Kenny baker served more years in monroes band than any other musician and was selected by monroe to record the fiddle tunes passed down from uncle pen. Unfortunately sometimes note for note transcriptions are a little impractical. Kenny baker s 1977 recording from his kenny baker plays bill monroe album, with kenny on fiddle and bill on mandolin, and consists of intro, 5 sections and ending, in a mixture of fiddle and banjo similes plus mandolin transcriptions gm. Traditional bluegrass fiddle transcriptions 46 solos. Bluegrass fiddler kenny baker was born on june 26, 1926, in burdine, kentucky. Kenny baker ashland breakdown ball and chain brandywine cincinnati rag cotton baggin crosseyed fiddler denver belle fiddler s pastime first day in town ducks on a millpond going up caney var. Bluegrass fiddle styles by kenny kosek softcover sheet. Kenny baker, right, with bill monroe backstage at the hammersmith odeon, london, in may 1975. Buy kenny baker fiddle violin solo collection w at. Kenny started playing the fiddle at an early age but his father said, youll never learn to play the thing. Eccetto dove indicato, tutte le trascrizioni sono nella tonalita di bb.
Noam pikelny and stuart duncan going back on the road. This song was first performed by famed fiddler kenny baker with bill monroe. Jul 28, 2011 american fiddler widely seen as the greatest in bluegrass. This book features authentic transcriptions of classic bluegrass breaks in the styles of major players like eck robertson, fiddlin arthur smith, chubby wise, vassar clements, kenny baker, byron berline, jimmy buchanan, benny martin, paul warren, and dale. Kenny baker biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Wow, did i really not have any ron carter transcriptions on here before this. This song was first debuted by kenny baker on the fiddle with bill monroe.
Also great is kenny baker plays bill monroe, a fine cd of monroe tunes fiddled by baker. Howard marshalls essay on the passing of fiddler delbert spray. Around the horn aka round the horn, this is a another good tune written by jay ungar. He was also heard on blue ribbon town 19431944 and glamour manor 19451947. Catherines, encouraged by his father, a trombonist. Sheet music for the song g bop similar to the rendition as performed by kenny g from his album breathless. Ed haley fiddle tune transcriptions several people have expressed interest in my transcriptions of ed haleys tunes, so i am making them available on the web. Click on the tune name for the sheet music pdf file, the piano keys to hear a synthesized midi file, or for a recording. The phrasings are so nonmonroeish, that its just hard for me to believe he could have come up with them. You can click on the links below to view the ones that i have done so far. Lewalt publishing guitar, 5string banjo and mandolin. Mel bay publications bluegrass books, videos, dvds. Melody very similar to the one in the applachian fiddle book by miles krassen. Bluegrass fiddle instruction, bluegrass books, videos, dvds and fiddling my way kenny baker.
Start by finding a single ii v line that miles plays and start there. Kenny baker had a book out with some of his songs called kenny baker fiddling. Fiddle will bring you to definitely the new experience of reading the book. Windy city rag, by kenny baker online fiddle lessons. Transcriptions and audio files of over 550 traditional fiddle tunes from old recordings, festivals, jams and workshops, notated by john lamancusa click on the tune name for the sheet music pdf file, the piano keys to hear a synthesized midi file, or for a recording. Prior to his death, baker lived in gallatin, tennessee.
There is a video on you tube of fraley playing this tune with the great shetland fiddler, aly bain. The steam powered preservation society spps was an educational archival group that collected and restored old recordings of primarily americana string band music in the bluegrass, oldtime, and country music genres, and distributed material for educational and archival purposes only. Includes recordings of all of the solos, played slowly and uptospeed, as well as helpful tips. But in the fiddle and mandolin world, this has become a classic, played as an instrumental. Ashland breakdown intermediate lessons with marcel. In his playing you can hear echoes of all the great bluegrass fiddlers, including kenny baker, vassar clements, and others, and he is also adept at oldtime and other styles. Fiddle instruction fiddling my way kenny baker bluegrass.
Katy hill land of lincoln lee weddin tune make a little boat. Each one of these recordings is a joy to hear, and i hope. On the other hand, that tune has kenny baker written all over it. Transcriptions and audio files of over 500 fiddle tunes from old recordings, festivals, jams and workshops, notated by john lamancusa. Some lessons include the versions that bluegrass fiddle masters like kenny baker, bobby hicks, and stuart duncan played. Bryan has recorded traditional fiddle tunes for posterity and mentored young. But it works well for just about any instrument, and is a musthave for your waltz collection. He and brittany get started by playing the bluegrass favorite road to columbus and then john teaches the fiddle tune denver belle, which comes from bluegrass. As bill monroe said kenny baker was the greatest fiddler in bluegrass music and this is the best cd to illustrate the point. Spray played a number of rare local tunes, some attributed to local fiddlers. Road to columbus and then john teaches the fiddle tune denver belle, which comes from bluegrass fiddle icon kenny baker, who played fiddle with bill monroes blue grass boys.
