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Pumpkin Vine (Jimmy Wheeler G) Get the Book: Printed collection of 522 Old-Time. Fiddle Tunes from this website - 320 pages, 8.5 x 11", spiral-bound, waterproof/tearproof cover, easy to read. standard notation including chords, 4th ed., Alphabetical from Abe to Zeke! No batteries required $45. Table of Contents Sample Page.
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Old Time Fiddle Tunes . About Old Time Tune Transcriptions...
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He plays Southern old-time and bluegrass tunes learned by...
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The Gettysburg Collection of Old Time Fiddle Tunes. By Check...
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Old time (also spelled old-time or oldtime) fiddle is the style of American fiddling found in old-time music. Old time fiddle tunes are derived from old European folk dance forms such as the jig, reel, breakdown, schottische, waltz, two-step, and polka that the American settlers brought with them to the colonies, eventually becoming a unique ...
- OLD JOE CLARK. This is a classic tune which every fiddler learns - it’s a good beginner's way of getting to sound fiddley. You play the melody on one string, and use the open string next to it as a drone, which creates a double stop.
- ARKANSAS TRAVELER. Composed in the 19th century by Colonel Faulkner, this was once heralded as Arkansas’s state song. This is a great rendition because it features several legendary fiddle players, hosted by the great Marc O’Connor.
- SOLDIER’S JOY. Originating from Scotland, this classic melody it is played by nearly every fiddle player, and is one of the oldest tunes with many variations.
- SALLY GOODIN. This is the tune that put fiddling on the map in America through Eck Robertson’s original recording, which is documented in Nashville as one of the first exhibits in the Country Hall of Fame.
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- Oldtimejam.Com and The Old Time “Top 20”
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The above music player contains playlists of early source recordings of old time fiddle tunes, organized in two formats. The “Tunes” playlist will allow you to listen to one or more versions of a given fiddle tune. The “Fiddler” playlist will allow you to listen to multiple fiddle tunes by a single fiddler. There are two primary purposes for presen...
You will also find a playlist of “top 20” tunes. This list was compiled based on multiple surveys of the most popular old time jam tunes around the world, and is the same as the “top 20” list found at oldtimejam.com. Additionally, there will be considerable overlap between the tunes presented on this playlist, and the tunes in the Old Time Jam Mach...
The intention here is not to present these as the “definitive” version of a particular tune. Rather, it is to deepen your understanding of the old time fiddling and your connection to the tunes and people of the tradition. As these playlists illustrate, all of these tunes are living and breathing entities, ones that change forms in the hands of eve...
Below is a short video on how to use the controls on the music player: The tunes in player have come from multiple sources, including public archival collections around the interwebs, personal collections, and the occasional clandestine cassette tape exchange in darkened alleys. The content in the Fiddle Tune Archive is for educational use only.
A selection of old time fiddle tunes, from source musicians as well as contemporary ones... Tommy Jarrell, Fred Cockerham, Clyde Davenport, Lester McCumbers,...
Clyde Davenport--Flatwoods5.8K Views- Wolves A Howlin' - Jon Bekoff & Nate Paine - Twin Fiddles21.4K Views
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- Chinquapin Hunting at Clifftop 201360.8K Views
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- 2013 Clifftop Appalachian String Band Fiddle Finals Jake Krack32.6K Views
- Rachel - Grace Forrest - Clifftop 201363.5K Views
- Bruce Molsky - Chinquapin Hunting (Live @Pickathon 2012)313K Views
- Snuffy Jenkins & The Hired Hands - Possum Up A Gum Stump11.7K Views
Pete Showman’s Tune Collection. A Curated Collection of Fiddle Tunes. Over 200 mostly old-time tunes are provided in this collection of sheet music notation, midi files, and notes that include history on many of the tunes. The Tunes Collection is arranged alphabetically by title. Click on the blue or gray bar to close or open a list.
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Old-time: a pre-bluegrass string band style with country dance rhythms, including music from vaudeville, minstrel shows, British Isles folk traditions, early 78 RPM country recordings, old songs played on the fiddle, Appalachian modal tunes, and listening tunes unsuitable for dancing; Bluegrass: a musical style that originated with Bill Monroe ...
