Preece Music

This book is a companion to my previous volume of British and Irish Folk Songs, and contains a further 27 songs from a broad cross-­section of British and Irish folk traditions, all arranged for ocarina. The eclectic selection of tunes covers a wide range of styles and subjects, including several songs in the minority languages of the British Isles. The one common factor in this collection is that they all fit within the range of the ocarina.

This book is suitable for all pendant, transverse or inline ocarinas that can play a full scale. Ocarinas with 4 holes can play at least twelve of these songs; ocarinas with 6 or 10 holes can play most of them; and ocarinas with 11 or 12 holes can play all of the arrangements. The tunes can also be played on almost any other treble-clef instrument, and are presented with lyrics and chord symbols for accompaniment on guitar or ukulele.

Videos

I’ve made videos of some of my folk song arrangements, which you can enjoy below. All of the videos are based on arrangements from this book, although not all of them are played on ocarinas. Subscribe to my YouTube channel or my PeerTube channel to see new videos as they get released.

Arrangements In This Book

• Annie Laurie
• Arise, Arise
• Ballinderry
• Barbara Ellen
• Bluebells of Scotland
• The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond
• Corn Rigs are Bonnie
• The Curragh of Kildare
• Dafydd y Garreg Wen (David of the White Rock)
• Fear a’ Bhàta (The Boatman)
• Helg yn Dreain (Hunt the Wren)
• Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (Land of my Fathers)
• High Germany
• In the Vale of Llangollen (Yn Nyffryn Llangollen)
• Is Toigh Leam A’ Ghaidhealtachd (I Love the Highlands)
• The Keeper
• The Lark in the Morn
• The Meeting of the Waters
• Men of Harlech (Rhyfelgyrch Gwŷr Harlech)
• Nos Galan
• On Ilkla Moor Baht ‘At
• The Origin of the Harp
• The Sheep-Shearing
• The Sprig of Thyme
• Sumer Is Icumen In
• The Unquiet Grave (Cold Blows the Wind)
• Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon