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Cranford Publications specializes in Celtic fiddle music from Cape Breton, Ireland and Scotland. Proprietor Paul Cranford is a fiddler and composer firmly rooted within the traditions of music he sells. This site provides resources for a continuing tradition. We create and distribute books of music notation and related recordings; materials intended to help you learn fiddle tunes as interpreted by traditional fiddlers. As you explore you will find links to thousands of tunes. Check out the pages featuring books and CDs and you will find links to tunes as free, on-screen musical notation. sound clips, midi files, ABCs or to articles, photos and descriptions - most relating to books and CDs which we make available in our on-line store.
This year has a been one of transition for Paul Cranford. In August he retired from his 34 year lighthouse career. Since then he has been focusing on music - as artist in residence for The Celtic Colours International Festival and preparation for a new CD, More Tunes from the Lighthouse Collection. Our sporadic newsletter. Silver Apple News 11 is still in the planning stages. It will be mailed to current customers sometime during early 2010. Like past issues it will include articles and musical transcriptions which relate to featured books and recordings available from Cranford Publications. If you'd like to receive a FREE COPY email us your postal address (not necessary if you are a current customer). PDFs of back issues are also available. Our on-line store allows secure credit card purchases for all the books and recordings we feature. We use an intuitive shopping cart system which allows you to change your mind - even after you have activated a BUY-ME link. We also take phone and mail orders. AOur ABC Tunes include transcriptions of tunes from a featured recordings or book. Dozens of abc archives remain accessible.
For 34 years, from 1975-2009, fiddler-composer Paul Cranford kept a 'day-job' as a lighthouse keeper. He started publishing books of fiddle music in 1979 with a reproduction of The Skye Collection. Lighthouses proved to be an ideal place to write and practice. His final posting was Machias Seal Island a bird sanctuary located on the Canadian-US border in the Bay of Fundy. Recently retired, Paul now lives on the Cabot Trail in rural Cape Breton. Cranford Publications is a home based business.
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