Intermediate-level solos based on 68 fiddling favorites of reels jigs hornpipes and all styles of barn-dance tunes is not only interesting and fascinating it is also very beneficial for the development of technique. Astechnique studies in their respective grades these barn-dance tunes are in a class by themselves. Excellent repertoire. Guitar chords included.

This fun and easy bluegrass Fiddle book and companion audio takes you from the very beginning. Starting with an introduction to the instrument the book teaches you basic Fiddle technique such as holding the bow and providesscales and exercises setting the foundation for the repertoire found in the book. Featuring classics such as Boil E'm Cabbage Down Cripple Creek and Old Joe Clark. This book will get you playing in notime! Includes access to online audio.

A meticulous collection of recordings square and contra dances Fiddle contests jam sessions and individual fiddlers. This magnificent book is meant to provide a snapshot of what American fiddlers were playing andlistening to in the latter part of the 20th Century. Bowings fingerings and Guitar chords are provided for each melody line; a perfect reference guide to add to any fiddler’s repertoire.

Highland Fiddle Music Of Aonghas Grant-The Glengarry Collection contains 164 Slow Airs Marches Strathspeys Reels Jigs and Hornpipes with Stories History and Photographs. It focuses on the core of Aonghas' music: Highland Fiddling withits links to Pipe tunes and Gaelic songs. Some of these tunes have never been published before while others are available only in out-of-print books or in Pipe settings and the collection also includes a number of tunes composedby Aonghas himself and tunes composed in honour of Aonghas.The tunes are fully chorded in a style appropriate to Aonghas' band experience. All these are richly illustrated by transcriptions ofAonghas' bowings grace-notes stories and photos of scenes and people from Aonghas' varied life careers including old family photos. Finally there is an accompanying video download available online withvideos of Aonghas' impromptu and passionate performances of 61 of the tunes in the collection.

With Online Audio-The two southern-most counties in Ireland Cork and Kerry have legendary music and dance traditions. On the border of these two counties a rural area called Sliabh Luachra is especially well-known for its fiddle tunes anditinerant fiddle teachers. When speaking of this area's fiddle music some describe a special lilt or backbeat or they talk about the special role of set dances but the most often-expressed quality relates to the frequent use ofslides and polkas. This book features transcriptions of 107 tunes as played by three of the region's most distinguished fiddlers: Padraig O'Keeffe Denis Murphy and Connie O'Connell. Each fiddler is profiled followed by acollection of meticulously transcribed tunes and annotations. Includes access to online audio of 30 of these tunes played solo by Connie O'Connell.

Versatile Rounds For Stri-Four pieces that can be played as traditional rounds by any number of instruments.Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY.