Cranford Publications

ABC Tunes

Hundreds of tunes- the majority not found in our current books

BROWSE TITLES of all sample tunes - both standard notation (GIFs) and ABCs

Various ABC tune archives (containing 5- 100 tunes in each)

- Listed alphabetical by artist last name - below .

Previous "Tune of the Month" offerings

• Andrea Beaton - 11 tunes from The Tap Session
  
• Andrea Beaton - 10 tunes from Cuts
  
• Kinnon Beaton - 13 tunes from Cape Breton Fiddle Compilation
  
• The Beaton Family - 15 tunes from Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music
  
• Allie Bennett - 13 tunes from It's About Time
  
• John Campbell - 26 tunes from Cape Breton Violin Music
  
• Paddy Canny and PJ Hayes - 23 tunes - An Historic Recording of Irish Music
  
• 33 tunes heard on Clare FM during February & March 2007
  
• Joe Cormier - Boston based fiddler, originally from Cheticamp, Cape Breton. Ten tunes transcribed from his anthology CD titled The Dances Down Home.
  
• Paul Cranford - The Lighthouse. Transcription of the entire CD. All 57 tunes are also found in Paul's book The Lighthouse Collection.
  
• Paul Cranford - More Lighthouse tunes. 100 tunes composed 1996 -2003. None of these tunes are found in Paul's book The Lighthouse Collection.
  
• Paul Cranford - More orignals from Lighthouse. 76 more tunes. Composed after 2003. None of these tunes are found in Paul's book The Lighthouse Collection.
  
• Jamie Gans and Paddy O'Brien - 27 Irish tunes from Snug in the Blanket
  
• Jerry Holland, . Fiddler, Cape Breton. 41 Tunes. Mostly past tune of the month selections, many of these tunes can be found in Jerry's book, The Second Collection
  
• Chris Langan Irish piper. 5 - tunes. ABC translations of notation presented in his book.
  
• Lisa MacArthur - 10 tunes from her debut CD Lisa MacArthur
  
• Dougie MacDonald Fiddler, Cape Breton. 29 original tunes. Many of these are revised settings from his 1993 book (now out of print). Other are newer tunes from later recordings. More on Dougie
  
• Howie MacDonald - 13 tunes from a live Howie Dave & Mac Live West Mabou Hall
  
• Carl MacKenzie - 14 tunes transcribed from Cape Breton fiddler s latest CD Highland Classic
  
• Buddy MacMaster - 10 tunes from Buddy''s newest CD Cape Breton Tradition.
  
• Natalie MacMaster - 9 tunes from Natalie's 'Live recording
  
• Natalie MacMaster - 5 tunes from her 2003 Rounder CD Blueprint
  
• Jim McGrath - 30 original tunes from this Irish accodionist's 2004 CD Melodious Accord
  
• Brian McNamara - 8 traditional Irish tunes from this Irish piper's 2004 CD Fort of Jewels
  
• Theresa Morrison. 20 tunes from both Laments and Merry Melodies and Lake Bras D'Or
  
• Tommy Peoples - 8 tunes from Waiting for a Call
  
• Traditional Flute Music 10 tune from Irish Flute player Catherine McEvoy.
  
• Silver Apple Tunes 35 tunes Cape Breton, Irish and Scottish Tunes from books and recordings which are available from Cranford Publications. Samples from 1992-2001 issues of the Silver Apple News. More about Silver Apple
  
• Silver Apple 9 - 13 Tunes related to artists featured in Silver Appple News # 9
  
• Brenda Stubbert Fiddler, Cape Breton. 50 Tunes. Traditional and original tunes. Past tune of the month selections plus others from her website. With the exception of her most famous tune, Rannie MacLellan's Reel, these are all melodies not found in Brenda Stubbert's Collection of Fiddle Tunes. These were some of the rough drafts which served as source material for Brenda's new book (scheduled release Jan 20, 2007)

Selections translated to ABCs from early Collections

• Robert Bremner - One Scotland's most influential publisher / collectors, Robert Bremner (1713-89) set notational standards for future collections of traditional music.38 tunes.
  
• William Marshall - 37 tunes selected from 1822 Collection

• Other notation Examples ... Hundreds of tunes selected to complement offerings by Cranford Publications