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"There's really no way to fully describe this wonderful historic collection. The music, transcriptions, stories, photos, maps, and even the website support www.mississippifiddle.com--this is a must-have source for tunes, along with a big help in understanding the life behind and around the music.--Dan Levenson ""Banjo Newsletter"" Designed for fiddlers and folk music enthusiasts who want to work from accurate transcriptions of authentic, field-collected music from an earlier era, Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is an important addition to an under-represented part of American folk music, namely printed transcriptions of regional tune repertoires. Further, the description of the Library of Congress collecting trips to Mississippi, along with representations from the collectors' field notes and photographs, will interest the historian and tune collector.--Jeff Todd Titon, author of Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes The book Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is a monumental and splendid work which will prove invaluable to those interested in old-time Mississippi fiddle music. . .There is so much here. Between the book and the Document set, you could get lost and never find you way out. Anyone who is serious about fiddle music (and, in particular, Mississippi fiddle music) will want to have both the book and the Document CD. Highly Recommended.--Suzy Rothfield Thompson ""Old-Time Herald, Volume 14, Number 6"" This is an important book, grand in scope and scale, and grand in its impact. . . .Harry Bolick, with the assistance of Stephen Austin, easily captures honors for THE book on regional old-time music for the second decade of this century. Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is a must-have for anyone interested in American old-time music.--Andrew Kuntz ""Fiddler Magazine"""

Designed for fiddlers and folk music enthusiasts who want to work from accurate transcriptions of authentic, field-collected music from an earlier era, Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is an important addition to an under-represented part of American folk music, namely printed transcriptions of regional tune repertoires. Further, the description of the Library of Congress collecting trips to Mississippi, along with representations from the collectors' field notes and photographs, will interest the historian and tune collector. --Jeff Todd Titon, author of Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes

This is an important book, grand in scope and scale, and grand in its impact. . . .Harry Bolick, with the assistance of Stephen Austin, easily captures honors for THE book on regional old-time music for the second decade of this century. Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is a must-have for anyone interested in American old-time music. --Andrew Kuntz, Fiddler Magazine Designed for fiddlers and folk music enthusiasts who want to work from accurate transcriptions of authentic, field-collected music from an earlier era, Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is an important addition to an under-represented part of American folk music, namely printed transcriptions of regional tune repertoires. Further, the description of the Library of Congress collecting trips to Mississippi, along with representations from the collectors' field notes and photographs, will interest the historian and tune collector. --Jeff Todd Titon, author of Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes There's really no way to fully describe this wonderful historic collection. The music, transcriptions, stories, photos, maps, and even the website support www.mississippifiddle.com--this is a must-have source for tunes, along with a big help in understanding the life behind and around the music. --Dan Levenson, Banjo Newsletter

