BLUEGRASS FIDDLE STYLES Format: Paperback

Bluegrass Fiddle Styles by Stacy Phillips and Kenny Kosek is a comprehensive violin sheet music songbook for intermediate to advanced fiddle players exploring the distinctive sounds and traditions of bluegrass fiddling. Featuring authentic transcriptions of classic bluegrass breaks, this collection brings together the musical approaches of influential fiddlers, including Kenny Baker, Vassar Clements, Chubby Wise, Byron Berline, and Benny Martin. It offers musicians a detailed exploration of traditional bluegrass melodies, expressive phrasing, and the individual styles that have shaped the genre.

This collection features fiddle transcriptions, traditional tunes, bluegrass breaks, and professional playing hints for intermediate to advanced players. Its musical selections include Gold Rush, Sally Goodin, Uncle Pen, Lonesome Fiddle Blues, and Baker's Breakdown. Additional reference material covers music theory, music notation, fiddle care, and left-hand positions, providing useful context for studying the instrument and its musical traditions.

Song List

1965 To 1976 * All The Good Times are Past and Gone * Avalanche * Baker's Breakdown * Barrel Of Fun * Big Sandy River * Blue Night * Blueridge Mountain Home * Buchanan-style Break * Buffalo Gals * Cotton Patch Rag * Dickson County Blues * Dusty Miller * Flint Hill Special * Foggy Mount Chimes * Footprints in the Snow * Gold Rush * Good Woman's Love * Grey Eagle * Hicks-style Break * If You're Ever Gonna Love Me * I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome * Jenny Lind * Jimmy Brown, The Newsboy * Katy Hill * Live And Let Live * Lonesome Fiddle Blues * Man Of Constant Sorrow * Midnight On The Stormy Deep * Milwaukee Blues * Monroe's Hornpipe * Muleskinner Blues * My Cabin In The Caroline * Nashville Jail * Panhandle Country * Rockyroad Blues * Sally Goodin * Salty Dog * Some Old Day * Someone Took My Place With You * Stoney Creek * There's A Brownskin Gal * Uncle Pen * and more.