Celtic Music for Guitar

Track Listings

1. Road to Listonvarna - The Morris Dance - Traditional

2. Wo Betyd Thy Waerie Bodie - Lute Piece

3. Nynth Gwcw - Traditional

4. Heartland Air - Allan Alexander

5. Variations on an Untitled Lute Dance - Lute Piece

6. Separation of Soul and Body - Turough Carolan

7. Corne Yards - Lute Piece

8. Thomase Burke - Turlough Carolan

9. Rug Muire Mac De Dhia - Traditional

10. Morgan Megan - Turlough Carolan

11. Castles in the Sky - Traditional

12. Carolan's Welcome Home - Turlough Carolan

13. Sheebag Sheemore - Turlough Carolan

14. Carolan's Ramble to Cashel - Turlough Carolan

15. The Queen's Dream - Turlough Carolan

16. Comben Market - Ellen O'Grady - Traditional

17. A Lilt - Rori Dall

18. Carolan's Quarrel With the Landlady - Turough Carolan

19. I Never Knew I Loved Thee - Lute Piece

20. Mrs. Farrel - Turlough Carolan

See all 31 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Celtic Music for Guitar by Allan Alexander contains 31 songs transcribed for guitar mostly originating from Ireland and Scotland as well as three charming original pieces written in the Celtic style by Allan. Listen to the haunting melodies of the Irish Harper O'Carolan, take a musical journey with dances that were written more than 400 years ago and experience Celtic traditional music in a solo guitar setting by one of the masters of this musical genre.

Tracks:

Serenade / Standchen, D. 957
Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 in E - Flat
Reverie
Serenade: Largo
Suite No. 3: Air
La Fille aux cheveux de lin
Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299
Consolation No. 3
Adagio Of Spartacus & Phrygia
Meditation
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
Song Of The Seashore
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Fantaisie
Serenade
La plus que lente

Customer Reviews:

Relaxing CD.......2000-06-12

If you enjoy James Galway, you should get this CD. It is wonderful easy listening music for when you are doing something else like reading. It is not as exciting as some of his other CDs but just as good. All the songs are beautiful and will be greatly appreciated.

Message of the Sea: Celtic Music for Guitar

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Great Music, Poor Sound
Something for everyone here.
Superb Musicianship
Captivating
Very good, but not excellent

Message of the Sea: Celtic Music for Guitar

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Reflections of Spain: Spanish Favorites for Guitar
David Russell Plays Bach
Aire Latino: Latin American Music for Guitar
Music of Giuliani
David Russell Plays Baroque Music

ASIN: B00000DG28
Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

The Bucks Of Oranmore
Spatter The Dew
My Gentle Harp
Garryowen
My Lodging Is On The Cold Ground
Miss Bailly
Neil Gow's Lament For The Death Of His Second Wife
Fantasy On A Scottish Air
Cherish The Ladies
Morag
The Pipe On The Hob
Whiskey, You're The Devil
Kildare Fancy
Isle Of Bute
Isle Of Cumbrae
Isle Of Arran
Little Cumbrae
The Bonnie, Bonnie Banks Of Loch Lomond
Roslin Castle
The Bride's Reel
Miss Mary Walker Of Peterhead
The Rose Bud Of Allenvale
Farewell To Stromness
The Deil Amang The Tailors
The Fair Haired Boy - Three Little Drummers
Sanas Cuain (Message Of The Sea)
Strathspey Forever
Loch Leven Castle
Spey In Spate
Skye Boat Song

Customer Reviews:

Great Music, Poor Sound.......2007-02-14

The choice of pieces is exceptional but the sound quality of the recording is pretty awful. It sounds like the microphone was covered with a thick blanket. The guitar Russell plays is a Dammann but the quality of recording is so poor it might as well be a cigar box. Shame, and you know what, it's just as bad on the other CD I have of his: "Baroque Guitar." I like your playing and taste but David, please get a better engineer.

