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Take an instructional tour of traditional fiddling, region by region! Bruce Molsky, one of today's most popular performers of Southern old time music, teaches six fiddle tumes from this powerful musical tradition, each from a different geographical area and in a different tuning. For inspiration, Bruce draws on historic recordings by pioneering artists such as Tommy Jarrell, Fiddlin' John Carson, Eck Robertson, Uncle Bunch Stevens, and Carter Brothers and Son.

As you play along with Bruce, you'll be learning a variety of bowing patterns- from the basic shuffle and sawstroke to more advanced combinations- as well as droning, rhythmic emphasis, phrasing and other subtleties that put drive and beauty in these great old tunes. With his deep understanding of these styles, Bruce effortlessly brings you beyond the basics and into more advanced playing techniques. The alternate tunings give each tune a rich and unique old-time sound.