Old Time Fiddle Tunes
Transcriptions and audio files of 936 fiddle tunes from recordings, festivals, jams and workshops - collected by John Lamancusa
Old Time Fiddle Tunes
Transcriptions and audio files of over 840 traditional fiddle tunes from recordings, festivals, jams and workshops - collected by John Lamancusa
This book contains 522 traditional old-time tunes, transcribed from many different jams (including Gettysburg), source recordings, festivals (Clifftop, Rock Bridge), and workshops (Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, Swannanoa, Augusta, Fiddle Hell).
Old Time Fiddle Tunes
Transcriptions and audio files of over 800 fiddle tunes from old recordings, festivals, jams and workshops; compiled by John Lamancusa
Old Time Fiddle Tunes
Transcriptions and audio files of over 600 fiddle tunes from old recordings, festivals, jams and workshops; compiled by John Lamancusa
a tune whose mode depends on who is playing it – you can find versions in major, minor and Dorian modes. Dorian: Highlander’s Farewell, Hog-Eyed Man, Pretty Little Indian, Dust in the Lane
instruments and tunes. The Tahonos quickly adopted the instruments and absorbed the rhythms, giving birth to a form of old-time fiddle music that is uniquely Southwestern, a tradition that has survived until today. Cleofes Ortiz (1910-1996) was a well-known fiddle player from northern New Mexico. Ortiz was born on Pajarito Plateau near
In Bayard's book (Dance to Fiddle, March to Fife), the supposed source for John Hartford, ten different versions are notated. There is no single "correct way", so get over it!
Sarah Armstrong's Tune Todd Clewell from Sarah Armstrong [Sarah Armstrong's Tune] Notated 4 October 2019 by J. Lamancusa #33 (Old Reel) in Sam Bayard's 1944 Collection - "Hill Country Tunes"
Old Time Fiddle Tunes
Transcriptions and audio files of traditional fiddle tunes from recordings, festivals, jams and workshops - collected by John Lamancusa