Catskill Mountain Waltzes and Airs

By Jay Ungar

Item Number: MB.9780985724436

ISBN 9780985724436. 7.25 x 9.5 inches.

This is Jay Ungar & Molly Mason's long awaited book of 62 original waltzes and airs with chord symbols. The tunes cover a wide range of moods, tempos, and styles. There's a short paragraph about each tune and some illustrative photographs as well. The collection includes Ashokan Farewell, The Lovers' Waltz, Love of My Life, The Snowstorm, and 58 more, many of which have never been published or recorded before. Jay Ungar & Molly Mason have become one of the most celebrated duos in the American acoustic music scene. Millions were entranced by the music they did for Ken Burns' PBS documentary The Civil War. Their performance of the series' signature tune, Jay's haunting composition Ashokan Farewell, earned the couple international acclaim. The soundtrack won a Grammy and Ashokan Farewell was nominated for an Emmy. This simple, but powerful melody was originally inspired by the week-long Fiddle & Dance Camps that Jay & Molly run for musicians and dancers at Ashokan Center in the Catskill Mountains. People attend the camps to become better fiddlers, guitarists, mandolin players, percussionists, dancers, dance callers and instructors-becoming links in the chain that helps pass our folk legacy from the people who came before us to those who will follow.The 62 original tunes in Catskill Mountain Waltzes & Airs were largely inspired by the musical styles and idioms that are featured at Jay & Molly's Fiddle & Dance Camps. The flavors range from Celtic to Western, New England to Eastern European, Scandinavian to French Musette and many more.Titles:Allaire,The Alpenhorn,Amid the Rivers and the Streams,Ashokan Farewell,Beckies Waltz,Blue Noon,The Blue River Waltz,Brothers Keeper,Cabernet,Call of the West,The Catskill Mountain Waltz,Cedar Grove,Cool September Rain,The Covered Bridge,Cry of the Hillborn,The Dawn of Time,Delberts Tear,Dusty & James,Dying Embers,The Elephant Hotel,Ellery Rose,The Grand Master Waltz,The Great Wall of Manitou,Hudson Valley Serenade,Johanna,John & Pamela,Libertys Golden Shore,The Love of My Life,The Lovers Waltz,MacPhersons Fiddle,Monarch of the Glen,The Mountain House,My Blue Mountain Home,The New Mexico Waltz,The Oland Waltz,The Old Weiser Waltz,One Sunday in June,Opal June,Peace on Earth,Planxty Bob McQuillen,Prairie Spring,The Quiet Room,The Resting Place,Return to Irvine,Richard & Antras Waltz,Roscoes Waterfall,The Round Barn,Ruthy,The Silvery Hudson,Skating at Dawn,The Snowstorm,The Solstice Maid,Thanksgiving Hymn,Toscana,Tuesday Night Waltz,Under the Moon and Stars,Valse Infinie,Waltz Primavera,Waltzing with You,The West Texas Waltz,Willys Waltz,The Winter Waltz.