100 Irish Tunes for Piano Accordion $24.95 with CD

David DiGiuseppe

100 Tunes for Piano Accordion $14.95

David DiGiuseppe

Complete with fingering, left-hand notation and chord symbols.

Accordion Music from Around the World $7.95

Frank Zucco

Accordion Polka Favorites $8.95

Kenny Kotwitz

Café Accordion $19.95 with CD

Dan Newton

Includes CD.

French Music for Accordion $12.95

Larry Hallar

French Music for Accordion: vol. 2 $14.95

Larry Hallar

Italian Favorites for Accordion $9.95

Gary Meisner

Latin Favorites for Accordion $9.95

Gary Meisner

Lawrence Welk's Polka Folio $9.95

Lawrence Welk

Tango Time $12.95

Myriam Mees

12 easy tangos for accordion.

You Can Teach yourself Accordion $10.95

Neil Griffin

Bagpipe Tunebooks

Contemporary and Traditional Music for the Highland Bagpipe Vol 1 and 2 $17.95

Bruce Gandy

Tunes from modern and traditional Bag pipers.

The Cape Breton Collection of Bagpipe Music $18.00

Barry Shears

The Gathering of the Clans Collection $18.00

Barry Shears

Pipe Music from Novia Scotia

A Fiddle Player's Guide to Jamming $14.95 with CD

Carl Yaffey and John Sherman

A really excellent book on the topic indicated by the title. It includes everything you need to know about playing with other people. Chapters include anatomy of a jam session, chords and keys, perdcussive vamping, melodic fills, harmony lines, taking a solo, double stopping, and most imoprtant jam session etiquette and rules! Also included are words and chords for several of the most popular songs and a CD for learning to play along! This is an incredible book- not too big but full of really important content for the beginning aspiring bluegrass, old-timey or folk musician.

All Star Bluegrass Jam Along $19.95

Darol Anger

This unique series of books was designed to teach aspiring pickers twenty one of the most widely known songs and instrumentals in the bluegrass repertoire. There are books and CD's for each instrument- guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and bass, so that all band members can learn their parts. On the CD, the backup band plays the chord changes to each tune several times through at a slow to moderate tempo. The lead solist plays his version of the basic melody, so you can learn it in its most elemental form. The second time he plays it in a slightly more adventurous way, to give you an idea as to where the tune can be taken in an imporvised solo. As the band plays, the soloist drops out for several choruses, so you can be the soloist with the back up band behind you for a fun and productive practice session.
The book provides you with printed notation and/or tablature so lthat you can learn to play intros, endings and both solos in note-for-note detail. You won't find a better way to learn important tunes and improve your instruments technique!!! Tunes include Blackberry Blossom, Sally Ann, Down in the Willow Garden, In the Pines and many other standards.

Bluegrass and Country Fiddle $59.95

Taught by Kenny Kosek

6 CD's and a book teaching Bluegrass fiddle. "All-in-all these tapes are down-right excellent. I couldn't recommend a better way of learning…short of moving in next door to Kenny Baker." Bluegrass Unlimited.

Bluegrass Practice $19.95 CD and Book

Traum, Keith, Campbell, Mason

Homespun has come out with several excellent practice CD's, of which this is one. Here are solid back-ups to ten popular bluegrass instrumentals, providing practice for the lead fiddle, banjo picker, mandolinist or guitarist. The band plays each tune several times through in both slow and up-to-tempo versions. Songs include Boil the Cabbage Down, Blackberry Blossom, Salty Dog, Arkansan Traveler, Turkey in the Straw, June Apple, All the Good Times, and Soldier's Joy. Go for it!

Encyclopedia of Irish and American Fiddle Tunes for Fingerstyle Guitar $24.95 with CD

Duck Baker

A pile of good tunes.

Favorite America Rags and Blues $12.95

Stacy Phillips

Culled from Stacy's American Fiddle Tunes Volume 2, now out of print.

Favorite American Waltzes for Fiddle $12.95

Stacy Phillips

This collection is comprised of transcriptions of traditional American waltzes played by well known fiddlers. There are very few duplications of tunes in the Bill Matheson Waltz Books; these in Stacy's book are generally really traditional waltzes played in the 20's and 30's when fiddlers were first starting to play lots of waltz tunes. They have withstood the test of time! Chords included. A good book to add to the collection of a fiddler who loves to play waltzes! Includes old classics like Over the Waves, Put your Little Foot, Kiss Me Again, and Peek-a-boo. !!!

Steve Kaufman's Four-Hour Bluegrass Workout Vol 1 and Vol 2 $44.95 each with 4 CD's

Steve Kaufman

4 CD lessons plus a 105 page book with chords, music and tab. This project provides you with a backup band that will give you rhythmic support, encourage you to learn new material and provide invaluable practice sessions. Each song is played three times slowly then three times faster. (CDs 1 and 2 contain the slow versions;3 and 4 bring you up to speed. "If you play guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo or bass, play along with these CD's every chance you get. They will build your stamina, speed, power, confidence, and be fun at the same time." Steve Kaufman. Our resident bluegrass instructor, Christian, recommends these to all his students!

Teach Yourself Bluegrass Fiddle $17.95 with CD

Matt Glaser

Teach yourself authentic bluegrass. Clear instructions from a professional; basics, bowing and left hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance and much more. Plus a complete selection of the best bluegrass songs and tunes to learn from.

Beau Solo $9.95

Michael Doucet

12 Cajun tunes transcribed from Doucet's album Beau Solo.

EZ-Play Cajun Fiddle $14.94 with CD

Nancy Simon

Here at last is a collection of traditional Cajun tunes presented in a simplified manner. Fingering is included below staff notation. For real beginners. The accompanying CD includes simple and clearly-player demonstrations ; new fiddlers will enjoy listening to and playing along with an experienced fiddler. Tunes include Jolie Blonde (of course!), Valse des Grand Bois, Petite ou Gross and fourteen others.

Learn to Play Real Cajun Fiddle $59.95

Michael Doucet

6 CDs and a 40 page book of lessons with Cajun virtuoso Doucet.

The Cajun Fiddle $22.95 with CD

Craig Duncan

Includes CD.

100 Original Fiddle Tunes $19.95

Kinnon Beaton

Original tunes from Cape Breton player.

100 Tunes for Piano Accordion $14.95

David DiGiuseppe

Complete with fingering, left-hand notation and chord symbols.

A Fiddle Lesson $29.95

DVD from Natalie MacMaster. Intermediate level. Includes booklet with the tunes.

A'Chording to the Tunes-video $29.95

Tracy Dares

This is the only traditional piano instructional vidoe that I am aware of. It begins with a solo performance by Tracy followed by instruction for piano accompaniment to a jig, a march, a strathspey, and a reel. For the intermediate piano student interested in the Cape Breton accompaniment style, this lesson highlights some of the technical elements of the style and provides the student with a mini-repetoire. Knowledge of chords is essential to use this. Comes with small booklet with the written music and accompaniment suggestions.

Alexander Walker: A Collection of Fiddle Tunes $16.95

Alexander Walker

First issued in 1866, Paul Cranford has acted both as editor and arranger in republishing these tunes, many of which are now popular in the Cape Breton repetoire. According to Paul,"If I felt it was possible to improve a tune I have done so. Some of these new arrangements contain ideas heard from Cape Breton performers, but because I had to make compromises in order to present what I felt was the best from all sources, I take full responsibility for these new arrangements. If a few Walker tunes get back into circulation because ofmy efforts then they will have been worth while."
Clear, easy to read notation, as are all of Paul Cranford's publications which have been re-released and made widely available in the States from Mel Bay.

Brenda Stubbert: The Second Collection $17.95

Brenda Stubbert

While we patiently await the revision of the now out-of-print "Brenda Stubbert's Collection of Fiddle Tunes", we are delighted with a second collection of Brenda's tunes. iIt looks like about half are by Brenda and the other half are either traditional or recent compositions by other modern composers. She now has five CD's; this new book documents many of the tunes found on those recordings and at the same time gives a snapshot of the music currently in her repertoire. For the most part, the tunes are transcribed from the recordings. Chords were arranged with Brenda by my friend and wonderful piano player Melissa Emmons. A really great book! I also have a few of her latest CD "Music All Round" for sale for $12. (I got them to go with the book but they are not packaged together).

Brenda Stubbert's Collection of Fiddle Tunes $19.95

A compilation of traditional and original melodies. Indispensible for the Cape Breton fiddler. And many of her tunes, such as Rannie MacClellen, have crossed over to the general American fiddle repetoire. Newly reprinted with chords. Volume 2 with a completely new selection of tunes is available for the same price.

Heather Hill Collection $17.95

Dan R. MacDonald

Finally back in print! Dan R.'s first collection of original Cape Breton tunes. Many are standards in the repetoire today.

Jerry Holland, The Second Collection $21.95

Jerry Holland

A totally new compilation of traditional and original melodies complete with chords (now that's nice!).

Jerry Holland's Collection of Fiddle Tunes $17.95

Jerry Holland

A compilation of traditional and original melodies. A must-have for any Cape Breton Musician.

Lighthouse Collection of Newly Composed Fiddle Tunes with CD $19.95

by Paul Cranford

Mostly new tunes by Paul Cranford in the Cape Breton tradition, with a smattering of traditional tunes and tunes common in today's repertoire by other Cape Breton fiddlers. Mary Jesse Gillis march is a winner. One of my favorite marches is in this collection- a D tune called Fenella. Truly gorgeous!

Natalie MacMaster's Cape Breton Island Fiddle $14.95

Transcribed by Stacie Phillips

Transcriptions from three of Natalie's albums,"A Compilation," "Fit as a Fiddle," and "No Boundaries." This book works best by far with careful listening to the albums. There are important, but subtle details such as mini-accents, to even violent dynamic swings, explosive bow attacks, and changes in phrasing of what are notated as eighth notes, that have been omitted. If included, the music would be too dense to read with any ease!

Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle Music in New Hampshire $15.00 with cassette

Harvey Tolman and Jason Little

A republication of a long-out-of print collection from Jason and Cousin Harv.

The Beaton Collection $24.95

Beaton Family

Compositions of three generations of the Beaton Family from Mabou, Cape Breton. Kinnon, Donald Angus and Andrea Beaton between them have made over 600 tunes, all of which are published in this book!

The Cape Breton Collection of Bagpipe Music $18.00

Barry Shears

The Cape Breton Fiddler $17.95

Allister MacGillivray

First published in 1981 and reissued in 1997, this heartwarming collection of biographies of the best 100 Cape Breton fiddlers is a must have for all Cape Breton fiddlers. It has a few tunes and some mention of technique, but the real value of the book is its thoughtful insights into Cape Breton life and culture.

The Cape Breton Fiddler's Collection $19.95

Paul Cranford

The latest additon to Paul Carnford's wonderful collection of Cape Breton tune books. Published as a tribute to the Cape Breton Fiddler's Association, most of the tunes were submitted, suggested or composed by past of present members. Others have been arranged from their repertoires. Just to note-the Cape Breton fiddle tradition is still very much alive and growing both in terms of players and composers and many new tunes are quickly and eagerly accpeted into the traditional repertoire.

The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island With CD $29.95

Ed. By Ken Perlman

Celtic and Acadian tunes. Complied by Ken Perlman with the aid of Earth Watch volunteers in the summers of 1991-92. Contains 427 tunes from 90 different fiddlers transcribed and notated for ornamentation. Well over 100 tunes have never before been printed and a like number have appreaed only in private collections. The CD contains these original field recordings. A wonderful and valuable collection!

The Scottish Violinist $22.95

J. Scott Skinner

Reprint of the original compositions of J. Scott Skinner, the finest and best known of all Scottish violinists. Consisting of strathspeys, reels, pibrochs, marches, hornpipes, pastoral airs, violin solos, slow airs, etc., etc., these mostly very difficult tunes form the core of the traditional Scottish repetoire.

The Skye Collection $17.95

Compiled and arranged by Keith, Norman and MacDonald

The first edition of the famous Skye Collection appeared in 1887 and has been out of print for many years; even the second, imcomplete edition has been unavailable for over half a century. The tunes have been reindexed in order to include all the melodies from the two earlier editions. Thanks to Paul Cranford for reproducing this work! Spiral bound for easy use.

The Trip to Windsor Collection $17.95

Dan R. MacDonald

Volume 2 of Cape Breton's beloved DanR (pronounced Dnar), this is imported from Canada. Contains such favorites as Glencoe (Bridge) March and Trip to Windsor. Volume 1, sadly is out of print.

Winston Fitzgerald $16.95

Arranged and edited by Paul Cranford.

Melodies from performances by the legendary Cape Breton Fiddler.

Along the River $15.00; CD also $15

Ed. Susan Conger

Dance tunes written by musicians from the Connectucut River Valley of Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont. Spiral.

Ashoken Farewell $9.95

Jay Unger

Single Sheet of the famous waltz from Ken Burns "The Civil War". Separate violin and piano sections.A fancy arrangement with lots of bowing and ornament details. This tune is also available in Bill Matheisen's Waltz Book 1 ( a plain simple version), and in sheet music form arranged for piano ($3.95). There is also an easy piano version for $3.95.

