Although detailed sheet music and sound files are provided here for learning the basics of a tune be aware that the tune may sound a. His 1976 release the great canadian fiddle includes an extensive description of canadian fiddle tune types, a glossary of fiddle terms and a page of square dance moves. The fiddle park is jammed with players for a week and there are lots of frenchcanadians there from nearby quebec on the videos. Sullivans hollow, as played by freenys barn dance band. By no means a final compendium of acadian fiddlers, it was our wish to start a dialogue and encourage research into the lives and music of the great fiddlers of the acadian regions that have inspired us and made us dance through the years. Many of joes original tunes can be found on vivians brand new old time fiddle tunes book series, volumes 1, 2, and 3, and a unique historical document tunes collected at the jam sessions in the barbershop of alvy osborne in minot, north dakota, in the 1930s, entitled pleasures of home, all published by voyager. Reel beatrice french canadian fiddle harmony sheet music.
Tune collections on the internet these are free collections of tunes in graphic format gif, jpg, pdf, png, or tif andor in abc notation. French canadian fiddle tunes contributor names king, edward, 19081988 performer lomax, alan, 19152002 collector. Pete louds collection scroll down to the freebies section. It is an integral extension of the angloceltic and quebecois french folk music tradition but has distinct features found only in the western hemisphere. Also, although i cant say with certainty its french canadian, big john mcneil.
Oldtime fiddle music from the gaspe coast, a marvelous blog from glen patterson and brian morris about a truly exceptional gaspe fiddler, erskine morris of douglastown, qc. France would certainly not be on many peoples list. This download is for the sheet music pdf and one audio track, plus practise mixes of the harmony parts. The styles of fiddling that i teach reflect the styles of fiddle that i most enjoy to play. Click on the tune name for the sheet music pdf file, the piano keys piano keys. And its non other than the hangmans reel, le reel du pendu, a fun tune from quebec. On the surface, it looks fairly easy, but i found out real quick that it takes some work to play it up to speed. Jean carignan french canadian fiddle songs 1975, vinyl. Drawn from the rich tradition of canadian folk music the collection covers a range of regional styles including celtic, french canadian, metis and newfoundland. To view listen to this piece please select from the file types above. Canadian fiddle tunes by allen sheet music for fiddle buy. Departing from the usual structure of most angloceltic tunes, sometimes radically, frenchcanadian tunes are often seen as crooked by other traditions standards.
The fiddle park is jammed with players for a week and there are lots of french canadians there from nearby quebec on the videos. He is certainly a prolific composer, with over 400 tunes and 40 albums to his name. Sorry the video bounces when the feet start stomping. This cd is a continuation of the collection of canadian oldtime fiddle classics.
Im even more excited about this tune than i have been for jerusalem ridge, thats how good it is. What makes this tune so fun to play is that it begins in the key of g, and then switches to the key of c for the b part. Many fiddle tunes presented in abc notation and as sheet music in pdf format. The north atlantic fiddle convention is a cultural exchange and meeting place for artists, academics, and enthusiasts. Library of congress, fiddle tunes of the old frontier. Although detailed sheet music and sound files are provided here for learning the basics of a tune be aware that the tune may sound a little different played live. Its a great fiddle tune, plays well on mandolin, harder on banjo, and murder on flute. Ive included only the jigs, reels, and waltzes for now. Download the file and use acrobat reader to print the pages you want. This collection of acadian fiddlers was organized by louis and devon leger with the help of the staff at hearth music, especially carleric tangen. Links to tunes as abc documents and web pages and to standard notation as pdfs.
Index of sets by number, pdf format index of tunes by title, pdf format pdf files for standard sets. Devon s playing the fiddle tuned adae and dejahs playing guitar tuned dadgad. An elegant waltz, as played by one of the true queens of the canadian fiddle, eleanor. Fiddle tunes in manuscript from the center for popular music, other, no. Its building into an interesting collection of tunes were at no. A random assortment of resources for sheet music, tablature, lyrics and recordings of mostly american traditional music. This anthology contains 76 tunes and includes a special group of canadian foxtrots. Rock the cradle joe gtr tab practice video moderate. There are many countries in europe which are famous across the world for their fiddle tradition. Old time fiddle tunes penn state mechanical engineering. Dabczynski, basic fiddlers philharmonic oldtime fiddle tunes viola brian wicklund and faith farr, the american fiddle method, volume 1 viola bookcd set. At its heart is a convention that brings together scholars, practitioners, teachers and other stakeholders to share ideas, practices, research and knowledge about the field of fiddle performance and related dance, from the cultures and diasporas of the north atlantic. Author of scottish fiddle tunes ed 12759 iain fraser presents a collection of 60 pieces for solo violin.
The tunesles tounes this collection of tunes have been notated by louis leger, using iwritemusic software. Whatever ones interest, the old town school provides broad access to more than 700 accredited class offerings, private lessons, and workshops that span an array of artistic genres. Each pdf file has all the pages and parts for each set. Canadian fiddle music volume 1 index of tunes to seach for a tune in this list use your browsers find command indexes to other books.
