Fiddle Tunes - The Cape Breton Music Heritage Series

The Cape Breton Musical Heritage Series
Seven volumes of standard musical notation
compiled by Paul Stewart Cranford &emdash; 1688 tunes

Melodies from Cape Breton, Scottish, and Irish fiddle and piping traditions

For more information, links to MP3s, abcs & CDs of fiddle music
Plus indexes, reviews, and availablility of the books below click on any cover

Jerry Holland's Collection of Fiddle Tunes, Brenda Stubbert'sCollection of Fiddle Tunes, The Lighthouse Collection,

Winston Fitzgerald: A Collection of Fiddle Tunes, Jerry Holland: The Second Collection, The Brenda Stubbert: The Second Collection

New for 2008

THE NEWEST BOOK from Cranford Publications contains 267 traditional and original Cape Breton, Scottish and Irish tunes from 115 known composers.

Complementing the other tunebooks in the series, in addition to old favourites from both the aural and written traditions, it includes tunes from the repertoires of members and friends of The Cape Breton Fiddlers Association.

compiled & edited by

lighthousekeeper-fiddler Paul Stewart Cranford

INDEX

composer lisiting

Independent Review (from Fiddler Magazine)

Vol 1
Jerry Holland's Collection of Fiddle Tunes (1988 etc.) Now into its 5th edition, this book is ever-popular amongst Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton musicians.

Vol 2
Brenda Stubbert's Collection of Fiddle Tunes (1994) Brenda's five CDs all contain tunes found in the book. Currently being revised to include chords Brenda's tunes have been recorded by most Cape Breton fiddlers including both Buddy & Natalie MacMaster.

Vol 3

The Lighthouse Collection (1996), For the past 33 years fiddler Paul Cranford has worked as a lightouse keeper This book contains over 250 of his own tunes plus 40 compositions from his friends. Bundled with a 68 minute CD.

Paul's tunes have been recorded by such notables as Jerry Holland, Sharon Shannon, Maire O'Keeffe, The Barra MacNeils and David Greenberg.

Vol 4
Winston Fitzgerald Collection (1997). In the 20th century Winston was without doubt Cape Breton's most influential recording artist. This book focuses on his interpretations of older music. A compilation CD, Classic Cuts, is available separately. Winston's style influenced all of the current geneation of fiddlers including Buddy MacMaster.

Vol 5 Review

Jerry Holland: The Second Collection (2000) presents a fresh compilation of 322 new and traditional tunes arranged by Jerry complete with his carefully chosen chords for accompaniment.

Vol 6 - Review

Brenda Stubbert - The Second Collection (2007) contains 161 tunes. A mixture of new Stubbert compositions alongside new and old music. Contains tunes recorded on all of her CDs - but more from her last two - Music All Around and Tasty Tunes

A Review of the first 5 books of the CB Heritage Series

3/30/08

	New for 2008	THE NEWEST BOOK from Cranford Publications contains 267 traditional and original Cape Breton, Scottish and Irish tunes from 115 known composers. Complementing the other tunebooks in the series, in addition to old favourites from both the aural and written traditions, it includes tunes from the repertoires of members and friends of The Cape Breton Fiddlers Association. compiled & edited by lighthousekeeper-fiddler Paul Stewart Cranford INDEX composer lisiting Independent Review (from Fiddler Magazine)
Vol 1 Jerry Holland's Collection of Fiddle Tunes (1988 etc.) Now into its 5th edition, this book is ever-popular amongst Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton musicians.	Vol 2 Brenda Stubbert's Collection of Fiddle Tunes (1994) Brenda's five CDs all contain tunes found in the book. Currently being revised to include chords Brenda's tunes have been recorded by most Cape Breton fiddlers including both Buddy & Natalie MacMaster.	Vol 3 The Lighthouse Collection (1996), For the past 33 years fiddler Paul Cranford has worked as a lightouse keeper This book contains over 250 of his own tunes plus 40 compositions from his friends. Bundled with a 68 minute CD. Paul's tunes have been recorded by such notables as Jerry Holland, Sharon Shannon, Maire O'Keeffe, The Barra MacNeils and David Greenberg.
Vol 4 Winston Fitzgerald Collection (1997). In the 20th century Winston was without doubt Cape Breton's most influential recording artist. This book focuses on his interpretations of older music. A compilation CD, Classic Cuts, is available separately. Winston's style influenced all of the current geneation of fiddlers including Buddy MacMaster.	Vol 5 Review Jerry Holland: The Second Collection (2000) presents a fresh compilation of 322 new and traditional tunes arranged by Jerry complete with his carefully chosen chords for accompaniment.	Vol 6 - Review Brenda Stubbert - The Second Collection (2007) contains 161 tunes. A mixture of new Stubbert compositions alongside new and old music. Contains tunes recorded on all of her CDs - but more from her last two - Music All Around and Tasty Tunes