The Big Harmonica Songbook: Popular and Rare Folk Tunes, 200 Songs & Recordings

200 songs for harmonica in many different musical styles The Big Harmonica Songbook offers two hundred popular and rare folk songs from America and Europe. European Folk Traditions The Scandinavian dances, Russian folk music, Italian Tarantellas, Irish folk, and Yiddish music herein take the harmonica back to its European roots. American Folk Influence Meanwhile, the Country & Western, Bluegrass, and Oldtime melodies, Blues, Ragtime, and Latin American music celebrate the instrument’s development and success in America.Stylistically and culturally, this book covers a lot of ground. Focus on Playability Nevertheless, each of the 200 pieces has been chosen specifically for its playability on the harmonica. Some bluegrass and blues originals by the author, complete with written-out solos, are also included. Accompanying Recordings This book comes with recordings which you can download online for playing along to. Each song comes in two versions, a harmonica version and a backing track of other instruments for you to use when you can play the piece. To access these recordings, simply scan the QR code of a song with your smartphone.