Glenn Weiser Celtic Guitar

Glenn Weiser Celtic Guitar

Glenn Weiser is an American fingerstyle guitarist, harmonica player, educator, and author who is widely recognized as a leading authority on Celtic traditional music arranged for solo acoustic guitar.Over a career spanning more than four decades, Acoustic Guitar magazine has cited him as a "master teacher" for his extensive instructional work, historical scholarship, and transcriptions.

Key Contributions to Celtic Guitar:

1.Massive Transcriptions & Arrangements

• Weiser has created roughly 300 fingerstyle arrangements of traditional Celtic music—one of the largest single collections of its kind.

2.Standard & Drop-D Tuning Focus

• While many modern Celtic guitarists rely heavily on modal open tunings like DADGAD, Weiser primarily arranges music in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) and Drop-D Tuning (DADGBE).

The Book contains Guitar Tablature with mp3

Contents & Repertoire Highlights

The book features over 30 traditional tunes spanning Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and English music traditions, categorized into key styles:

1. Airs & Slow Tunes

• The Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
• Si Bheag, Si Mhor (Turlough O'Carolan)
• The South Wind

1. Dance Tunes (Jigs, Reels, & Hornpipes)

• The Irish Washerwoman
• The Wind That Shakes the Barley
• The Rights of Man
• The Blarney Pilgrim

1. Marches & Harp Pieces

• Brian Boru's March
• Morgan Magan