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Cranford
Publications specializes in Celtic fiddle
music from Cape Breton, Ireland and Scotland.
Proprietor Paul Cranford is a fiddler and
composer firmly rooted within the traditions of
music he sells. This site provides resources for
a continuing tradition. We create and distribute
books of music notation and related recordings;
materials intended to help you learn music as
interpreted by traditional fiddlers. We also
link to many other educational sites.
Featured
Items
Deluxe
hardcover book
& 70 minute
CD
The
Fiddletree
by Otis Tomas
Already
well-known as a luthier, Otis has
crafted a book as beautiful as
any of his work. The remarkable
Fiddletree story tells a 17 year
tale - from cutting down the tree
to building a set of instruments.
A cast of internationally
renowned musicians perform Otis'
tunes on the CD. Music notation
and photos included.
2011
RELEASE - $30
The
Celtic Colours
Collection
In 2011 Paul Cranford devoted
his time to this new book which
was compiled to celebrate15 years
of Cape Breton's Celtic Colours
International Festival. Featuring
new music created as a result of
festival experiences, in addition
to tunes and songs from 44
different composers, it includes
photos, stories, bios and
more
Softcover
book $25
Specials
A
sampling of popular Cape Breton
books & CDs @ $15.
Includes
Jerry Holland , Ashley MacIsaac,
Buddy MacMaster, The Barra
MacNeils. Natalie MacMaster,
Brenda Stubbert and
more
Jerry
Holland's popular CD Special
- $15
FEATURE-
Digitally
remastered archival & 78
recordings
from Cape Breton, Ireland and
Scotland - go here
(Angus Chisholm, Bill Lamey,
Michael Coleman, James Morrison,
Paddy Killoran, Sean Ryan and
Hector MacAndrew).
Angus
Chisholm &
Bill Lamey 78s
Newly
Listed Scottish & Irish
Books
(from Other Publishers) - go
here
Some
are old classics, others
contemprary.
Glengarry
Collection
- The Highland Fiddle Music of
Angus Grant
136
page book and 2 hour DVD.
Includes 164 tunes with stories,
history and
photographs
NEW
Book-DVD
$29.95
Cape
Breton
Girl
- Natalie MacMaster
(2011)
NEW
- Natalie's first
staight-up traditional CD since
My Roots are Showing. More
info.
CD
Special - $15
Different
Strokes
New CD
Brenda
Stubbert
(2011)
With
Howie MacDonald, Dave MacIssac,
Kenneth MacKenzie, and Nuala
Kennedy
CD
Special - $15
Aires
and
Blooms
Lloyd MacDonald (2011)
A
Cape Breton octagonarian's first
CD - soulful slow airs etc. With
Seamus MacNeil & Doug MacPhee
and many more.
As you
explore this site you will find links to
thousands of tunes. Check out the pages
featuring books and CDs and on most you will
find links to tunes as free, on-screen musical
notation. sound clips, midi files, ABCs or to
articles, photos and descriptions - most
relating to books and CDs which we also make
available in our on-line store.
Cape Breton Fiddle
music
Our
on-line
store
allows secure credit card purchases for all the
books and recordings we feature. For those who
prefer the old school we also take phone
and mail orders.
Featured
Recording
Paul Cranford is
the editior of The Cape Breton Musical Heritage
Series (currently 7 books). In 2010, after a 34
year career as a lighthouse keeper, he released
More
Tunes from the
Lighthouse
a recording of over 100 previously unrecorded tunes
which he had arranged and composed during his many
years of isolation.
The series is now
available as a specially priced 7 book bundle, as
individual book-CD bundles or alternately, as
separate books and recordings.
ALL
SEVEN BOOKS - The Complete Musical Heritage
Series
Limited time
Special $88.
Soundclips,
notation & chords posted for the every
tune!
Our
ABC
Tunes include transcriptions of tunes from a
featured recordings or book. Note that even
after a recording or book becomes unavailable
its associated tunes and sound clips remain
accessible.
ABC
TUNES
For
ABC beginners, we also guide you through
the how-to
convert
ABCS
to standard notation or midi
files.
Paul
worked as a lighthousekeeper from 1975-2009. He
started publishing books of fiddle music in 1979
with a reproduction of The
Skye Collection.
Lighthouses proved to be an ideal place to write
and practice. His final posting was
Machias
Seal Island
a bird sanctuary located on the Canadian-US
border in the Bay of Fundy.
Since retiring
from lighhtouses, Paul has settled into fulltime
life in Cape Breton. In 2009, he was artist in
residence for The
Celtic Colours International
Festival.
In 2010 he released a double CD of original
music titled
More Tunes from the
Lighthouse.
This year, 2011, he once again worked with
Celtic Colours, this time producing
The
Celtic Colours
Collection,
a book of music to celebrate the festival's
first 15 years.
Clearance
- Cassettes and Video Tapes
VHS
Instructional Video $ 7.95
Piano
Cassettes $6.00 - Supply Limited!!
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