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The Fiddle Handbook is a treasure trove of information spanning the whole range of fiddle playing. It looks in detail at the most commonly played styles among today''s fiddlers. From America, there''s old time, bluegrass, Cajun, Western swing, country, blues, rock, klezmer, and jazz, while from the British Isles there''s Irish, Scottish, and English. There is also a quick romp through Eastern Europe and beyond, from the spike fiddles of Africa and Asia to the Chinese Erhu, the fabulous Indian Sarangi, and the mysterious Norwegian Hardingfele.A wealth of musical examples – ornaments, bowing patterns, scales, modes, exercises and complete tunes – are faithfully reproduced on the accompanying CD, to give you a taste of each style. And finally, the book answers once and for all the hoary old question, “What''s the difference between a fiddle and a violin?” The answer, of course, is that fiddle players have more fun....

Twenty-seven year old Paul Williams is ambitious and talented. He has already achieved financial success by being driven and single-minded, motivated by the fear of failure, propelled by his childhood lack of security and money. But now he’s on the verge of becoming a multimillionaire and fears any committed romance, while hiding behind a macho exterior.He meets Katie Fels, age twenty, who lives nearby in London and is in her first year at university. She is attractive and sexy and plans to become a barrister. As she falls for Paul, she needs to feel important and cherished, as in her previous relationship she’d had an abusive boyfriend. She wants love, not one-night stands, and plans to develop her career before considering marriage and children.Paul has developed his cutting-edge technology so that he can convert any person’s image and their mannerisms into a hologram… to do whatever the viewer wants.

Emily Gibson is age 26, attractive, and working in London. Her love life up to now has been a disaster, making her reckless and unpredictable. In spite of being good at her job, she gets fired. Scott Gillons is four years older, a hot and handsome plastic surgeon who has developed a secret microchip tracker to implant into humans. Even though women adore him, he finds serious relationships don’t work – until he meets Emily. Tensions mount as Emily''s life takes an unexpected turn, and she makes a discovery which threatens her safety. Truths emerge as Scott has to face up to his own issues. There are confessions he needs to make to Emily if their friendship is to become true love, confessions which will leave him vulnerable and, if made public, would damage his career as a surgeon. As the facts come out, Emily and Scott become entangled in each other in a search for commitment and a future together.

Corinne Roussel is a celebrated French actress. At age 26, she’s created a fortune from a new breakthrough cosmetic formula. But her personal life is a mess as she searches for love and understanding. Harry Smith is age 40, never married, a loner, especially when it comes to women. He works as a management consultant. He’s tough, sharp and speaks his mind. But he’s hiding a secret. They first met ten years ago, when he saved her life on a cold French mountainside and stayed with her until help arrived. The night-time ordeal forged a close bond between them, but they have gone their separate ways and lost contact – that is, until Corinne spots him in London. Their friendship becomes sexual, but Harry can tell she’s being emotionally manipulated by her ex-husband, Jacques, who remains her business manager. Over time Harry finds out more about Jacques: his past, his greed, and his corruption.

French Fiddle TunesRenowned fiddle player and arranger Chris Haigh presents this fantastic survey of French fiddle music, with over 200 pieces exploring the variety of traditional fiddle music found throughout the country.France is perhaps not as famous for fiddle music as Ireland, Scotland or Romania is, but scratch below the surface and you will find a rich tradition packed with unique dance forms, crooked tune structures, unusual and exotic modes, and non-tempered scales.FRENCH FIDDLE TUNES - press reviews:"The remarkable Chris Haigh presents 227 traditional tunes from throughout France... Explore the fiddling regions of France in this beautifully presented book with our 'latter-day Bartók' collector of folk tunes."This fantastic collection also includes live recordings of each piece played by Chris Haigh.Instrumentation:violin

This book teaches the techniques of all the main branches of country fiddle. It brings structure, clarity, and purpose to your learning, and allows you to fluidly play through a country song, differentiating between the intro, the backing, the fills on verse and chorus, the fiddle solo, and the outro, all in a style appropriate to the type of song. Old time, early string band music, western swing, bluegrass, honky tonk, Cajun and commercial country are all covered here. You will also learn about specific players from the history of country, so that you can absorb and master the techniques which they pioneered. The style of the book is practical and down-to earth, but also entertaining, spiced with anecdotes from the many colourful characters we meet along the way, be they heroes or villains!Instrumentation:Violin