You will receive the score in pdf form, and a midi file, as. Transcriptions and audio files of over 550 traditional fiddle tunes from old recordings, festivals, jams and workshops, notated by john lamancusa click on the tune name for the sheet music pdf file, the piano keys to hear a synthesized midi file, or for a recording. This is by no means an exact replication of the tunes as played by the musicians, but rather a teaching aide for learning the tunes. Oldtime fiddle music from the gaspe coast, a marvelous blog. Ireland, scotland, hungary and romania are obvious examples. The fiddle, which was the most favored instru ment for this class of tunes, was brought to. When i first got interested in playing irish and scottish music, i did a search of the web and found a slew of tunebooks that people put together for their sessions. Useful links for quebecois music and dance lisa ornstein. The fiddlers companion is used by musicians, investigators and writers as a research aide, a source for information and lore, for general interest and just for the fun of browsing. Canadian fiddle tunes 49 traditional pieces schott world music music score.
Dave gabol, john walsh, and others have compiled a collection of 54 of paddy obriens arrangments of traditional irish tunes abc, pdf, psg, notes. Because of its importance in the history of the tunes, the. Archived files can be found at the bottom of the page. Frenchcanadian fiddle tunes contributor names king, edward, 19081988 performer lomax, alan, 19152002 collector. Traditional irish and american fiddle tunes arranged for viola bob phillips and andrew h. This is a collection of oldtime fiddle tunes most of them from appalachia in pdf format. Irish, french canadian, old time, and new england contradance fiddle.
Being part of all this is an incredible experience. Irish, welsh, scottish, breton, american marching band and canadian tunes. Canadian fiddle music these two books by ottawa fiddler ed whitcomb compile over 600 contemporary canadian fiddle tunes from 246 composers with representation of fiddlers from coast to coast newfoundland to bc. Dabczynski, basic fiddlers philharmonic celtic fiddle tunes viola bob phillips and andrew h. High quality digital sheet music for violin and piano, famous fiddle tunes and songs, from the red desert violin basic fiddling book 1 by loralyn staples, lyrics, chords, guitar lead sheet and violin fingerings included. I learned this jaunty tune for the new york state old time fiddlers associations fiddle queens of new york state concerts in osceola, n. Shake the dice english ceilidh band 86 british and french dance tunes, no, yes.
Challenges encountered putting together a book of canadian. In this web site i present a selection of traditional and some more contemporary tunes from new england, canada. The emphasis is on instrumental folk music specifically, contra dance tunes, although some links also include other types of folk music or classical music. A collection of 227 traditional fiddle tunes from france, compiled by chris haigh, published by schott. I started downloading them when ever i stumbled across one and, after awhile, found out that i had a pretty good collection of tunes in various pdf files. Mar 27, 2016 a collection of 227 traditional fiddle tunes from france, compiled by chris haigh, published by schott. French translation of fiddle the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. Also check out youtube for videos from the annual pembroke, ontario, fiddle contest. French canadian reels bruce himself stated that he and the original blazers formed the band as an antidote to the more staid some might say stale approach of the fiddle societybox and fiddle to scottish music at the time. I also teach some bluegrass and country style fiddle, but with a more limited repertoire.
Canadian fiddle tunes buy now in stretta sheet music shop. Traditional frenchcanadian instrumental dance tunes, 16th. French translation of fiddle collins englishfrench. While some of the tunes are, unmistakably, versions of scottish, frenchcanadian, and even american tunes, the music also bears strong elements of the native musical culture of their mothers, including the very irregu lar forms and phrasing, a tendency to stay on or around cadence. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. Canadian fiddle is the aggregate body of tunes, styles and musicians engaging the traditional folk music of canada on the fiddle. Transcriptions and audio files of over 550 traditional fiddle tunes from old.
Canadian fiddle fiddle music cds sheet music fiddles violin. This cd is also available with the book canadian oldtime fiddle hits vol. In fact, this predilection for crooked dance tunes was a musical trait that frenchcanadians passed to other musical styles they encountered and had influence over. Tune collections on the internet bite your own elbow.
Pdf digital sheet music to download and print, interactive sheet music. The way of the fiddle one fiddlers collection of oldtime tunes. Founded in 1957, the old town school of folk music provides a wide range of music, dance, theater, and visual arts courses to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Audio files for all three are available through the virtual gramophone. Tunes by ed reavy abc, ps, favourites of traditional fiddle players, from george keiths fiddle page. These are free collections of tunes in graphic format gif, jpg, pdf, png, or tif andor in. Complete citations to the printed sources in the lists may be found in the bibliography at the end of the pamphlet. Indexing began in 1987 and continues through the present, and is the sole work of the editor and identified contributors and sources. Fiddlebooks recordings gordon stobbes fiddle music. Most are new england or canadian french and english. Todays tune is a another frenchcanadian tune called the indian. This collection is quite eclectic, borrowing from many different fiddle traditions outside quebec as well as featuring quebecois repertory.