Category: Violin Books - Sheet Music
Appalachian Fiddle Music (Book) Featuring 43 Fiddlers and 188 of Their Tunes by Drew Beisswenger and Roy Andrade, with Scott Prouty
Appalachian fiddle music, based on the musical traditions of the people who settled in the mountainous regions of the southeastern United States, is widely-known and played throughout North America and parts of Europe because of its complex rhythms, its catchy melodies, and its often-ancient-sounding stylistic qualities. The authors explore the lives and music of 43 of the classic Appalachian fiddlers who were active during the first half of the 20th century. Some of them were recorded commercially in the 1920s, such as Gid Tanner, Fiddlin’ John Carson, and Charlie Bowman. Some were recorded by folklorists from the Library of Congress, such as William Stepp, Emmett Lundy, and Marion Reece. Others were recorded informally by family members and visitors, such as John Salyer, Emma Lee Dickerson, and Manco Sneed. All of them played throughout most of their lives and influenced the growth and stylistic elements of fiddle music in their regions. Each fiddler has been given a chapter with a biography, several tune transcriptions, and tune histories. To show the richness of the music, the authors make a special effort to show the musical elements in detail, but also acknowledge that nothing can take the place of listening. Many of the classic recordings used in this book can be found on the web, allowing you to hear and read the music together.
Preface
Introduction
Map
Georgia
Fiddlin’ John Carson
1. Hell Bound for Alabama
2. Jimmie on the Railroad
3. Liberty
4. Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane
5. Old Frying Pan and the Old Camp Kettle
A.A. Gray
1. Bonaparte’s Retreat
2. Sally Goodin
3. Streak o’ Lean, Streak o’ Fat
Earl Johnson
1. Green Mountain Polka
2. I Get My Whiskey from Rockingham
3. Johnnie Get Your Gun
4. Leather Britches
5. Mississippi Sawyer
Clayton McMichen
1. Broken Down Gambler
2. Give the Fiddler a Dram
3. Hell’s Broke Loose in Georgia
4. Hog Trough Reel
5. Rocky Pallet
Lowe Stokes
1. Citaco
2. Four Cent Cotton
3. Katy Did
4. Swamp Cat Rag
Gid Tanner
1. Black Eyed Suzie
2. Buckin’ Mule
3. Georgia Railroad
4. Hen Cackle
5. On Tanner’s Farm
Kentucky
Snake Chapman
1. Boating Up Sandy
2. Brushy Fork of John’s Creek
3. Rock Andy
4. Little Sally Ann
5. Pat ‘Em on the Back
Clyde Davenport
1. Black Foot
2. Over the Hill to See Betty Baker
3. Puncheon Camps
4. Wild Goose Chase
5. Zollie’s Retreat
J.W. Day (Jilson Setters)
1. Damon’s Winder
2. No Corn on Tygart
3. Hell and Scissor
4. Sweet Susan
Emma Lee Dickerson
1. Cross Key
2. Flannery’s Dream
3. Little Liza Jane
4. Susan’s Gone
5. Texas John
John Salyer
1. Hoosier (or Russian Rabbit)
2. Indian Ate the Woodchuck
3. Muddy Creek
4. Pleasures of a Single Life
5. Rose in the Mountain
Bill Stepp
1. Wild Horse
2. Mud Fence
3. Bonaparte’s Retreat
4. Ways of the World
Luther Strong
1. Give the Fiddler a Dram
2. Glory in Meetinghouse
3. The Last of Callahan
4. The Last of Sizemore
5. Hickory Jack
Buddy Thomas
1. Kitty Puss
2. Briarpicker Brown
3. Sheeps and Hogs Walking Through the Pasture
4. Billy in the Lowground
5. Pumpkin Vine
North Carolina
Benton Flippen
1. Breaking Up Christmas
2. Katy Hill
3. Sally Ann
4. Sally in the Turnip Patch
