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| Artist/Author/Band | Title, Subtitle, additional information, publication date, number of pages, special codes | Format | Price |
| Cass, Eddie | The Lancashire Pace-Egg Play: A Social History The Lancashire pace- or peace- egg play is urban folklore; related to other popular hero-combat plays but unusually associated with Easter, not Christmas. Its history is here explored in a regional and social context. 2001 256pgs | Reference, History or Index | Sale item |
book | $16.00 |
| Child, Francis James | The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. I: Ballads 1-53 New edition of the "Child Ballads", a monumental compendium of song texts first collected in the 1800's. Valuable resource for singers, scholars, musicians and storytellers. Includes many variants and notes by Child. The first of 5 volumes. 2001 631pgs | Written Music Included | Sale item |
book | $18.25 |
| Child, Francis James | The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. II: Ballads 54-113 The second of five volumes. 2003 625pgs | Written Music Included | Sale item |
book | $18.25 |
| Child, Francis James | The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. III: Ballads 114-188 The third of five volumes. 2005 577pgs | Written Music Included | Sale item |
book | $18.25 |
| Constantine, Mary-Ann, ed. | Ballads in Wales: Baledi yng Nghmru A collection of scholarly articles providing a good introduction to the ballads of Wales. Explores several different contexts and spans the 18th century to the war years. In Welsh and English. 1999 85pgs | Reference, History or Index | Sale item |
book | $6.75 |
| Fiddler Magazine (Mel Bay Prod.) | Fiddler Magazine's Favorites (book/set of 2 CDs) A diverse collection of written music for tunes from 36 of the world's finest fiddlers such as Kevin Burke, J.P.Fraley, Johnny Gimble and Jay Ungar (with "Lover's Waltz"). Styles include old-time, swing, bluegrass, Irish, Scottish, Swedish and klezmer. With photos and interviews with each fiddler plus two CD's containing all 40 tunes in the book. 1999 116pgs | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
book | $16.75 |
| Garden, John | The Lost Dances of Earthly Delights, Vol.1: Pleasures for Four Seasons (book/set of 4 CDs) Revised edition. 64 social dances with notation and chords for over 200 tunes. Penned by Australian composer Garden in the style of English/ceili/barn dance. The 4 "full-band" CDs contain dance-length music, composed by Garden as well; a mix of English, Renaissance, Klezmer, you-name-it. For dancing and listening. First published in 2000. 2005 | Instruction Included | Written Music Included | Sale item |
book | $50.00 |
| Garden, John | The Lost Dances of Earthly Delights, Vol.2: Favourites for Four Settings (book/set of 4 CDs) Vol. 2 contains an additional 64 dances with notation and chords for over 200 tunes. Bourrees, hambos, jigs, polkas, schottisches, marches, mazurkas, minuets, pavans, galliards, varsoviennas, waltzes and zweifachers. The 4 CDs contain dance-length music composed by Garden; a mix of English, Renaissance, Klezmer, you-name-it. For dancing and listening. 2005 | Instruction Included | Written Music Included | Sale item |
book | $50.00 |
| Gitlitz, Paul | Giblitz Fancy: A Collection of New Fiddle Tunes... Ninety-two jigs, reels, polkas and more, in a variety of styles (contra, Irish, old-time, klezmer, swing, etc.), penned by Gitlitz, a fiddler from Washington state. Most are suitable for contra dance. Some have been recorded by Rodney Miller and other artists. 1999 60pgs | Sale item |
book | $12.00 |
| Hume, Colin | Dances with a Difference, Vol. 1 Twelve original English country dances with unusual time signatures, phrasing, and formations. Suitable for experienced dancers. Each with original tunes by Hume and Peter Jenkins of Kafoozalum. Includes Trip to Uxbrige, Ashford Assembly, Mr. Handel's Jig, Bayswater Breakdown, more. 1988 16pgs | Instruction Included | Written Music Included | Sale item |
book | $3.50 |
| Hume, Colin | Dances with a Difference, Vol. 2 Twelve more "different" English country dances, Hume's specialty. Includes Bunch of Fives, Windsor Parade, Mr. Mozart's Rant, Peter's Maze and more. 1990 16pgs | Instruction Included | Written Music Included | Sale item |
book | $3.50 |
