Need some suggestions

[Misplaced Rebel]

for period fiddle repitoire. I have a good handle for some irish tunes of the times, but some appalachian/shenandoah (since I am confederate and from Winchester, VA) and some other tunes would be great. Anybody able to give me any names of tunes I can use?

Thanks

[33rdaladrummer]

Check out Alan Jabbour's research

http://www.alanjabbour.com/Fiddle_Tunes_of_the_Old_Frontier_Schick.pdf

and this tune collection, probably the only period source for fiddle tunes published south of the Mason-Dixon line. Duke Univ. has it available online. Let me know if you can't find it and I'll dig up the link.

Virginia Reels, published in Baltimore in 1839 by George P. Knauff,

Also look for Elias Howe's Musician's Omnibus Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. It is a massive collection of fiddle tunes published during the war. worldcat.org should be able to tell you which libraries have copies.

[Misplaced Rebel]

Thanks! I really appreciate it!

Cheers,

[Cannon Fodder]

Lorena It was the favorite of a bunch of Reb Generals.

[DulcimerPlayer]

Good links to period songs. lyrics, etc.

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/music-1.htmlhttp://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/music-1.html

http://www.abbamoses.com/fiddledo/fiddlepage

http://www.pdmusic.org/minstrel.html

http://www.pdmusic.org/1800s.html

http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm

[DulcimerPlayer]

Sorry first link is:

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/music-1.html

[33rdaladrummer]

Good links to period songs. lyrics, etc.


Which period? 1800-1865? 1710-2010?