Tunes for Students
I hope you enjoy these tunes! I’m making teaching videos, recording slow and up to speed versions, and publishing sheet music when I’m able. Feel free to contact me with a request and I’ll do my best to get it on the list! I intend these materials to be free enrichment for my fiddle students and free resources for anyone who wants to learn traditional music or fiddle. However, you may make a donation if you wish by clicking on the Paypal button below. I am not a non-profit. Most of the data is hosted by YouTube, so any donations will mostly cover my time in making and preparing these materials.
NOTE: New lessons and materials are going up at www.freefiddlelessons.com. Eventually this page is going to disappear!
TUNE | LEVEL | SLOW RECORDING | FAST RECORDING | SHEET MUSIC | TEACHING VIDEO |
Air Mignonne by Simon Riopel | Intermediate | slow | fast | video | |
Athol Highlanders | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | |
The Bag of Spuds | Beginner | slow | fast | music | video |
Balkan tune | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video 1 video 2 |
La Bastringue | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
The Bear Dance | Beginner | slow | fast | music | |
Birchbark Canoe by Julia Plumb | Beginner | slow | fast | music | video |
The Braes of Balquidder | Beginner | slow | music | video | |
Cherokee Trail by John Herrmann | Beginner | slow | fast | video | |
Cluck Old Hen | Beginner | slow | fast advanced | music | video |
Coleman’s March | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
Mazurka du Comptoir by Christian Desnos | Intermediate | slow | fast | ||
Country Waltz | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | |
The Dancing Bear by Bob McQuillen | Beginner | slow | fast | music | video video with chords |
Dusty Miller | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | |
The Eagle’s Whistle | Beginner | slow | fast | music | video |
Egan’s Polka a.k.a. Kerry Polka | Beginner | slow | fast | music | video |
Evit Gabriel by Daniel Thonon | Advanced | slow | fast | ||
Faith Aaliyah by Elmer Deagle | Intermediate | slow | fast | ||
Finn Schottische | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
Flop-Eared Mule | Intermediate | slow | fast | music advanced bowing | video |
Galway Belle | Beginner | slow | fast | music | |
Ghandi’s Warcry by Greg Boardman | Beginner | slow | fast | video | |
The Gobbio | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video 1 video 2 |
Golden Slippers | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
The Grumbling Old Man & Growling Old Woman | Advanced | slow | fast | music | |
The Hare in the Corn | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | |
Harvest Home | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
Have You Been to Ireland by Greg Boardman | Beginner | slow | fast | ||
The Huntsman’s Chorus | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
Hunt’s March by Richard Backes | Intermediate | slow | fast | video | |
Hunt the Squirrel | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
Jamie Allen | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
Jämtland Polska | Advanced | slow | fast | music | |
Julianne Johnson | Intermediate | slow | fast | ||
Lady Anne Montgomery | Advanced | slow | fast | advanced bowing | |
The Legacy Jig | Advanced | slow | fast | video | |
Lève-toi Marie by Greg Boardman | Beginner | slow | fast | music advanced bowing | video |
Liberty | Intermediate | slow | fast | ||
Liza Jane | Beginner | slow | fast | ||
The Lonesome Jig a.k.a. The Rolling Waves | Intermediate | slow | fast | music advanced bowing | |
Mairi’s Wedding (key of G) | Beginner | slow | fast | music | video |
Les Menteries by Normand Miron | Intermediate | slow | fast | ||
The Miller’s Maggot | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | |
The Montague Processional by David Kaynor | Intermediate | slow | music from David’s site | video | |
Reel de Montreal | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
Mrs. Galvin’s Jig | Intermediate | slow | fast | video | |
Muckin’ Out Geordie’s Byre | Intermediate | slow | fast | ||
Mylecharaine’s March | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
The Old Favorite | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | |
O’Sullivan’s March | Beginner | slow | fast | ||
La Pêcheuse | Intermediate | slow | fast | video | |
Ray’s Classic by Willie Hunter | Intermediate | slow | fast | ||
Regain by Jeremiah McLane | Beginner | slow | fast | ||
The Rolling Waves | Intermediate | music advanced |
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The Snowy Path | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
Soldier’s Joy | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
The Southwind | Intermediate | slow | video | ||
The Squirrel Hunters’ | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
Reel St. Hubert | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
The Star of the County Down | Beginner | slow | |||
Swallowtail Jig | Intermediate | slow | fast | music | video |
Tommy Peoples’ Mazurka (a.k.a. John Doherty’s) | Intermediate | slow | fast | video | |
Tripping to the Well | Intermediate | slow | fast | ||
The Volunteer (Granny in the Corner) | Intermediate | slow | fast | video 1 video 2 | |
Waiting for Nancy | Intermediate | slow | fast | ||
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (duet) | Beginner | music | |||
The Wren (an dro from Brittany) | Beginner | slow | fast | video back-up groove | |
TUNE | LEVEL | SLOW RECORDING | FAST RECORDING | SHEET MUSIC | TEACHING VIDEO |