Best Tunes for Beginning Fiddle

Best Tunes for Beginning Fiddle

I'm trying to compile a list of the top twenty or so best tunes for beginning fiddle. I'm looking for tunes that are either in DM or modal and don't have a lot of string crossings.

Any contibutions or ideas?

# Posted on February 21st 2005 by fiddlekitty

Re: Best Tunes for Beginning Fiddle

at least after five tunes well learned the beginner needs some other stuff than dm modal without string crossings... there should be a nice balance of some foundation and some reaching for the sun.

# Posted on February 21st 2005 by crannog

Re: Best Tunes for Beginning Fiddle

... oh, and I forgot: try "Porthole of the Kelp"

# Posted on February 21st 2005 by crannog

Re: Best Tunes for Beginning Fiddle

Um, how beginning? Like, "Dawning of the Day" beginning? Or reels and jigs?

Some of my current favs to teach:

Reel of Rio (reel, of course)
Liz Kelly's (slide)
Barney Brallighan's (slip jig)
Trip to Athlone (jig)

# Posted on February 21st 2005 by Zina Lee

Re: Best Tunes for Beginning Fiddle

Polkas!

Bill Sullivan's/Mickey Chewing Bubblegum

Britches Full of Stitches

John Egan's

# Posted on February 21st 2005 by armandale

Re: Best Tunes for Beginning Fiddle

How about Rolling In The Ryegrass? Played "straight" it's pretty simple. A stripped down two-part Mountain Road is a lot of fun as well

# Posted on February 22nd 2005 by Layers

Re: Best Tunes for Beginning Fiddle

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR!!!!!!

sorry, had to say it.

# Posted on February 22nd 2005 by galway-fiddle

Re: Best Tunes for Beginning Fiddle

Rakes of Mallow is always a good starter.
A few others are:
Dorset's
Top of Cork Road
Off She Goes
John Stenson's
I think most of these are on this groups tune list.

# Posted on February 23rd 2005 by flyinfiddler