This volume contains over a hundred classic and lesser-known American polkas and jigs, collected from all parts of the United States, some with multiple versions. All tunes are transcribed from performances of the greatest traditional fiddlers of the past and present including Jehile Kirkhuff, Mark O'Connor, Ed Haley, Hugh Farr, Ruthie Dornfeld, Pete Sutherland, Becky Tracy, Stuart Williams and others. A short introduction discusses the style and notation of fiddle music. A reprint of the Polka and Jig sections of Phillips's classic Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2.

A great alternative to playing the same dozen polkas that every accordion player already knows over and over again at your next dance event. Even if you're not providing live dance music, short pieces like these are a fun source of sight-reading practice material, much more interesting than just playing scales and arpeggios and etudes!