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A unique collection of 66 fiddle tunes illustrating the major regional styles found across America and Canada. This book contains rare vintage photographs, player's biographical profiles, historical and performance notes, bowing indications, and information on cross-tunings and the American institution of fiddle contests. The authors have collaborated brilliantly on this labor of love to produce a definitive volume of tunes transcribed from recordings by many of the best fiddlers in North America. Exemplary tunes are included from the Northeast, Southeast and Western regions, plus various widespread ethnic styles including Cajun, Irish, Scandinavian, Klezmer, and Eastern European styles.
By David Reiner & Peter Anick
Overall Difficulty: Intermediate
Instrument: Fiddle
Music Style: Old Time
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
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Arranger(s): Peter Anick and David Reiner |
Song List For Old-Time Fiddling Across America
Mississippi Sawyer - Composed by: Emmett Lundy - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Round The Heart Of Old Galax, Vol. 3" - © 1989
Ragtime Annie - Composed by: Hector Phillips - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1989
Angeline The Baker - Composed by: J. W. Spangler - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "The Old Virginia Fiddlers" - © 1989
Saint Anne's Reel - Composed by: Andy Woolf - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1985
Old Molly Hare - Composed by: Clayton McMichen - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Old Time Fiddle Classics, Vol. 2" - © 1989
Paddy On The Turnpike - Composed by: Clark Kessinger - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Sweet Bunch Of Daisies" - © 1989
Done Gone - Composed by: Eck Robertson - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Eck Robertson, Master Fiddler" - © 1989
Sugar In The Gourd - Composed by: John Carson - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "The Old Hin Cackled And The Rooster's Going To Crow" - © 1989
Midnight On The Water - Composed by: Benny Thomasson - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Country Fiddling From The Big State" - © 1989
Black And White Rag - Composed by: Benny Thomasson - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Country Fiddling From The Big State" - © 1989
Wagoner - Composed by: Mark O'Connor - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Soppin' The Gravy" - © 1989
Cotton Patch Rag - Composed by: Lewis Franklin - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Texas Fiddle Favorite" - © 1989
Rye Straw - Composed by: Earl Collins - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "That's Earl, Collins Family Fiddling" - © 1989
Old French - Composed by: Andy Woolf - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1985
Elzic's Farewell - Composed by: Wilson Douglas - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "The Right-Hand Fork Of Rush's Creek" - © 1989
Martha Campbell - Composed by: Buddy Thomas - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Kitty Puss" - © 1989
The Champion - Composed by: Jehile Kirkhuff - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1989
Dry And Dusty - Composed by: Morrison Twin Brothers - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Echoes Of The Ozarks, Vol. 1" - © 1989
The Sailor's Bonnet - Composed by: Michael Coleman - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "The Wheels Of The World" - © 1989
Carroll County Blues - Composed by: Will Narmour - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Traditional Fiddle Music Of Mississippi, Vol. 1" - © 1989
Lady Of The Lake - Composed by: Donna Hebert - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1983
Katy Did - Composed by: Lowe Stokes - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Hell Broke Loose In Georgia" - © 1989
Wild Rose Of The Mountain - Composed by: J. P. Fraley - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Wild Rose Of The Mountain" - © 1989
Brown Button Shoes - Composed by: Buddy Thomas - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Kitty Puss" - © 1989
Florida Blues - Composed by: Arthur Smith - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Fiddlin' Arthur Smith And His Dixieliners, Vol. 1" - © 1989
Chicken In The Barnyard - Composed by: Clark Kessinger - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "The Legend Of Clark Kessinger" - © 1989
Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase - Composed by: Dudley Vance - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "A Fiddlers' Convention In Mountain City, Tennessee" - © 1989
Biddy I'm Not Jesting - Composed by: Larry Older - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1989
Inverness Lasses - Composed by: John Campbell - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Cape Breton Violin Music" - © 1989
The Rags - Composed by: Louis Beaudoin - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Louis Beaudoin" - © 1989
Susannah Gal - Composed by: Edd Michael - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1983
Drunken Hiccoughs - Composed by: Tommy Jarrell - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Sail Away, Ladies" - © 1989
And The Cat Came Back - Composed by: Doc Roberts - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Way Down South In Dixie" - © 1989
The Lost Child - Composed by: Charles Stripling - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "The Stripling Brothers, Old Time Fiddle Tunes 1928-1936" - © 1989
Dixie Blossoms - Composed by: Art Galbraith - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Dixie Blossoms" - © 1989
Snowbird In The Ashbank - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "That's Earl, Collins Family Fiddling" - © 1975
Waltz Quadrille - Composed by: Gustav Erdmann - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1989
Paddy Kelly's - Composed by: Liz Carroll - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Kiss Me Kate" - © 1989
Karis Pers Polska - Composed by: Matt Fichtenbaum - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1984
Mrs. Greig's Strathspey - Composed by: John Campbell - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Cape Breton Violin Music" - © 1989
Reel In F - Composed by: John Campbell - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Cape Breton Violin Music" - © 1989
La Grande Gigue Simple - Composed by: Louis Boudreault - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Old Time Fiddler Of Chicoutimi, Quebec" - © 1989
Reel Du Diable - Composed by: Lisa Ornstein - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Danseries De La Belle Province" - © 1987
Valcartier Set, First Part - Composed by: Lisa Ornstein - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Danseries De La Belle Province" - © 1987
Reel De Montagne - Composed by: Jean Carignan - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Jean Carignan Rend Hommage A Joseph Allard" - © 1989
Banks Medley Tune - Composed by: Jean Carignan - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Jean Carignan" - © 1989
Slope Road Jig - Composed by: Gerry Robichaud - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Down East Fiddling" - © 1989
Mother's Day Waltz - Composed by: Gerry Robichaud - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Down East Fiddling" - © 1989
Three Forks Of Cheat - Composed by: Burl Hammons - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "The Hammons Family" - © 1989
