The Fiddle Book: The Comprehensive book on American folk music fiddling and fiddle styles, including more than 150 traditional fiddle tunes The most popular tuning ia AEAE for the key of A, but the instrument can be down tuned to GDGD, which may put less tension on the neck when playing solo. Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review. I have this fiddle that I generally use for cross tuning. Cross-Tune Fiddle Workshop (Scordatura) $ 20.00. At some point a key change will be suggested, and everyone will retune. The term refers to the practice of retuning the strings; it also refers to the various tunings commonly used, or in some contexts it may refer to the AEAE fiddle tuning. My thoughts on the matter were summed up by the Scots Victorian fiddler James Scott Skinner. Mark Wilson (in the liner notes to vol 1 of Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky) points out that the tune "radically shifts" in fiddle versions from east to west across the state of Kentucky, until it seems that the only similarities between extremes are a similar ascending and descending lines over a drone 'A' chord. Not only can you bow it at the same time as fingering melody notes on the D string, it will also ring on its own when not being bowed or fingered, adding further volume and resonance to the fiddle. Store Deb Collins. This series of Zoom workshops focuses on a different tune each month, drawn from the countless tunes that are on every player's "bucket list". For more information on cross-tuning, see notes under Newt Payne’s Tune, or see Wikipedia’s excellent page here. The Milliner - Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes Note: The Milliner-Koken book lists all cross tunes in the key of A (AEAE) despite what cross tuned pitch the fiddler may have been using. Fiddle tunes were played largely for accompaniment of dancing; which meant a great deal of repetition. "Frontier Fiddler - the Life of a Northern Arizona Pioneer" Univ of Arizona Press, 1990). Cross-tuned fiddles, while they are very good for certain keys, don’t tend to deal with other keys as easily. Below are some of the more common cross tunings I have worked on as a composer. The order in which the strings are named is usually from low to high; standard tuning is therefore GDAE, rather than EADG. It involves changing the relationship between the four strings of the violin, so that you no longer have G,D,A,E, but some other combination. Cross-tuned fiddle tunes: featuring Ozark tunes, and also others from elsewhere. Our mission is to bring the joy of fiddling to everyone, whether you are a student just beginning your journey on the instrument or an experienced teacher looking for new ideas and inspiration. 3‑12). Here are ten of my favorite fiddle tunes, many of which have become standards in bluegrass. Rock's Hornpipe 94. In modern fiddle books the former has become the dominant approach. If an outsider sees fit to criticise this practice, fiddlers will habitually blame it on banjo players, who apparently find it harder to retune. One of the important differences between Irish and Scottish fiddling is that in the latter, there are many published manuscript collections from the 18thC onwards. Ally Mar 29, 2020. 22 minutes ago; Theo Redepenning left a comment on the tune MacKenzie Highlanders. Standard tuning (fiddle). Seldom-Heard Fiddle Tunes For Pleasure and Instruction Most of these tunes come from tapes I got from the ever-generous Kerry Blech. One of the most popular fiddle tunes in the Round Peak area of North Carolina, “Backstep Cindy” is a three-part dance tune with crooked phrasing and interesting bowing, played in a high-bass tuning with the G string tuned up to A: ADAE. Eck Robertson made his famous 1922 recording of Sally Goodin in this tuning. In classical music or jazz, it is definitely not a good idea, since key changes are common either within a piece or between pieces, and the subtleties of tone which can be gained are easily lost in the context of an orchestral or band setting. Listen to his set of reels Piobaire an Chéideath for example. Cross-tuning, or scordatura as it is called in classical music, refers to the practice of altering the tuning of one or more strings. There are two alternative ways to notate in scordatura. The other approach is to write the tune “as heard”. If you have additional tuning, please feel free to add them in the comments section. Students received lots of helpful tips as well as the sheet music and a … “Black Mountain Rag” is also in this family (Charles Wolfe, The Devil’s Box, Dec.?) In the linear notes, he mentioned playing the Foxhunters reel with a crossed tuned fiddle. This technique makes some double stops easier to play, and adds a different dimension to the basic resonance of the fiddle. It has some recommendations for things to consider when you are wanting to cross-tune your fiddle. Listen to 100 Fiddle Tunes, Old Time, Bluegrass and American Folk Music Favorites by Various Artists on Apple Music. A disadvantage is that music notated in this way cannot be sung or played by another instrument without complicated transposition. At the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend a few weeks