Unlock the secrets of improvising in traditional American fiddle styles with this Grammy-nominated stage and studio master. In only ten years as a professional musician, Jim Van Cleve has made quite a name for himself in bluegrass and acoustic music. He's spent time with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, saw his debut solo CD nominated for a Grammy and toured all over the world with Mountain Heart. He…

For Flatpicking Guitar Vol. 1: A-F. Par KAUFMAN STEVE. Cette collection d'airs de violon a parue dans ' Kaufman Collection de American Fiddle Tunes pour guitare Flatpicking (MB 95748), mais le livre était si grande et lourde qu'ils ne pouvait pas mettre toutes les chansons sur CD pour inclure avec le package donc il était divisé en quatre grands, mélodie emballés volumes. Chaque livre comprend mai…

Traditional, Old Time, Bluegrass And Celtic Solos. Par GESLISON MARK. 50 Tunes Volume 1 pour basse est un livre d'une série de 5-livre. La série de Tunes 50 est une collection de Bluegrass, Old Time et airs celtiques pour ensembles, les familles et les particuliers. Cet ouvrage contient les 50 airs les mêmes que ceux trouvés dans les 4 autres livres de la série, mais soigneusement conçus pour la b…

Traditional, Old Time, Bluegrass And Celtic Solos. Par GESLISON MARK. 50 Tunes Volume 1 pour Banjo est un livre d'une série de 5-livre. La série de Tunes 50 est une collection de Bluegrass, Old Time et airs celtiques pour ensembles, les familles et les particuliers. Ce livre contient des 50 airs les mêmes que ceux trouvés dans les 4 autres livres de la série, mais soigneusement conçus pour le banj…

for Fiddle Tunes. Eclectic cellist, Renata Bratt, has written the ultimate book for the fiddling cellist, this time from the perspective of an accompanist. Herein, you'll find the theoretical and technical foundation for everything you need to creatively back up the lead players in a fiddle jam session, not to mention playing the lead yourself. This progressive method includes detailed fingerings …

Scandinavian Fiddle Tunes is a collection of 73 arrangements for violin of traditional tunes from Sweden, Finland and Norway. Scandinavian traditional music specialist and folk fiddler Vicki Swan provides notes on the history of the music, as well as playing techniques and styles.The volume is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes performed by Vicki Swan. German and French translations…

Par STEWART CRANFORD PAUL. This book celebrates the vibrant musical culture of Cape Breton Island. It gives a refreshing glimpse into a rooted, community-based, living tradition. Fiddle tunes from more than seventy-five contemporary composers are presented together with Scottish and Cape Breton music from earlier centuries. Compiled as a part of Cranford Publications Cape Breton Musical Heritage S…

Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles. Par DUNCAN CRAIG. Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles is a collection of 29 traditional Irish, Scottish and English melodies that are particularly suited to being played on the fiddle. Traditional fiddle airs, love songs, songs of home and longing as well as compositions of Turlough O Carolan and J. Scott Skinner make up the collection. …

Par BENNETT STEPHEN. In what is neither an instructional nor a concert-style format, acoustic guitar master and acknowledged harp guitar pioneer Stephen Bennett plays ten captivating harp guitar solos, demonstrating the capabilities of this rarely heard instrument in a relaxed recording studio setting. With one exception, the traditional fiddle tune Westphalia Waltz, Stephen composed all of the mu…

Over 150 contemporary tunes written by 100 female composers from Britain and Ireland. Par TICKELL KATHRYN (Arr.). Folk Tunes from the Women, is a tune book like no other! This is a bumper book of over 150 contemporary tunes from 100 composers from Britain and Ireland, all from different areas, traditions and backgrounds and has been curated by the Northumbrian piper and fiddle player Kathryn Ticke…

Mel Bay's Complete Fiddling Book is a compilation of arrangements of traditional tunes by several outstanding practitioners of the art of fiddle playing: Craig Duncan, Bill Guest, Dave Reiner, Frank Zucco, and Joe Castle. From The Arkansas Traveler to The Yellow Rose of Texas, over 300 colorful fiddle tunes populated this book's 205 pages. Scant on text or historical notes, but long on musical con…

Par DUNCAN CRAIG. This book presents a general survey of American fiddling. The author's intent is to teach the basics of fiddling by beginning with essential bowings and fingerings, and progressing from simple to more complex renditions of tunes. As fiddling is an aural tradition and fiddlers from different parts of the country play a given tune in many ways, tunes included in this book are offer…