| Hume, Colin | Squares with a Difference, Vol. 2 Hume presents his 2nd volume of American singing and patter squares, some with one or more figures from the Western square dance tradition. Easter Meet, Face the Arch, Grand Tour, Log Cabin, Time Limit, Winchester Square, Men on the Ends, many others. With suggested breaks. Written music not included. 2004 28pgs | Instruction Included | Sale item |
book | $6.25 |
| Lammers, Mik | 4 Potatoes and a Few Notes 29 country dance tunes with chords (reels, jigs, marches, waltzes); all written by Lammers, pianist for The Little Tinkers from the Netherlands. Bonus instructions for 5 new (mostly English style) dances penned by such well-known callers as Philippe Callens and Antony Heywood, expressly for this music. 2002 40pgs | Instruction Included | Written Music Included | Sale item |
book | $5.50 |
| Mac, Pete, ed. | Band Swing: Tunes Arranged for the Band - With Chords This author saw a need for a book of dance tunes that are playable and that work well when medleyed. Includes reels, jigs, polkas, hornpipes and waltzes. With some simplified arrangements plus chord suggestions. 1998 48pgs | Sale item |
book | $7.25 |
| Palmer, Roy, ed. | A Book of British Ballads 126 mostly traditional ballads from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Includes Child, broadsides, music hall, recent compositions, etc. A fascinating and enjoyable collection, well researched in variants and sources by Palmer. Previously published in 1980 as Everyman's Book of Ballads. 1998 256pgs | Sale item |
book | $19.75 |
| Palmer, Roy, ed. | Bushes and Briars: Folk Songs Collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams Over 120 folk songs collected in the English counties of Cumberland, Yorkshire, Durham, Herefordshire, Norfolk, Essex, Sussex and Surrey by Vaughan Williams in the early 20th century. Good versions of fairly well known songs and plenty of unusual ones. First published in 1983. 1999 209pgs | Sale item |
book | $19.75 |
| Roberts, Alan, ed. | The Castles in the Air Tune Book (with learning CD) Fiddle tunes transcribed from the classic CD by Rodney and Randy Miller. To capture Miller's playing style as fully as possible, the notes as well as rhythm, ornamentation and slurs have been notated. Includes 1/2-speed learning CD. 2002 71pgs | Sale item |
book | $17.50 |
| Russell, Ian & David Atkinson, eds. | Folk Song: Tradition, Revival and Re-Creation Thirty-six essays first presented at an international conference of the same title. Song collectors are specially featured. Themes include folksong tradition, history, scholarship, women collectors, melodic tradition, revival, future of research, folksong in the "modern world" and more. 2004 555pgs | Sale item |
book | $30.00 |
| Sharp, Cecil J. | One Hundred English Folk Songs Collected from British singers and arranged for medium voice and piano with substantial notes for each, these songs are some of the most popular in the English folk tradition. With introduction to the field of English folksong. First published in 1916. 1975 235pgs | Written Music Included | Reference, History or Index | Sale item |
book | $8.00 |
| Stapledon, John, comp. | Music Supplement to NQP, SNQP and PP Contains all the melodies for the Eccles dance books Not Quite Playford, Playford Plus and Still Not Quite Playford. 20pgs | Written Music Included | Sale item |
book | $5.25 |
| Walker, Alexander (Paul Cranford, ed.) | The Alexander Walker Collection of Fiddle Tunes: A Book of 19th-Century Scottish Fiddle Tunes Contains many good tunes that are now popular in the Cape Breton repertoire. An easy to read edition, newly arranged, with all 196 tunes from the original 1866 publication. Does not contain bass lines. 1997 67pgs | Sale item |
book | $9.50 |
| Wysham, Geoff, ed. & Scott Reiss, comp. | Early American Roots: Recorder Edition Recorder edition of tunebook accompanying Hesperus's CD of same title. A selection of English and French music transplanted to America in the 17th/18th centuries. Arranged for soprano and alto recorders (tenor and bass can be substituted). With chord suggestions. 2005 88pgs | Sale item |
book | $9.00 |
| Wysham, Geoff, ed. & Tina Chancey, comp. | Early American Roots: Violin Edition Violin edition of the tunebook to accompany Hesperus's CD of same title. A selection of English and French music transplanted to America in the 17th/18th centuries. Arranged for violin, with variations for other instruments, and chord suggestions. 2002 80pgs | Sale item |
book | $9.00 |
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| Artist/Author/Band | Title, Subtitle, additional information, publication date, number of pages, special codes | Format | Price |