ago I played in a jam where we all were tuned FCFC. Starting in the month of January 2021, Trish is offering a monthly Zoom class that focuses on a tune that is on every fiddle player's "bucket list". Newt Payne’s Tune makes a good introduction to playing fiddle cross-tuned – a traditional feature of American old-time fiddling,with that unmistakable sympathetic ring characteristic of open tunings. One of the most fascinating is AEAC#; (Nackastamning)- this is the devil's own tuning. A Dorian. A resource for traditional musicians. Mark Wilson (in the liner notes to vol 1 of Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky) points out that the tune "radically shifts" in fiddle versions from east to west across the state of Kentucky, until it seems that the only similarities between extremes are a similar ascending and descending lines over a drone 'A' chord. I also have listed some of the more common Alternate Violin Tunings. Other tunings include: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cross_tuning&oldid=932174039, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, FCGD = Cajun Tuning (one whole step down from GDAE), DDAD = Dead Man's Tuning, or Open D Tuning, or Bonaparte's Retreat Tuning, or "Dee-Dad", ADAE = High Bass Tuning, Old-Timey D Tuning, AEAE = Cross Tuning, "Cross A", "High Bass, High Counter" (or "High Bass, High Tenor"), Cross Chord; similar to Sawmill Tuning, This page was last edited on 23 December 2019, at 23:37. 635 Fiddle Tunes with Chords. However, that is not to say it doesn’t happen at all. All three versions below are in either open G or open A, so you can take your pick of which you’d like to tune to and play along with! Cross tuning. ADFA Droning involves playing two strings at once, but the secondary string is a drone and does not change often, as compared to double-stopped notes which can change as often as the primary note does. These tunings are generally chosen to get the instrument to ring or resonate even more. Tuning low has the effect of bringing out a darker, richer, more resonant sound. Stringbean at the Opry, banjo solo, maybe in D. Nina Simone, vocal solo at top speed. last weekend a friend sent me a link to Dwight Diller playing Yew Piney Mountain in gGDGD so I retuned and had a go at catching the tune. Folk Music Index - An index to recorded and print resources, compiled by Jane Keefer; Fiddle Resources on the Web - by Mickey Koth, Yale; JC's ABC Tune Finder - Searchable index of tunes in text, ABC, Postscript, PDF, GIF, PNG, and MIDI formats (PDF is easiest to read); Fiddle Hangout - Fiddle resource with forums, marketplace, lessons, and media Open string drones were one way of increasing volume. This technique makes some double stops easier to play, and adds a different dimension to the basic resonance of the fiddle. DDAD, with its very low bottom D drone, is called Dee-Dad, or Dead Man’s tuning. And "Bonaparte Crossing The Rhine" is played like a march or "straight" with no swing whatsoever by the old time musicians. 25 Great Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Tunes. An old idea was to tune the G and D strings to A and E and play reels etc. Trish will walk you through the tune and show you how to navigate all the tricky bits. —Dave Mount, December 2005 . Among the many other tunings used are ADF#E- called Huldre tuning, after beautiful women who lure unwary males into the underworld, never to return. Fiddle tunes soon spread throughout the world, and the different styles reflected the regions they came from. I've undoubtedly introduced errors, so if the tune sounds wrong, it's likely my fault. name unknown String Band, cross tune AEAE. Laurence # Easier to just tune normally, and play with everybody. The Donegal fiddler John Doherty is also known for his very convincing bagpipe imitations, using the tuning AAAE to create drones. Among the tunes associated with this are Bonaparte’s retreat, Dry and Dusty, and Midnight on the Water. This is not strictly scordatura, sine the relationships between the four strings remains the same. Links Tune Indexes and Historical Info. Little wonder that Norwegian folklore abounds with tales of fiddlers being possessed whilst playing. This helps the fiddle player add the drones that mark so much of old-time sound. However, if you tune the G up to A, it is far more useful. Viewing 14 posts - 1 through 14 (of 14 total) Author. In this tuning the open G strin… OLD JOE CLARK. What better way to learn and understand more about this music than to hear it? Once you have the building, you can speak to Isabelle in order to change your island tune. For some fiddlers the reason for tuning down is to match other instruments, such as the pipes or accordion; Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford, famous Sliabh Lucra players from county Kerry, tuned down to match the model of accordion which was common at the time. This is a cross-tuned song, so you will have to retune your fiddle to play this tune or have a second fiddle that you keep in this tuning. When it comes down to it, better to deal with half a troll than a whole troll. June 4, 2017 – Family and friends gathered in the Community Room at Salem Village in Brooklyn, CT