Any Fool can Write Fiddle Tunes – Chris Haigh

A unique guide to the
composition of folk tunes. It requires no previous experience of tune writing,
is full of practical, down-to earth suggestions about every aspect of
composition and covers a wide variety of folk styles.

The book shows you how to
analyse, deconstruct and rebuild traditional tunes and takes you step by step
through the process of creating a tune. Chris Haigh’s second book following
close on the heels of Fiddling Around The World (SP600).

Contents

• A Picture of Dorian Grey
• Dancing with Trolls
• Dim Sum Rag
• Doublecrossing
• Five Pints
• Freilekh Shmeilekh
• Glenmodal Malt
• Lord Jeffrey’s Jig
• Low Down Hoe Down
• Polska efter hog Hogson
• The Emporor’s New Clothes
• The Five Bar Gate
• The Sassenach Strathspey
• The Snail and Anchor
• Wake Up Call
• Billy in the Lowground
• Bonny Tyneside
• Ciobanasul
• East Tennessee Blues
• Kerry Polka
• Kronan av Bruden
• Nigun Atik
• Off She Goes
• Over The Sea To Skye
• Polska e.Jonas Mats
• Saddle The Pony
• Snowflake Breakdown
• Tanz, Tanz, Yidelech
• The Boys of Bluehill
• The Britches Full of Stitches
• The Congress Reel
• The Kesh
• The Rakes of Kildare
• The Salamanca
• The Shepherd’s Wife
• The Star of Munster
• Willafjord