Something for everyone here........2007-01-31

This is a great CD. What really blows my mind is the quality of musicianship found here... it was my first introduction to David Russell, and he has come to be recognized as one of the modern guitar greats (thank goodness - had it been just another guy I'd have been forced to burn my guitars!)

There are certain tunes on here that I don't particularly care for, but there are others that you just don't hear performed on classical guitar very often, if ever. I tend to prefer uptempo stuff since I don't feel that classical guitar carries the weight to "fill the space" well enough on slower numbers (just my opinion... some composers can use the empty space for dramatic purposes very well, but I probably judge more harshly than most in this regard: there are only a handful of slow tunes in the entire classical guitar repertoire that I really enjoy). With that said, there are too many slow tunes here for my liking, which is why I give it 4 rather than 5 stars. It's not a huge complaint, otherwise I'd dock it even more, and it's not all slow, either... when Russell uncorks something like "Cherish the Ladies," it really is a thing of beauty, and there are several others that are particularly exciting and fresh compared to the almost entirely romantic or baroque collection we all already have sitting around. Get it: you won't regret it.

Superb Musicianship.......2006-09-21

These are traditional Irish and Celtic tunes, played on the guitar by one of the great guitarists of our generation. Some tunes are familiar, others not, but every note sounds "just right." A very enjoyable listen from the first. Repeated listenings reveal many subtleties in the music. You really can't go wrong with this recording. Highly recommended.

Captivating.......2003-07-25

David Russell is recognised as a master of romantic guitar music, and on this beautiful recording he pays homage to his Celtic roots, with his own arrangements Irish reels, Scottish lullabies, and folk songs.

From the opening track, the blistering Bucks of Oranmore, to the lush title track Message of the Sea, Russells playing is never less than truly captivating, as always with meticulous attention to detail. Every ornament is crisp and consise, and standard classics like The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond sound here as though they were written for the guitar.

Very good, but not excellent.......2002-12-21

Many of the pieces on the CD are terrific, and played in the celtic style. However, there are several pieces that sound as though it is a classical guitarist playing the pieces (that's to be expected - D. Russell is a classical guitarist). Those pieces are the poorest on the CD (e.g. Fantasy on a Scottish Air). Despite that, I'd still recommend it.

Peaceful Journey: A Celebration of North Carolina

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Truly a peaceful musical journey
Peaceful Journey is incredibly soothing.

Peaceful Journey: A Celebration of North Carolina
Bill Leslie
Manufacturer: Greycliff
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Christmas in Carolina
I AM A RIVER
Celtic Dreams
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Allure of Sanctuary

ASIN: B0006MA322
Release Date: 2004-11-01

Tracks:

Quaker Meadows
Grip Fast
Montreat
Daddy's Car
Tin Roof Rain
Mattamuskeet
Bound for Boone
Penny on the Track
Roanoke Rhapsody
Ocracoke
On Roan Alone
Kanuga
Bells of Bath
Wintry Walk

Album Description

I focused on my favorite places across North Carolina and traveled there for inspiration. Using my guitar, Celtic whistles and piano I composed 14 songs. Later other layers of instrumentation were added including cello, violin, hammered dulcimer, flute, saxophone, bass, organ and percussion by a group of outstanding musicians.

Next, I took a digital tape deck and returned to many of these spots and recorded natural sounds that reminded me of these treasured locations. I have woven together many of these sounds into the fabric of the songs. Sounds of waterfalls, rushing rivers, tin roof rain, migratory songbirds, tundra swans and distant trains add a vibrant thread of realism to the melodies.

What a warm and "Peaceful Journey" this has been for me! Thank you for traveling with me for sojourns at Ocracoke, Montreat, Kanuga, Lake Mattamuskeet, Bath, Roan Mountain, Roaring Gap, Morganton, the Roanoke River, Grandfather Mountain and other locations.

