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Voyager Recordings & Publications
Catalog of Tunebooks for Fiddle and Mandolin
You can order the following fiddle and mandolin tunebooks from Voyager Recordings and Publications.
THE PETER BEEMER
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Dance Music Collected in the Gold Mining Camp of Warren's
Diggins, Idaho in the 1860's
Edited by Vivian Williams
(ISBN 78-0-9631484-9-0)
124 tunes played by the dance band in Warrens, Idaho, consisting of two violins, flute, accordion, and banjo. Typeset from the original manuscript written by Peter Beemer for the band, which has never been published and until now known only to a very few musicians and researchers. The tunes include quadrille setts, longways set dance tunes, mazourkas, polkas, schottisches, varsoviennes, waltzes, quicksteps, and marches. The tunes represent an interesting cross section of the popular dance music of the day. In standard music notation, with suggested chords. History of the manuscript and the band that played dances from it, annotations about the tunes, etc. 112 pages, 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches
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A collection of 151 reels, hornpipes, jigs, polkas, waltzes, strathspeys and schottisches written by contemporary oldtime fiddlers Joe Pancerzewski, Vivian Williams, Frank Ferrel and Jon Hodge. This is the first in the series of collections of new fiddle tunes written in oldtime style, collected and edited by Vivian Williams. Some of these tunes already have become a part of the oldtime fiddle repertoire and have been featured in recordings and performances across North America. The tunes are professionally set in standard notation, with suggested chords. A must for fiddlers, mandolinists, and flute players and "tune mavens." 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
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The 141 reels, hornpipes, jigs, waltzes, and other fiddle tunes in oldtime style were collected from 22 fiddler/composers in the Pacific Northwest. The tunes are by Myllie Barron, Bill Boyd, Hank Bradley, Michael Dowers, Paul Elliott, Ellie Fernald, Frank Ferrel, Mark Gaponoff, Paul Gitlitz, Jack Link, Cy Lovell, Arvid Lundin, Berniece Lundin, Keith Malcolm, Bob Montgomery, Joe Pancerzewski, Dan Rubin, Patricia Spaeth, Gordon Tracie, Kurt Vance, Phil Williams, and Vivian Williams. This is the second volume of the "Brand New Old Time Fiddle Tunes" series. 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
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The third volume of newly-written tunes in old time style, by eighteen composers from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Arizona and California. The pieces range from traditional Irish in style to Franco-Celtic-Klezmer fusion. Composers in this volume are Anita Anderson, Hoss Blackman, Hank Bradley, Barry Brower, Bob Butler, Linda Danielson, Harry Deeley, Michael Dowers, Paul Gitlitz, Leilani Greenley, David Kaetz, Jane Keefer, Kevin Kienlein, Joe Pancerzewski, Otto Smith, Patricia Spaeth, Phil Williams, and Vivian Williams. 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
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This book presents 19 first-rate tunes collected by Joe Pancerzewski in North Dakota in the 1930's, along with Joe's reminiscences about the tunes, the players, and the social setting in which they were performed. Many of the tunes come from the playing of first rate fiddlers who stopped by the barbershop of Elvy Osborne in Minot, ND. Elvy's daughter, Mary, who went on to become a noted jazz guitarist often provided the guitar accompaniment. The tunes are in "Northern" style, and range from relatively easy to quite challenging. The book also is full of photographs of string bands and players from a prior era. 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
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A collection of 140 traditional fiddle tunes that play well on the mandolin, in both standard notation and mandolin tablature. The tunes primarily are in "Northern" style, and include reels, hornpipes, jigs, triple jigs, marches, schottisches, waltzes, strathspeys, and polkas, ranging from easy to challenging. This book will provide hours of enjoyment for any mandolinist (or fiddler, flautist, etc.). Many of the tunes are suitable for contra and oldtime dancing. They play well without any accompaniment, though chords are indicated for those who have an accompanist. The preface includes tips on playing the mandolin, reading music on the mandolin, and the instrument itself. It includes a full mandolin fingerboard chart showing each note position and how the note appears in standard notation. 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
A companion CD is available presenting 57 of the tunes from the book.