Bill Hensley
1. Boogerman
2. Burke County
3. Georgia Horseshoe
4. Scott’s No. 2
5. Squalin’ Cats
Tommy Jarrell
1. Cumberland Gap
2. Devil in the Strawstack
3. Flatwoods
4. Drunken Hiccups
5. Rockingham Cindy
Marcus Martin
1. Lady Hamilton
2. Cousin Sally Brown
3. Boatsman
4. Sourwood Mountain
5. Sugar in the Gourd
Marion Reece
1. Lost Girl
2. Scolding Wife
3. Cripple Creek
4. Cumberland Gap
5. Jimmy Sutton
Manco Sneed
1. Forks of Sandy
2. Goodbye Girls
3. Newport Breakdown
4. Polly Put the Kettle On
5. Wiley Laws Tune
Tennessee
Charlie Bowman
1 Boys, My Money’s All Gone
2. East Tennessee Blues
3. Forked Deer
4. Hickman Rag
5. Money in Both Pockets
Bob Douglas
1.Choctaw Bill
2. Jenny in the Cotton Patch
3. Smoke Behind the Clouds
4. Monday Morning Blues
John Dykes
1. Hook and Line
2. Ida Red
3. Red Steer
4. Tennessee Girls
G.B. Grayson
1. Barnyard Serenade
2. Going Down the Lee Highway
3. Old Jimmie Sutton
J.D. Harris
1. Bucking Mule
2. Whip the Devil Around the Stump
3. Grey Eagle
Osey Helton
1. Georgia Belle
2. Green River
3. Osey Helton’s Schottische
John Sharp
1. Molly Put the Kettle On
2. Sharp’s Hornpipe
3. Lake Erie
4. Black Eyed Suzyanna
5. Three Way Hornpipe
Allen Sisson
1. Rocky Road to Dublin
2. Rymer’s Favorite
Uncle Am Stuart
1. George Boker
2. Old Granny Rattletrap
3. Grey Eagle
4. Rye Straw
5. Waggoner
Virginia
Norman Edmonds
1. Chinquapin Hunting
2. Lady of the Lake
3. Old-Time Cotton Eyed Joe
4. Ship in the Clouds
5. Train on the Island
Albert Hash
1. I Took Her By Her Little Brown Hand
2. Old Sport
3. Hangman’s Reel
4. Arkansas Traveler
5. Nancy Blevins
Taylor Kimble
1. Don’t Drink Nothin’ but Corn
2. Golden Chain Tree
3. Green Willis
4. Rachel
Emmett Lundy
1. Belle of Lexington
2. Evening Star Waltz
3. Highlander’s Farewell
4. Julie Ann Johnson
5. Piney Woods Gal
Fiddlin’ Powers
1. Callahan’s Reel
2. Flop-Eared Mule
3. Patty on the Turnpike
Henry Reed
1. Folding Down the Sheets
2. New Castle, or Texas
3. Rocky Mountain Goat
4. Santa Anna’s Retreat
5. Billy in the Low Land
“Babe” Spangler(s)
1. Midnight Serenade
2. Patrick County Blues
3. Susanna Gal
4. Tommy Love
West Virginia
French Carpenter
1. Shelvin’ Rock
2. Camp Chase
3. Elzic’s Farewell
4. Yew Piney Mountain
5. Old Christmas Morning
Ed Haley
1. Brushy Run
2. Cherry River Rag
3. Lost Indian
4. Ida Red
5. Old Sledge
Edden Hammons
1. Falls of Richmond
2. Fine Times at Our House
3. Sandy Boys
4. Sugar in the Gourd
5. Washington’s March
6. Waynesboro
Clark Kessinger
1. Old Jake Gillie
2. Sally Johnson
3. Sixteen Days in Georgia
4. Tug Boat
5. Whistling Rufus
Sarah Singleton
1. Hell Among the Yearlings
2. Old Skedadalink
3. Soldier’s Joy
Melvin Wine
1. Cold Frosty Morning
2. Hannah at the Springhouse
3. Walk Chalk Chicken
4. Jimmy Johnson
5. Waiting for the Boatman
Characteristics of the Tunes
Sources Referenced
Alphabetical Tune Index
Alternate/Referenced Tune Index
$24.99
You may also like...
Curbside Pickup Now Available
Hoffmann Strings is Buffalo Grove's Favorite Violin Shop Serving the community quality music Since 1997. We are your Only choice in Quality Instruments! Stop in and come visit our staff to make that great selection to help you in our many great choices.
View Hours & Location
Top of the Line Instrument Cleaning
Virus Free! We take pride in our instrument Cleaning