Customer Reviews:

Truly a peaceful musical journey.......2005-05-06

A beautiful piece of work and such a wonderful representation of North Carolina. With each play, you hear something you did not hear previously. The combination of music and natural sounds sets a mood that is very unique. Bill Leslie is known to us in North Carolina as a trusted reporter and native of our great state. He is also a very talented artist. A Peaceful Journey is a unique experience.

Peaceful Journey is incredibly soothing........2004-12-13

"Peaceful Journey" by Bill Leslie is one of the most pleasant, soothing and melodic albums I have ever heard. Integrating natural sounds with original tunes written for flute, acoustic guitar, cello, violin, piano and hammered dulcimer, Leslie has created a masterpiece honoring the North Carolina landscape he loves so much. This CD is a perfect companion for a long road trip or a peaceful evening at home.

Green Fields: Celtic Music For Cittern & Guitar

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Rare CD, but Great Music
WOW

Green Fields: Celtic Music For Cittern & Guitar
Robin Bullock
Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
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Between Earth and Sky
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Masters of the Irish Guitar

ASIN: B000001Q6P
Release Date: 1994-04-26

Tracks:

The Pivot Brig/The Three Little Drummers/The Wandering Minstrel
Luke Dylan/O'Flinn
The Dunmore Lasses/Crockett's Honeymoon/The Lansdowne Lass
Donna's Waltz
The Doubtful Guest/The Snakebite Jig
Gae Bring to Me A Pint O' Wine
Lady Forbes/Danno's Reel/Boil The Breakfast Early
Loftus Jones/Deborah Marie
The Market Town/The Cuckoo's Nest Jig
Farewell To Craggie Dhu
An Ugly Customer/The Dark Night
The Green Fields Of America

Customer Reviews:

Rare CD, but Great Music.......2005-12-12

This seems to be a fairly difficult cd to find. Even on Amazon, when i typed in Robin Bullock's name, I didn't get this recording in the results. Fortunately, Amazon provides listening samples for the album. most of the songs are arrangements and medleys of traditional music, and the whole album is fantastic. if you're looking to get into celtic string music, this is probably a good place to start. there are both slow ballads and fast, upbeat jigs. The music's traditional nature and the fact that it's all based on classical music theory, plus the folk/bluegrass roots make a nice blend. It's not too simplistic and boring, but its not the kind of classical guitar playing that can often be recieved as 'dissonant' or 'off-sounding.' it's all very catchy and pretty. another thing about this kind of music is that although it's accessible right away and is instantly likeable, it seems to have staying power so that it's interesting after the second, fifth, tenth listen. it sounds like simple jamming with little melodies, but as a guitar player, having learned some of the material on this album, it's actually very advanced playing (ex. The Dunmore Lasses, track 3). Bullock proves himself to be a talented musician with a very polished technique. I would definitely recommend this cd.

WOW.......2001-07-09

This cd is amazing! Im a child who is almost always listening to alternative music or the pop princesses Britney or christina! I have a new found respect for Celtic music! It is graceful yet it makes you want to jump to your feet and dance. This cd was great the fiddle ceases to amaze me! I don't know what it is that makes me like the cd, but it extremly well done! I listened to many more celtic cd that I bought after this one, but this one is my favorite it's always in my cd player!! So let me tell you this an awsome cd and if it's you're style get it!

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Great
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Northern Lights
Steve Coulter & Harris Moore
Manufacturer: Gourd Music
ProductGroup: Music
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Pastorale
The Illusionist (Widescreen Edition)
An Ancient Muse

ASIN: B000005C2B
Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

Busker's Dream
Sleepers Awake
Pyramid / In The Wood / In The Bright Light / Star Of The County Down
Carolan's Draught
Mushrooms Of Fagernes, The
Squire Wood's Lamentation On The Refusal Of His Tuppence
Carolan's Ramble To Cashel
Fair Haired Lass, The
Carolan's Receipt

Album Description

As an independent label, we've worked hard to develop a distinctive sound — part-folk, part-classical, all-acoustic instrumental music. We feel our music is indeed unique, and we've never compromised in our determination to produce only the highest quality, most beautifully packaged recordings.