Chimes of Dunkirk Spiral Book $15.00 / Cassette $10.00 / CD $15.00

New England Dancing Masters

Dances for Children and beginners. With appropriate recordings of the tunes of a length for dancing if live music is not available.

Favorite American Polkas and Jigs for Fiddle $12.95

Stacy Phillips

Commonly played tunes; all these versions are taken directly from the playing of well established fiddlers. The fiddler whose version is transcribed herein is indicated next to the title. Chords are included; type is clear and easy to read. There aren't many collections that include polkas, so this is a welcome source. Includes loads of the wonderful Old-Fart polkas like Jennie Lind, Clarinet, and Beer Barrel!

Fiddler's Fake Book $24.95

Collection of tunes from all Anglo-American traditions. Discography. If you were looking for one general fiddle book to start your collection, this would be it! Spiral bound.

Jump Jim Joe $30 for book and CD

New England Dancing Masters

Singing games for children, with tunes.

Listen to the Mockingbird $30 Book and CD

New England Dancing Masters

More great dances for children, schools, and community.

Music for the Feet $17.95

Frank Ferrel

A collection of 136 all new dance melodies composed by fiddler Farrel. CD available.

New England Fiddler's Repertoire $20.00

by Randy Miller

Old chestnuts from the New England dance tradition. A classic. Spiral bound, hand written. We now have the 20th anniversary revised edition which has much improved the book. Tunes are now arranged alphabetically.There are both an alphebetical index and a list of tunes by key. A special feature are Randy's wood engravings intersprersed among the tunes.

Ryans Mammoth Collection $19.95

Hornpipes, clogs, strathspeys jigs. Reprint same as Cole's l000 Fiddle Tunes. Or Howe's which is no longer in print.

The Fiddler's Throne $25.00

Randy Miller

A new tune collection from Randy Miller, whose earlier tune books are classics. 375 tunes--both old and recently composed--for contra dances, sessions and house parties.

The Portland Collection $25.00

by Susan Songer

Some 400 tunes from Irish, Cape Breton, American, French Canadian sources that are commonly played at dances on the West Coast (and with the advent of this book, on the East Coast!) Spiral bound, easy-to-read music.

The Portland Collection Vol.2 $25.00

Susan Songer

Another 322 tunes from the Portland Oregon Dance community. Spiral bound with chords and fabulous discography and tune descriptions. The perfect gift for those who have loved Volume 1 over the years. Cd's of both volumes are now avaliable ($15 each) as well as a very valuable compilation of slow tunes for the beginner to play along with. ($25 for 2 cd's) Tune list available on request!

The Waltz Book Vol 1. $12.00 / Vol.2. $15.00/Vol.3 $15.00

Bill Matthiesen, Ed.

Traditional waltzes commonly played at dances. Essential member of every dance fiddler's library! Spiral bound. Chords and stories about the composers if available.

Complete Dulcimer Handbook $24.95 with CD

Mark Biggs

A basic guide for mountain dulcimer players from the novice to the advanced picker. Contains lots of great tunes.

Caedmon Capers $8.95

Eddie Upton

English dances and tunes.

English Country Dance Tunes $17.00

Dave Mallinson

See notes for the English Pub Session Tunes book! Same thing, different tunes. Chords included in both books.

English Pub Session Tunes $17.00

Dave Mallinson

Dave is now doing for the English fiddle tradition what he did for the Irish-though how many of the tunes are originally English I'm not sure as with a quick glance through there are decidedly French Canadian, Irish, American and tunes from the Howe collection. It is nice that he features several sections of easy tunes and then ends with tunes that are "A bit of a Challenge"!

Lincolnshire Collections Volume 1 $18.95

Joshua Gibblns

Tunes from a variety of sources, collected in Tealby, Lincolnshire (England) between 1823 and 1826 by Joshua Gibbons, a papermaker and fiddler. The original manuscript, a note book with dozens of tunes crammed into it as they were notated by Mr. Gibbons when he either learned or discovered them was donated to a museum in Scunthorpe and "discovered" by a local musician. This collection of 186 tunes has been edited and many of the tunes have been transposed to the fiddle-friendly keys of G and D rather than B flat and F and C. It is an unusual collection in that it contains 30 tunes harmonised for two or three instruments, either for Church Band or Village Band or a marching band connected with local volunteers or militia. Fascinating! Add this one to your collection!

Mally's Cotswold morris Book Vol. 1 $20.95 with CD.

Dave Mallinson

This collection of morris music, although by no means comprehensive, contains most of the dance tunes currently in vogue in what might be called the popular (British) traditions. All of the tunes can be found elsewhere, but, unlike previous publications, they are all presented in keys which most of today's morris musicians are likely to favor. Ie the Key of G. (to accommodate the melodeans, by inlarge. ) So don't buy this book for fiddle unless you're going to be playing for a team. Chord accompaniments indicated.

The Barnes Book of English Country Dance Tunes Volume 2 $20.00

Peter Branes

A second volume from that amazing piano accompaniest Peter Barnes, now happily residing in Greenfield, Massachusetts to the delight of Pioneer Valley musicians. This book along with Voume 1 is THE BIBLE of English country dance music.

The Barnes Book of English Country Dance Tunes: vol 1 $20.00

edited by Peter Barnes

A collection of 436 commonly used English country-dance melodies.

The Fiddler's Tune Book $12.95

Ed. Peter Kennedy

Reprint in one volume of the now out of print two volume set published in 1951. A definitive collection of "old standards" of the contra-dance repetoire. Now includes chords!

The Oak Tree $12.95

Paul Hudson

A collection of English dances and dance tunes.

The Willow Tree $11.95

Hugh Rippon and Dave Mallinson

English dancing master Hugh Rippon explains 26 circle and contradances and tunes to go with them. 52 tunes from various celtic traditions are printed with chords. This is a nice book, clearly laid out.

Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland $12.95 each

Peter Kennedy

Four books are available.
1. Hornpipes and Breakdowns, Clog and Step Dances 2. Jigs and Quicksteps, Trips and Humours 3. Reels and Rants, Flings and Fancies 4. Slip Jigs and Waltzes. These books contain tunes, many previously unpublished, collected by Peter Kennedy in Britain and Ireland.. Each book has 200 tunes with accompaniment chords. Alternative titles included and indexed. Nice Books! Tunes are not duplicated in the Fiddler's Tune Book.

A Complete Guide to Learning the Irish Fiddle Book with CD $34.95; Video $39.95

Paul McNevin

Everything you need to know about the Irish fiddle, from the first notes and tunes to advanced solos and ornamentation.

A Fiddle Lesson $29.95

DVD from Natalie MacMaster. Intermediate level. Includes booklet with the tunes.

A Fiddle Player's Guide to Jamming $14.95 with CD

Carl Yaffey and John Sherman

A really excellent book on the topic indicated by the title. It includes everything you need to know about playing with other people. Chapters include anatomy of a jam session, chords and keys, perdcussive vamping, melodic fills, harmony lines, taking a solo, double stopping, and most imoprtant jam session etiquette and rules! Also included are words and chords for several of the most popular songs and a CD for learning to play along! This is an incredible book- not too big but full of really important content for the beginning aspiring bluegrass, old-timey or folk musician.

A Guide to American Fiddling $17.95 book and CD

Andrew Carlson

A teaching book with six very informative chapters on historical background and technique. Tunes are arranged in order of difficulty cooresponding to the techniques described in the text. The CD both demonstrates the melody and offers back-up tracks. Tunes are a combination of old-timey and standard New England repetoire. Highly recommended for the beginning to intermediate fiddler.

Bluegrass and Country Fiddle $59.95

Taught by Kenny Kosek

6 CD's and a book teaching Bluegrass fiddle. "All-in-all these tapes are down-right excellent. I couldn't recommend a better way of learning…short of moving in next door to Kenny Baker." Bluegrass Unlimited.

Children's Fiddling Method $9.95

Cheryl Ann Wheeler

An excellent instruction book and not just for children. In fact I really wouldn't recomment this for children; this is a very adult book. You can put brown paper over the cover title and picture if it embarasses you. No phisical is technique is included; the value of this book are the additions, improvisations and ornaments that follow each tune. Fiddling is very much improvisational and I wish I could do more alone those lines! CD or DVD is available to go with.

Children's Graded Fiddle Solos Vol 1 $19.95 with CD

Carol Ann Wheeler

A much needed book! Twelve traditional tunes, mostly from the old-timey repetoire are notated in three different skill levels, from rank beginner to the advanced student. CD gives audio version of each level, as ornamantation increases accordingly. Bowings and chord progressions are indicated throughout. NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN; GREAT FOR ANY BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE PLAYER!!!

Fiddling Chord Book $9.95

Craig Duncan

Unique offering of all the two note basic and not-so-basic chords you would ever need to play double stops on the fiddle. Diagramed both in standard notation and tablature.

HOKUM:Theory and Scales for Fiddle Tunes and Fiddle improvisation $18.95

Leon Grizzard

This book was written for three purposes:(1) to teach music theory and scales as applied to fiddle tunes in the American/Celtic traditions;(2) to teach fiddle improvisation;(3) to present additional material for the fiddler who wants to play in other popular styles. Clearly laid out and explained, this book will be extremely helpful in expanding a fiddlers' musical understanding of their craft. Examples are illustrated with familiar repetoire exerpts. Highly recommended.

Improv for Violinists $19.95 for book with CD

John Henry Gates

The purpose of this book if to teach you to teach yourself to improvise. On beyond memorized patterns and licks, this book will help the musician in you come forward and improvise within the chord structure of the tune. Starts with a good strong music theory set of lessons in a work-book layout and then has you improvise along with the CD. Great!

Improvising Violin $19.95

Julie Lyonn Lieberman

Written for the violinist who longs to leave the confines of the written page, Lieberman breaks donw all of the components necessary to master imporvisation in jazz, blues, swing, folk, rock and new age styles, offering dozens of helpful tips on theory and technique. Includes excecises, riffs, patterns, chord charts in all twelve keys and quotes and anecdotes from the famous (but not necessarily rich). The books is from 1995, so the amplification system section does not of course include some of the latest hot items to make your fiddle louder. The music never dates! Highly recommended.

Interview with a Vamper $17.50

Peter Barnes

Piano accompaniment techniques for traditional dance music. Indispensable. Spiral.

Irish Fiddle Playing, A Guide for the Serious Player $19.95 with CD

Phillip John Berthoud

This book is aimed at people who already play fiddle. It deals with subjects that are normally neglected such as improvisitation, the psychology of playing the fiddle, bowing, interpretation, and effective practice. It includes good versions of popular session tunes with good accompanying text. Well done and highly recommended.

Jazz Violin $21.95

Matt Glaser and Stephane Grappelli

A book on jazz violin that looks at the playing of Grappelli, Joe Venuti and Stuff Smith, among others.

Latin Violin $24.95 with CD

Sam Bardfeld

How to play Salsa, Caranga and Latin Jazz vilolin! This book was written for vilinists who want to learn to play in the Afro-Cuban tradition, known throughout the world as Salsa or Latin music. The book is composed of four sections: a brief historical overview, a section on how the music works including techniques and transcriptions, a section that outlines the music featured on the accompanying CD amd finally, the original recorded versions of the transcribed solos, sample montunos, and charts for the play-along material covering different Afro0Cuban forms. And a glossary defining the Spanish terms used in the music! A great book: nothing else like this is available!

Learn to Play Real Cajun Fiddle $59.95

Michael Doucet

6 CDs and a 40 page book of lessons with Cajun virtuoso Doucet.

Mel Bay's Complete Irish Fiddle Player Book and CD $29.95

Peter Cooper

Tunes and good instruction on bowings, ornaments etc. with each tune. Lots of helpful text.

Rockin' Out with Blues Fiddle Book/CD pack $21.95

Julie Lyonn Lieberman

This book is designed to provide you with all of the tools needed to play well in a blues or pop/rock setting. Arranged in a series of short technical lessons with CD back-up for each lesson. Go for it!

Sensible Scales Plus! for Violin and Fiddle $14.95

Julianna Waller

This volume is an excellent resource for beginning, intermediate and advanced players. Arranged by skill , each section is concise and easy to understand. Presentation of scales and arpeggios include excellent fingerings and an emphasis on bowing and rhythmis variations. Beginngers are supported with rote and music notation as well as specific goals to accomplish. One special feature is an intense focus on the development of the intermediate player through two-octave scales, arpeggios and chord progression arpeggios. Advanced players will be challenged by three-octave major and minor scales presented in increasing rhythmic values. Finally, scales in sixths and thirds are offered for continued study and development of double stops. Well written, well presented, and highly recommended!

Teach Yourself Bluegrass Fiddle $17.95 with CD

Matt Glaser

Teach yourself authentic bluegrass. Clear instructions from a professional; basics, bowing and left hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance and much more. Plus a complete selection of the best bluegrass songs and tunes to learn from.

The American Fiddle Method Vol 1 and 2. $24.95 each with CD

Brian Wicklund

Great instruction, explanation and tunes from the fiddler in Stoney Lonesome Bluegrass Band. This is THE most comprehensive the thorough set of books I have seen yet. Plus awsome and amusing illustrations. Highly recommended by Kate!

