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Contains 124 tunes transcribed from String and Piano ragtime sources arranged for Fiddle and Mandolin with accompanying guitar chords.
Standard music notation is used for all tunes. A simple mandolin tablature is also given for four of the most challenging pieces.
Many old time string band groups are represented; e.g., Allen Brothers, Dallas String Band, East Texas Serenaders, Grinnell Giggers, Mississippi Mud Steppers, Scottdale String Band, Smith's Garage Band and the Double Decker String Band.
Mandolin players and fiddlers include Dave Apollon, Ralph Blizard, Theron Hale, Kenny Hall, Ted Hawkins, Bruce Hutton, Clark Kessinger, Brad Leftwich, Bruce Molsky, Arthur Smith, Benny Thomasson and Suzy Thompson.
A complete set of 9 rags from the East Texas Serenaders.
A representative collection of Kenny Hall style tunes.
Transcriptions of 33 piano rags, including 4 by Scott Joplin and selections from George Botsford, Albert Gumble, Charles L. Johnson, Joseph Lamb, Henry Lodge, Kerry Mills, Percy Wenrich and 9 rags of my own.
Many photos and drawings of well known musicians and their biographies.
A complete index, discography, bibliography and list of websites to explore.
The Appendix includes a mandolin chord chart and charts to aid mandolin players in reading standard music notation.
The CD created to accompany this book contains all 124 tunes in MP3 audio format electronically recorded directly from the notation program used to produce the book scores. They were recorded at a moderate speed to facilitate learning. The CD also includes all of the piano compositions from 16 Original Piano Rags in MP3.
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