A selection of 375 tunes for contra dances, Irish sessions, and house parties. The jigs, reels, hornpipes, marches, and waltzes included in this book of traditional tunes come from Randy Miller's collecting trips to Ireland, the north of England, Scotland (including the Hebrides and Shetlands), Cape Breton, and New England. 
One-fifth of the tunes are recently composed, from the pens of such musicians as Randal Bays, Sarah Bauhan, Liz Carroll, Richie Dwyer, Jerry Holland, Maurice Lennon, George Wilson, and the author, to name a few. In addition, more than a dozen compositions by the late Ralph Page, dean of New England callers and a fiddler himself, are included, as are 18 tunes from the hand-written manuscript of legendary New Hampshire fiddler John Taggart. 
The book's title refers to the rare fiddler's bench or fiddler's throne found in some early New England ballrooms. Pencil drawing of the fiddler's throne is by the author. 
Tunes are alphabetized by type with chords for accompaniment included. Index, bibliography, discography, and extensive notes on the tunes also included.

The Fiddler's Throne

Randy Miller

Fiddlecase Books

Forty fiddle exercises to improve fingering and bowing. Randy Miller has used his teaching experience and more than forty years of fiddling to create a series of exercises tailored specifically to fiddlers and traditional fiddle music. By breaking down the musical elements of fiddling to its bowing-and-fingering basics, and working out a system of repetitive, focused practice on these basics, there is tremendous potential for progress. The fingering of the left hand in particular can be a great challenge, since most fiddlers are right-handed. Many of these exercises, therefore, focus on strengthening the left hand. The exercises have been created with typical fingering and bowing patterns in mind, ones encountered in many fiddle tunes. Add nimbleness and fluidity to your playing! These fiddle exercises are for all levels, novice through advanced. Includes suggested metronome settings. Exercises are presented in clear, easy-to-read music staff notation.

The Fiddler's Friend: Forty Fiddle Exercises to Improve Fingering and Bowing

Politics & Social Sciences

262 Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, Marches, Jigs & Airs for the Violin, Flute, Piano, Mandolin, Cello &c., with Marshall's original Bass-Clef Accompaniments. Second edition by Randy Miller. William Marshall (1748 1833) is regarded as one of the greatest composers of Scottish fiddle music. His tunes have been played for generations, passed down from fiddler to fiddler to the present day in Cape Breton and parts of Scotland. All of Marshall s known compositions are included in this new edition. Born in Fochabers, Scotland, into a large family, Marshall at the age of 12 was appointed house boy and later steward and butler to the Duke of Gordon. His talents in the mechanical and musical arts earned him the admiration not only of the residents of Gordon Castle but of those throughout the northeast of Scotland, in Edinburgh and London. He was by all accounts a highly skilled fiddle player, and Robert Burns wrote that he was the first composer of strathspeys of the age. 262 of Marshall s tunes are included, from his collections published in 1781, 1788, 1800, 1822, 1823, and 1845. This book presents exact replicas of Marshall s tunes, including his dynamics and ornaments, with original bass-clef accompaniments, in a new easy-to-read format. Included is a map, illustrations, a reproduction of the famous portrait of Marshall by John Moir, the unabridged 1845 biography of Marshall, and facsimiles of the covers of his 6 original publications. Also contains four reference appendices.

William Marshall's Scottish Melodies

Randy Miller and Jack Perron

A source book of established contra dance music for all melody instruments. 168 jigs, reels, hornpipes and marches are presented in clear, easily-readable music format, with accompaniment chords. This current 3rd edition of NEFR marks the 25th anniversary of publication, 1983-2008. The book is decorated with wood engravings by Randy Miller. The tunes are presented in alphabetical order, indexed and cross-referenced.

New England Fiddler's Repertoire

235 jigs, reels, hornpipes, slip jigs, slides, airs, and polkas. Faithful settings of traditional Irish tunes based on the live and recorded playing of Andy McGann, Julia Clifford, Denis Murphy, Paddy Cronin, Michael Coleman, Mairtin Byrnes, Sean Ryan, Paddy Canny, Antoin Mac Gabhann, and others. Includes extensive notes on the sources and tunes, a discography, and bibliography. Decorative wood engravings by the author. 3rd edition, revised and updated.

Irish Traditional Fiddle Music (3rd edition)

Jack Perron