)
Mr. Morison of Bognie (Scottish Jig)
Mouth of the Tobique (French Canadian Reel)
Nancy Ann (Southern Old Time Reel)
Oot be Est da Vong (Shetland Reel)
Opera Reel (New England Reel)
Pays de Haut (French Canadian, New England Reel)
Peter Francisco (Southern Old Time Reel)
Pit Hame de Borrowed Claes (Shetland Reel)
Po' Liza (Southern Old Time Reel)
President Garfield's Hornpipe (New England Hornpipe)
Quindaro Hornpipe (New England Hornpipe)
Reconciliation (Irish, New England Reel)
Reel Alouette (French Canadian Reel)
Reel de Beatrice (French Canadian Reel)
Reel de Montreal (French Canadian, New England Reel)
Reel des Ouviers (French Canadian, New England Reel)
Reel St. Antoine (French Canadian Reel)
Reel St. Jean (French Canadian Reel)
Rickett's Hornpipe (New England Hornpipe)
Rock the Cradle Joe (Southern Old Time Reel)
Ross's Reel #4 (New England Reel)
Sandy Boys (Southern Old Time Reel)
Da Scalloway Lasses (Shetland Reel)
Seneca Square Dance (Southern Old Time Reel)
Da Shaalds O' Foula (Shetland Jig)
Shenandoah Falls (Southern Old Time Reel)
Sillocks and Tatties (Shetland Reel)
Smith's Hornpipe (Scottish Hornpipe)
Spey the Spate (Scottish, Cape Breton Reel)
Spootiskerry (Shetland New England Eccl)
Spotted Pony (Southern Old Time Reel)
Sqaure da Mizzen (Shetland Reel)
St. Anne's Reel (French Canadian Reel)
Staten Island Hornpipe (New England Hornpipe)
Tam's Grey Mare (Cape Breton Scottish Reel)
Timour the Tarter (Scottish Reel)
Da Underhill (Shetland Reel)
West Fork Gals (Southern Old Time Reel)
Woodchopper's Reel (French Canadian Reel)
