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CD and cassette recordings
- Smoke
and Mirrors, "Really Smokin," a New England Contra
Dance band, hammered dulcimer, fiddle, piano. CD
- Squeezebox
Stompers, A hot multi-instrumentalist
roots band, blues, cajun, zydeco, banjo, celtic. CD
- Saturday
Night Fiddler, A CD of 13 solo fiddle tunes, reels,
jigs, rag time, more.
- Flop Eared
Mule, a CD of 19 traditional
southern fiddle tunes played solo.
- Wood Chopper's
Reel, a CD of 17 traditional
fiddle tunes played solo.
- Barn Dance
Tonight!, a CD of 19
traditional fiddle tunes played solo.
- Ryan Thomson,
Tune Collector, a sampler CD
with Ryan on jitterbug piano, fiddle, accordian, banjo, flute,
pennywhistle. Traditional and original tunes: celtic, cajun,
swing.
- Newmarket
Duets,
a CD with duets between 10 different instruments, 23 tunes!
- New Hampshire
Hornpipe, a CD of 12
all original celtic fiddle tunes.
- Five Miles
to Town, a cassette of old time dance style fiddling with
string band.
- Great Bay
Stomp, a CD of 19 old
time clawhammer banjo tunes played solo.
- Great Bay
Stomp a cassette of
18 old time clawhammer banjo tunes played solo.
- Crawdad Wranglers
Chili! a CD of cajun and zydeco
dance music.
- Crawdad Wranglers
Chicken Gumbo, a CD of cajun
and zydeco dance music.
Tune books
Instructional DVD Videos
- Fiddling for
Beginners - Book with DVD.
Teach yourself to fiddle from scratch! Learn some fun and easy
tunes.
- Irish Fiddle,
First Lesson DVD. Teaches jig,
reel, hornpipe, slide, polka.
- Banjo, Clawhammer
Style, First Lesson DVD instruction
for beginners.
- Banjo, Clawhammer
Style, Second Lesson DVD, learn
19 tunes, 6 banjo tunings
- Complete Clawhammer
Banjo Kit , the 2 DVDs above,
plus CD and tab book.
- Pennywhistle,
First Lesson DVD, tin whistle instruction for beginners.
- Accordion,
Jam Session Style, First Lesson DVD,
instruction for beginners.
- Piano Accompaniment
to Fiddlers, First Lesson DVD,
instruction for backup piano.
- Celtic Wooden
Flute DVD, beginner's instruction,
lively Irish tunes taught.
- How to Make
and Play the Wash Tub Bass,
construction and playing techniques.
Instructional Books and Recordings
Left Handed Music Making
- Playing
Violin and Fiddle Left Handed,
a documentary book which includes
a compendium of facts and evidence on why left handers should
play lefty!
- Left
Handed Fiddling for Beginners
, Book/DVD, A method to teach yourself
to fiddle lefty from scratch!
- Irish
Fiddle, First Lesson, for Left Handed Playing, DVD
- Left Handed
Banjo, Clawhammer Style, First Lesson,
DVD, with Ryan Thomson - beginners
- Left Handed
Banjo, Clawhammer Style, Second Lesson,
DVD, learn 19 tunes, 6 banjo tunings
- Complete
Left Handed Clawhammer Banjo Kit
, 2 DVDs, CD, Banjo tab Book.
Music and Dance Reference Books
- The Fiddler's
Almanac, original fiddling source book, collector's edition
with CD..
- Folk Musician's
Working Guide to Chords, Keys, Scales, comprehensive sourcebook
for all levels/instruments.
- Fiddle and
Violin Buyer's Guide, Pick out the best violin & bow for your money.
- Fiddle Contest
Kit, A complete guide on how
to organize and run a fiddle contest in your area.
- Chord Encyclopedia
for 1400 Fiddle Tunes and Country Dance Melodies. for guitar, piano,
etc.
- Treatise
on Construction, Preservation, Improvement of the Violin, a reprint of 1828
edition, includes 2 translations and commentary.
- Practical
History of the Violin, reprint of 1911 edition, 1200 makers listed, 778
labels reproduced.
- From the Ballroom
to Hell, humorous book on the
"evils" of dancing, a reprint of 1894 edition.
- Modern
Quadrille Call Book and Dancing Master, 60 dances in a caller's
handbook from 1902.
- The Clog Dance
Book, a reprint of an instruction
manual for clog dancing from 1921.
- Out of print and rare Odds
and Ends Banjo, fiddle, etc,
.