Captain Fiddle's Tunes and Variations, Book 1, includes 2 fiddle CDs

Written music for 32 Fiddle Tunes along with variations!

A review of the previous edition, by Fiddler Magazine:

"These tune books from Ryan Thomson provide a great collection of jigs, reels, waltzes, and hornpipes that are easy enough for the novice, but catchy enough for the jaded. Nice notes on the tunes (and occasionally lyrics) are provided. The fiddle tune book/cassette(now CDs) sets are recommended for the beginners out there, and the books by themselves are highly recommended to everyone."

So now, a new edition, with much more written music:

This 54 page book contains written music for 32 different fiddle tunes that are played by award winning fiddler Ryan Thomson on the two CDs included with the book.(CDs #2, #3) Each CD is an hour long and is perfect for improving skills in learning by ear. Each tune is played with several variations, at both slow, and normal speed. Unlike ordinary fiddle tune books, this book includes both a basic version and also several variations for each tune as played on the CDs. If you'd like, you can buy the CDs separately.

This helps beginners start with a good basic version of a tune. It helps more advanced players assemble a personalized version from the ideas presented in the variations. There is a written description about the origins and style of each tune plus song lyrics for the tunes that have words. Suggested chords for accompaniment are included for each tune. The styles include bluegrass, celtic, contra dance, jigs, reels, waltzes, etc. The book is 8.5 by 11 inches and plastic comb bound to stay flat on a music stand. ISBN 0-931877-13-x

Book and 2 CDs - $24.95.