This book, created for beginners at the fiddle, gives a clear introduction to the foundational aspects of learning and playing folk fiddle, using a variety of tune types such as polkas, jigs, reels, hornpipes and waltzes. Common ornaments and techniques are covered throughout the book, as well as some general principles of bowing in folk music. The tunes used in the book are mostly from the Irish folk tradition, but also included are tunes from Scotland, England, America, Canada and Europe. High...

• Introduction
• 1: Getting Started
• The Instrument and Its Parts
• Strings
• Changing Strings
• The Bow
• Posture
• General Bowing Technique
• Reading Music
• Notes, Scales and Fingering
• 2: Polkas
• Mussels in the Corner
• Mussels in the Corner v2
• Mussels in the Corner v3
• Bakerswell Polka
• Bakerswell Polka v2
• Bakerswell Polka v3
• Blackwater Polka
• Britches full of Stitches
• Patrick O’Connor’s
• Astley’s Ride
• Seven Step Polka
• 3: Jigs
• The Connaughtman’s Rambles
• Tenpenny Bit -...