The Cajun Fiddle $22.95 with CD

Craig Duncan

Includes CD.

The Scottish Folk Fiddle Tutor $19.95

Christine Martin and Anne Hughes

Beginning fiddle book for Teens or Adults. Mostly Scottish tunes with a CD for listening. Nice, clearly written book.

The Scottish Folk Fiddle: Third Position $12.95

Christine Martin

Always wanted to go up the neck? This lovely little collection demistifies the third position and gives you tunes to do it with. I'll be trying it soon!

The Violinist's Guide to Fiddling $14.95

Mark Weeg

This book is meant for classical violinists and advanced fiddlers. It includes "difficult" tunes or more complicated versions of standard tunes, notated from real life performances. Traditional bowing and chord patterns commonly used by fiddlers are explored for the benefit of the classical player. Chords are included. Solo variations and or back-up harmonies are included for many of the tunes. Traditions cover the gamut, from Irish to Cape Breton to Bluegrass to Old-Timey. Partucilarly challenging for the average fiddler (like me) would be Parazotti's E flat tune, "The Banks". A popular tune in the Scottish and Cape Breton repetoire, I would recommend it as a particularly exciting and delightful piece!

100 Tunes for Piano Accordion $14.95

David DiGiuseppe

Complete with fingering, left-hand notation and chord symbols.

300 Fiddle Tunes $9.95

Ed. Ron Middlebrook

Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes and Dances from New England, Irish and Scottish traditions. Nicely notated on the page, not too small!!!

50 Tunes for Fiddle $29.95 with 3 CD's

Mark Geslison

This book contains just over 50 tunes from the US, the British Isles, and Canada. It is intended to give a broad tune base of popular fiddle tunes to students and instructors. Many of the tunes come with a second and/of third fiddle part. Chords are included, with a chord chart for the tunes in the back. The CDs contain all the tunes; listening is the best way to absorb the rhythm and cadences of the music. Always keep in mind that what is written in any of these collections is the bare-bones out-line of a tune. It is up to the fiddler to understand the nuances of the tradition, and what bowings and ornaments and timings are used to really makek the tune sound authentic!
I would describe this volume, for both the way it is layed out and the content, to be a "violinistic" approach to the music, and would be best enjoyed in a class room setting where a violin teacher is exposing the students to traditional music.

A Guide to American Fiddling $17.95 book and CD

Andrew Carlson

A teaching book with six very informative chapters on historical background and technique. Tunes are arranged in order of difficulty cooresponding to the techniques described in the text. The CD both demonstrates the melody and offers back-up tracks. Tunes are a combination of old-timey and standard New England repetoire. Highly recommended for the beginning to intermediate fiddler.

A Little Couple Dance Music $22.00

Collected by Peter Barnes

400 Waltzes, Polkas, Tangos, Hambos, Zwiefachers and other unusual tunes from Europe and Latin America with a smattering of Celtic. Spiral.

American Tunes for Solo and Ensemble (three books) $9.95 each

Craig Duncan

There are three books in this series: The first is for violin 1 and 2 with piano accompaniment, the second for viola and violin 3 with ensemble score and the third for cello and bass with piano accompaniment. Each book has the same tunes and any part can be played with any other part, or they can all be played together. Separate score-sheets are also included for each part. Tunes include American standard traditionals including Cripple Creek, Cotton-Eyed Joe, Red Wing, Eighth of January, Jolie Blonde, Mississippi Sawyer and others. A great idea, especially for string teachers who have lots of kids who want to play together-there ain't much out there along these lines! And this is a real nice set-easy to read with great tunes!

Anthology of Fiddle Styles $19.95 with CD

David Reiner

This book is divided into Bluegrass, Old-Timey, Irish, Scandanavian, Blues, Cajun, Texas, Swing and Jazz, and Twin fiddle styles. A couple of very well documented tunes comrpise each section, with bowings, chords and some interesting and not often visited ideas on kick-offs and endings for tunes. Mainly for intermediate to advanced playes.

Back-Up Trax for Swing and Jazz Vol. 1 $17.95 with CD

Dix Bruce

For any lead instrument- violin, guitar, mandolin or tenor banjo. Here's how BACKUP TRAX works: you play along with the recording, reading the music and learning melodies and etudes to 12 of the most popular tunes in the traditional swing and Jazz repetoire. The practice soloing and improvising. First you'll hear the melody with just guitar backup at slow speed for beginners. Next you'll hear the melody with the whole band at regular speed. Then the band plays several choruses of the tune and YOU supply the melody or solo. Backup Trax offers the advantage of infinite repetition and gives musicians a rhythy section to play to and rehearse melodies. Each set comes with a recording and a booklet of shord charts, melodies and playing tips. Includes standard notation, and guitar and mandolin tablature for each tune.

Back-Up Trax for Traditional Jass and Dixie Land $17.95 with CD

Dix Bruce

For any lead instrument- violin, guitar or tenor banjo. Here's how BACKUP TRAX works: you play along with the recording, reading the music and learning melodies and etudes to 16 of the most popular tunes in the traditional Jazz and Dixieland repetoire. The practice soloing and improvising. First you'll hear the melody with just guitar backup at slow speed for beginners. Next you'll hear the melody with the whole band at regular speed. Then the band plays several choruses of the tune and YOU supply the melody or solo. Backup Trax offers the advantage of infinite repetition and gives musicians a rhythy section to play to and rehearse melodies. Each set comes with a recording and a booklet of shord charts, melodies and playing tips. Words are included for songs where appropriate. (St. James Infirmary, Bill Bailey, Frankie and Johnny and many more).

Black Isle Music $15.00

Keith Murphy

Keith Murphy, a Brattleboro resident, has graced the world of tunes and songs with his exceptional talent as a traditional musician. A native Newfoundlander, he is currently a member of Nightingale, a traditional Celtic band, and member of the newer band Assenbly, a jazzier traditional band. He has put together a collection of the tunes that he has written over the years. This is an easy to read, spiral bound book with chord suggestions. A lovely collection with both dance and listening tunes.

Canadian Fiddle Music Vol. 1 and 2 $29.95

Compiled by Ed Whitcomb

A recently reissued volume of 444 original fiddle tunes by 114 Canadian composers from all the traditions across Canada. Heartfelt thanks to Bill Bay for all his recent Mel Bay publications of traditional music and the next person who complains about the stogginess of the Mel Bay company gets the "Most Uninformed Person Award of 2003".

Carol Ann's Collection of Fiddle Tunes $22.95 with CD

Carol Ann Wheeler

Fully titled "Carol Ann's Collection of Fiddle Tunes for Shows, Contests, and Parking Lot Jamming!", this book contains an interesting selection of Scottish and Texas style tunes, often arranged in sets. Some optional harmony parts are also included and all the tunes are on the CD. Very interesting chat text before each number and well as a large collection of great photographs of mainly Western and Texas fiddlers. When I was at the Montana State Fiddle Contest in 1982, I met a Montana fiddler whose name of course I couldn't recall, but I did remember that he was a mortitian.So imagine my surprise when his photo turns up in this book- his name is Gary Beebe! Aslo photos of the younger new fiddlers, Hanneke Cassel and Laura Risk, as well as a shot of Buddy MacMaster in plaid shorts with Alaisdar Fraser in a kilt.Chords, bowings, double stops and ornaments are detailed here. This is a really interesting fiddle tune book- I like it a whole bunch- but the arrangements are definitely not for beginners or low intermediates! Worth the price for the photos alson!

Celtic Back-Up for all Instrumentalists $22.95 with CD

Chris Smith

This book teaches how to perform tasteful, supportive, imaginative improvisational accompaniment back-up with a chordal instrument in the Celtic Session. This is an extremely thorough book, with examples, explanations, and exercises (yes-homeowrk!!!) The 99 track Cd augments the instruction with good ear-training and practice sessions. This is a technical and detailed book that I highly recommend if you are serious about learning to accompany a melody instrument.

Children's Graded Fiddle Solos Vol 1 $19.95 with CD

Carol Ann Wheeler

A much needed book! Twelve traditional tunes, mostly from the old-timey repetoire are notated in three different skill levels, from rank beginner to the advanced student. CD gives audio version of each level, as ornamantation increases accordingly. Bowings and chord progressions are indicated throughout. NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN; GREAT FOR ANY BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE PLAYER!!!

Childsplay $14.95 with CD

The Great Waltz

Childsplay is a collection of fiddlers from all over the United States and Europe that play violins made by Bob Childs in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Great Waltz gave all the members the opportunity to share the common love of the violin, viola and cello, and have produced a CD and book combination of the waltzes they played during their 2001 tour. Most tunes have either harmony violin or cello or viola parts, as well as the 1st violin. Accompaniment chords are indicated. Some of the tunes are traditional and some are by current traditional composers. A lovely book!

Chimes of Dunkirk Spiral Book $15.00 / Cassette $10.00 / CD $15.00

New England Dancing Masters

Dances for Children and beginners. With appropriate recordings of the tunes of a length for dancing if live music is not available.

Dance Ce Soir $29.95 Book; $44.95 Book and CD.

Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell

A collection of 122 traditional and composed tunes from Quebec for fiddle and accordion, collected from Quebecois musicians. The book is written in both French and English and contains transcriptions of the tunes, appropriate chords, and biographies of the contributors. Another fabulous Mel Bay contribution to traditional music!!!!!

Down in the Valley $30

New England Dancing Masters

A fourth collection of more great singing games for children, schools and communities edited by Andy Davis, and Peter and Mary Alice Amidon from Brattleboro, Vermont. Book and CD are $15 each.

Early American Roots $27.95with CD

Geoff Wysham and Tina Chancey

Early American Roots presents a cross section of popular American instrumental music from the time of the American Revolution. The CD was recorded by the six person group Hesperus, an early music ensemble and the book was written to notate the music on the CD. The written music is includes separate parts where appropriate. Sources for the tunes include "The First Book of Cotillions", "The English Dancing Master" and "Apollo's Banquet for the Treble Violin": sources for songs are "Southern Harmony" and "Wyeth's Repository". (Aren't these wonderful names!)The authors encourage experimentation in arrangement and in instrumentation -at the time these tunes were written, musicians played whatever was at hand. A lovely, unusual and recommended collection!

Easiest Fiddle Tunes for Children $14.95 with CD

Larry McCabe

Large print common tunes for the beginning and intermediate player. Each is written in standard notation and tab. The Cd is for tuning, and playing along with another fiddle or panning to turn the fiddle off and just playing with the back-up. Each tune is recorded twice with guitar accompaniment at moderate speed. Tunes are arranged in order of difficulty. Some bowings are indicated, a very helpful feature for the beginner! A good book.

Easiest Fiddling Book $14.95 with CD

Craig Duncan

This book contains 23 arrangements of traditional tunes for the very beginning fiddler or violinist. A wide variety of selections includes fiddle tunes, folk songs, religious melodies and popular songs, beginngin with the easiest and progressing in difficulty. Each tune is written in music notation followed by a fingering chart (learn to read the music- the fingering charts will be useless when you go to other books!). Chord changes are included. BIG PRINT. Great for little kids. All tunes are on the CD.

Eastern European Music for Violin Duet $17.95 with CD

Mary Ann Harbar

A wonderful collection of 92 folk tune duets (could be also played as solos) from Poland, Rumania, Hungary, Serbia, Russia, Croatia, Ukraine, and Transylvania. Includes guitar chords and all the tunes are recorded on the CD.

Easy Fiddle Solos $10.95 with CD

Dick Weissman and Mike Connolly

The author states "with this book, I hope to give the beginning fiddler and immediate grasp of the fundamentals of fiddling in an instructive and entertaining way. It is assumed that the reader has a basic knowledge of reading music and can play in te several keys in the first position. Tablature (unnecessary and inadvisable for the fiddle in my personal opinion) and standard notation are included as well as chord symbols.While it looks to me like most of the tunes are compositions by the authors, the excercises that they incorporate are excellent and progressive. They include bowing and rhythm patterns, shuffles and tags with a whole page of standard tags at the end!

Easy Peasy Tunes $10.95

Ed. Dave Mallinson

101 tunes for absolute beginners and novices, graded as to difficulty. Suitable for all instruments, with chords. Nice to have a nice beginner's book!

English Country Dance Tunes $17.00

Dave Mallinson

See notes for the English Pub Session Tunes book! Same thing, different tunes. Chords included in both books.

English Pub Session Tunes $17.00

Dave Mallinson

Dave is now doing for the English fiddle tradition what he did for the Irish-though how many of the tunes are originally English I'm not sure as with a quick glance through there are decidedly French Canadian, Irish, American and tunes from the Howe collection. It is nice that he features several sections of easy tunes and then ends with tunes that are "A bit of a Challenge"!

Favorite American Polkas and Jigs for Fiddle $12.95

Stacy Phillips

Commonly played tunes; all these versions are taken directly from the playing of well established fiddlers. The fiddler whose version is transcribed herein is indicated next to the title. Chords are included; type is clear and easy to read. There aren't many collections that include polkas, so this is a welcome source. Includes loads of the wonderful Old-Fart polkas like Jennie Lind, Clarinet, and Beer Barrel!