to celebrate Trudy’s 90th birthday. In folk music traditions cross-tunings are used to give the instrument a different sound by altering the pitch of string resonances and drones. Pause Tune “March” Composer William Fergusson Arranger N/A Time Sig March 6/8 # of Parts 4 Difficulty Difficult Play Tune. Another practice fairly common in Irish fiddling is tuning high or low. These classes are suitable for intermediate to advanced players. It wasn’t until the 18th C when Bach popularised the “well tempered scale” that modulation to different keys became practical, and from this point on GDAE, which allowed the violinist to play in any key with relative ease, became the norm, and alternative tunings became more of a rarity. Old-Time Fiddle Jam in Cross-Tuned A Carol Denney Tune your fiddle AEAE (ahead of time) and let’s jam on fiddle tunes in a whole new old way. Whatever one\'s interest, the Old Town School provides broad access to more than 700 accredited class offerings, private lessons, and workshops that span an array of artistic genres. Hang On; Links Larry Warren's site for contributed recordings of HCT tunes Todd Clewell - great recordings of Sarah Armstrong's tunes Old Time Fiddle Tunes - sheet music and midi files. more comments… Recent activity. No, this tune isn’t played at the Irish Sessions. Stream songs including "Ragtime Annie", "Turkey in the Straw" and more. In this tuning the open G string is raised to the A directly above it. Also, both tunes, no matter where they are being played, are played "AABB" and then repeated the same way. SEARCH RESULTS. AABB. Photo ©Ros Gasson. The blue column shows just the most established tune title. At Saturday’s session of the Clayville-Prairieland Academy of Music, Mike brought the dots (sheet music) for a grand old fiddle tune called “Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine,” and we took a whack at it. I created this for my holistic health blog business, The Wellness Periodical. Scandinavian fiddling has for centuries been closely tied up with myths and legends of devils, trolls and water spirits, and many of the tunings used are imbued with almost magical properties. Gut or synthetic strings wear out more quickly if often tuned up and down, and there’s always a chance of breaking a string if you go up more than about a tone. Jim Nelson maintains that Bowles learned the tune from Thomas Page (Titon, 2001). Scordatura is the fancy name for it; also known as cross tuning, open tuning or out-of-tuning. It appears in a number of musicians' manuscript collections from the mid-19th century on. See related tune “Cherokee Shuffle.” Old‑Time, Texas Style; Breakdown. As we will see, the most significant of these are American Old Time, and Norwegian fiddling. Black and Tan String Band, cross tuned AEAE. For example, the Caledonian Pocket Companion, from the mid 18thC had tunes in scordatura, as did Niel Gow’s “First Collection of Strathspey Reels”. [1] Among fiddlers this is referred to as "cross-tuning." Buy the album for $9.99. This was particularly important in the dance halls of Ireland before amplification became available, but still occurred in more recent years. Cross-tuning in trad fiddle playing When I was in Dublin this summer, I visited the trad Irish Music archives, and was listening to Caoimhin O Raghallaigh’s albulm (not w/Mick O’Brien). The Fiddle Book: The Comprehensive book on American folk music fiddling and fiddle styles, including more than 150 traditional fiddle tunes Grassy Fiddle... Katy Hill Land Of Lincoln Lee Weddin' Tune Lost Indian Make A Little Boat Missouri Road Road To Columbus Sally Goodin'Octave part This has the advantage of being easy to read, though at first it can be confusing as what you hear is not what you see. The set ups often include flattened bridges and in some cases no chin rest. In the early days of the violin, scordatura was much more common across a wide range of music. January's tune was Big John McNeil, and in February we covered Orange Blossom Special. Again to draw from the Shetland repertoire, try the Unst Bridal March- a waltz in A, published in Tom Anderson’s collection. Instructions for using Zoom will be sent upon registration** There’s nothing quite like the sound of a cross-tuned fiddle, where some (or sometimes all) of the strings are taken “across” to another pitch. The Foxhunter’s Reel is a tune often played in AEAE, for example by Seane Keane. While the standard tuning for open strings of the violin is GDAE—with the G being the tuning of the lowest-pitched string and the E being the tuning for the highest-pitched string—fiddlers playing tunes in the key of D major sometimes employ a tuning of ADAE. The fiddle may be re-tuned in any number of ways in these musical idioms, but there are two common re-tunings. While the standard tuning for open strings of the violinis GDAE—with the G being the tuning of the lowest-pitched string and the E being the tuning for the highest-pitched string—fiddlers playing tunes in the key of D major sometimes employ a tuning of ADAE. WANT TO HELP SUPPORT MY WORK? One of the commonest, and simplest (since it just involves raising the G string by a tone) is ADAE. I know that there are a few good