We include detailed liner notes for those who are curious about the history and background of the music.

Gourd has licensed music to Warner Bros. Music, Narada, Hearts of Space, Windham Hill, The Disney Channel, A&E and The History Channel. Selections from the Gourd recording The World Turned Upside Down were featured on the Ken Burns documentary Thomas Jefferson. Three Gourd recordings were featured on Ken Burns' latest project ( a documentary on Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton) on PBS.

Customer Reviews:

Great.......2006-07-28

I received it earlier than I expected. And the music is just great. Thanks a lot.

Your choice.......2001-11-25

This music will take you anywhere you want to go and introduce you to places you never dreamed of - awesome peace. Buy at least two copies - you'll wear it out quickly & for certain will want to share it's simple beauty.

60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces (Highlights)

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60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces
There'll always be a Galway

60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces (Highlights)

Manufacturer: RCA
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Flute Greatest Hits
The Very Best of James Galway
The Great Flute Concertos
Bach: Flute Sonatas
James Galway - Dances for Flute

ASIN: B00000K2F3
Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

Suite No. 2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Menuet
Suite No. 2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
Concerto In E, Op. 8 No. 1, 'Spring': Allegro
Allegro
Concerto No. 2 In D Minor, Op. 31: Polacca
Concerto for Flute & Harp In C, K.299: Andantino
Flute Quartet in A, K.298: Rondeau: Allegretto grazioso
Grand duo concertant In A, Op. 85: Scherzo
Il carnevale di Venezia, Op. 77
Sonata in A: Allegretto poco mosso
La Flute de Pan, Op. 15: Pan et les bergers
Syrinx
Concerto For Flute & Orchestra: Allegro vivace
Fantasia para un gentilhombre: Canario
Three Shanties For Wind Quintet, Op. 4: Allegro vivace
Concerto For Flute & Orchestra, Op. 39: Presto

Customer Reviews:

60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces.......2005-10-12

Everything this man does is great, so putting many years together in one place could only be the same.

There'll always be a Galway.......1999-10-10

Of course this is a 5-star production, but I deducted a star only because any one who has been collecting Galway recordings already has all or most of the selections on this CD. As with other artists, BMG has been repackaging earlier Galway offerings under many names and excuses; is the simply the latest (though certainly not last) in the series. The music is the usual mixture of short pieces that can stand on their own and movements that cannot out of the context of the larger works from which they are lifted.

Tracks:

Rune Of The Weaver
Heman Dubh (The Black Rock)
Cuan Ag Eirigh (Eric's Boat)
Airde Chuain (The Land Of Erin)
Tiarna Mhaigheo (Lord Mayo's March)
Port O Muirgheasa (Morrissey's Jig)
Etude 1 L'Amour Soucoupier
Etude 2 Pavane Pis-Aller
Etude 3 Flocon De Neige
Etude 4 Les Ajones D'or
Etude 5 Voiles Rouges
Etude 6 Apres Midi D'un Cafard
Etude 7 Le Grand Brasseur
Etude 8 Entre-Maestro
Etude 9 Les Grandes Jaunes
Etude 10 Les Avocats Mysterieux
Etude 11 Vert Dansant
Etude 12 Coeur De La Rose
Etude 13 Bleues Volantes
Etude 14 L'Indigo Seul
Etude 15 Terre Noire
Etude 16 Portrait D'un Vieillard
Etude 17 Tournesol
Etude 18 Argent
Etude 19 Les Moulines Marinieres
Etude 20 Pres De Lui
Etude 21 Presque Fin De Cycle
Etude 22 Cafe Venezolano
Etude 23 L'Hommage D'un Hommage
Etude 24 Miles Anges
Etude 25 Astoria

Customer Reviews:

The greatest player you've never heard of.......2005-08-22

John Holmquist seldom makes anyone's "best classical guitarist" list, but in his prime he was second to none. Unfortunately, his best recordings were for a now defunct label, and it's unlikely they'll ever resurface. But this Naxos recording will give you a taste. Holmquist's tone and sense of timing on this recording put most guitarists to shame. For example, try track 3: Cuan Ag Eirigh. (When I was a student, I played this track for my music theory teacher. After listening intently, he remarked that there where a lot of pianists who could learn about sound and rubato from this performance.)

