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The fiddle music of Prince Edward Island : Celtic and Acadian tunes in living tradition / [compiled by] by Ken Perlman.

Other author/creatorPerlman, Ken.
Format Musical Score, Print, and Musical Sound Recording
Publication Info[Pacific, MO] : Mel Bay Publications, ©1996.
Description1 score (216 pages) : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm + 1 CD (approximately 73 min. ; digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Subject(s)
Variant title Above the title: Mel Bay presents
Contents Contents of CD : Lord MacDonald's reel ; The Chaisson reel ; The women of Pisquid ; West Mabou reel (2:54) -- The dragger's reel (1:15) -- Pigeon on the gatepost (1:29) -- Jerome's farewell to Gibralter [sic] [Gibraltar] (1:13) -- Carlton County breakdown (1:30) -- The farmer's reel (1:29) -- The rose of Tennessee ; John Dan MacPherson's jig (1:44) -- The princess reel (1:31) -- Peek-a-boo waltz (1:57) -- Paddy on the turnpike (new setting) (0:38) -- The Acadian reel (1:45) -- Ottawa Valley reel (1:45) -- La Bastringue ; À San Malo à bord de mer (2:26) -- Reel à Joe Bibienne (1:54) -- Island boy (1:46) -- The Duke of Gordon's birthday ; Sheehan's reel ; Heather on the hill ; Poppy leaf hornpipe ; College hornpipe (4:35) -- Fiddling Phil (1:32) -- The east Newk [sic] of Fife (1:10) -- The old king's reel (0:40) -- The drunken piper (1:15) -- Bonnie Dundee (1:40) -- Hector MacDonald's reel ; Arrochar Bridge (1:53) --Donald Cameron's reel ; Chetticamp [sic] reel (1:12) -- Mrs. Menzies of Culdares ; Mrs. Forbes Leith ; President Garfield's hornpipe ; Mary Clare (2:56) -- Plaza polka (0:55) -- MacDonald's march "reel" (0:58) -- Wight's reel (1:13) -- Joe Kearney's reel (1:15) -- Reg Banks' tune (1:17) -- McDermott's reel ; O'Brien's reel (2:06) -- Patsy MacDonald's reel (1:20) -- McPhee's rant (1:09) -- My two sons ; Kimmy's jig (1:40) -- Sally in the gardens ; West Mabou reel (1:45) -- St. Kilda's wedding ; trip to Windsor (2:01) -- Paddy Cronin's reel (1:57) -- Freetown reel (1:55) -- Home sweet home (1:08) -- West Point reel (1:32) -- Denny Pitre's reel (2:35) -- Zélie-Ann's tune (1:16) -- The Miramichi fire (1:03) -- Mrs. Mcleod of Rasay (1:32).
Local noteJOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY SCORE ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER: MusicLib CD-21,949.
Local noteJOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY SCORE ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER: MusicLib CD-21,949.
Local noteJOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY SCORE ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER: MusicLib CD-21,949.
General notePublisher's no. MB95393BCD.
General note"Over 425 reels, jigs, set-tunes, waltzes, marches, strathspeys and airs, recorded 'in the field,' transcribed, edited, annotated, and set in type with explanatory notes and capsule biographies of nearly sixty old-time players."
General noteCD contains "field recordings" of 65 tunes appearing in 43 selections by 37 "Island" fiddlers (and fiddling duos) and were made between July 3, 1991 and Aug. 26, 1992 under the direction of Ken Perlman. Selections are both unaccompanied and accompanied by banjo, guitar, and/or piano.
General noteUnacc. melodies with chord symbols.
General noteIncludes historical notes and biographical notes on performers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 211-212) and index.
Genre/formMusic.
LCCN 97702458
ISBN9780786665556 (pbk.)
ISBN0786665556 (pbk.)
ISBN0786603631
ISBN9780786603633
Publisher numberMB95393 Mel Bay Publications

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk CD-21949 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Music Stacks M40 .F495 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold