For those who already know their way round the mandolin and want some expert advice and new ideas to spice up their playing of Celtic music. Simon Mayor takes a fresh and detailed look at five traditional and modern Celtic tunes, introducing original ideas and techniques that will benefit all aspects of mandolin playing.

• Left hand techniques for adding decoration to tunes: pull-offs, double pull-offs, hammer-ons and slides
• Plectrum technique: tips on incorporating triplets and the most effective use of down and up strokes
• How to incorporate harmony lines, drones and full chordal accompaniments with melody lines
• How to move up the fingerboard: tricks for seamlessly shifting position

• The Dark and Slender Boy (Irish trad)
• Dance of the Waterboatmen (Mayor)
• Athol Highlanders (Scottish trad)
• The Butterfly (Irish trad)
• Waynesboro (New England trad)

DISCS:	1 DVD
DVD REGION:	ALL
FORMAT:	PAL
DURATION:	53 mins
BOOKLET:	YES