�Designed for fiddlers and folk music enthusiasts who want to work from accurate transcriptions of authentic, field-collected music from an earlier era, Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is an important addition to an under-represented part of American folk music, namely printed transcriptions of regional tune repertoires. Further, the description of the Library of Congress collecting trips to Mississippi, along with representations from the collectors� field notes and photographs, will interest the historian and tune collector.� �Jeff Todd Titon, author of Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes �There�s really no way to fully describe this wonderful historic collection. The music, transcriptions, stories, photos, maps, and even the website support www.mississippifiddle.com�this is a must-have source for tunes, along with a big help in understanding the life behind and around the music.� �Dan Levenson, Banjo Newsletter �This is an important book, grand in scope and scale, and grand in its impact. . . .Harry Bolick, with the assistance of Stephen Austin, easily captures honors for THE book on regional old-time music for the second decade of this century. Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is a must-have for anyone interested in American old-time music.� �Andrew Kuntz, Fiddler Magazine -Designed for fiddlers and folk music enthusiasts who want to work from accurate transcriptions of authentic, field-collected music from an earlier era, Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is an important addition to an under-represented part of American folk music, namely printed transcriptions of regional tune repertoires. Further, the description of the Library of Congress collecting trips to Mississippi, along with representations from the collectors' field notes and photographs, will interest the historian and tune collector.- --Jeff Todd Titon, author of Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes -There's really no way to fully describe this wonderful historic collection. The music, transcriptions, stories, photos, maps, and even the website support www.mississippifiddle.com--this is a must-have source for tunes, along with a big help in understanding the life behind and around the music.- --Dan Levenson, Banjo Newsletter -This is an important book, grand in scope and scale, and grand in its impact. . . .Harry Bolick, with the assistance of Stephen Austin, easily captures honors for THE book on regional old-time music for the second decade of this century. Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is a must-have for anyone interested in American old-time music.- --Andrew Kuntz, Fiddler Magazine Designed for fiddlers and folk music enthusiasts who want to work from accurate transcriptions of authentic, field-collected music from an earlier era, Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is an important addition to an under-represented part of American folk music, namely printed transcriptions of regional tune repertoires. Further, the description of the Library of Congress collecting trips to Mississippi, along with representations from the collectors' field notes and photographs, will interest the historian and tune collector. --Jeff Todd Titon, author of Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes There's really no way to fully describe this wonderful historic collection. The music, transcriptions, stories, photos, maps, and even the website support www.mississippifiddle.com--this is a must-have source for tunes, along with a big help in understanding the life behind and around the music. --Dan Levenson, Banjo Newsletter This is an important book, grand in scope and scale, and grand in its impact. . . .Harry Bolick, with the assistance of Stephen Austin, easily captures honors for THE book on regional old-time music for the second decade of this century. Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is a must-have for anyone interested in American old-time music. --Andrew Kuntz, Fiddler Magazine Designed for fiddlers and folk music enthusiasts who want to work from accurate transcriptions of authentic, field-collected music from an earlier era, Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is an important addition to an under-represented part of American folk music, namely printed transcriptions of regional tune repertoires. Further, the description of the Library of Congress collecting trips to Mississippi, along with representations from the collectors field notes and photographs, will interest the historian and tune collector. Jeff Todd Titon, author of Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes There s really no way to fully describe this wonderful historic collection. The music, transcriptions, stories, photos, maps, and even the website support www.mississippifiddle.com this is a must-have source for tunes, along with a big help in understanding the life behind and around the music. Dan Levenson, Banjo Newsletter This is an important book, grand in scope and scale, and grand in its impact. . . .Harry Bolick, with the assistance of Stephen Austin, easily captures honors for THE book on regional old-time music for the second decade of this century. Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is a must-have for anyone interested in American old-time music. Andrew Kuntz, Fiddler Magazine There s really no way to fully describe this wonderful historic collection. The music, transcriptions, stories, photos, maps, and even the website support www.mississippifiddle.com this is a must-have source for tunes, along with a big help in understanding the life behind and around the music. Dan Levenson, Banjo Newsletter Designed for fiddlers and folk music enthusiasts who want to work from accurate transcriptions of authentic, field-collected music from an earlier era, Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is an important addition to an under-represented part of American folk music, namely printed transcriptions of regional tune repertoires. Further, the description of the Library of Congress collecting trips to Mississippi, along with representations from the collectors field notes and photographs, will interest the historian and tune collector. Jeff Todd Titon, author of Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes This is an important book, grand in scope and scale, and grand in its impact. . . .Harry Bolick, with the assistance of Stephen Austin, easily captures honors for THE book on regional old-time music for the second decade of this century. Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is a must-have for anyone interested in American old-time music. Andrew Kuntz, Fiddler Magazine This is an important book, grand in scope and scale, and grand in its impact. . . .Harry Bolick, with the assistance of Stephen Austin, easily captures honors for THE book on regional old-time music for the second decade of this century. Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is a must-have for anyone interested in American old-time music. --Andrew Kuntz, Fiddler Magazine Designed for fiddlers and folk music enthusiasts who want to work from accurate transcriptions of authentic, field-collected music from an earlier era, Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is an important addition to an under-represented part of American folk music, namely printed transcriptions of regional tune repertoires. Further, the description of the Library of Congress collecting trips to Mississippi, along with representations from the collectors' field notes and photographs, will interest the historian and tune collector. --Jeff Todd Titon, author of Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes

This is an important book, grand in scope and scale, and grand in its impact. . . .Harry Bolick, with the assistance of Stephen Austin, easily captures honors for THE book on regional old-time music for the second decade of this century. Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s is a must-have for anyone interested in American old-time music. --Andrew Kuntz, Fiddler Magazine

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Harry Bolick, Hopewell Junction, New York, has been learning, playing, recording, and teaching fiddle tunes from his home state of Mississippi for the last thirty years.|Stephen T. Austin, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, is a fiddler and traditional music performer who grew up in the Chicago area.

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