Ben Gitty Baker

Traditional Scottish Favorites Cigar Box Guitar Songbook Ben Gitty Baker

This is a collection of 38 of the best traditional patriotic, war and love songs from Scotland, with a few from elsewhere in the British Isles as well. This songbook contains 140 pages with multiple tablature arrangements of each song, and also includes full lyrics, chord and chord forms, and historical snippets. Author Ben "Gitty" Baker has a strong background in music and music theory, and has been studying and performing Celtic and Folk music for years, as well as building and playing cigar box guitars. He has turned his knowledge and experience to creating this unique presentation of wonderful traditional songs, geared for beginning musicians. Songs included in this book: - Ae Fond Kiss - Annie Laurie - Auld Lang Syne - The Barnyards of Delgaty - The Blue Bells of Scotland - Bonnie Charlie - Bonnie Dundee - Bonnie Hieland Laddy - Broom of the Cowdenknowes - Comin' Thro' the Rye - The Flowers of the Forest - The Gallant Forty-Twa - Green Grow the Rashes-o - Hector the Hero - I'm A Man You Don't Meet Everyday - Leezie Lindsay - Loch Lomond - Loch Tay Boat Song - MacPherson's Lament - The Maid of Fife - The Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe - My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean - My Johnny Lad - Nancy Whiskey - The Old Dun Cow - The Night Visiting Song - The Parting Glass - The Rakes of Mallow - Rattlin' Roarin' Willie - The Rose of Allendale - Rosin the Bow - Rothsea-o - Scotland the Brave - Skye Boat Song - Sound the Pibroch - The Water is Wide - Westering Home - Wild Mountain Thyme