Transcriptions and audio files of over 550 traditional fiddle tunes from old recordings, festivals, jams and workshops, compiled by john lamancusa. As well as a performer, baker was also a composer of many popularly played bluegrass fiddle tunes. The most complete bluegrass fiddle book ever published. Straight ahead banjo playing featuring pinecastle recording artis ross nickerson and members of the band, blue highway, rob ickes on dobro, shawn lane mandolinfiddle, tim stafford, guitar and wayne taylor bass. Kenny s album is widely regarded as the finest example of monroes fiddle music ever recorded, but noam did baker one better by learning. Complete analysis of kenny s lefthanded and bowing techniques. Some great examples would be kenny baker on fiddle, or the legendary david grisman on mandolin. Stream master fiddler by kenny baker and tens of millions of other songs on all your. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems. Learn bluegrass, oldtime, and other fiddle styles fiddle. Contains transcriptions of 22 tunes, plus a lot of bowing and fingering analysis. There is a fine video on you tube showing kenny fiddling this tune from the repertoire of his family. American fiddler widely seen as the greatest in bluegrass. Kenny baker bluegrass music discography dj joe sixpacks guide.
This version is from a missouri fiddle workshop taught by charlie walden in january 2015. This book features authentic transcriptions of classic bluegrass breaks in the styles of major players like eck robertson, fiddlin arthur smith, chubby wise, vassar clements, kenny baker, byron berline, jimmy buchanan, benny martin, paul warren, and dale potter. Check out our great selection of bluegrass fiddle instruction, and bluegrass. Windy city rag, by kenny baker online fiddle lessons forums tunespecific help and comments windy city rag, by kenny baker this topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 years, 2 months ago by fiddlewood. These invaluable learning tools will open new horizons in your understanding of the art of improvised piano. Master fiddle man kenny baker suffers stroke archive. Questa pagina elenca 824 transcrizioni di assoli di tromba disponibili su internet.
Many of them probably never heard of kenny bakerbut you should listen to him if you have any love for the violin, because he elevates monroes tunes into the. After leaving the blue grass boys in 1984, baker played with a group of friends, bob black, alan murphy, and aleta murphy. He had his own programs, the kenny baker show 1954 and sincerely kenny baker 1946. To start transcribing, make it 10 times easier than you think you need it to be. Though there are tons of tabs and transcriptions of varying quality circulating the internet of popular songs and even some lesser known songs and even songs, finding a reliable source of readable, userfriendly bass guitar transcriptions can be very difficult. Kenny baker a bakers dozen country fiddle tunes 1970. I caught on to this album just as i began 5 years of work earning a living playing bluegrass fiddle, and kenny baker. He is quick to credit his early influences, and is still amused by the cheerful competition that existed among three great families of fiddle players.
I sometimes use my piano applet as a visual aid as i listen and transcribe. Buck snort the tracks on this recording were originally issued on lp by the society. Old time fiddle tunes penn state mechanical engineering. If i remember correctly, it includes standard notation and what you would consider fiddle mandolin tab. I played guitar and the i would you know, a 4string electric. Exact transcriptions of 22 tunes and breaks by the renowned bluegrass fiddler. Begin with the basics of fiddling and learn to play simple tunes in no time. I dont know if i am going to be doing any more for a while, though. A dazzling allinstrumental set featuring fiddler kenny baker a longtime collaborator.
Bring your solos to the next level with these meticulous transcriptions of some of the best artists in jazz. You can get calvins official sheet music from his website. Also great is kenny baker plays bill monroe, a fine cd of monroe tunes. Jerusalem ridge beginner parta tab flatpick guitar tab.
Both his father and grandfather were fiddlers, and by eight years old, kenny himself had picked up the instrument. Mar 12, 2015 the ties are due to some kind of left hand swishing activity do whatever you see fit there. Sep 18, 2014 kenny wheeler was an innovator in trumpet, a prolific composer, and a master of improvisation since his the beginning of his career in the early 1950s. Complete analysis of kennys lefthanded and bowing techniques. This is a straight ahead version which should be easy for the beginner to get up to speed.
In this tab ive made some very small adjustments to the kenny baker arrangement to improve the layout of the melody on the guitar. Bill monroes fiddler for many years, he helped shape the sound of bluegrass. Jazz transcriptions these transcriptions were made by slowing down recordings to half speed using transcribe, either in front of a piano and notating on paper, or in front of a computer, notating on sibelius. Kenny baker served more years in monroes band than any other musician and was selected by monroe to record the fiddle tunes passed down from uncle pen vandiver. It was written by bill monroe and kenny baker in 1963 and it has been popular ever since. He began playing cornet at age 12 in his hometown of st. There are 46 solos in all, from master fiddlers such as curly ray cline, chubby wise, kenny baker, mac magaha, vassar clements, bobby hicks, glen duncan, james price and many others. I think they were put together sometime in the 70s. In the mid1980s, spray taught fiddle in the missouri traditional arts apprenticeship program with a. From my start as a professional in montreal in 1996, playing 5 nights per week in irish pubs and folk clubs across eastern canada, i fell in love with the sound of traditional fiddle playing, absorbing the playing of such greats as tommy peoples, kevin burke, frankie gavin, vassar clements, scotty stoneman, kenny baker, buddy thomas, eck robertson and many others.
