List of Common Tunes for Fiddle Hell
On Saturday night at Fiddle Hell, alternating with individual fiddler slots, we'll play some common tunes together. Here are some suggestions to start with -- tunes that are often played by all the fiddlers together after a New England fiddle contest, plus a few more. Some of these are "overplayed," but still can be fun, especially in adding harmonies. We'll group tunes into medleys.
New: We plan to have a CD of all the common tunes, played both quickly and slowly, available in August of 2010.
Reels and Hornpipes
D Soldier's Joy
D Liberty
D St. Anne's Reel
D Angeline the Baker
D Maid Behind the Bar / Judy's Reel
D Ragtime Annie
D Over the Waterfall
D Staten Island Hornpipe
D Largo's Fairy Dance new
D La Bastringue new
G Redwing
G Golden Slippers
G Turkey in the Straw
G Flowers of Edinburgh
G Seneca Square Dance / Waiting for the Federals
G Spootiskerry new
A Old Joe Clark
A Devil's Dream
A Bile Them Cabbage Down
A Red Haired Boy
A Laird O'Drumblair
A Big John McNeill
Em Cooley's Reel
Em Drowsy Maggie
Em Ships Are Sailing
Am Shady Grove
Am Cluck Old Hen
Am Gravel Walk
C Billy in the Lowground
C Stone's Rag
Dm Julia Delaney's
Jigs
G Irish Washerwoman G Kesh Jig G Gary Owen Am Ten Penny Bit Am Coleraine Am Brian Boru's March Em Swallowtail Jig Em Road to Lisdoonvarna Em The Butterfly (slip jig) D Haste to the Wedding D Smash the Windows A Athol Highlanders' MarchÂ
Waltzes
D Ashokan Farewell G Over the Waves D Tennessee Waltz D She Bhag She Mhor A Bodine's Waltz (by Dale Hopkins, creator of Fiddle Hell)
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Here are the latest CDs from the Reiner Family Band and from Eric and Andy, and classic and new fiddle books from Dave and Andy. 
Dave's been teaching fiddle lessons in the Boston area for years, and knows a lot of excellent tunes in bluegrass, oldtime, Irish, swing, and other styles. He can show you the best bowing patterns, demystify chords and theory, and help with variations, backup, and contests. Read More 