Cellist Ben Davis presents a collection of pieces for solo cello drawn from the rich tradition of Irish folk music. The collection covers a range of styles including Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes and Marches. The volume includes notes on the tunes, and is accompanied by recordings of all tunes. German and French translations of all texts are available as PDF downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for players of grades 3-8. Part of the bestselling World Music series, which also includes music from England, Ireland, Scotland, Eastern Europe, America, Argentina, India, China and Korea IRISH FOLK TUNES FOR CELLO - press reviews ''As Ben Davis admits in his introduction, traditionally cellos were hardly ever used in Irish folk music... With that caveat, however, this clearly presented volume is for the purist.'' - THE STRAD