Favorite American Waltzes for Fiddle $12.95

Stacy Phillips

This collection is comprised of transcriptions of traditional American waltzes played by well known fiddlers. There are very few duplications of tunes in the Bill Matheson Waltz Books; these in Stacy's book are generally really traditional waltzes played in the 20's and 30's when fiddlers were first starting to play lots of waltz tunes. They have withstood the test of time! Chords included. A good book to add to the collection of a fiddler who loves to play waltzes! Includes old classics like Over the Waves, Put your Little Foot, Kiss Me Again, and Peek-a-boo. !!!

Favorite Swedish Fidddle Tunes $8.95

Tom Gilland

A new release from the indefatigable Mel Bay company, this is the only Swedish collection that I know of that is readily available in this country. Contains some 30 vals (waltzes), ganglat (walking tunes) polskas, Schottis, Engelska and brudsmarsch (wedding tunes).

Fiddler's Fake Book $24.95

Collection of tunes from all Anglo-American traditions. Discography. If you were looking for one general fiddle book to start your collection, this would be it! Spiral bound.

Fiddling Across America $25.00 with CD

David Reiner and Peter Anick

Featuring 66 transcriptions from fiddlers across the spectrum of American styles. A truly fascinating book notes on each fiddler and photos of many of them. We got Northeast, Southeast, Western and Ethnic catogories with bowings and some chord indications. Great and thorough introductory section on cultural history and traditions and technical playing. Most of the fiddlers represented are the "real thing" rather than revival musicians. There is a hugh amount of good information in this book as well as the tunes. As these are transcriptions, there are lots of technicalities, so this is not a volume for beginners. I would surmise that the tunes on the CD are played by the authors rather than by the original artists, but I don't know for sure. Anyone out there know?

Fiddling Around the World $22.95 with CD

Mary Ann Harbor

This eclectic sampling of popular ethnic music is largely accessible to the intermediate student. The tunes are edited to present their idomatic ornaments and bowings in a way that's comfortable and easy to learn. Along with a selection of Celtic tunes, there are pieces from Eastern Europe, Mexico and some of the Mediterranian countries.

Fiddling Christmas $14.95

Craig Duncan

Our favorite Christmas fiddle book. The standard American/English carols with several seasonal fiddle tunes such as the Snowflake hornpipe. This book has harmony parts for each song so could be used for two fiddles or fiddle and flute or someother treble instrument and there is also a pull out piano accompaniment section. Chords as well- a great little collection.

Interview with a Vamper $17.50

Peter Barnes

Piano accompaniment techniques for traditional dance music. Indispensable. Spiral.

Jump Jim Joe $30 for book and CD

New England Dancing Masters

Singing games for children, with tunes.

KidFiddle $8.95

Jerry Silverman

Very simple American Old-Time and Irish tunes notated in more than one key. Large print; excellent children's first tune book.

Listen to the Mockingbird $30 Book and CD

New England Dancing Masters

More great dances for children, schools, and community.

Mariachi Violin Transcriptions $12.95

Laura Sobrino

This book is way cool! Ten Mexican violin pieces, arranged for either one or two violins, guitar and bass. No instruction , just the music in standard notation with a separate violin pull out section.

Mark O'Connor The Championship Years $24.95

Ed. Stacy Phillips and Mark O'Connor

This is a fine collection of transcriptions of Mark's contest tunes from 1975-1984, the years during which he redefined Texas fiddling and set a new standard in traditional old-time contest competition. The tunes are from his album "Mark O'Connor-The Championship Years, and the book starts out with a detailed conversation between Mark and Stacy about Mark's career and ends with an interview with Mark and Matt Glaser, with other fascinating interviews sprinkled throughout the book. Chords are charted at the end of each tune. Some cool photos too.

Mel Bay's Complete Fiddling Book $17.75

Over 300 favorite fiddle tunes; Taken from different printed sources, the quality of notation is uneven. Video available.

Ryans Mammoth Collection $19.95

Hornpipes, clogs, strathspeys jigs. Reprint same as Cole's l000 Fiddle Tunes. Or Howe's which is no longer in print.

Sensible Scales Plus! for Violin and Fiddle $14.95

Julianna Waller

This volume is an excellent resource for beginning, intermediate and advanced players. Arranged by skill , each section is concise and easy to understand. Presentation of scales and arpeggios include excellent fingerings and an emphasis on bowing and rhythmis variations. Beginngers are supported with rote and music notation as well as specific goals to accomplish. One special feature is an intense focus on the development of the intermediate player through two-octave scales, arpeggios and chord progression arpeggios. Advanced players will be challenged by three-octave major and minor scales presented in increasing rhythmic values. Finally, scales in sixths and thirds are offered for continued study and development of double stops. Well written, well presented, and highly recommended!

The Fiddler's Tune Book $12.95

Ed. Peter Kennedy

Reprint in one volume of the now out of print two volume set published in 1951. A definitive collection of "old standards" of the contra-dance repetoire. Now includes chords!

The Lover's Waltz $9.95

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

This beautiful, romantic waltz-the title cut on Jay and Molly's critically acclaimed CD-has become one of their most requested tunes in concert. Perfect for weddings, this arrangement presents the theme three time through-beginning in G and modulatins to D-accurately capturing the rhythms, harmonies and chord voicings of their concert and recorded performances. Editions available for solo piano or violin duet with piano accompaniment.

The Portland Collection $25.00

by Susan Songer

Some 400 tunes from Irish, Cape Breton, American, French Canadian sources that are commonly played at dances on the West Coast (and with the advent of this book, on the East Coast!) Spiral bound, easy-to-read music.

The Violinist's Guide to Fiddling $14.95

Mark Weeg

This book is meant for classical violinists and advanced fiddlers. It includes "difficult" tunes or more complicated versions of standard tunes, notated from real life performances. Traditional bowing and chord patterns commonly used by fiddlers are explored for the benefit of the classical player. Chords are included. Solo variations and or back-up harmonies are included for many of the tunes. Traditions cover the gamut, from Irish to Cape Breton to Bluegrass to Old-Timey. Partucilarly challenging for the average fiddler (like me) would be Parazotti's E flat tune, "The Banks". A popular tune in the Scottish and Cape Breton repetoire, I would recommend it as a particularly exciting and delightful piece!

Celtic Back-Up for all Instrumentalists $22.95 with CD

Chris Smith

This book teaches how to perform tasteful, supportive, imaginative improvisational accompaniment back-up with a chordal instrument in the Celtic Session. This is an extremely thorough book, with examples, explanations, and exercises (yes-homeowrk!!!) The 99 track Cd augments the instruction with good ear-training and practice sessions. This is a technical and detailed book that I highly recommend if you are serious about learning to accompany a melody instrument.

Celtic Encyclopedia:Fingerstyle Guitar Edition $25.00

Glenn Weiser

Over 100 tunes arranged for guitar, standard tuning or dropped D, and displayed both in notation and tablature. Includes Airs, waltzes, marches, reels, jigs and hornpipes with harp tunes from the Bunting and O'Caralon collections. This is a thorough assembly of well known and more unusual tunes.

Celtic Favorites for Open-Tuned Guitar $9.95

Jeff Jacobson

16 fingerstyle solos clearly written in both tab and notation. Old favorites such as Danny Boy, Molly Malone, Haste to the Wedding. No explanation, just music.

Celtic Guitar Encyclopedia: Fingerstyle Edition $25.00

Glenn Weiser

Over 100 arrangements in standard and dropped D tuning.

Celtic Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar $24.95 with 3 CD's

Duck Baker, Stefan Grossman, John Renbourn

Six tunes, two per artist, taught note for note on the CDs. Originally released in the 70's on cassettes, these are remastered discs with newly printed notation and tab in book form. Tunes include Planxty Irwin, Hewlett, Logan Water, Captain Magan, Mist Covered Mountains of Home, and The Orphan.

DADGAD Tuning $17.95 with CD

Julie Henigan

This book is intended for guitarists who would like to explore DADGAD, but feel a need for more guidance than their ears can initially provide. Fingerstyle guitar.Mainly Irish dance tunes, the lay out is both in notation and tab and is very clear and easy to read. An introductory section with explanations is valuable, as are the simplified alternatives to Irish fiddle ornamentation. Nice discography and bibliography in the back with CD for Aural Reference. I recommend this book!

Easy Celtic Solos for Fingerstyle guitar $14.95 with CD

Lisle Crowley

Thirteen well known Irish tunes arranged with an easy version and a more difficult version. This book needs to be used with a (classical) guitar teacher as there are postion markers over the music which would be meaningless with out explanation and they are not explained at the beginning of the book.

Encyclopedia of Flatpicking Tunes for Celtic Guitar $29.95

Steve Kaufman

249 songs from the Celtic tradition, clearly layed out in both easy to read tab and notation. Accompanying chords are above the music. Standard tuning only; This is a Bluegrassers dream collection for moving on beyond Sally Goodin or Cripple Creek. Good explanation at the beginning on timing, rolls, and a little music theory.

Encyclopedia of Irish and American Fiddle Tunes for Fingerstyle Guitar $24.95 with CD

Duck Baker

A pile of good tunes.

Fingerpicking Fiddle Tunes; vol. 2 $24.95 with 3 CDs

Duck Baker

Irish Dance Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar $24.95 with 3 CDs

Eric Thompson

Includes 3 CDs.

Irish Hornpipes, Slip Jigs and Reels for Fingerstyle Guitar $24.95 with 3 CDs

Duck Baker

Includes 3 CDs.

Irish Traditional Guitar Accompaniment $20.95

Gavin Ralston

Mostly melody line notation with chords on a fingerboard grid above the notes. The presentation is a little obnoxious with these big grids above the notes but it is very helpful to know which chord shape is to be used. Some good strumming patterns are also diagrammed as well as bass runs and rolls. All in dropped D tuning.

Northumbrian and Border Folk Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar $19.95 with CD

Bill Brennan

Includes CD.

Scottish Traditional Music for Guitar $15.95

Rob MacKillop

This tutorial contains 32 tunes selected from 17th Century lute manuscripts and 18th and 19th Century Scottish instrumental collections. !2 and in open G and 20 in DADGAD. All the music is presented in staff and tablature; notes to the tunes provide technical advice including fingerings and information on the provenance of the material. The music is clear and easy to read! A good section of introductory instruction and notation is included at the beginning of the book

The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book $19.95

Sarah McQuaid

Traditional Irish Guitar $34.90 with CD

Paul de Grae

I like this book a lot. The author is very generous with the text, both in giving explanations of what he is teaching and in the nature and origins of the tune. It is a single note rather than a fingerstyle or classical (with more than one string sounded at a time) approach to playing traditional tunes on the guitar. There is some tab, but many of the pieces are in notation only so the ability to read music would be helpful. Full of advice on alternative tunings, chord substitutions, technique, accompaniment, solo playing, I would recommend this book highly, both as a tutor and as a source of music an information.

100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes $15.45

Dave Mallinson

Extend your Irish session repertoire with this handsome selection of popular Irish tunes: unlike many other Irish books of this nature the emphasis is away from reels: here you'll find slip jigs, hornpipes, slides and an abundance of lively jigs. With chords.

100 Essential Irish Session Tunes $13.95

Ed. Dave Mallinson

When embarking on the task of learning a set of tunes in order to join in the Irish pub sessions, one major problem is deciding which tunes to learn first. This book will help because it presents 100 of the most widely known and most regularly played of those tunes. With these under your belt you will be able to go along to virtually any session and know that the musicians will most likely be able to play a fair few tunes from your repetoire. Also you will be able to start any of these tunes safe in the knowledge that smoeone will know it and may join in to give moral support!

100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes $13.95

Ed. Dave Mallinson

This book echos the format of a typical Irish session. Lots of reels, some jigs, and a few hornpipes. It follows the two best-selling 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes and 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. All the tunes in this book are firm session favorites, particularly the reels. There are no polkas as there are plenty to be found in 100 Irish Polkas!

100 Irish Polkas $15.45

Dave Mallinson

The title says it all, a book crammed with juicy polkas to get your teeth into: a must for polka lovers aswell as any other musician who is looking for easier Irish repertoire. Why not give your self a break from the reels and jigs occasionally?

100 Irish Tunes for Piano Accordion $24.95 with CD

David DiGiuseppe

100 Tunes for Piano Accordion $14.95

David DiGiuseppe

Complete with fingering, left-hand notation and chord symbols.

100 Vital Irish Session tunes $21.00

Dave Mallinson

These tunes form the very corner stone of Irish music sessions. They crop up with such regularity that it's VITAL that you are able to play them. Every type of dance tune is represented: reels, jigs, hornpipies, polkas, slides, slip jigs and on…easy to read with accompanying chords for your guitar playing spouse!

121 Favorite Irish Session Tunes $44.95 for 4 CDs and book

L.E. McCullough

Performed on tin whistle by L.E. McCullough, the tunes are first played slowly and then up to speed. Then you can turn off the melody and have keyboard and guitar accompaniment for a great practice session. Good for any melody instrument, fiddle, accordion, flute, tinwhistle, banjo, guitar, bouzoukie. 4 CDs with music book.

