Links
Instrument sources
Reuning and Son Violins, Boston, MA - Great violin and bow store; Dave bought two of his fiddles there
Carriage House Violins - Excellent store, which is now the instrument sales division of Johnson Strings; Dave bought his Noel Burke bow there
The Music Emporium, Lexington, MA - My local friends, source of new and old mandolins, guitars, banjos, and more
Johnson Strings, Newton and Cape Cod, MA - Large selection of violins for sale/rent. They carry Dave's fiddle books & CDs also, and have nice modern bows
Vermont Violins - Lots of violins at different price points from my friends up north
Jon Cooper - Fine violin maker; Jon made Andy Reiner's super 5-string fiddle for him.
Barry Dudley - Good maker of 4- and 5-string fiddles, from both standard and exotic woods (Made Dave's 5-string fiddle!)
Tarisio.com - Internet violin auctions by respected dealers (sometimes with Boston viewings)
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Fiddle tune sources and other fiddle resources
Recordings of Dave Reiner posted to Fiddle Hangout - Enjoy!
Fiddle Resources - An absolutely amazing collection from Mickey Koth, including a link to tune collections on the Internet.
Oldtime Fiddle Tunes (John Lamancusa) - Sheet music, field recordings, and midi from an old friend of mine. Don't miss it!
Tune Collections in Unusual Keys, and Sound Files for Tune Books - Great content maintained by Larry Warren of New Hampshire.
O'Neill's Music Of Ireland and more - Sheet music for this venerable collection from Chief O'Neil of Chicago and other free sheet music
Slippery Hill Resources - Oldtime music book sources and oldtime websites - can find tunes by key, fiddler, and more
The Fiddler's Companion (Andrew Kuntz) - Look up any tune to find all you ever wanted to know, plus ABC notation for tunes
Old Time Party - An archive of Southern traditional ("vernacular") music, with loads of info and recordings
JC''s Tune Finder (John Chambers) - Finds many versions of tunes in ABC notation from all over (can view in many ways)
ABC Resources - Helpful links for understanding and using ABC music notation
Richard Robinson's Tune Book - 3500 great tunes in Scottish, Irish, Scandinavian, English, French, and Balkan styles
David Kaynor's Tunes - Originals and many more tunes from my good friend David Kaynor (including pdf of Bayard's Hill Country Tunes)
Tune Collections on the Internet (Mickey Koth) - Quite a comprehensive listing and set of links
The Session - Huge number of Irish tune transcriptions and information
Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1050 reels, jigs, and more) - From 1883! and other free music
Irish Traditional Tune Index (Alan Ng) - Nice searching and analysis capabilities
Carp Celtic Jam - Excellent versions of tunes in their tune book
Traditional Celtic, Irish and Oldtime Tune Book (Glenn Weiser) - 500+ tunes and links to many other online tunebooks
The Roots Music Listening Room - Wonderful collections of older recordings (mainly from 78s) in many music traditions
Juneberry Collection of Old 78s - Another excellent site; go to the Listening Rooms
Traditional Music Library - Bluegrass, oldtime, Irish, Scottish, and much more
Identitairs Québecois - More than 400 traditional French Canadian tunes with recordings, lists, links
Tuneswappers - Videos of great tunes you need to know from Andy Reiner
New Hampshire Oldtime Fiddle Website - Good PDFs, explanations, and history thanks to Peter Yarensky (also see his country dance pages)
World Fiddler (Jim Doran) - Recordings, videos, and advice on technique in several styles; under construction
Prairie Mountain Fiddlers - Good pdfs of sheet music for these tunes played in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Fiddle Tunes from Bernie Waugh (Peter Doyle) - Nice collection of PDF and ABC versions
Mel Bay Publications - Publisher of Dave's fiddle books and many other fine folk music books and CDs
Fiddler Magazine - You should subscribe! Great articles and tunes, and fine website with links to fiddle camps and much more
Musical Traditions online - Many articles and other resources from this fine magazine
The Field Recorders' Collective - Fantastic source recordings, from my late friend Ray Alden and other collectors
Sanger's Guide to Irish Fiddle - Check out this sensible advice
Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection - Kudos to my late friend Alan Jabbour for passing along these great tunes from his mentor
Scottish Country Dance Tunes - Many pdfs thanks to Bruce Shawyer of Corryvreckan
Folkwiki of 1680 Swedish and other Scandinavian tunes - Not in English but very useful
FolkLib Index - to many bluegrass and oldtime music sites
Blue Rose (Scandinavian) - Karen Myers' excellent site for Scandinavian musicians
Salyer MP3s - I think this is a free download from the great oldtime fiddler John Salyer (thanks to Paul Muhlrad)
Wendy Anthony's Oldtime Tune List - Good tune list with pointers to MP3s and videos
SessioNight - Tunes, pointers to other tune sites (Irish, old time, Cape Breton, Scottish, etc.)
Recommended Listening for Fiddlers - One person's good list with descriptions and links
Violin Online - Nice writeups on the basics
Fiddleicious - Don Roy's site with tunes passed on in Maine from Scottish, Irish, Quebecois, and Acadian ancestors
The Anatomy of a Violin - Suggested by Cindy Powell and her Girl Scouts
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Fiddle and mandolin discussion forums
Fiddle Forum - Online community and excellent discussions, sponsor of Fiddle Hell
Fiddle Hangout - Online fiddle community with a lot going on, has quite a few of Dave's recordings
FIDDLE-L - List server for this discussion list
Maestronet - Mainly classical focus, some fiddle discussion
Mandolin Café - An online gathering place for discussions and classified ads on mandolins (tuned just like fiddles!)
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Musical happenings
Fiddle Hell - Jams and workshops for fiddlers in Westford, MA, Nov 5-8, 2020
Mandolin Camp North - in Charleton, MA
Boston Bluegrass Union - Shows and jams in the Greater Boston area, and yearly Joe Val Festival
Club Passim - Folk club extraordinaire in Cambridge, MA
Mugwumps Online - Info on vintage string instruments from my late friend and musician Mike Holmes
Northeast Heritage Music Camp in Starksboro, Vermont - A very enjoyable camp with world class instructors!
Barb Diederich's Bluegrass Links and Lyrics - Excellent resource from Barb
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Our websites, including Fiddle Hell
Dave's links - Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and more
Fiddle Hell Massachusetts - Info about Fiddle Hell logistics, schedule, and registration
Fiddle Hell Massachusetts Facebook group - Messages, discussion, online jams
Cynthia Eid Designs - Cindy's Metalsmithing and jewelry site
Andy's Patreon page - Support Andy - music, podcasts, lessons
Andy's personal site - Andy's River of Suck podcast, compositions, tunes, movies, etc.
Skiing Fiddler Blog - Andy's ski movies and photos (Dave's in some of them!)
Earth String Band - Andy's bluegrass / oldtime band that was on tour in Southeast Asia - Read their fascinating blog!
Eric's personal site - Eric's music and recordings
The Moving Violations - Eric's contra dance band
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