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Allan's Irish Fiddler - http://www.oldmusicproject.com/allans.html
A collection of tunes in a range of formats, and notation, transcribed from the book by Hugh McDermott.

Celtic Tune Database - http://wildfiddle.com/music.htm
A fiddler's database of Celtic fiddle tunes, in gif and midi formats.

Ceolas: The Fiddler's Companion - http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/fc/
An online database of over 50,000 fiddle tunes, in abc format, from the Celtic, British and American traditions, by Andrew Kuntz.

Chris Ricker's Fiddle Page - http://www.chrisricker.ca/music.html
A collection of about 800 fiddle tunes in abc format.

Ed Haley Fiddle Tune Transcriptions - http://home.hiwaay.net/~eabaggot/EdHaley/haley.htm
Some transcriptions from the fiddle playing of Ed Haley, in standard notation.

Fiddle Tunes From The American Revolution - http://www.halcyondaysmusic.com/colonialmusic/
A collection of fiddle tunes from the American Revolution period in MIDI music format, from the personal notebook of a certain Captain George Bush, officer in George Washington's army.

Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/reed/
The Henry Reed Collection (Library of Congress); a multi-format online field collection of traditional fiddle tunes recorded in 1966-67. Includes an essay about Reed's life, art, and influence.

Gow, Niel - http://tonyupton.tripod.com/gow.html
A selection of Niel Gow's tunes in gif and midi formats; also offers a tunebook to download in PDF format.

Hetzler's Fakebook - http://hetzler.homestead.com/
A collection of over 500 Celtic and old-time fiddle tunes in midi format for people learning fiddle or other instruments; includes historical notes and contact details.

Highland Music Trust - http://www.heallan.com/
Charitable trust established to encourage Scottish national and traditional music, and reprint collections of fiddle tunes; includes ordering instructions.

Natalie MacMaster's Music - http://www.nataliemacmaster.com/recordings/sheetmusic.htm
A collection of the tunes played by the well-known Cape Breton fiddler, in notation (gif format), from her official website.

Northumbrian, Tyneside and other Traditional Tunes for the Fiddle - http://www.peterloud.co.uk/tunebook/
Offers a collection of fiddle tunes in notation (gif format), and information about ordering his book.

Old Time Fiddle Tunes - http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
A substantial collection of tunes in notation (PDF files) and midi formats.

Sample Tunes - http://www.cranfordpub.com/tunes/sample_tunes.htm
A substantial collection of fiddle tunes mainly from the traditions and players of Cape Breton; in notation (gif format) and/or abc formats.

Stephen Klein's Fiddle Web Page - http://members.tripod.com/~Rosin_the_bow/index-2.html
Offers profiles of well-known Cape Breton fiddlers, and a collection of fiddle tunes (in abc format).

The Fiddler's Companion - http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/
Andrew Kuntz's descriptive index of North American and British Isles Music for the fiddle. Includes tunes in abc format, historical notes, biographies of fiddlers, and a collection of articles.

The John Murdoch Henderson Collection - http://sites.scran.ac.uk/jmhenderson/
Information about a collection of fiddle and bagpipe music entrusted to the North East Folklore Archive; includes an introduction, catalog, biography, excerpts from Henderson's writings, and archive audio samples. [Scotland]

The Session - http://www.thesession.org/
ABCs, discussions, and recording index for listed tunes, mostly traditional Irish music. Site contains thousands of tunes in a searchable database. Create your own personal tune book.

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