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Selected Fiddle Tune Books and Techniques:

Method Books

Mark O'Connor, Gillian Gallagher, and Rieko Aizawa, O'Connor Method: A New American School of String Playing (New York: Mark O'Connor Musik International, 2009 -) - violin, MT761 .O266 2009; viola, MT282 .O18 2009; cello, MT786 .O266 2009.

Crystal Plohman, Renata Bratt, and Bob Phillips, Fiddle & Song: A Sequenced Guide to American Fiddling (Van Nuys, CA: Alfred, 2017) - violin and piano accompaniment, MT279.5 .P56 2017; viola, MT282 .P56 2017; cello/bass, MT302 .P56 2017.

Online Resources for Fiddle

Traditional Celtic, Old Time, & Bluegrass Tune Book, compiled by Glenn Weiser, updated 24 June 2017.

The Session - A free website dedicated to traditional Irish music. You can find tunes, sessions, events, and discussions about music.

Books on Fiddlers and the Fiddle

A Florida Fiddler: The Life and Times of Richard Seaman

The Devil's Box: Masters of Southern Fiddling

Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman: An East Tennessee Old-Time Music Pioneer and His Family

Now That's a Good Tune: Masters of Traditional Missouri Fiddling

Music in the Air Somewhere: The Shifting Borders of West Virginia's Fiddle and Song Traditions

Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine

Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from The 1930s

North American Fiddle Music: A Research and Information Guide

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