Old-Time Fiddling Across America
by David Reiner & Peter Anick
Product Number: 94205BCD
ISBN: 0786653817
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub., Inc.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Format: Book/CD Set
A unique collection of 66 fiddle tunes illustrating the major regional styles found across America and Canada. This book contains rare vintage photographs, player's biographical profiles, historical and performance notes, bowing indications, and information on cross-tunings and the American institution of fiddle contests. The authors have collaborated brilliantly on this labor of love to produce a definitive volume of tunes transcribed from recordings by many of the best fiddlers in North America. Exemplary tunes are included from the Northeast, Southeast and Western regions, plus various widespread ethnic styles including Cajun, Irish, Scandinavian, Klezmer, and Eastern European styles.
CONTENTS
Tune Listing
Fiddler Listing
About the Authors
Evolution of Regional Fiddle Styles
Old-Time Traditions
How to Learn a Fiddle Tune
Fiddle Contests
Reading the Transcriptions
Bowing Patterns
Cross-Tuning
Northeastern Fiddling Styles
New England
Biddy I'm Not Jesting - Larry Older
Saint Anne's Reel - Andy Woolf
Old French - Andy Woolf
Lady of the Lake - Donna Hébert
The Champion - Jehile Kirchuff
Cape Breton
Mrs. Greig's Strathspey - John Campbell
Reel in F - John Campbell
Inverness Lasses - John Campbell
French Canadian
La Grande Gigue Simple - Louis Boudreault
Reel du Diable - Lisa Ornstein
Valcartier Set, First Part - Lisa Ornstein
The Rags - Louis Beaudoin
Reel de Montagne - Jean Carignan
Banks Medley Tune - Jean Carignan
Maritime
Slope Road Jig - Gerry Robichaud
Mother's Day Waltz - Gerry Robichaud
Southeastern Fiddling Styles
West Virginia
Three Forks of Cheat - Burl Hammons
Yew Piney Mountain - French Carpenter
Paddy on the Turnpike - Clark Kessinger
Chicken in the Barnyard - Clark kessinger
Elzic's Farewell - Wilson Douglas
Virginia
Mississippi Sawyer - Emmett Lundy
Susannah Gal - Edd Michael
Angeline the Baker - J. W. Spangler
Uncle Herm's Hornpipe - John Ashby
North Carolina
Drunken Hiccoughs - Tommy Jarrell
Kentucky
Cherry River Rag - Ed Haley
And the Cat Came Back - Doc Roberts
Wild Rose of the Mountain/i> - J. P. Fraley
Martha Campbell - Buddy Thomas
Brown Button Shoes - Buddy Thomas
Tennessee
Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase - Dudley Vance
Florida Blues - Arthur Smith
Georgia
Sugar in the Gourd - John Carson
Old Molly Hare - Clayton McMichen
Katy Did - Lowe Stokes
Last of Callahan - Highwoods String Band
Deep Southern
Carroll County Blues - Will Narmour
The Lost Child - Charles Stripling
Jack Limberlegs - Lloyd Baldwin
Western Fiddling Styles
Ozark
Dry and Dusty - Morrison Twin Brothers
Dixie Blossoms - Art Galbraith
Rye Straw - Earl Collins
Snowbird in the Ashbank - Earl Collins
Midwestern
Waltz Quadrille - Gustav Erdmann
Ragtime Annie - Hector Phillips
Friday Night Waltz - David Reiner
Texas
Done Gone - Eck Robertson
Midnight on the Water - Benny Thomasson
Black and White Rag - Benny Thomsson
Cotton Patch Rag - Lewis Franklin
Wagoner - Mark O'Connor
Ookpik Waltz - Ace Sewell
Northwestern
Original Canadian Hoedown - Joe Pancerzewski
Celina Le Blanc - Joe Pancerzewski
Ethnic Fiddling Styles
Cajun
La Vals du Bambocheur - Dewey Balfa
Perrodin Two Step - Wallace "Cheese" Read
Chére Mama Creole - Wallace "Cheese" Read
Irish
The Sailor's Bonnet - Michael Coleman
Paddy Kelly's - Liz Carroll
Canyon Jig - David Reiner
Scandinavian
Pols från Acton - John Chambers
Shottis från Idre - John Chambers
Karis Pers Polska - Matt Fichtenbaum
Klezmer
Funder Chuppah - Miriam Rabson
Eastern European
Ebba Polka - Trembita Orchestra
Discography
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