Mel Bay A Fiddling Christmas [Paperback]

Craig Duncan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1996

This book contains many types of Christmas and holiday tunes from a wide variety of sources. Each tune has suggested bowings, guitar chords, an optional harmony part and a piano accompaniment along with information on the origin of the tune.

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About the Author

Craig Duncan is an active Nashville musician fluid in both country and classical styles. He began his study of the violin when he was eight and went on to garner a Bachelor of Music degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Craig's performance experience includes the Grand Ole Opry, the Porter Wagoner Show, and TV specials with various country and bluegrass artists.

Craig has been the featured instrumentalist on over fifty record albums, with sales in excess of three million. He is a member of the National Fiddler's Hall of Fame and Who's Who in Music and Musicians and is recognized internationally for his numerous books and arrangements of fiddle music published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. He has produced numerous recordings for the gift shop market in a variety of musical styles. As a hammered dulcimer player, he is known for his work on Green Hill's Country Mountain series as well as Brentwood Music's Smoky Mountain series. He is active in the Nashville music industry as an instrumentalist, contractor, producer and arranger. In addition to his performance activities, he is also Adjunct Professor of Fiddle at the Belmont School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee. He is actively involved in carrying on the tradition of American fiddling and is engaged in research, writing, and teaching in this field.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786625805
• ISBN-13: 978-0786625802
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #786,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure to Play, July 3, 2007

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Catherine Cline "Film Director" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This is a nice 2 part music book. One for the fiddle and the other for the piano. Written for the fiddle so the transitions of notes is very flowing. And the piano is easy to accompany the fiddle. Really enjoying this very much.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Christmas fiddle book, December 30, 2009

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M. Reid (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mel Bay A Fiddling Christmas (Paperback)

I am enjoying this book very much! It has tunes from advanced novice to intermediate level; what I like most is the fact that both the melody and harmony are provided for each tune.... great for two violins! Each carol has a short historical reference which I found interesting. The tunes selected are familiar and well-loved carols. I highly recommend this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music book!, August 10, 2009

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tuckertulbert (Elkin, NC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mel Bay A Fiddling Christmas (Paperback)

This is a great Christmas music book for the fiddle, especially if you have someone you can twin fiddle with. It has many of the familiar Christmas songs and it has a lot of "not so familiar" French and Old English tunes. I have a friend that I play with and we have played every song in this book. The harmony is very nice and the songs are not too difficult to play. I would recommend this book to anyone who is still learning to play the fiddle.