Alan Jabbour tunes
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Alan learned all these tunes from Henry Reed (1884-1968) of Glen Lyn, West Virginia.
West Virginia Highway (aka Ebenezer)
Slow
medium
Used with permission from Learning Old-Time Fiddle Appalachian Style with Alan Jabbour.
Go to Alan Jabbour’s transcriptions of these Henry Reed tunes.
Alan Jabbour will be performing at the Fiddle Club of the World‘s meeting on Wednesday, October 29 at Paddy O’Splaines. Click here to register, or call 773.728.6000.
Filed under: Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | October 15, 2008 | Comments (0)
Notation for Alan Jabbour tunes
| These are Alan Jabbour’s transcriptions of some of the tunes he learned from Henry Reed. Musical notation is only a guide to one way to play a tune. Use the written notes along with the recordings. If you hear something different than what is written down, good. Trust your ears. Play what you hear. |
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Used with permission from Learning Old-Time Fiddle Appalachian Style with Alan Jabbour.
Written music is a sketch. Sound documents are the ultimate authority.
To hear Alan Jabbour play these tunes.
Alan Jabbour will be performing at the Fiddle Club of the World‘s meeting on Wednesday, October 29 at Paddy O’Splaines. Click here to register, or call 773.728.6000.
Filed under: Notation by Paul | October 14, 2008 | Comments (0)
Ken Perlman tunes
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Ken learned these tunes from fiddlers on Prince Edward Island.
Brae Reel
Coming soon: a slow version of Brae Reel.
Miramichi Fire
Coming soon: a slow version of Miramichi Fire.
Medley: The Brae Reel & The Miramichi Fire
Used with permission from Ken Perlman, from his Island Boy CD.
Go to Ken Perlman’s transcriptions of these fiddle tunes.
Ken Perlman will be performing as part of a fiddle-banjo summit with Alan Jabbour at the Fiddle Club of the World‘s meeting on Wednesday, October 29 at Paddy O’Splaines. Click here to register, or call 773.728.6000.
Filed under: Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | October 12, 2008 | Comments (0)
Notation for Ken Perlman tunes
These are Ken Perlman’s transcriptions of two of the tunes he learned from fiddlers on Prince Edward Island. Musical notation is only a guide to one way to play a tune. Use the written notes along with the recordings. If you hear something different than what is written down, good. Trust your ears. Play what you hear.
Click on thumbnail to enlarge.
Used with permission from The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island by Ken Perlman (Mel Bay Publications).
Written music is a sketch. Sound documents are the ultimate authority.
To hear Ken Perlman play these tunes.
Alan Jabbour & Ken Perlman will be performing in a fiddle & banjo summit at the Fiddle Club of the World‘s meeting on Wednesday, October 29 at Paddy O’Splaines. Click here to register, or call 773.728.6000.
Filed under: Notation by Paul | October 11, 2008 | Comments (0)
Tunes from Frank Ferrel
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Here are some tunes played by Frank Ferrel, a Yankee fiddler from Maine.
Tripping to the Well & Galway Belle
These tunes are from Frank’s earlier CDs, “Boston Fiddle” (Rounder) and “Fiddledance” (Great Meadows Music). You should buy the CDs.
Frank Ferrel will be performing at the Fiddle Club of the World‘s meeting on Saturday, October 4 at Chief O’Neills. Click here to register, or call 773.728.6000.
Filed under: Session Tunes,Tunes by Paul | October 3, 2008 | Comments (0)
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