The Fiddler's Fakebook
by David Brody
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Author: David BrodyBrand: Music Sales
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-01-01
ISBN: 0825602386
Number of pages: 302
Publisher: Music Sales America
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- Published by Music Sales America 302 Pages
- Melody/Lyrics/Chords arr. David Brody
- Arranger: David Brody
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Book Review: A must-have for beginning and intermediate players
Summary: 4 Stars
When I first started playing the fiddle seriously about eight or 10 years ago (after several years of tinkering) a friend in a local contra dance band showed me his copy of The Fiddler's Fakebook. Though I was a marginal music reader at best, I decided to buy one. It was the best music investment I ever made. Because I've never completely decided whether I wanted to be a Celtic, old-time or "other" fiddler, this book was the perfect match. Over the years I have learned dozens of tunes from it - perhaps 30 percent of my repertoire. Now as a semi-professional player in a Celtic band, as well as a contra dance band, I continue to use it to learn tunes. One of the few drawbacks of this book is that many of the tunes are odd-ball transcriptions, quite different than many people play them, at least in this part of the country. Some are over-simplified, but if one uses them to learn the basic tune and then relies on listening to recordings or other players for variations and style, one can still benefit greatly from the Fakebook version. I would recommend any fiddler have this in his or her collection.
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