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Mel bay the craig duncan master fiddle solo collection. A followup book on craig duncan s popular deluxe fiddling method containing 40 great fiddle solos in the keys of f, bflat, e major, e minor, and a minor. Beginning with a selection of easy arrangements of popular cajun tunes, the cajun fiddle progresses on to more difficult solos based on the playing of various wellknown fiddlers including dewey balfa, michael doucet, doug kershaw, and rufus thibodeaux. Mel bay presents 140 of the most frequently played tunes. Top fiddle solos ebook by craig duncan rakuten kobo.
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Fire on the mountain, also know as betty martin, pretty betty martin, hog eye, sambo, ten little indians, and tip toe fine, is a popular american fiddle tune that has numerous variants. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. The group, which features craig duncan on fiddle and mandolin, billy smith on guitar, and mike scott on banjo is based on years of making music together in a variety of overlapping configurations. On the video, craig duncan is joined by guitarist robert bowlin in performing 32 tunes from the book.
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Top fiddle solos by craig duncan digital sheet music for. This book presents 140 of the most frequently played tunes in old time fiddle contests as well as the most popular bluegrass, square dance and country tunes heard throughout the united states. Celtic fiddle tunes for solo and ensemble violin 1 and 2 by. Video of me finally getting through cajun cookin written by craig duncan and published in mel bays top fiddle solos a book ive had for more than 40 years. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Craig duncan is a nashville fiddler and multiinstrumentalist. Jan 17, 2016 craig duncan celtic fiddle tunes for solo and ensemble, violin 1 and 2 contents 4 stay safe and healthy. Buy a cheap copy of mel bays cajun fiddle book by craig duncan. The audio is in splittrack format, allowing the fiddler to play with the fiddle solo, guitar andor fiddle accompaniment, or both.
Many of the tunes include the melody in standard notation, followed by a variation which includes common ways of playing the tune. Mar 20, 2018 video of me finally getting through cajun cookin written by craig duncan and published in mel bays top fiddle solos a book ive had for more than 40 years. Craig is recognized internationally for his many books and arrangements. Jan, 2011 top fiddle solos ebook written by craig duncan. Craig duncan books list of books by author craig duncan. Shop and buy celtic fiddle tunes for solo and ensemble violin 1 and 2 sheet music. Ive been practicing with blues fiddling classics, by craig duncan, and rockin out with blues fiddle i think violin is a great instrument for blues. The material includes irish jigs, reels and hornpipes, scottish tunes and airs, and tunes from the united states and canada.
Say old man can you play the fiddle music download. Stereo recording, with fiddle and guitar, include all twenty five tunes from the book. The craig duncan master fiddle solo collection book by craig duncan presents 140 of the most frequently played tunes in old time fiddle contests as well as the most popular bluegrass, square dance and country tunes heard throughout the united states. Craig duncan, bill guest, dave reiner, frank zucco, and joe castle. By far the best book of cajun tunes for fiddle that i could find. Contains craigs outstanding fiddle arrangements on. Mel bay the craig duncan master fiddle solo collection by craig duncan 19990901. Great fiddling tunes fun solos to play ebook written by craig duncan. Craig duncan has 121 books on goodreads with 186 ratings. Shop and buy the craig duncan master fiddle solo collection sheet music. Feb 08, 2012 craig duncan teaches the cajun fiddle tune, bayou pon pon, found in his book, the cajun fiddle.
Mel bay mel bays complete fiddling book is a compilation of arrangements of traditional tunes by several outstanding practitioners of the art of fiddle playing. We are only nineteen but we have already called our dads to book us for our future weddings. About 60 of the tunes are recorded by craig duncan on the accompanying cd. The craig duncan master fiddle solo collection book available at mel bay presents 144 of the most frequently played tunes in old time fiddle contests as well as the most popular bluegrass, square dance and country tunes heard throughout the united states. The performance length arrangements of contest tunes include standard as. Contains the most frequently used basic chords, and covers practically. Fiddle music is printed in the craig duncan master fiddle collection by mel bay publishing. The author has attempted to present usable fingerings, bowings and explanations of each of the 49 tunes in this book. Famous fiddlin tunes qwikguide with cd by craig duncan.
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