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Bell Mountain
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MB21992BCD Mel Bay Old-Time
Fiddle Style Book & CD - 21.99
A
Collection of 35 Traditional Appalachian Tunesby Ken Kolodner
This book
presents transcriptions with detailed bowings in
tandem with three recorded versions of 35 Appalachian
fiddle tunes ranging from some very common and easy
tunes (for more beginning players) but also quite a
few less typically played tunes.
All
transcriptions are based on "festival" versions of the
tunes, meaning the versions are those most commonly
encountered at jams and festivals.
The book
includes a clearly written description of old-time
style focusing on "default" bowing systems designed to
develop rhythmic bowing.
Ideas presented
include Nashville shuffle, 3-1 bowing, bow rocking,
ghost bows, anticipations, left-hand ornamentation,
drones, chording, dissonances, altered tunings, the
concept of swing, tips on learning by ear and more.
The tunes are
played three times each for nearly 150 minutes of
recording:
(1.) Very slowly
and simply
(2.) At a modest
tempo and but with double-stops, drones and other
ornaments
(3.) Up-to-tempo
While this effort was
designed for fiddlers, the recordings should serve as
an excellent source for non-fiddlers at all levels who
desire to build their repertoire and practice learning
tunes by ear.
The book and
accompanying MP3 disc are appropriate for any level of
player.
The difficulty of
the tunes ranges from simple to relatively complex.
Similarly, the
bowing techniques include the simplest ideas to
relatively difficult.
The three
recorded speeds make the learning and processing of
the tunes appropriate for all levels of players
wishing to improve their ear training.
• Simple and
highly accessible transcriptions with detailed
bowings of 35 "festival" versions of Appalachian
fiddle tunes
• All tunes are recorded three times to accommodate
players at all levels of experience
• Includes comprehensive and practical discussion of
old-time bowings and style and how to learn by ear
• Strong focus on developing "default" bowings to
get the characteristic groove of old-time
• Designed for all levels of players and
non-fiddlers who desire to improve their learning by
ear and/or increase their repertoire
Songs:
Barlow Knife, Big
Sciota, Booth Shot Lincoln, Charles Guiteau, Charleston Gals,
Chinquapin Hunting, Devil in the Strawstack, Elk River Blues,
Flop Eared Mule, Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss, Gray Cat on
an Old Tennessee Farm, Hangman's Reel, Hell Among the Stallions,
Home with the Girls in the Morning, Journey to the Hearland,
Julianne Johnson, Little Star, Liza Jane, Mike in the
Wilderness, Needle Case, Pucheon Floor, Quince Dillon's High D,
Ragtime Annie, Richmond, Road Dog, Roscoe, Sally in the Garden,
Sandy Boys, Shady Grove, Shove That Pigs Foot a Little Bit
Further in tthe Fire, Single Footin' Horse, Spotted Pony,
Washington's march, West Fork Gals, Whiskey Before Breakfast
