Description

Book/MP3 CD pack. 150 American, international and classical tunes transcribed from recorded sources and arranged for fiddle and mandolin with guitar chords. The American section features 20 Ed Haley fiddle tunes, most of which have never been published, plus tunes from players such as Dewey Balfa, Dave Bing, Clyde Davenport, Rayna Gellert, Brad Leftwich, Bruce Molsky, Pete Sutherland, Suzy and Eric Thompson, Melvin Wine, lots more. The International section contains 32 tunes from Canada, Mexico, the UK, Greece, Italy, Sweden and elsewhere. The classical section contains 4 pieces by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Handel. Includes photos and biographies of musicians throughout, as well as the author’s own wonderful drawings. With a complete index, discography, bibliography and list of websites. The appendix includes a mandolin chord chart and charts to aid players in reading standard notation. The MP3 CD includes all 150 tunes (3 1/2 hours!) recorded at a moderate tempo. Notation only. Spiralbound. 162 pp.