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Cranford Publications specializes in Celtic fiddle music from Cape Breton, Ireland and Scotland. Proprietor Paul Cranford is a fiddler and composer firmly rooted within the traditions of music he sells. This site, created by musicians for musicians, provides resources for a continuing tradition. We create and distribute books of music notation and related recordings; materials intend to help you learn or appreciate Irish and Scottish fiddle tunes as interpreted by Cape Breton fiddlers. As you explore you will find links to thousands of tunes. Check out the pages featuring books and CDs and you will find links to tunes which you can look at as on-screen musical notation. Other links allow you to listen to sound clips and midi files, translate ABCs or find articles, photos and descriptions - most relating to books and CDs which are currently in stock. Recent updates to the site include over 150 tunes added as MP3s to various CD pages The new edition of Brenda Stubbert's 1st book is now shipping. Tune clips have been posted on the pages which advertise Brenda's books and CDs. In addition we have posted MP3s for tunes from various CDs including Johnny Wilmot (a Cape Breton Irish classic which is currently out of print), The Lighthouse and from Music from the Simon Fraser Collection.
Our newsletter has been delayed. Silver Apple News 11 is still in the planning stages. With luck it will be mailed to current customers sometime during the next 6 months. Like past issues it will include articles and musical transcriptions which relate to featured books and recordings available from Cranford Publications. If you'd like to receive a FREE COPY email us your postal address (not necessary if you are a current customer). PDFs of back issues are also available. The MP3 of the month consisting of a previously unreleased, downloadable solo fiddle MP3 alongside of a transcription in standard notation reflecting the recording. This FREE monthly fiddle tune or medley will hopefully encourage interest in the books we distribute. Our on-line store allows secure credit card purchases for all the books and recordings we feature. We use an intuitive shopping cart system which allows you to change your mind - even after you have activated a BUY-ME link. We also take phone and mail orders. Our ABC Tunes feature usually includes transcriptions of tunes from a featured recordings or book. Dozens of abc archives are accessible from past features.
Fiddler-publisher Paul Cranford also keeps a 'day-job' as a lighthousekeeper. An ideal place to write, practice and maintain this website, his current posting is Machias Seal Island a bird sanctuary located on the Canadian-US border in the Bay of Fundy. During his months off. Paul lives on the Cabot Trail in rural Cape Breton.
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