A Complete Guide to Learning the Irish Fiddle Book with CD $34.95; Video $39.95

Paul McNevin

Everything you need to know about the Irish fiddle, from the first notes and tunes to advanced solos and ornamentation.

A Dossan of Heather $24.95 with CD

Compiled and edited byJean Duval and Stephen Jones

The tunes in this collection all come from the much-loved singer, musician and storyteller Packie Manus Byrne. Contains a CD with 22 of the original and traditional tunes, and a lovely story with each tune. Jigs, airs, hornpipes, reels, slip jigs, marches, polkas and mazurkas, 85 in all, grace the pages of this lovely book.

Allan's Irish Fiddler $16.95

Collected and Arranged by Hugh McDermott

A collection of popular Irish Dance Music, comprising 120 favorite tunes, some of which here published for the first time, to form a complete repertoire ot Irish Dances for violin or other solo instrument. A classic.

An Irish Tunebook Parts 1 and 2, $11.95 each

ed. by John Loesberg

Lots of airs with the requisite jigs, double jigs, reels set dances etc. Very well laid out, big print, easy to read.

Carolan $39.95

Donal O'Sullivan

Originally published in 1958, O'Sullivan's classic study of Turlough O Caorlan became a musical and historical beacon for all those interested in Ireland's past and present. It is an indispensable tool ofr Irish musicians, who through this remarkable volume can go beyond the music and engross themselves in the colorful world of feudal Ireland in the 17th and early 18th centuries. This new edition contains all the original 213 tunes along with additional tunes and facts which have been unearthed since the publication first appeared.

Celtic Fiddle Tunes $10.95

Craig Duncan

This collection contains 22 traditional celtic tunes, both Scots and Irish. The harmonies are written so that various combinations from solo instrument with piano or guitar, to duets and trios, to full string quartet/orchestra are possible. The violin book includes two violin parts and a separate pull-out piano accompaniment. The viola book includes melody viola, viola harmony, third violin, and full score including violin, viola and cello parts with piano accompaniment. The cello book includes melody cello, cello harmony, bass and piano. So three books for the whole shebang. Nothing else like this is available as far as we know!

Celtic Guitar Encyclopedia: Fingerstyle Edition $25.00

Glenn Weiser

Over 100 arrangements in standard and dropped D tuning.

Dance Music of Ireland $11.95

Compiled by Pat McNulty

A reprint of a 1965 collection of not-all-the-ordinary Irish tunes from the repetoir of fiddler Pat McNulty, many of them published for the first time. Without any ornamentation or chords.

Dance Music of Ireland $15.95

Matt Cunnimgham

A slim book with tons of traditional tunes with chord suggestions and cross indexing to Matt's 10 recordings where applicable. Type is clear but a bit small for those of us who now need glasses to read the menue- an invaluable resource for the Irish musician none the less.

Encyclopedia of Irish and American Fiddle Tunes for Fingerstyle Guitar $24.95 with CD

Duck Baker

A pile of good tunes.

Fifty Fiddle Solos $19.95 with CD

Sean Keane

Sean Keane, brilliant fiddler with The Chhieftains, has selected, arranged and recorded fifty popular jigs, reels and hornpipes which can be enjoyed by all fiddlers.The book contains all the melodies, transcribed note-for-note from the CD, plus photos of Sean Keane and the Cheiftains, plus tips on rolls and ornamentation.

Forget Me Not $24.95 with 2 CDs

Seamus Connolly and Laurel Martin

Fiddlers Seamus Connolly and Laurel Martin provide 50 of the tastiest traditional Irish tunes in two help notations, basic and more ornamented and play each settin on two compact discs. If you're looking for a surefire way to acquire repetoire and technique, this is the set for you.

Ireland's Best Fiddle Tunes with Guitar Chords $15.95

Compiled by Paul Mc Nevin. Walton's

110 Irish tunes; includes speical feature on rolls, cuts, triplets.

Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides $15.95

Published by Waltons

110 all-time favorites. These polkas and slides will enhance your repetoire, liven up any session and are surprisingly easy to play. The polkas are in 2/4 time, the slides in 12/8 time. Sort of a double jig. With guitar chords.

Ireland's Best Session Tunes $29.95 with CD

Published by Waltons

110 of the most popular and enduring session tunes in Ireland. With guitar chords. There is also a volume 2 for the same price with 110 more tunes!

Ireland's Best Slow Airs (110) $21.95

not indicated- a Waltons publication

A great collection of Slow Airs with text on origins or inspirations where available. The type is clear, fairly large and easy to read and this volume is greatly enhanced with some very old and charming photographs.

Irish Dance Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar $24.95 with 3 CDs

Eric Thompson

Includes 3 CDs.

Irish Fiddle Playing, A Guide for the Serious Player $19.95 with CD

Phillip John Berthoud

This book is aimed at people who already play fiddle. It deals with subjects that are normally neglected such as improvisitation, the psychology of playing the fiddle, bowing, interpretation, and effective practice. It includes good versions of popular session tunes with good accompanying text. Well done and highly recommended.

Irish Fiddle Solos $19.95 with CD

Pete Cooper

This collection follows a journey, county by county from the South to the North of Ireland. Leading exponents of each regional style are acknowledged in the short texts about the tunes. Tunes are presented both in the book and on the recording in sets, rather than individually. This accords with traditional performance where tunes are grouped for both informal playing sessions and at ceilidh dances. A set usually consists of two of more tunes of the same type (jigs or reels), each tune being played three times before changing to the next. An excellent section on bowing and ornamentation is included at the beginning of the book, with exmaples from selected tunes. Fabulous documentation on each set of tunes. Interestingly enough all the text is written in English, French, and German. And an extra bonus- a county map of Ireland so you know where you are! Chords included too.

Irish Hornpipes, Slip Jigs and Reels for Fingerstyle Guitar $24.95 with 3 CDs

Duck Baker

Includes 3 CDs.

Irish Reel Book $24.95 with CD

Patrick Steinbach

A new collection (fall 2004), this spiral bound volume with chords is an excellent addition to the Irish library. Besides 250 clearly notated tunes, this book has wonderful text written in German and English. Subjects include Irish history, ensemble and session playing, tips on accompaniment, chord charts for guitar and mandolin, penny whistle fingerings, the instruments, lilting, and informative descriptions of each type of tune ie reels, slip jigs, double jigs, etc., before each section. Besides the jigs and reels, more unusual tyne types such as a large O'Carolan section, and polkas, flings, slides, airs and folksongs(without words) are included. This is as thorough and well arranged and easily readable book as I've seen - highly recommended.

Irish Session Tune Book $17.95

By Cari Fuchs

300 tunes collected while playing at Irish tune sessions.

Irish Session Tunes-The Blue Book $14.95

Ed. Brid Cranitch

This is a unique collection of Irish session tunes in that the tunes are arranged in sets, in the order that they would be played in a live situation. This is the only book I know of that is arranged this way, and therefore is quite valuable to musicians. Brid says" The tunes that make up each set vary from region to region and are also dependent on the instruments being played. What's more tunes go in and out of fashion; then there are the 'classics' which are heard in session no matter where you are, for example 'Cooleys" and 'The Wise Maid'. This collection of session tunes is by no means definitive, but is based on the many sessions I have listened to and played in.

Irish Session Tunes-The Green Book $14.95 each

Ed.Geraldine Cotter

This book contains 100 tunes collected by Geraldine Cotter from Ennis, Co. Clare, an area well know for its' rich musical tradition. The music is written in a simple form, without ornamentation, making it accessible to musicians of all levels. Medium sized print, clearly laid out and easy to read.

Irish Session Tunes-The Orange Book $14.95

Brid Cranitch

Irish session tunes in sets, selected by Brid Cranitch. This collection of session tunes sets is made up of 2 or 3 tunes per set. Like "The Blue Book" it works best when you learn the tunes in order of how they are traditionally played in an Irish session. This second collection contains more reels than the previous one. This is because you, the learner, are improving all the time so you can better handle the reels! An optional CD is available upon request.

Irish Session Tunes-The Red Book $14.95

Ed. Matt Cranitch

This collection of 100 tunes contains a vaired selection, some of which are popular and widely played, others not as well-known. The different dance rhythms-double jigs, slip jigs, slides, plokas, reels, hornpipes and set dances-are included. Traditional music is subject to continuous change and variation as it is passed from one player to another, so there is no exact version of any tune. Those given herein may be considered 'fiddle versions', in that they are suited to this particular instrument. However, they are also suitable for other instruments, though it may be necessary to modify the tunes slightly so that the notes fall within the range of the instruments. Again, this series is neatly written and clearly laid out.

Irish Traditional Fiddle Music Vol 1-3 $15.00

Jack Perron and Randy Miller

221 hard to find tunes, many not avaliable elsewhere. Tunes collected from recordings and live sessions and published by Fiddle Case Books.6x8"

Irish Tunes Vol 1 & 2 $12.95

T.C. Kelly

Arranged for the violin player, these eight tunes have a separate violin and piano part. The piano part is most definitely arranged for the intermediate to advanced classical player.

Learning the Irish Fiddle $59.95

Kevin Burke

6 one hour tapes and music book from the great master of Irish fiddle Sligo style. An elementary knowledge of fiddle required.

Mel Bay's Complete Irish Fiddle Player Book and CD $29.95

Peter Cooper

Tunes and good instruction on bowings, ornaments etc. with each tune. Lots of helpful text.

Move Your Fingers $19.95

Chris Langan

A fine collection of traditional tunes and tunes composed by piper Chris Langan, first out of Ireland and then Toronto. Preceeded by an excellent biography with photographs, the tunes are once again set and notated by Paul Cranford. A wonderful collection, rich with details of a life and music. Applicable for any melody instrument.

Music by Carolan $11.95

by Douglas Gunn

12 O'Carolan tunes arranged for treble instrument (violin, flute, recorder or oboe) with intermediate keyboard part and an optional part for bass such as cello, viola da gamba, bassoon or bass recorder. It's hard to find traditional music arranged for 3 parts- this is one of the few!

Music of Ireland: A Mighty Tune 8.95

Ed. David Taylor

One in a series of books of Irish session tunes.

Music of Ireland: Give us Another 8.95

Ed. David Taylor

One in a series of books of Irish session tunes.

Music of Ireland: The Big Session 8.95

Ed. David Taylor

One in a series of books of Irish session tunes.

Music of Ireland-Fire Away, Now! And others $$8.95

Edited by David J Taylor

This series of books, collectively entitled "Music of Ireland", brings you a rich repository of solid tunes from the many sessions of Irish music held throughout the British Isles. Other titles in the series include "give us Another", "The Big Session", "A Mighty Tune", and "Where's the Crack". Accompaniment chords included.

O'Carolan for Everyone $12.95

Keith Hinchliffe

55 easy to intermediate versions ofCarolan tunes with simple bass lines and chord symbols. Suitable for keyboard, guitar, instrumental duet or larger groups of players.

O'Neill's Music of Ireland $22.95

edited by Miles Krassen for duplications and errors.

The Celtic Collection $19.95

A much needed collection of medium to advanced difficulty arranged for piano. No words. Forty well-known Irish, Scots, and Welsh favorites including Danny Boy, Loch Lomand. The Black Velvet Band, Mull of Kintyre and more. Chords are included.

The Celtic Collection for Piano $22.95 with CD

Arr. By Allan Alexander

34 songs transcribed for piano or keyboard, most of them originating from Ireland and Scotland. Includes many O'carolan pieces. Intermediate level piano with chord suggestions. Spiral bound, clearly formatted and easy to read.

The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavey $29.95

Compiled by Joseph M. Reavey

Ed Reavey came to the United States in 1912 and settled in the Philadelphia area. A popular performer in his community, he recorded his original compositions on homemade discs which sadly are now lost. This collection represents all of Ed's tunes that have survived, 127 tunes in all.

The Dance Music of Willie Clancy $24.95

ed. by Pat Mitchell

A traditional Irish collection from Clare.

The Fiddler's Tune Book $12.95

Ed. Peter Kennedy

Reprint in one volume of the now out of print two volume set published in 1951. A definitive collection of "old standards" of the contra-dance repetoire. Now includes chords!

The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book $19.95

Sarah McQuaid

The Irish Fiddle Book Book and CD $34.95

Matt Cranich

Matt Cranich, who lives in Cork, is reknown as a fiddle player and teacher, both in Ireland and abroad. This book explains in detail the various techniques used by fiddle players in creating a traditional style of playing. All the information is presented in the context of the music itself, with numerous transcribed and recorded examples. For those unable to read music, a chapter on notation is included. Particular empahsis is given to bowing and ornamentation. The book also attempts to convey the excitement in playing muysic which hasd a large degree of improvisation. Highly recommended teaching tool!

The Reavy Collection of Irish American Traditional Tunes Vol. 1 "The Music of Corktown" $19.95

Compiled by Joseph M. Reavy

Over 100 tunes collected in the West Philadelphia Irish community by Ed and Joe Reavy in the 30's, 40'sand 50's. With commentary on the tunes in the back. Finally back in print, we eagerly await future volumes.

