Hartford's Mammoth Collection of Fiddle Tunes

[oldtimestrings]

Posting here because I know this will be of interest to mandolin players. Fiddle tunes are mando tunes, too, after all.

In case you haven't seen, there's a brand new book available containing 176 original fiddle compositions by John Hartford, most of them never before published or recorded. These are rendered in John's own beautiful hand, along with line illustrations, photos, and a whole bunch of text drawn largely from interviews with folks like Texas Shorty, Mike Compton, Jim Wood, Sam Bush, Norman and Nancy Blake, and many others.

Here's a nice piece about the project, featuring an interview with Matt Combs, who is one of the people who put it together: Hartford story on WMOT

Available now from https://www.johnhartford.com/store/ for just $34.95.

[mandroid]

In standard notation, from decades ago ..

One Thousand Fiddle Tunes ; MM Cole publ.

[oldtimestrings]

In standard notation, from decades ago ..

One Thousand Fiddle Tunes ; MM Cole publ.

That, of course, is Ryan's Mammoth Collection (aka Cole's) that Hartford loved and studied. The title Hartford's Mammoth Collection, which came from John himself, is an obvious tribute to Ryan's. But just to avoid misunderstanding about what the new book is, these are original tunes composed by John Hartford. It's an homage to Ryan's (Cole's), but not the same thing.

[fentonjames]

Mine arrived in the mail yesterday. It's GREAT!

[mmuller]

John Hartford - American treasure on par with Mark Twain, Will Rodgers. This is a must have for anyone who's instruments are tuned in 5ths.