The William Bay Collection – The ultimate flatpicking guitar anthology
This comprehensive book brings together the finest solos found in five of William Bay’s acclaimed guitar collections. Featuring a staggering 143 solos, this anthology offers a vibrant journey through a wide array of styles, ranging from toe-tapping reels, breakdowns, and jigs to traditional sea chanteys and fiddle tunes. For the acoustic guitarist, this collection is a treasure trove of both traditional arrangements and original compositions designed to inspire and challenge.
From Celtic ballads to country waltzes
The repertoire is vast, covering everything from soulful Celtic ballads to rhythmic country waltzes. Every solo is presented in both standard notation and tablature, making the material accessible for intermediate players looking to refine their flatpicking skills. To aid the learning process, the author has recorded all 143 solos, with online access included. This allows you to hear the correct phrasing and feel of each piece, making it an indispensable resource for any guitarist looking to build a professional and diverse solo repertoire.
5th Avenue Swing
Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow
American Hornpipe
An Comhra Donn
Angels Rock Me to Sleep
Bacon in the Skillet
Balkan Sunset
Barney’s Goat
Bennett’s Favorite Reel
Bill Cheathum
Billy in the Lowground
Black and White Rag
Blackberry Blossom
Blanchard’s Hornpipe
Bluesin’ the Frets
Bottom of Punch Bowl Hornpipe
Brian Boru’s March
Brighton Beach
Bring Back to Me My Wandering Boy
Brunswick Dance
Brush Creek
Bumpin’
Buster’s Reel
Buttermilk Jig
Caleb’s Gorge
Cape Cod Reel
Carolan’s Draught
Carrie’s Dream
Catawissa Reel
Catskill Night
Cold, Frosty Morning
Coldwater Creek
Collin’s Quest
Copthorne Blues
Crazy Creek
Cumberland Gap
Cumberland Ridge
D Lite
Days of ‘Lang Syne
Devil’s Dream
Dixie Breakdown
Don’t Go Out Tonight, My Darling/East Virginia
Down in the Willow Garden
Dublin Dance
East Tennessee Blues
Echo Canyon
Echo Waltz
Eighth of January
Eleven Mile Canyon
Em Study
Fair and Tender Ladies
Far From Home
Gladiator Reel
Green Fields of America
Guster
Halloween
Harvest Moon Strathspey
Haste to the Wedding
Haul Away, Joe
Heebie Jeebie
Hens in the Kitchen
High Barbaree
High Five
Hills of Roane County
Hooker’s Hornpipe
I Never Will Marry
I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight
Indian Creek
Isle of Cumbrae
Ivy Leaf Reel
Jacks Fork Rendezvous
Jackson’s Jig
Katy Trail
Kitchen Girl
Lady’s Fancy
Lark in the Morning
League Reel
Little House ‘Round the Corner
London Hornpipe
Lonesome River
Lost Indian
Luckie Bawdin’s Reel
Maddie’s Bonnet
Martha’s Cider
Mere Point
Midnight Flight
Mississippi Basin
Missouri Mud
Molambe
Morrison’s Jig
National Lancer’s Hornpipe
Neapolitan Threshers
Night Voyage
North Sea
Obadiah Johnson
Peeler Creek Waltz
Powder Mill
Raqad
Red Fox Waltz
Red Haired Boy
Reel de Lapin
Rickett’s Hornpipe
Roll on Buddy
Sally in the Garden
Shannon’s Well
Ships Are Sailing Reel
Short Life of Trouble
Shuckin’ the Corn
Sidney Street
Silver Bell
Silverheel’s Shuffle
Song
Soppin’ the Gravy
Soulard
St Anne’s Reel
St Clair’s Hornpipe
Star of Bethlehem
Step Around Johnny
Stepping Out
Stone’s Rag
Storms are on the Ocean
Suffolk Stroll
Sugar in the Gourd
Sundance
Swallowtail Jig
Sweet Lillie
Sweet Sunny South
Swing LTD
Swing Steppin’
The Burning of the Piper’s Hut
The Clergy’s Lamentation
The Cuckoo
The Downfall of Paris
The Girl I Loved in Sunny Tennessee
The Promenade
The Rights of Man
The Teetotaller’s Reel
The Unfortunate Rake
The Wild Mare
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Wilson’s Hornpipe
Witch of the Wave Reel
Young McGoldrick
| Arrangement | Guitar |
| Year of publishing | 2023 |
| Level | 3 |
| NumberOfPages | 192 |
| Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
| Contributors | Bay, William(Composer) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781736363096 |