Tomas' Tunebook $10.95

Tomas O Canainn

Original Irish tunes composed by ulleann piper, Derryman Tomas O Canainn, a founder amd member of the traditional group Na Fili. Good description of ornamentation at the beginning of the book.

Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland $12.95 each

Peter Kennedy

Four books are available.
1. Hornpipes and Breakdowns, Clog and Step Dances 2. Jigs and Quicksteps, Trips and Humours 3. Reels and Rants, Flings and Fancies 4. Slip Jigs and Waltzes. These books contain tunes, many previously unpublished, collected by Peter Kennedy in Britain and Ireland.. Each book has 200 tunes with accompaniment chords. Alternative titles included and indexed. Nice Books! Tunes are not duplicated in the Fiddler's Tune Book.

Traditional Irish Music:Music for the Sets, The Yellow Book and the Blue Book $12.95

David Taylor

During the late 1980's The Piper's Club of Dublin, (Na Piobairi Uilleann) produced six recordings of set dance music. Each book contains the transcriptions of those recordings, a total of 212 tunes with chords. (Sorry, I don't know if the recordings are still available).

Traditional Irish Music-The Crossroads Dance $12.95

Ed. David Taylor

This collection of tunes contains the repetoire of Shaskeen, irelands' premier ceilidh band. It's a wonderful book with large, easy to read music notation and very detailed descriptions of the provinance of each tune. Discography at the back and accompaniment chords for guitar or piano with the music. This book is not a dusted off reprint, but instead ontains up-to-date, popular versions of tunes in use today.

Traditional Music $11.95

Douglas Gunn

17 Irish tunes with separate intermediate to difficult piano part.

Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland $29.95 with 2 CD's

Tomas O Canainn

The slow air is rightly regarded as one of the most beautiful facets of Irish traditional music. A well-played air has a splendid, soaring dimension that must be experienced to be understood. Included are the great sean-nos (old style) airs as well as O'Carolan and many other airs that have recently become part of the tradition.Some of them are from songs and some are purely instrumental pieces. "Lament for Staker Wallace" and "O'Donnell's Lament" are two examples of such well-known airs. There are 118 of these lovelies in this slim volume with 61 of them including some of the songs recorded on the two CD's. This is the best and most complete collection that we know of that is currently available.

Twenty Irish Fiddle Tunes $19.95

Kevin Burke

Kevin Burke's sparkling, lyrical fiddle has earned him a reputation as one of the finest Irish players today. On this instructional CD, he teaches 20 tunes from his vast repetoire of Irish traditional music. Kevin plays each tune slowly and simply for novice players, then up to tempo with ornaments. Book included.

Under the Moon/Tunes played by Martin Hayes $24.95 with CD

Transcribed by Allan MacDonald

Martin Hayes plays traditional 13 tunes on his album Under the Moon; these are the transcriptions.

Easy Klezmer Tunes $24.95

Stacy Phillips

Classic tunes from Eastern Europe arranged for beginners. Each tune has transpositions for C,B flat, E flat and bass clef as well as flute. So this volume can be used for any instrument. Chords are also available. The 24 tunes are culled for Stacy's Klezmer Tune book, also from Mel Bay, and are simplified without ornamentation, but are still true to the original feel for the tunes. The CD contains live performances of each tune by a Klezmer band.

Gypsy Violin Book/CD $24.95

By Mary Ann Harbar

50 annotated traditional Gypsy tunes from Russia, Romania, Hungary, and Bessarabia

Joy of Klez $12.95

From the Repetoire of the Maxwell St. Klezmer Band

Ten tunes with a melody section and melody with bass/piano line. For violin, flute or mandolin. Tunes include "Zol Zayn Gelebt", "Serba", "Mazel Tov, Mechuntonim" and others! Chords, which seem to change with each measure, are fortunately included!

Klezmer Collection for C (or B flat) Instruments $24.95

By Stacy Phillips

120 tunes transcribed from recordings by masters of Klezmer. This is the best and most definitive collection that I have yet found.

World Music: Klezmer $27.95 with CD

Yale Strom

101 Red Hot Bluegrass Mandolin Licks and Solos $14.95 with CD

Larry McCabe

This book contains 101 authentic bluegrass licks in the favorite keys of C, D, G, and A minor. The licks are broken down into phrases of two, four, and eight bars. In addition, several endings and crosspicking licks are included. Each lick is played to a chords progression that is standard in traditional music. All exmaples are on the CD; each lick or solo is played with guitar accompaniment at a moderate tempo. Both new and experienced pickers will find value here; Beginners will learn hand positions, picking techniques, and phrasing patterns, while experienced players will find new ideas for familiar songs. Tab and notation.

50 Traditional American Fiddle Tunes for the Mandolin, Tunes A-F $10.95 with CD

Steve Kaufman

56 American Fiddle tunes, titles starting with A-F. There are also three additional volumes with G-M, N-S and S-Z! Each Tune is written in tab and notatation with chords. Instruction at the beginning of each book.

All Star Bluegrass Jam Along for Mandolin $19.95 with CD

This back-up band series features Matt Flinner on mando, David Grier on guitar, Darol Anger on fiddle, Tony Trischka on banjo and Todd Phillips on bass. There is a book and CD for each instrument; we carry them all. 21 "must know" bluegrass tunes and songs, created especially for learning players. Each book highlights one of the instruments and the featured artist plays a basic solo, followed by a more adventurous improvisation. Each solo is transcribed in detail. Both in tab and notation.
The accompanying CD provides the audio version of these solos plus multiple rhythm tracks, performed at moderate tempo, so you can easily practice with them! Song include Bill Cheatham, Blackberry Blossom, Down in the Willow Garden and many more! Get the entire series for your bluegrass band!

Blazing Mandolin Solos $17.95 with CD

Steve Kaufman

Written for two mandolins in tab and notation, this book can be used either for solo performance or duet with harmony mandolin.
The CD has single tracks for both the melody and harmony and a third track with both! How smart is that! Standard old-time repertoire- Rag Time Annie, Forked Deer, Over the Water Fall and more.

Bluegrass Mandolin $24.95

Jack Tottle

In print since 1975, this is a best selling classic bluegrass instruction book from Oak Publications. Instruction with all the basic techniques and the music of Bill Monroe, Bobby Osborne, Frank Wakefield, Jesse McReynolds, John Duffey and others.

Brazilian Mandolin $24.95 with CD

Flavio henrique and Carlos Almada

Having originated in Italy, the mandolin was brought to Brazil by Portuguese colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries. At first closely associated with European folk and popular songs, it was only after the first decade of the 20th century that the mandolin began to be used in Brazilian music. The principal ail of this book is to present an overview of the several faces of mandolin in Brazil. The eighteen progressively arranged studies offer a great number of aspects of the idiomatic technizue of the instrument, ie, changes of fingering positions, double stops, tremoli arpeggios, legatos, ciords etc. Each tune is presented in duet form in notation for guitar and mandolin. Then the mandolin part is repeated in both notation and tab. Discography of albums of the major classical Brazilian mandolinists is included. This is a book for advanced players!

Christmas Carols for Mandolin $8.95

Arr. Jim Schustedt

Same as Christmas Favorites, but this volume has only the traditional religious carols.

Christmas Favorites for Mandolin $8.95

Jim Schustedt arr.

A nice simple Christmas book with both tab and notation. Chord charts for every song under the title. All the verses are there as well! A brief but excellent page on mandolin notation is included. Pop Christmas carols like Silver Bells, Jingle Bell Rock, Frosty, Blue Christmas and other big hits!

Easiest Mandolin Tunes for Children $14.95 with CD

Larry McCabe

Simple tunes for beginners (not just chillins!) written in both tab and notation with chords. This book would be also good for fiddlers, seeing as how the instruments are tuned the same. Each tune is recorded twice at moderate speed in stereo, so you can listen to the melody, melody with guitar accompaniment, or play along with just the guitar.

Fiddle Tunes for Flatpickers-Mandolin $14.95 with CD

Bob Grant

27 tunes asrranged by key. The classics, written out both in tab and notation. Balckberry Blossom, Old Joe Clark, Salt Creek, Fire on the Mountain, Turkey in the Straw and many more! The CD has the tune on one chanel and the accompaniment on the other, so you can listen to the melody and then play along once you are up to speed.

Great Mandolin Picking Tunes $14.95 with CD

Joe Carr

A book with more unusual great traditional tunes: St Anne's Reel, Smith's Reel (a fabulous Irish tune that you really should learn!), Little Rabbit, Wagoner and more. Tab and notation.

Gypsy Swing and Hot Club Rhythn for Mandolin $15.95 with CD

Dix Bruce

The purpose of this book and CD set is to get you started playing music in the Gypsy Swing and Hot Club style. You'll first learn "swing" chords and Hot-Club style rhythm playing on twelve great songs , most of which Django Reinhardt and Sephane Grapelli recorded. Then you can concentrate on the malodies and practice along with the recorded band. Finally you'll develop your own solos and practice them with the band that never gets tired! In addition to having a lot of fun, you'll build a repertoire of songs, chords, chord progressions, melodies and leads. Avalon, Sheik of Araby, China Boy, Chicago and more!

Mandolin Christmas $9.95

Eric Cutshall

Each song is presented in two versions: a simple melody line and a more advanced solo arrangement. The lead sheet contains the smiple melody chords and lyrics. You can play the melody on the mandolin or strum tne chords while you sing the melody. The advanced solo arrangement combines the melody and accompaniment. Songs include Adests Fideles, Angels We Have Hear on High, Deck ths Halls and many more.

Mandolin Method Book 1 $14.95 with CD

Rich Delgrosso-Hal Leonard

A comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide that includes many songs in different styles to learn and play. Lots of great detailed instruction. The CD includes both back-up tracks and mandolin solos.

Mandolin Sampler $19.95 with CD

Dan Gelo

Original solos and arrangements of traditional tunes by Dan Gelo, many in homage to tradition; one Italian tune, one to Jethro Burns, one to Uncle Dave Macon. A real fine book, with some advanced techinques to practice!

Mandolin Scales and Studies $17.95

Ray Bell

This is a reference and practical exercise book of scales for the mandolin. The first series of studies is based on the 5 note pentatonic scale. Every scale and position known to man- if you make it through this book you'll be a genius! Tab and notation. Clearly written; spiral bound. Highly recommended for the serious musician!

Mel Bay's Deluxe Encyclopedia of Mandolin Chords $12.95

John Baxter

This encyclopedia is designed to provide mandolin players with a wide variety of chords in different voicings. Each key section includes the first position scale as well as the chord formula and notes for each chord. More chords than I would ever use in my lifetime! Well explained too!

Monroe Instrumentals $14.95

Todd Collins

Transcriptions of Bill Monroe's classic instrumentals recorded over a span of 40 years, from the early 1040's to the early 1980's. It functions as a "fake" book for bluegrass students to learn the original melody or to study Monroe's pklaying style. The melodies were played by mandolin, fiddle, twin fiddles or triple fiddles, and are grouped accordingly. Generally included with the fiddle melody is a transcription of the mandolin break. Noted in both tab and notation.

Southern Mandolin $25.95 with CD

Wayne Erbsen

Great background information and photos as an introduction to Southern mountain music. The 16 tunes include a song history, a page with the chord structure and two versions of each tune, beginning and intermediate.

Steve Kaufman's Four-Hour Bluegrass Workout Vol 1 and Vol 2 $44.95 each with 4 CD's

Steve Kaufman

4 CD lessons plus a 105 page book with chords, music and tab. This project provides you with a backup band that will give you rhythmic support, encourage you to learn new material and provide invaluable practice sessions. Each song is played three times slowly then three times faster. (CDs 1 and 2 contain the slow versions;3 and 4 bring you up to speed. "If you play guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo or bass, play along with these CD's every chance you get. They will build your stamina, speed, power, confidence, and be fun at the same time." Steve Kaufman. Our resident bluegrass instructor, Christian, recommends these to all his students!

TeachYourself Bluegrass Mandolin $17.95 with CD

Andy Statman

An old favorite instruction book from Oak Publications. Clear instructions from a professional; basics, right and left-hand techniques, solos, back-up, personal advice on performance and much more. Plus a completet selection of the best bluegrass songs and tunes to learn from. Tab only. Excellent discography and chord chart at the end.

A Fiddle Player's Guide to Jamming $14.95 with CD

Carl Yaffey and John Sherman

A really excellent book on the topic indicated by the title. It includes everything you need to know about playing with other people. Chapters include anatomy of a jam session, chords and keys, perdcussive vamping, melodic fills, harmony lines, taking a solo, double stopping, and most imoprtant jam session etiquette and rules! Also included are words and chords for several of the most popular songs and a CD for learning to play along! This is an incredible book- not too big but full of really important content for the beginning aspiring bluegrass, old-timey or folk musician.