banjo players here on FOTMD and I'm interested if anyone knows more history about or has played banjo in aAEAE tuning basically to match a cross-tuned fiddle. GDAD, used for playing tunes in G, is also called Flatwoods, after the tune of that name. VIEW THIS PAGE AS A YOUTUBE VIDEO ON "THE FIDDLE CHANNEL"! cricket. Frankie Gavin of De Dannan also commonly tunes up a semitone. This topic has 13 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 2 years, 11 months ago by . In converting to abc format, I left out all the slurs. Even more frequently used is a cross tuning of AEAE for music played in the key of A major. For standard tuning, "key" refers to finger position, not actual pitch. Seldom-Heard Fiddle Tunes For Pleasure and Instruction Most of these tunes come from tapes I got from the ever-generous Kerry Blech. I've included only the jigs, reels, and waltzes (for now). Forty Miles 93. Founded in 1957, the Old Town School of Folk Music provides a wide range of music, dance, theater, and visual arts courses to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. This spiral bound collection contains 39 cross-tuned fiddle tu Tunes can achieve a mesmeric quality, allowing endless repetition or variation of a simple theme. I've provided a tuning or key for each tune. It’s also harder to keep a fiddle in tune if it’s constantly being retuned. more… Posted by Sukin 6 hours ago. Until very recently I avoided it like the plague, for all sorts of reasons. Folk Music Index - An index to recorded and print resources, compiled by Jane Keefer; Fiddle Resources on the Web - by Mickey Koth, Yale; JC's ABC Tune Finder - Searchable index of tunes in text, ABC, Postscript, PDF, GIF, PNG, and MIDI formats (PDF is easiest to read); Fiddle Hangout - Fiddle resource with forums, marketplace, lessons, and media This online studio has over 400+ videos and counting. If you tune GDGD you can still play all the A tunes but with less string tension. Cross-tuning, or scordatura as it is called in classical music, refers to the practice of altering the tuning of one or more strings. I use steel strings on it. I use Prim G, D, and A. The disadvantage of this is that you have to learn the fingering, and transpose as you’re going on. About fiddle tunes: A discussion of different aspects of fiddle music and playing fiddle tunes. This popular Ned Landry tune is short .... but very challenging for the bow arm! In the Key of A, for example, the open G string is of little use as a drone. GDGD is sometimes called Sawmill tuning. The fiddle is cross-tuned AEAE, giving that characteristic Old Time ring from the sympathetic drone strings. The fiddle may be re-tuned in any number of ways in these musical idioms, but there are two common re-tunings. Here are my notes from the Cross-Tuned fiddle workshop. Still fiddlin’ away Trudy treated everyone to her signature tune – “Grandfather’s Clock” ADAE is also used for some D tunes. Cricket: If you tune your fiddle GDBbD, instead of tuning your guitar down a whole step and playing in the A Minor shape, how about using your capo at the third fret and playing the tune in G Minor using the E Minor shape and adjusting your chords to play in … A “curated” selecton in standard (printable!) Kartchner his daughter specifically refers to 'the Italian tuning" as being a cross-tuning which is not GDAE. No artist would descend to such devices for the sake of mere applause. Many fiddle traditions (even classical) include tuning the violin in a chord, so that sympathetic open strings resonate with the string being played. animal crossing acnh town tune uptown girl billy joel mine request anon 57 notes Apr 2nd, 2020 This booklet is the essential printed source for anyone wanting to learn to play old-time fiddle in cross-tunings -- thorough explanation of cross-tuning and great transcriptions of many wonderful tunes, including "Black Mountain Rag," "Bonaparte's Retreat," "Rabbit … FCGD is another example of what we saw in Irish music, where the whole fiddle is tuned a tone flat, In America this is called Cajun tuning, and its purpose is to make it easier to play with the C diatonic accordion, which is top dog in Cajun music. Welcome To Cross Canada Fiddle We’re so glad you’re here! Dance & fiddle music from Scandinavia, the British Isles, Canada, Appalachia and more. Many fiddlers prefer to use a second, often cheaper fiddle for use in retuning. View Latest Tunes. The Fiddle Book: The Comprehensive book on American folk music fiddling and fiddle styles, including more than 150 traditional fiddle tunes, compiled from country fiddlers [Thede, Marion] on Amazon.com. Andy Fitzgibbon teaches a lively 3-part, crooked Kentucky tune as played by fiddler William Hamilton Stepp in 1937. 59 minutes ago As such, they are chosen with notes that belong to a chord such as AEAE and AEAC# (key of … Cross-Eyed Fiddler Denver Belle Fiddler's Pastime First Day In Town Ducks On A Millpond Going Up Caney Grassy Fiddle Blues (Var.) March 7, 2018 at 7:48 PM #59213. Showing results 1 - 30 of 2168 ‘Chailleach Oidhche (The Owl) Composer trad Arranger Michael Grey Time Sig Reels # of Parts 2 Difficulty Easy Play Tune.

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