Terveisiä! Greetings!

Please allow me to introduce the release of Ancestral Melodies! This is a collection of six books with over 150 brand new arrangements of traditional Finnish folk tunes. The arrangements work together in the guitar, piano, and lead sheet books so they can all be played either solo or as an ensemble. The ukulele and banjo arrangements needed to have the keys altered occasionally to fit the instruments better.

I’ve attached samples from each book so you can see what the arrangements are like before you purchase the books. To check those out, scroll to the bottom and click "view content". But the good news is that these books are completely free for you! All you need to do is enter a zero for the price, enter your email, and the books are yours! You can also purchase them as a gift for others by entering a friend's email. Here are the links so you can get them now!

Fingerstyle Guitar (notation & tablature)
Piano
Ukulele (low G and high G tablature)
Baritone Ukulele (tablature)
5-String Banjo (tablature for G, Gm, & C tunings)
Lead Sheets (treble clef)

You can stream or download the companion album for free on Bandcamp by clicking here. The album should also be available on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, and several other streaming platforms within the next week or so. The Bandcamp version has a special bonus track if you download it so go check that out!

I have many of the scores uploaded to Musescore, so you can have your browser play them back for you. I have them organized into sets which you can view by clicking here.

Thanks so much for reading and for all of the support throughout this project!

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Central MN Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Kiitos paljon! Thank you very much!

~Kyle

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