Grey Larsen, in the 150 Gems collection, has given us a most welcome follow-up to his encyclopedic volume, The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle (Mel Bay Publications, 2003) and The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox (Mel Bay Publications, 2004). The Gems feature not only meticulously-selected tunes, but represent the first major offerings that use Larsen's innovative system of notating Irish ornamentation. This book with access to online audio will help players gain a deeper understanding of the Irish musical tradition as well as provide new material to enhance the experience of the solo player and Irish session participant alike.

Songlist:
1. A life on the ocean wave
2. Aria (The Marriage Of Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
3. Birdie Song
4. Black Beauty Theme
5. Blackadder Theme
6. Bolero [Ravel, Maurice]
7. Bridal March (Lohengrin) [Wagner, Richard]
8. Calon Lan
9. Can-can [Offenbach, Jacques]
10. Cornish Floral Dance
11. Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
12. Day Trip To Bangor
13. Emmerdale Farm Theme
14. Fawlty Towers Theme
15. Flintstones' Theme
16. Give Me Joy In My Heart
17. Grand March (Aida) [Verdi, Giuseppe]
18. Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric]
19. Happy Birthday
20. Hava nagila
21. Hornpipe [Jacob, Gordon]
22. Humoresque [Dvorak, Antonin]
23. I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside
24. In dulci jubilo
25. In the mood
26. Kalinka
27. Land Of Hope And Glory [Elgar, Edward]
28. Last Of The Summer Wine
29. Laurel And Hardy Theme
30. Lily The Pink
31. Linden Lea [Vaughan Williams, Ralph]
32. Little Donkey
33. Mairi's Wedding
34. March (The Pirates Of Penzance) [Sullivan, Arthur]
35. Marche Slave Op.31 [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich]
36. Mary Had A Baby
37. Minder Theme
38. Miss Marple Theme
39. Mistletoe And Wine
40. Monty Python Theme
41. Morning (Peer Gynt Suite Op.46 No.1) [Grieg, Edvard]
42. Muppet Show Opening
43. Nessun Dorma (Turandot) [Puccini, Giacomo]
44. Nocturne (A Midsummer Night's Dream) [Mendelssohn, Felix]
45. Old Shearer's Song
46. Portsmouth
47. Postman Pat
48. Prelude (L'arlesienne Suite No.1) [Bizet, Georges]
49. Puppet On A String
50. Radetzky March [Strauss I, Johann]
51. Rondo (Horn Concerto No.4) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
52. Russian Dance
53. Spread A Little Happiness
54. The Archers' Theme
55. The Ash Grove
56. The Camptown Races
57. The drunken sailor
58. The Elephant (Carnival Of The Animals) [Saint-Saens, Camille]
59. The entertainer
60. The Irish Washerwoman
61. The Loco-motion
62. The Teddy Bears' Picnic
63. Theme (Karelia Suite) [Sibelius, Jean]
64. Theme (Symphony No.9) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]
65. Theme (William Tell Overture) [Rossini, Gioacchino]
66. Those Magnnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
67. Those were the days
68. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
69. Van Der Valk Theme
70. Vltava (Ma Vlast No.2) [Smetana, Bedrich]
71. We wish you a merry christmas
72. Winter (The Four Seasons) [Vivaldi, Antonio]
73. Wombling Song