Holmquist has since gone on to a career outside of music. So we may have to be satisfied with this all-too-brief example of his playing. This is a recording that should be heard by every aspiring young classical guitarist--it's a necessary corrective to the many current players who are better marksmen than musicians.

Don't let the low price fool you!!.......2001-05-24

This CD is a good place to start to discover the NAXOS label, which offers hundreds of top notch classical recordings for .... Hopefully, competition with recording companies such as NAXOS will eventually drive the price of all CDs down to a reasonable level. As for the CD itself, it's always a delight to listen to new music so beautifully played. And, because of the tremendous variety of styles of music represented in the 25 Esquisses (sketches), you can listen to this over and over again without tiring of it. The music for the 25 Esquisses is available from Mel Bay (...) which makes this CD even more attractive for the guitar player.

Road from Erin: Ireland's Musical Legacy

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Road from Erin: Ireland's Musical Legacy

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Songs from the Labyrinth (Music by John Dowland)

ASIN: B00006310J
Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

Ductu Angelico - Altramar Medieval Music Ensemble
O Mirum Admirandum - Altramar Medieval Music Ensemble
Bugga Fee Hoosa - The Baltimore Consort
Girls, Have You Seen George? - The Baltimore Consort
Toss The Feathers - The Baltimore Consort
The Fairy Dance - The Baltimore Consort
The Green Gates - Robin Bullock
Tam Lin - Robin Bullock
The Silver Spire - Robin Bullock
Cuimhne An Phiobaire/The Misty Maids Of Galway/The Absent Minded Woman - Ensemble Galilei
The Devil And The Farmer's Wife - Roger Landes & Connie Dover, Et. Al.
The Dawn/McGovern's /Piper On Horseback/Bay Of Fundy/Stoney Point - Helicon
Lament For Owen Rua - Carol Thompson
Mild Mabel Kelly - Chatham Baroque & Chris Norman
Daniel Kelly - Chatham Baroque & Chris Norman
Castle Kelly - Chatham Baroque & Chris Norman
Captain Kelly - Chatham Baroque & Chris Norman
Lovely Willy - Custer LaRue & Chris Norman
Sandy's Dilemma/Coalminer's/Monaghan Twig - Greenfire
Guitar Reels - John Whelan
Yonder Westwards, Is The Road She Went - John Whelan
Carolan's Welcome - Billy McComiskey
Continental Waltz In D Major - Carol Thompson
The Rakes Of Kildare - Carol Thompson
The Mist Covered Mountain - Carol Thompson
Lad O'Bierne's - Carol Thompson

James Galway & Kazuhito Yamashita - Italian Serenade - works for Flute and Guitar by Giuliani, Cimarosa, Paganini, Rossini & Bazzini

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Fantastic venue for Galway

James Galway & Kazuhito Yamashita - Italian Serenade - works for Flute and Guitar by Giuliani, Cimarosa, Paganini, Rossini & Bazzini
Niccolo Paganini
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B00000E6AA
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Grand Duo Concertante in a Major, Op. 85: Movement 1
Grand Duo Concertante in a Major, Op. 85: Movement 2
Grand Duo Concertante in a Major, Op. 85: Movement 3
Grand Duo Concertante in a Major, Op. 85: Movement 4
Serenade for Flute & Guitar (After Cimarosa)
Serenade for Flute & Guitar (After Cimarosa)
Serenade for Flute & Guitar (After Cimarosa)
Serenade for Flute & Guitar (After Cimarosa)
Sonata Concertata for Violin and Guitar: No. 1, Allegro Spiritoso
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Sonata Concertata for Violin and Guitar: No. 3, Allegretto Con ...
Andante Con Variazioni
Ronde des Lutins