American Tunes for Solo and Ensemble (three books) $9.95 each

Craig Duncan

There are three books in this series: The first is for violin 1 and 2 with piano accompaniment, the second for viola and violin 3 with ensemble score and the third for cello and bass with piano accompaniment. Each book has the same tunes and any part can be played with any other part, or they can all be played together. Separate score-sheets are also included for each part. Tunes include American standard traditionals including Cripple Creek, Cotton-Eyed Joe, Red Wing, Eighth of January, Jolie Blonde, Mississippi Sawyer and others. A great idea, especially for string teachers who have lots of kids who want to play together-there ain't much out there along these lines! And this is a real nice set-easy to read with great tunes!

Blues Violin for the Young Beginner $14.95 with CD

Marty Laster

This book is meant to go with the Suzuki and other "serious" books of violin studies. It is meant to compliment those studies in a way that is fun, challenging, and introduces the student to the blues style. Designed for children who have been playing for about two years as well as adults who want to "ease into" these bluesy techniques. Works on slides, using tunes written by Laster and a few familiar chestnuts.

Favorite American Polkas and Jigs for Fiddle $12.95

Stacy Phillips

Commonly played tunes; all these versions are taken directly from the playing of well established fiddlers. The fiddler whose version is transcribed herein is indicated next to the title. Chords are included; type is clear and easy to read. There aren't many collections that include polkas, so this is a welcome source. Includes loads of the wonderful Old-Fart polkas like Jennie Lind, Clarinet, and Beer Barrel!

Fiddling Christmas $14.95

Craig Duncan

Our favorite Christmas fiddle book. The standard American/English carols with several seasonal fiddle tunes such as the Snowflake hornpipe. This book has harmony parts for each song so could be used for two fiddles or fiddle and flute or someother treble instrument and there is also a pull out piano accompaniment section. Chords as well- a great little collection.

French Tangos for Violin $14.95

Martin Norgaard

Gospel Violin $19.95 with CD

Bill Guest

Includes CD.

Greek Fiddle $22.50

Edward Huws Jones

Greek music is an amaglam of styles from Macedonian in the north to North Africa in the south to Turkey in the east. This collection features these and other musical idioms. Extensive notes and a separate accompaniment book make this a fine and valuable collection- the only one of Greek music that I have come across so far. Chords are included in the piano section and this pull out part features not only piano but a duet second violin part as well as an easy violin part so this collection can be used for solo, duet or even larger ensembles. So to recap- 3separate violin arrangements plus piano plus chords for guitar!

Joe Venuti "Never Before…Never Again" $19.95 with CD

Trans. Aidan Massey, Ed. Romano

Finally, transcriptions of Joe Venuti fiddle tunes. Each tune is lovingly and throughly described both musically and historically, and before each transcription are practice passages breaking down some of the technically or rhythmically challenging sections of the tune. The CD, taken from the "Never Before...Never Again recording on Just a Memory Records, contains all seven tunes played by Joe and backed up on guitar by the author's father Tony Romano. For advanced players to be sure!

The Violinist's Guide to Fiddling $14.95

Mark Weeg

This book is meant for classical violinists and advanced fiddlers. It includes "difficult" tunes or more complicated versions of standard tunes, notated from real life performances. Traditional bowing and chord patterns commonly used by fiddlers are explored for the benefit of the classical player. Chords are included. Solo variations and or back-up harmonies are included for many of the tunes. Traditions cover the gamut, from Irish to Cape Breton to Bluegrass to Old-Timey. Partucilarly challenging for the average fiddler (like me) would be Parazotti's E flat tune, "The Banks". A popular tune in the Scottish and Cape Breton repetoire, I would recommend it as a particularly exciting and delightful piece!

100 Tunes for Piano Accordion $14.95

David DiGiuseppe

Complete with fingering, left-hand notation and chord symbols.

A Fiddle Player's Guide to Jamming $14.95 with CD

Carl Yaffey and John Sherman

A really excellent book on the topic indicated by the title. It includes everything you need to know about playing with other people. Chapters include anatomy of a jam session, chords and keys, perdcussive vamping, melodic fills, harmony lines, taking a solo, double stopping, and most imoprtant jam session etiquette and rules! Also included are words and chords for several of the most popular songs and a CD for learning to play along! This is an incredible book- not too big but full of really important content for the beginning aspiring bluegrass, old-timey or folk musician.

Appalachian Fiddle $17.95

Miles Krassen

This book shows you all the major technical features of mountain fiddling: tunings, fingerings, and bowings and gives you an abundance of tunes to work with asd you acquire proficiency. Contains a particularly good section on appropriate double stops and all the tunes that would be considered classics in the old-timey repetoire.

Back-Up Trax for Old Time & Fiddle Tunes Vol. 1 $17.95 with CD

Dix Bruce

14 very common popular tunes that have withstood the test of time- Temperence Reel, Sally Goodin', June Apple, Old, Joe Clark, Billy in the Low Ground, and more. The purpose of the Back-Up Trax series is to give musicians a rhythm section to play along with and rehearse melidies, solos, licks and rhythm playing. BackUp Trax offers the advantage of infinite repetition; you can work on a tune for hours, perfecting it without wearing out your fellow players! The opportunities for advancing your reading and improvising skills while expanding your repertoire are unlimited. Melodies are recorded at about 1/2 speed with just guitar accompaniment before each track with with the full band. Instruments are isolated and panned for maximum flexibility. So go to work!!!

Beginning Old-Time Fiddle $21.95 with CD

Alan Kaufman

One of the very first how--to-play-fiddle books, first published in 1977 with of course a little plastic LP in the back! Excellent introductory section with simple but effective illustrations that take you right from the very beginning of playing- fiddle parts, bow angle, rhythn, tuning and much much more. The first full tune doesn't come for 28 pages and this is a good thing, with all you need to learn before you start! An interesting selection of tunes from the Old-Time and Irish traditions are arranged in order of key signature and difficulty. Extensive discography. Or you could just move to Boston and get lessons from Alan.

Children's Graded Fiddle Solos Vol 1 $19.95 with CD

Carol Ann Wheeler

A much needed book! Twelve traditional tunes, mostly from the old-timey repetoire are notated in three different skill levels, from rank beginner to the advanced student. CD gives audio version of each level, as ornamantation increases accordingly. Bowings and chord progressions are indicated throughout. NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN; GREAT FOR ANY BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE PLAYER!!!

Encyclopedia of Irish and American Fiddle Tunes for Fingerstyle Guitar $24.95 with CD

Duck Baker

A pile of good tunes.

Favorite America Rags and Blues $12.95

Stacy Phillips

Culled from Stacy's American Fiddle Tunes Volume 2, now out of print.

Great Fiddlers of America $9.95

Nice transcriptions of tunes by well known old-timey and bluegrass fiddlers such as Alison Kraus, Sam Bush, Mark O'Connor and many more.

Old Time Fiddling Across America Book and cassette $21.95

Nice overview of regional tunes across the country. Good history, annotation, photos.

Southern Mountain Fiddle Book-CD $26.95

by Wayne Erbsen

Instruction, lyrics, chords from the southern tradition.

110 Best Scottish Tunes $29.95 with 2 CDs

John Canning

A lovely collection of jigs, reels and strathspeys with a few airs and marches; many of the more popular Scottish tunes but some unknowns as well. And being able to listen to the tunes is most helpful! Chords are with the music as well.

A Fiddler's Book of Scottish Jigs $!5.95

Selected by Charles Gore

Tunes by 18th and 19th Century Scottish tunesmiths. With guitar chords.

Alexander Walker: A Collection of Fiddle Tunes $16.95

Alexander Walker

First issued in 1866, Paul Cranford has acted both as editor and arranger in republishing these tunes, many of which are now popular in the Cape Breton repetoire. According to Paul,"If I felt it was possible to improve a tune I have done so. Some of these new arrangements contain ideas heard from Cape Breton performers, but because I had to make compromises in order to present what I felt was the best from all sources, I take full responsibility for these new arrangements. If a few Walker tunes get back into circulation because ofmy efforts then they will have been worth while."
Clear, easy to read notation, as are all of Paul Cranford's publications which have been re-released and made widely available in the States from Mel Bay.

Aly Bain 50 Fiddle Solos Book and CD $24.95

Shetland and Scottish tunes played by renowned fiddler of the Boys of the Lough. Very clearly laid out and easy to read.

Contemporary and Traditional Music for the Highland Bagpipe Vol 1 and 2 $17.95

Bruce Gandy

Tunes from modern and traditional Bag pipers.

Marshall's Scottish Melodies $13.00

Brought to us by Randy Miller and Jack Perron

Compiled from four volumes published separately in the 19th Century by various houses. At the time of publication of the present volume, earnest and diligent effort was being made to contact the surviving heirs of William Marshall, for the purpose of general coorespondence and other gratuities. In the event no heirs are forthcoming, an appropriate doantion (from the proceeds of this book , if any) will be made to a suitable organization dedicated to Scottish Traditional Music.
My only complaint about the book is that since it has been reduced to a 6X8 format (with spiral binding) the print is quite small, making it especially difficult for those of us over 40 (+ or-) who have trouble reading the fine print! However, this is the only place that these grand tunes are available, so as my old dad use to say you pays your money and you makes your choice!

Northumbrian and Border Folk Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar $19.95 with CD

Bill Brennan

Includes CD.

Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle Music in New Hampshire $15.00 with cassette

Harvey Tolman and Jason Little

A republication of a long-out-of print collection from Jason and Cousin Harv.

Scottish Encyclopedia $19.95

Bonnie Rideout

The title of this book may be misleading. While the word "encyclopedic" refers to a collection of works or information that is extensive and thorough, this book is neither. It is a collection of tunes compiled from thirty five years of work by one fiddler, Bonnie Rideout. It is essentially her repertoire from recordings, sessions and classrooms. As a part of the Mel Bay Encyclopedia series it was put together to offer fiddlers direct access to the gems that she plays. The tunes are listed by key signature, as they are in Paul Crandford's publications from Jerry Holland and Brenda Stubbert, however Bonnie's book does not contain accompanying chords. It is full of Skinner, Gow and Marshall tunes, and a few of her originals as well as unattributable traditional Scots reels, strathspeys and jigs. At least a hundred tunes, I would highly recommend this easily readable volume to anyone playing Scots or Cape Breton Fiddle. A great addition to the library indeed!

Scottish Fiddlers' Session Tune Book $$22.95

Compiled and arranged by Christine Martin and Anne Hughes

The compilers state:"In compiling this collection we have tried to reflect the current repetoire of 'sessions' in Scotland. No one book can represent a complete repetoire, and indeed this varies from area to area, but in this volume we have gathered a great collection includes the popular tunes of today which should stand the test of time. Some of the material included is fairly tricky and should offer a challenge to the increasing numbers of excellent fiddlers." Published in 1999.

The Beauties of the North $15.00

Ed. Bill Hardie

50 Scottish fiddle tunes compiled by Bill Hardie. Includes material from J. Scott Skinner, Hector MacAndrew, Patrick S. Shaw and the author.

The Caledonian Companion Book $25.00 / Cass. $10.98

Ed. Alastair J. Hardie

112 tunes, contains an in-depth survey of Scottish fiddling with historical notes and accompanying tutorial explanations.

The Fiddle Music of Scotland $35.00

James Hunter

Annotated collection of 365 tunes by Gow, Skinner, Marshall and others. Collected by James Hunter. Nice historical intro and section on technique.

The Fiddle Music of the Scottish Highlands Vol 5 & 6 $22.95

Ed. Christine Martin

Ibid for Vol 1 &2 above. What happened to Vol 3&4? It is a mystery yet to be solved. This series from Harpstring House in Scotland is quite lovely, beautifully layed out with celtic design borders around the tunes, easily readable with chords and bowing suggestions for all the tunes.

The Fiddle Music of the Scottish Highlands Vol. 1 and 2 $22.95

Ed. Christine Martin

This collection of Scottish Highland fiddle tunes represents some of the most popular music played in Scotland today and can be heard on many recordings of the most popular Folk, Dance and Pipe bands. Many of the slow airs in the book were originally Gaelic songs, some from ancient collections.The pipe jigs, reels, strathspeys and marches can be used for the very popular Ceilidh Dancing. Some of the tunes are unpublished and many were previously available only in bagpipe tunings.

The Fiddle Music of the Scottish Highlands Vol. 3 &4 $22.95

Ed. Christine Martin

Why Volume three and four came out after Volume five and six is a mystery to my, but none the less we're glad to finally have it! It contains tunes from today's Highland traditional repetoire, many previoulsy unpublished. Chords and basic bowings included.

The Frazier Collection $15.95

Edited by Capt.Simon Fraser

Another reissue from Paul Cranford, this one taken photographically from the original. According to the title page, this volume contains "The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles. Communicated in a Original Pleasing & Familiar Style making the Lively Airs Introduced as Medleys to Form a Sequence to Each Slower Movement (take a breath) with An Admired Plain Harmony for the Piano Forte, Organ or Violincello. Intended to Preserve Simplicity than loud with embelishement." But clearly not Verbosity.Spiral bound. How could you resist?

The Gathering of the Clans Collection $18.00

Barry Shears

Pipe Music from Novia Scotia

The Harp and Claymore $19.95

J. Scott Skinner

In memory of a Romantic and Partiotic Past. A volume of music original, selected and traditional comprising pastorals, marches, strathspeys, reels, hornpipes, lament and songs, etc. for voice, violin, babpipe, pianoforte etc. By Scotland's most famous an beloved fiddler and composed. Boy those old boys sure loved their lists!