Yew Piney Mountain - Composed by: French Carpenter - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Elzic's Farewell" - © 1989
Uncle Herm's Hornpipe - Composed by: John Ashby - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Fiddling By The Hearth" - © 1989
Cherry River Rag - Composed by: Ed Haley - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Parkersberg Landing" - © 1989
Last Of Callahan - Composed by: Highwoods String Band - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Fire On The Mountain" - © 1989
Jack Limberlegs - Composed by: Lloyd Baldwin - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1983
Friday Night Waltz - Composed by: David Reiner - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1979
Original Canadian Hoedown - Composed by: Joe Pancerzewski - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "The Fiddling Engineer, Joe Pancerzewski" - © 1989
Celina Le Blanc - Composed by: Joe Pancerzewski - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "The Fiddling Engineer, Joe Pancerzewski" - © 1989
La Vals Du Bambocheur - Composed by: Dewey Balfa - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Louisiana Cajun French Music From The Southwest Prairies" - © 1989
Perrodin Two Step - Composed by: Wallace "Cheese" Read - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Cajun House Party" - © 1989
Chere Mama Creole - Composed by: Wallace "Cheese" Read - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Cajun House Party" - © 1989
Canyon Jig - Composed by: David Reiner - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1983
Pols Fran Acton - Composed by: John Chambers - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1983
Shottis Fran Idre - Composed by: John Chambers - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1983
Funder Chuppah - Composed by: Miriam Rabson - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - © 1983
Ebba Polka - Composed by: Trembita Orchestra - Arranged by: David Reiner and Peter Anick - From: "Ukrainian-American Fiddle And Dance Music, Vol. 1" - © 1989
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Audio Samples For Old-Time Fiddling Across America
Disc 1 Track 1 is an introduction track.
Disc 1 Track 54 is Oopik Waltz but the song is not in the book.
Disc 1, Track 1 - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 2 - Biddy I'm Not Jesting - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 3 - Saint Anne's Reel - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 4 - Old French - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 5 - Lady Of The Lake - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 6 - The Champion - Best (471kb) - Good (2Mb)
Disc 1, Track 7 - Mrs. Greig's Strathspey - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 8 - Reel In F - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 9 - Inverness Lasses - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 10 - La Grande Gigue Simple - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 11 - Reel Du Diable - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 12 - Valcartier Set, First Part - Best (437kb) - Good (2Mb)
Disc 1, Track 13 - The Rags - Best (463kb) - Good (2Mb)
Disc 1, Track 14 - Reel De Montagne - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 15 - Banks Medley Tune - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 16 - Slope Road Jig - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 17 - Mother's Day Waltz - Best (430kb) - Good (2Mb)
Disc 1, Track 18 - Three Forks Of Cheat - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 19 - Yew Piney Mountain - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 20 - Paddy On The Turnpike - Best (435kb) - Good (2Mb)
Disc 1, Track 21 - Chicken In The Barnyard - Best (448kb) - Good (2Mb)
Disc 1, Track 22 - Elzic's Farewell - Best (441kb) - Good (2Mb)
Disc 1, Track 23 - Mississippi Sawyer - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 24 - Susannah Gal - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 25 - Angeline The Baker - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 26 - Uncle Herm's Hornpipe - Best (442kb) - Good (2Mb)
Disc 1, Track 27 - Drunken Hiccoughs - Best (435kb) - Good (2Mb)
Disc 1, Track 28 - Cherry River Rag - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 29 - And The Cat Came Back - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 30 - Wild Rose Of The Mountain - Best (437kb) - Good (2Mb)
Disc 1, Track 31 - Martha Campbell - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 32 - Brown Button Shoes - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 33 - Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 34 - Florida Blues - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 35 - Sugar In The Gourd - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 36 - Old Molly Hare - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 37 - Katy Did - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 38 - Last Of Callahan - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 39 - Carroll County Blues - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 40 - The Lost Child - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 41 - Jack Limberlegs - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 42 - Dry And Dusty - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 43 - Dixie Blossoms - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 44 - Rye Straw - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 45 - Snowbird In The Ashbank - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 46 - Ragtime Annie - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 47 - Friday Night Waltz - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 48 - Waltz Quadrille - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 49 - Done Gone - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 50 - Black And White Rag - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 51 - Midnight On The Water - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 52 - Cotton Patch Rag - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 53 - Wagoner - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 54 - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 55 - Wagoner - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 56 - Celina Le Blanc - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 57 - La Vals Du Bambocheur - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 58 - Perrodin Two Step - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 59 - Chere Mama Creole - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 60 - The Sailor's Bonnet - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 61 - Paddy Kelly's - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 62 - Canyon Jig - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 63 - Pols Fran Acton - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 64 - Pols Fran Acton - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 65 - Pols Fran Acton - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 66 - Shottis Fran Idre - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 67 - Karis Pers Polska - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 68 - Funder Chuppah - No audio samples available for this track
Disc 1, Track 69 - Ebba Polka - No audio samples available for this track
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Publisher: "Old-Time Fiddling Across America" was published by Mel Bay Publications.
Type: Violin Solo
Category: Violin Sheet Music
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