NEW OLD-TIME FIDDLE STYLE BOOK/CD SET AVAILABLE NOW!
Ken's collection of 35 Traditional Appalachian Tunes, complete with written music, bowingsystems and recordings of each tune at three speeds, this collection is great for anyone who wants to learn old-time fiddlestyle music. While the book is geared toward fiddlers, the recorded tunes are a great resource for learning on any instrument.For more information and to order your copy, visit the Books page in the Merchandise section.
Propecia online
Propecia online. Tickets not used due to weather at last year's Winter Solstice Concert may be used for the 25th Winter Solstice Concert in December of 2010. If you chose this option, please keep your ticket - we do also have records of who purchased tickets
NEW TUNE ARRANGEMENTS.
Check this periodically as I post tunes from time to timeusually as PDFs and midi files. Please take a look and download them if you would like.
Propecia online.
The response has been great to this project.Propecia online. I have recorded 35 old timetunes played very slowly and simply, then at a modest tempo (typically with chords, drones and otherornamentations), and finally up-to-tempo. Included on the double-CD arePDFs of the tunes, with bowings (and the chord progressions). I also add comments concerning stylisticissues. A detailed description of old-time playing technique is also provided. Please go to the newpage devoted to this project!
LESSONS, DISTANCE LESSONS and STRUCTURED JAM.
I currently have about 70 active fiddle andhammered dulcimer students. I also decided that I can start up distancelessons again for both fiddle and dulcimer. Please go to the lessons page.I can easily record MP3s and Windows Media files directly to my computer. Email meif you are interested. Due to the high demand of lessons, I have put structured jams on hold. I still hope toget them going again eventually.
FIVE instructional CDs are available
(see INSTRUCTION CDs page).In general, the volume II series use more advanced tunes and some slightly more advancedtechniques. Still, there should be plenty there for advancedbeginners right on up to the most experienced players. So far, about 1500 copies of the CDs have sold.I've written out many of the tunes with full arrangements (see (TUNE ARRANGEMENTS page for periodic updates).For the Christmas arranging CD, I have includedfull arrangements on the CD as PDFs and Word files. Click here for more information.
JOURNEY TO THE HEARTLAND (Maggie's Music MM231) has been reviewedby The Washington Post, Sing Out, Dirty Linen, Celtic Beat, the Potomac Valley Fiddleclub and many others.See my merchandise page for ordering information, and listen to selected tracks on my sound samples page.I play fiddle and dulcimer on this recordingof Appalachian, French Canadian, Scottish/Irish music and originals.My friends, musicians Robin Bullock,Laura Risk, Elke Baker, and Paddy League join me on the recording. I am thrilled to join the Maggie's Music roster.Maggie's Music is an award winning independent label with over 50 recordings distributed world wide (www.maggiesmusic.com).
"NO EXCUSES, JUST PLAY" T-shirts.
Collected from many years of teaching, just as a joke, I asked Cindy Ribet to design a t-shirt of excuses.Much to my surprise, they have been extremely popular. I have them in 5 colors and all sizes.Look at the merchandise page.
BACK-UP AND APPLIED CHORD THEORY BOOK.
I have written about 70% of it but I have put this on theback of the back-burner.
Propecia online
in late September and early October was expanded to two weeks.Contact me if you are interested in future ones.
MONTHLY JAMS.
My monthly "structured jams" for advanced beginners and intermediates are on hold until furthernotice.
Credit card purchases available through PAY PAL on the "Merchandise" page.
Samples and full MP3s (and youtube video links) are available on the "Merchandise" page.