Jan 31, 2014 quality bass guitar transcriptions can be difficult things to find on the internet. Noam pikelny plays kenny baker plays bill monroe 20. Old time fiddle tunes transcriptions and audio files of over 550 fiddle tunes from old recordings, festivals, jams and workshops, notated by john lamancusa click on the tune name for the sheet music pdf file, the piano keys to hear a synthesized midi file, or for a recording. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming.
Exact transcriptions of 22 tunes and breaks by the. Banjo tab and melody transcription of french carpenter rendition. Its probably the kenny baker fiddle book, by david brody. The tune is one of hundreds composed by canadian fiddler calvin vollrath. Kenny kirkland, 1991 all kenny kirkland transcriptions you can order by email and download in pdf, midi, sib, mus, xml and etc digital formats transcriptions. Weve carefully notated transcriptions of great recorded jazz piano solos. Jun 30, 2016 10 best tools to figure out guitar songs and solos.
A tourdeforce for pikelny, and a technical masterpiece of banjo music, the record found him playing notefornote transcriptions of kenny baker s classic 1976 lp that forms the back half of the title. Kenny baker grassy fiddle blues 1975, vinyl discogs. Posts about transcriptions written by kenny brooks. Jerusalem ridge beginner parta tab, flatpick guitar tab at ultimateguitaronline. Bluegrass fiddle tunes bluegrass fiddle tunes are, of course, similar to oldtime tunes, but they have a sound all their own, and often include more variations and improvising. I first heard this played at summertown, tn in 2010 by luke richardson on the fiddle. If you can find them, they are incredibly accurate. Ibma album of the year and grammynominated concept album offering a unique interpretation of traditional bluegrass through a bold, complete adaptation of one of the most influential instrumental bluegrass records of alltime. This is one of kenny s great arrangements and there are a lot of twists in.
We primarily play traditional fiddle tunes, bluegrass, oldtime, and a little celtic and blues. Although he resided in england from the age of 22, he was born in toronto, canada. Many of these transcriptions are ones that ive done for myself as part of my own study. Fiddle david brody exact transcriptions of 22 tunes and breaks by the renowned bluegrass fiddler. This is to be expected in arrangements of tunes that have such a strong mandolin and fiddle origin. I had the pleasure of seeing him live in boston at the regatta and.
Fiddle tablature and sheet music on this page, members may directly download the tablature and notation to your computer. Windy city rag as played by kenny baker full transcription first time through 4 4 3 3 3 3 second time through 3 3. Bobby hicks version transcribed from the album texas crapshooter transcription available on. Jerusalem ridge advanced tab, flatpick guitar tab arrangement by tony rice, tab by ultimate guitar online. Do a search for kenny baker japanese transcriptions. Denver belle kenny baker is one of the great bluegrass fiddlers. After his fouryear stint on the benny program, baker returned to radio as a regular performer on fred allens texaco star theater program 19401942. Transcribe is a piece of software that helps you work out a piece of music from a recording. The lick with the quintuplets likely has a double in it, either on the first two notes, or on the 3rd4th notes. James bryan, mentone alabama state council on the arts. Kenny baker plays bill monroe, recorded in 1976, five years before i was born, features twelve of the most classic tunes written by the father of bluegrass, bill monroe 19111996, performed by his longtime fiddler kenny baker. Subscribe to fiddle styles workshop today and get access to fiddle lessonworkshops with all of. My guess is monroe came up with the a part, kenny baker took it from there and completed the tune, and monroe called it his own. Simply rightclick the link, then choose save link as.
Kenny baker was a great follower of marion sumner, art said, and marions brother bobby was a fiddler i learned a lot from. Delbert spray fiddling at a jam session in betty lindseys. There are 46 solos in all, from master fiddlers such as curly ray cline, chubby wise, kenny baker, and many others. Eric christopher fiddle workshop this sunday, november 25, 24pm posted on november 21, 2012 by ericmchristopher 0 comments this sunday, ill be teaching tunes from his solo cd in the quiet night. Kenny baker portrait of a bluegrass fiddler 1969, vinyl. I used to double on mandolin when i was in the military. A sonata for chelsea i wrote this one for my oldest daughter. Lyman enloe rugged road msotfa 004 by lyman enloe with the bluegrass association, released 09 may 2015 1. Transcription archive sykes transcription custom music.
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