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic venue for Galway.......2005-07-06

This is a must for every student and fan of flute playing. I love this recording for the simple fact that you can hear every slightest detail in Galway's tone. There is no orchestra, only classical guitar. Galway is rarely exposed like this and it's truly a treat for the listener. His approach goes from bombastic, as only Galway can do, to incredibly intimate throughout. This CD is very overlooked, so don't miss out!

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An artist with lots of potential

Guitarist

Manufacturer: Eroica Classical Recordings
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ASIN: B00000K0O8
Release Date: 2001-08-01

Tracks:

Canarios
Sunburst
Choros No. 1
Prelude No. 4
Koyunbaba: 1, Moderato
Koyunbaba: 4, Presto
Bridget O'Malley, For Guitar
Lord Inchiquin, For Guitar
Prelude
Forest in a Dream
Suite for Lute in E Minor, BWV 996: Bour
Eleanor Rigby
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Sunday Morning Overcast

Album Description

An eclectic collection of classical guitar music from Renaissance to modern and original works.

Customer Reviews:

An artist with lots of potential.......2004-05-09

Jonathan Adams' preformance of Sanz Canarios is what first drew me in. It's full of joy and energy with variations of color and volume that no other artist that I have heard do canarios which includes John Williams (very straight forward and very fast), Yepes (slower but still straight forward), Parkening (fast and full of energy similar to Admas' in many ways but not as colorful. Adams is the only performer who uses variation in color that make the piece even more interesting. This goes the the entire CD as well. The only draw back is that Jonathan Adams does not quite have the polish of the other artist mentioned. What Adams lacks in polish he makes up for in passionate performances. He plays an exicting Koyunbaba movements I and IV, I just wish he had included the entire piece.

The recording is variable but very good. It's too closely miked on the New Age type of music and slightly to close for the classical selections.

I would love to hear more of this artist hopefully playing more classical works and complete works not just movements of works and have a little bit better recording by placing the mics a little further away from the guitar with more room ambiance.

Overall a very good first CD. 4 stars.

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Ten Chinese Pipa Classics

Ticket to Chicago

Portraits in Jazz and Clave

Lump [CD-single] [Import]

The Drifters

Things to Come [Live]

Songs Without Words, Vol. 2

The Early Stages

Tomorrow's Dream

Tanglewood Numbers

Siempre Pensando en Ti

Sickosylum [Explicit Lyrics]

Funky Lil Brotha

1313 Hoodoo Street

1. Road to Listonvarna - The Morris Dance - Traditional
2. Wo Betyd Thy Waerie Bodie - Lute Piece
3. Nynth Gwcw - Traditional
4. Heartland Air - Allan Alexander
5. Variations on an Untitled Lute Dance - Lute Piece
6. Separation of Soul and Body - Turough Carolan
7. Corne Yards - Lute Piece
8. Thomase Burke - Turlough Carolan
9. Rug Muire Mac De Dhia - Traditional
10. Morgan Megan - Turlough Carolan
11. Castles in the Sky - Traditional
12. Carolan's Welcome Home - Turlough Carolan
13. Sheebag Sheemore - Turlough Carolan
14. Carolan's Ramble to Cashel - Turlough Carolan
15. The Queen's Dream - Turlough Carolan
16. Comben Market - Ellen O'Grady - Traditional
17. A Lilt - Rori Dall
18. Carolan's Quarrel With the Landlady - Turough Carolan
19. I Never Knew I Loved Thee - Lute Piece
20. Mrs. Farrel - Turlough Carolan