Tune Book
Printed Sources
The tune books and historical collections behind the tunes in the catalog.
41 sources
100 WLS Barn Dance Favorites100 WLS Barn Dance Favorites was published in Chicago by M. M. Cole in 1935, compiled by John Lair from…50 Beauties of Erin50 Beauties of Erin is a collection of 53 Irish traditional and parlour songs published by Mozart Allan of Glasgow…A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, Adapted to the Fife, Violin, or German Flute, Volume 1American Country DancesCollected and edited by Elizabeth Burchenal with piano arrangements by Emma Howells Burchenal, published by G. Schirmer in New York…Ancient Irish MusicBook subtitle: Comprising one hundred airs hitherto unpublished, many of the old popular songs, and several new songsAndy De Jarlis' Canadian Fiddle Tunes from the Red River Valley (Book 1)Published in 1957 by Berandol Music, this vintage tune book preserves 17 original compositions by Andy De Jarlis (1914-1975), the…Appalachian FiddleBeginning Old-Time FiddleBrigg's Banjo InstructorCatskill Mountain Waltzes and AirsDance to the Fiddle, March to the FifeDance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife: Instrumental Folk Tunes in Pennsylvania is a comprehensive collection of traditional American…English Folk Songs from the Southern AppalachiansCecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles collected these songs during fieldwork trips through the southern Appalachian mountains between 1916 and 1918,…Hamblen Collection (A Collection of Violin Tunes Popular During the Early 1800's)The Hamblen Collection preserves the repertoire of three generations of a fiddling family from southwest Virginia. David Russell Hamblen (1809–1893)…Hill Country Tunes: Instrumental Folk Music of Southwestern PennsylvaniaIrish Traditional Fiddle MusicKohlers' Violin Repository (Book 1)of Dance Music, comprising Reels, Strathspeys, Hornpipes, Country Dances, Quadrilles, Waltzes, &c.Edited by a Professional PlayerMethod for the Banjo (1865 Greenbook)Frank B. Converse's new and complete method for the banjo with or without a master. Originally had a green cover…New England Fiddler's RepertoireBased on third edition published in 2008O'Neill's Music of IrelandO'Neill's Music of Ireland was assembled by Francis O'Neill (1848–1936), an Irish emigrant. He left home at 16 as a…Old Time Fiddlers' Favorite Barn Dance TunesOld Time Fiddlers' Favorite Barn Dance Tunes is a 1928 collection of 74 traditional American dance tunes for violin, compiled…Old Time Jigs and Reels for the ViolinOld Time Jigs and Reels for the Violin was issued in Boston by the Oliver Ditson Company in 1906 as…Old Time Kentucky Fiddle TunesOzark Folksongs, Volume I: British Ballads and SongsThe first of four volumes of Ozark folksong collected by Vance Randolph in Missouri and Arkansas, published by the State…Ozark Folksongs, Volume II: Songs of the South and WestThe second of four volumes of Ozark folksong collected by Vance Randolph in Missouri and Arkansas, published by the State…Ozark Folksongs, Volume III: Humorous and Play-Party SongsThe third of four volumes of Ozark folksong collected by Vance Randolph in Missouri and Arkansas, published by the State…Ozark Folksongs, Volume IV: Religious Songs and Other ItemsThe fourth of four volumes of Ozark folksong collected by Vance Randolph in Missouri and Arkansas, published by the State…Preston's Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year [1786–1818]Preston's Country Dances was an annual pamphlet series published by the London firm Preston & Son (later Thomas Preston) from…Ryan's Mammoth CollectionRyan's Mammoth Collection: 1050 Reels and Jigs, compiled by William Bradbury Ryan and published by Elias Howe in Boston in…Songs of Stephen FosterSongs of Stephen Foster, issued as the University of Pittsburgh Edition, collects 41 Foster songs with piano accompaniment. The editors…The Cajun FiddleThe collection includes classic Cajun and Zydeco standards like "Jolie Blon," "Grand Texas (Jambalaya)," "Allons a Lafayette," and various waltzes…The Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 GemsPublished in Chicago in 1907, The Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems is Capt. Francis O'Neill's follow-up to his larger…The Fiddler's FakebookThe book includes over 500 tunes from various traditions: bluegrass, old-time, Irish, Texas style, and others. Many commonly played tunes…The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance MusicJohn Glen assembled this two-volume collection from the earliest printed sources he could trace for each tune, or from the…The Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle TunesThe Old-Time Fiddler's RepertoryR. P. Christeson compiled The Old-Time Fiddler's Repertory: 245 Traditional Tunes from field recordings and notes gathered over three decades,…The Real Bluegrass Book: C InstrumentsAbout 300 bluegrass tunes including classics from musicians like Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley. I was lucky enough to find…The Waltz Book Volume 1The Waltz Book Volume 4Traditional Music of AmericaVirginia ReelsVirginia Reels, Selected and Arranged for the Piano Forte (Baltimore: Geo. Willig, 1839) is a collection of 35 dance tunes…White's 100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances for the ViolinWhite's 100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances for the Violin (1880) is a collection published by Jean White…