The Kilted Fiddler $19.95

167 fiddle tunes compiled and arranged by Alan Lerwick from the Scottish repertoire. Includes historical notes, playing tips and photos.

The Scottish Ceilidh Collection for Fiddlers $18.95

Compiled and Arranged by Christine Martin and Anne Hughes

The SCCFF is a lively collection of tunes for dancing taken from the popular music played by traditional musicians all over Scotland. These are some of the popular dances and songs one would hear at a Scottish ceilidh. This is one of a series published by Taigh Na Teud on the Isle of Skye; the others include "The Scottish Folk Fiddle-Third Position", "The Scottish Fiddler's Session Tune Book", "Fiddle Music of the Scottish Highlands", and "The Scottish Folk Fiddle Tutor", all of which are desribed in this list.
The reason I mention these all together is that not only do they contain wonderful tunes and are layed out in one of the nicest fashions I've seen, but all contain detailed bowing instruction. Now bowing is both dependent on the individual fiddler and the style he or she is playing, so many tunes that are played across traditions will be bowed differently depending on whether one plays Irish, Scottish or American Old-Timey. Bowing is not generally learned from written music, because bowing is usually not discussed in most tunebooks. So to find a series of tune books with careful bowing indications is a great treasure that I wanted to let you all know about.

The Scottish Folk Fiddle Tutor $19.95

Christine Martin and Anne Hughes

Beginning fiddle book for Teens or Adults. Mostly Scottish tunes with a CD for listening. Nice, clearly written book.

The Scottish Folk Fiddle: Third Position $12.95

Christine Martin

Always wanted to go up the neck? This lovely little collection demistifies the third position and gives you tunes to do it with. I'll be trying it soon!

The Scottish Violinist $22.95

J. Scott Skinner

Reprint of the original compositions of J. Scott Skinner, the finest and best known of all Scottish violinists. Consisting of strathspeys, reels, pibrochs, marches, hornpipes, pastoral airs, violin solos, slow airs, etc., etc., these mostly very difficult tunes form the core of the traditional Scottish repetoire.

The Skye Collection $17.95

Compiled and arranged by Keith, Norman and MacDonald

The first edition of the famous Skye Collection appeared in 1887 and has been out of print for many years; even the second, imcomplete edition has been unavailable for over half a century. The tunes have been reindexed in order to include all the melodies from the two earlier editions. Thanks to Paul Cranford for reproducing this work! Spiral bound for easy use.

Traditional Scottish Fiddling $22.95 with CD

Ed. Christine Martin

This is one great book Over 220 tunes and tons of technique. Almost every tune has some notation concerning history or demonstrates a particular bowing or ornamentation. It also identifies, both with tunes and technique, some of the particular features of West Coast, East Coast, Orkney, Borders, and Shetland styles. 68 CD tracks recorded by the appropriate fiddler represent each of the regional styles, albeit putting so many tunes on one CD limits their length to one turn through! This book has more technical detail in it than any other book that I've seen. At the same time it is clearly written, notated and easy to understand. A treasure but definitely not for the uninitiated!!!

Cathal McConnell Teaches Penny Whistle $19.95 with CD

Cathal McConnell

Tutorial with member of Boys of the Lough; includes CD.

Children's Tinwhistle Method $14.95 with CD

Mizzy McCaskill and Donna Gilliam

Includes CD

Irish Tin Whistle Legends $10.95

Tommy Walsh

110 tunes from the playing of Mary Bergin, Vincent Broderick, Willie Clancy, Micho Russell and Paddy Moloney.

The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox $29.95 with CD

Grey Larsen

A well thought out, methodical approach to learning the whistle from a tasty player.

The Whistler's Pocket Companion $14.95 with CD

Donna Gilliam and Mizzy McCaskill

'60's Uke-In $14.95

Jim Beloff

25 fab songs form the 1960's, arranged for the first time for the ukulele. "All My Loving", "Georgy Girl", "King of the Road:", and of course, with a reverent bow in memory of Tiny Tim, "Tip Toe Through the Tulips"!

Camp Ukulele $14.95

Jim Beloff

40 favorite sing-along songs for family and camp. Includes "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "The Ants Go Marching", Puff the Magic Dragon", Clementine" and many more that you will know by heart!

Christmas Carols for Uke $7.95

John King

Thirty Eight carols arranged for uke with intermediate level chord progressions.

Christmas Ukulele, Hawaiian Style $19.95 with CD

Chika Nagata and Randall Ames

12 great carols, arranged for Uke, 11 of the most common standards and "Mele Kilikimaka", a real Hawaiian carol! Great chord chart at the end. Each song on the CD is played 3 times: the first and third time with the melody, the second time with the melody left out for you to play or sing with just the rhythm! Chika plays an 8 string Uke on the recording.

Easy Songs For Ukelele $14.95 with CD

Lil' Rev- Hal Leonard

Play along with your favorite tunes from the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Woodie Guthrie, Simon & Garfunkel, and more. The songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with simple ryhthms and melodies and ending with chords and notes up the neck. The audio CD features every song played with guitar accompaniment, so you can hear how each song sounds, and then play along when you're ready!

Fun Songs for Ukulele $14.95

Ron Middlebrook

60 some Hawaiian and old 20's pop songs. Intermediate level arrangements and chords. Not all the verses are included.

Fun with the Ukulele $5.95

Mel Bay

$14.95 with CD, $17.95 with DVD. An easier book with larger print and easier chord progressions than in "You can Teach Yourself Uke". Chord chart in the back.

Gone Hawaiian $14.95

Jim Beloff

A collection of 30 popular Hawaiian songs especially arranged for the ukulele. Includes a biographical section on the most prolific song writers including Harry Owens, Johnny Noble, and Sonny Cunha. Includes :"My Little Grass Shack", "Ukulele Lady" and "The Hawaiian Wedding Song"! I'll never forget my dear, beloved father singing to us when we were kids "Where the Humuhumu, Nukunukuapuaa goes swimming by".

Gone Hollywood $14.95

Jim Beloff

Not only does this book include 29 classic film songs, but it features a section on uke sightings in the in the movies! How's that for obscurely wonderful trivia! "Moon River", "On the Good Ship Lollypop", "Pennies from Heaven", "When you Wish Upon an Star" and many more!

Herb Ohta-Ukulele Masters Series $24.95

Jim Beloff

A collection of 26 standards and originals for the great ukulele master, Herb Ohta. While this song book is ideal for the experienced played, with practice, these arrangements can be enjoyed by all uke enthusiasts. Lso included is a CD with 15 of the songs performed by Ohta himself.

Irving Berlin Songs Arranged for the "Uke" $6.95

Roy Smeck

Twenty Irving Berlin songs including "Blue Skies", "Say It Isn't So", and "White Christmas". Chord chart at the beginning; songs contain all the necessary chords, so this is not a beginner's book!

The Bari Best $19.95

Jim Beloff

30 of the best songs from Jumpin' Jim's songs books, especially for the Baritone Ukulele. Includes instroduction to the Baritone Uke and a complele chord chart.

The Cat's Meow $22.95 with CD

Ian Whitcomb

Ukulele favorites of the Roaring Twenties. A fascinating book with songs taken from the original sheet music; the original rare sheet music covers are reproduced before each selection. This book also contains a many paged "history" of 'Ukulele' Al Brown, itself worth the price of admission. Not a beginner's book-sophisticated (if you can call a Tin Pan Alley song sophisticated) - I guess musically sophisticated would be the more acurate term. The CD contains all the songs, performed by Ian Whitcomb and His Bungalow Boys. Band, Orchestra, Uke, Accordion, and Piano!!!

The Classical Ukulele $24.95

John King

This is a collection of classical and traditional works ingeniously arranged for Ukulele by John King, A classical master of the uke. This book is ideal for more experienced players. It is amazing how well these famous pieces by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Joplin and others translate to the ukulele. Indluded is a CD of all the arrangements magnificently performed by John King. All works are arranged for GCEA tuned ukes. Tab and notation. Bravo!

The Joy of Uke 1 DVD $29.95

Jim Beloff

Jim Beloff teaches the basics of how to tune and hold the uke. By practicing the songs taught here (He's Got the Whole World", "When the Saints", "Give my Regards to Broadway" and many others) you'll learn the most important chords and strums and will quickly be making music!

The Ukulele: A Visual History $24.95

Jim Beloff

Now back in print in a hard cover version, this beautiful book is the essential volume on the cultural history of the uke. Hundreds of great photographs, chapters on the history, great players and famous manufacturers both past and present. This last section is very helpful with instrument identificaion. As must have for any uke lover!

Ukelele for Cowboys $14.95

Ron Middlebrook

40 popular Cowboy songs in notation and tablature. Great photos, clear, easy to read music, and (saving the best for last) all the verses to the country's greatest Cowboy songs!

Ukulele Beach Party $14.95

Jim Beloff

Sand and surf tunes for the Uke. "Blue Moon", "California Girls", Surfin' USA", "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy days of Summer", "Under the Boardwalk", and other great sandy, moldy oldies!

Ukulele Chord Finder $6.95

Hal Leonard

Learn to play chords on the uke with this comprehensive yet easy-to-learn book. The "Ukulele Chord Finder" contains over 1000 chord diagrams for the most important 28 chord types, including three voicings for each chord. If it's not in this book, you don't need it!

Ukulele Chords $2.95

Ron Middlebrook

A one piece, two page glossy coated uke chord chart with Intros and Endings on the back cover.

Ukulele Gems $14.95

Jim Beloff

Classic Tin Pan Alley songs arranged for Uke. Includes "Bye Bye Blues", "Lullaby of Birdland", "Yes Sir! That's my Baby" and others.

Ukulele Heaven $24.95 with CD

Ian Whitcomb

Hawaiian and old pop songs in notation with words and chords. The accompanying CD features the strummed soprano Uke of Ian Whitcomb, the picked baritone uke of Lyle Ritz and the Dobro guitar of Fred Sokolow, plus special guest start George Formby and Cliff Edwards. This book will add a few great numbers to the repertoire of the professional or aspiring professional ukule player!

Ukulele Island $14.95

Jim Beloff

31 tropical songs; a fun and refreshing potion of sambas, calypsos, Hawaiian classics and exotic tiki tunes mixed for your playing pleasure! No duplications with the "Gone Hawaiian" song book. As in all Jim's song books, there is brief instruction and an excellent all inclusive chord chart at the beginning- all the weird ones too! (Dominant 9ths, Diminished 7ths, etc.) Songs include "Bali Ha'I", "Brown Eyed Girl", and my old favorite, sung by my high-school boyfriend, "Yellow Bird".

Ukulele Method Book 1 $5.95

Lil' Rev- Hal Leonard

An easy-to read, simple instruction book, easy three chord progressions with a few minors at the end.

Ukulele Method Book 2 $9.95

Lil' Rev- Hal Leonard

A continuation of the HL Uke Method Book 1. Book 2 includes Movable chords, diminished chords, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, five-finger roll stroke and much more. 51 tracks of songs for demonstration and play along.

Ukulele Method DVD $14.95

Lil' Rev- Hal Leonard

Use either solo or with the Hal Leonard Uke Books!

Ukulele Method for Chords and Melody Playing $9.95

Roy Smeck

The ultimate professional uke instruction book. Great arrangements with lots of great chords in each song. A section of intros and endings and all the chords ever invented in the chord chart at the end of the book. And some pretty sophisticated strumming patterns are shown as well. Not for the faint of heart

Ukulele Party $9.95

Jerry Moore

No musical notation. Words with chord numbers where the changes occur. I assume that since each song has two CD tracks, that one is a demo and one is a playalong, but the book doesn't day!

Ukulele Song Book $9.95

Ron Middlebrook

Good instruction at the beginning with a great section on Uke strokes. Traditional folks songs and Hawaiian songs are arranged in order of difficulty, starting with 2 chord songs, moving up to 7 or more chord songs! No chord chart, and chords are indicated by chord letter only, not the little chord boxes, so you would need a chord chart to go along with this book if you don't know them already!

Ukulele Spirit $14.95

Jim Beloff-arranger

Jumpin'Jim's Ukulele Spirit is a collection of 40 great hymns, spirituals and songs of faith and inspiration arranged for ukulele. Sung alone or with a group, these songsd are easy to play, fun to sing and sure to raise your spirits! Includes "All You Need is love", "Dona Nobis Pacem", "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and many more!

Ukulele Tips 'n' Tunes $14.95

Jim Beloff

A beginner's method and song book from the modern king of the uk Jumpin' Jim Beloff! A step-by-step introduction fo the pleassures of playing the uke; like a private lesson in print! 29 songs including the basics, moving on to more challenging chord progressions.

You Can Teach Yourself Uke $10.95

Mel Bay

A most excellent instruction book; illustrations at the beginning with traditional songs for practice. Has songs through all the keys, using more complex chords as the book goes on. Chord chart in the back. I would recommend this book to someone who is at least proficient on the guitar.