| ----- | Contra Roots and Branches From the Great Meadow Music collection and partially funded by CDSS. Contra dance music from all 'round North America -- CA, KY, NC, MA, NY, IA, WA, OR, PA, PQ, elsewhere. Featured performers are Domino, Band Named Bob, George Wilson, Frank Ferrel, Guys Can Talk, KGB and others. 2004 | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $9.00 |
| DiGiuseppe, David | Movin' On Traditional and original songs and tunes played by this Durham, North Carolina musician on piano accordion, cittern, mandolin and vocals, accompanied by many fine local musicians. Irish, old-time, Parisian musette, and more. 2002 | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $9.00 |
| Edelman, Larry & Friends | Timepieces: Vintage Originals Twenty-three rags, reels, and waltzes with a vintage feel, composed by Larry Edelman and played by Larry and many friends (notably Andrea Hoag, Sandy Bradley, Laurie Andres, the Canote twins and C. W. Abbott) on fiddle, mandolin, piano, and more. First released on cassette in 1988. 2003 | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $9.00 |
| Kerry, Michael | The Rocky Road Boston-based tunemonger & dance musician plays traditional Irish & original tunes on mandolin and guitar, expressively. Great for listening. 2001 | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $9.00 |
| Millen Family, The | Down Yonder Green Lane The Millen Family (from Bethersden, Kent, U.K.) are fine part-singers with a history going back more than a century, drawing from a wealth of traditional folk material and old-time glee-songs. For related material, see the Copper Family book and CD's. 2001 | Sale item |
cd | $8.50 |
| Miller, Rodney & David Surette | New Leaf: New England Contra Music Miller (fiddle) and Surette (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin), preeminent players of New England contra dance music, play tunes from Shetland to Quebec to the Maritimes. For listening. 2000 | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $11.25 |
| Miller, Rodney with Peter Barnes & John McGann | Airplang II: Fiddle Music More acoustic and electric dance music on fiddle, piano, synthesizer, harmonica, mandolin, and guitar by a great trio of musicians. 2000 | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $11.25 |
| New England Tradition | Farewell to the Hollow Contra, French-Canadian, Cape Breton, and many Bob McQuillen originals played by a classic New England band: McQuillen (piano, accordion) and the late April Limber (fiddle) and Pete Colby (banjo, etc). Digitally remastered reissue of the 1988 LP. 2003 | Dance Length Recording | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $11.25 |
| Old New England | Old New England McQuillen (piano), Deanna Stiles (flute), and Jane Orzechowski (fiddle) play good, old-fashioned New England music, featuring both McQuillen tunes and standards. First released in 1996. 2001 | Dance Length Recording | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $11.25 |
| Ribaudo, Sue | Reach to the Sky: Activity Songs and Lullabies Original, contemporary, and traditional songs for children (ages 3-9) with accompaniment on autoharp, piano, hammered dulcimer, banjo, percussion, and more. 1999 | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $9.00 |
| Risk, Laura & Jacqueline Schwab | Celtic Dialogue Creative and contemplative interpretations of 18th century Scottish tunes by Boston fiddler Risk and pianist Schwab. 1999 | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $11.00 |
| Rodney Miller Band, The | Greasy Coat Amazing fiddler Rodney Miller's eclectic interpretations of traditional and original tunes. With Paul Kotapish, Daniel Steinberg, David Cahn, and Senegalese drummer Kofi Anang. Reemastered from the 1990 CD. 2002 | Listening/Instrumental | Sale item |
cd | $9.50 |
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| Seeger, Mike & Ruth Pershing | Talking Feet: Solo Southern Dance - Buck, Flatfoot and Tap 24 traditional mountain dancers from North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland showing structure and pacing. With Algia Mae Hinton, Burton and Kyle Edwards, The Fiddle Puppets, Willis Fields, Phoebe Parsons, and others. See Seeger's illustrated book of the same title. 1987 | Instruction Included | Reference, History or Index | Sale item |
video | $14.00 |
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