Music Sources - Books, Magazines

Traditional Music Sources for Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar and Recorder:

Print Sources

The Fiddler’s Fakebook Brody, David. New York: Oak Publications, 1983.

The Banjo Picker's Fakebook Brody, David.   New York: Oak Publications. 1985.

O’Neill’s Music of Ireland, New & Revised Krassen, Miles. . New York: Oak Publications, 1976.

Round Peak Style Clawhammer Banjo
Leftwich, Brad.   Mel Bay Publications: 1999. www.melbay.com

The Waltz Book
The Waltz Book II
The Waltz Book III
Matthiesen, Bill, ed. 2d ed. Albany, N.Y.: By the Author, 2004.

Unknown. 2d ed. Albany, N.Y.: By the Author, 2004.

Unknown. 2d ed. Albany, N.Y.: By the Author, 2004.

[Available at http://www.bfv.com/waltz/]

The Portland Collection: Contra Dance Music in the Pacific Northwest

Songer, Susan, and Curley, Clyde. Portland, Ore.: By the Authors, 1997. [Available at www.theportlandcollection.com/index.htm.]

The Portland Collection: Contra Dance Music in the Pacific Northwest, Volume 2
Unknown. . Portland, Ore.: By the Authors, 2005. [Available at www.theportlandcollection.com/index.htm.]

English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish Fiddle Tunes Williamson, Robin. New York: Oak Publications, 1976.

Clawhammer Banjo Solos on Modal Music and in the Irish Tradition. Slater, Alec.   Mel Bay Publications: 1979.

Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop See www.guitarvideos.com or call 973-729-5544. Teaching books, DVDs, CDs, etc. for blues, slide, Celtic, and other finger style guitar lessons/training, and some fiddle materials.

Magazines:

Sing Out! Each quarterly issue of Sing Out! is packed with articles, news, reviews, commentary and analysis of a stunningly broad range of musical styles, traditional and contemporary, that fit under the broad umbrella of Sing Out!'s definition of folk music: blues, bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, singer-songwriter, world music, Cajun, klezmer, and much, much more. ... PLUS complete lead sheets (melody, chords and lyrics) for 15 songs in each issue ... with an accompanying sampler CD including all of the songs performed by the original artist

Dirty Linen A great magazine bites the dust. Or does it? dirtynelson.com/2010/05/24/a-short-history-of-a-music-magazine/#more-4

The Old-Time Herald For 20 years the Old-Time Herald magazine has been
dedicated to American old-time music, highlighting string band traditions of the Southeast. Visit the web site for subscriptions and back issues....

Acoustic Guitar Lessons, Gear, and Players - from Beginners to Professionals. Visit the web site for subscriptions and much more.

Dulcimer Players News Learn tunes, read interviews, learn history. Lots of dulcimer info here....

Fingerstyle Guitar Read it, Hear it, Play it - Read about the wonderful things you can do with your guitar. Visit the web site for subscriptions and much more....

Acoustic Musician The UK's Only Magazine Dedicated To The Acoustic World. Each issue features interviews with the world’s top acoustic musicians and singer songwriters. Along with the acoustic guitar, Acoustic also features classical guitars, 12-string acoustics, electro acoustics, mandolins, banjos, ukuleles and acoustic basses. Acoustic Magazine also features tutorials from some of the finest acoustic players on the planet including Martin Simpson, Gordon Giltrap, Martin Taylor, Doyle Dykes and others. Acoustic Magazine is at the centre of the acoustic world.

Fiddler Fiddler Magazine is an informative, educational, and entertaining resource for fiddlers, accompanists, and appreciative listeners. Each quarterly issue (now approx. 60 pages each) features a variety of different styles of fiddling, as well as plenty of other articles and columns. Regular columns include: Bluegrass Fiddling, “The Practicing Fiddler,” Fiddle Tune History, On Improvisation, Irish Fiddling, Cross-Tuning Workshop, Cross-Canada Fiddle Tour, and reviews of CDs, books, and DVDs. Each issue also includes transcriptions of several tunes.