TONY LUDIKER
4929 W ORCHARD AVE
RATHDRUM, ID 83858
509-216-7318
Welcome to the FIDDLE TUNE STORE
LISTENING TO AND DOWNLOADING THE MP3 AUDIO FILES BELOW IS TOTALLY FREE!!!
CLICK on the TUNE TITLE to listen to the mp3 file. RIGHT-CLICK on the titles to download the mp3 file to your computer hard drive. Again, listening to and downloading the mp3 files is completely FREE! The mp3 files on this page were recorded specifically for the FIDDLE TUNE STORE by Tony Ludiker. All tracks feature one or two fiddles and rhythm guitar. They are FREE to download, and if you want to take a stab at learning any of them, please buy the sheet music in PDF format.
TO PURCHASE SHEET MUSIC IN PDF FORMAT -- simply click on the "Add to Cart" button below the tune(s) you wish to purchase and a shopping cart will be set up. You can change or delete items at any time. When you're finished shopping you'll be guided through the checkout process where you can pay with your PayPal account or any major credit/debit card. If you don't want to pay online you may send a check via snail-mail to: Tony Ludiker, 4929 W Orchard Ave, Rathdrum, ID 83858, indicating which items you wish to receive. You MUST provide your e-mail address so I have a way to send you your PDF file(s). I will NOT send you hard copies through the mail. Checks will be deposited when received and your order will be e-mailed when the check clears (usually 5-7 working days).
ABOUT THE PDF FILES YOU WILL RECEIVE -- The music you order from this site is for digital download to your hard drive and is PASSWORD PROTECTED. Your password will be sent you you along with the PDF files -- you will need to make a record of your password as you will need the password each time you attempt to open your file. IF YOU FORGET YOUR PASSWORD simply send us an e-mail and we'll send you your password by return e-mail after verifying your original order. Remember: the music is not printed and mailed to you. All sheet music is sent to you as PDF files. You will need Abode Acrobat Reader 6.0 (or the Preview program on the Mac platform) to open the sheet music PDF files after downloading.
DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING YOU COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT? -- Check back later. I will be adding files on a weekly (if not daily) basis. If you have an idea for something you'd like to see the FIDDLE TUNE STORE offer, send me an e-mail and make your request. I can do custom transcriptions for my normal teaching rate, which will give you exclusive personal access for one year, then I may make the file available for sale -- or if it turns out to be something I want to offer on the store you'll only pay the going rate for that type of transcription.
PLEASE NOTE -- sheet music also includes accompaniment chord suggestions.
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Sally Goodin -- hoedown arrangement appropriate for fiddle contests. (added 04.02.07)
10 verses/two and a half pages/key: A. Price $5.00. Order code SG-001
Flapjack Rag -- arrangement by Tony Ludiker and Diana Clemons (based on Kimber Ludiker) appropriate for fiddle contests. (added 04.02.07)
4 verses/ABCA arrangement/two pages/key: G and C. Price $5.00. Order code FR-002
Lake Pontchartrain Waltz composed by Tony Ludiker -- not too many fiddle tunes have been
written on an airplane, but this is one of them. I wrote this tune while on a flight from New Orleans to Salt Lake City (on my way home to Spokane).
The place I stayed in New Orleans was just a couple blocks from the lake, so it seemed an appropriate name for this beautiful waltz. (added 04.02.07)
2 verses/ABA arrangement with ending/one page/key: Bb. Price $5.00. Order code LPW-003
Polka in D and A -- I've never known the name of this challenging tune, but it's a
fun tune to play. Lots of shifting in the B part. This arrangement is a suitable length for timed fiddle contests. This tune does not
get played enough! (added 04.02.07)
3 verses/ABA arrangement/one and a half pages/key: D and A. Price $3.00. Order code PDA-004
Peaches and Honey -- an arrangement appropriate for fiddle contests, based on Terry Morris. (added 04.02.07)
8 verses/AABBCCDA arrangement/two pages/key: D. Price $5.00. Order code PH-005
Red Wing Two Step with HARMONY part -- one of the great oldtime favorites. For two fiddles. The mp3 goes
through the tune twice, with a little spice the second time through on the lead part (now included in the music!). (added 04.02.07 - updated 10.02.07)
2 verses/ABAB with non-notated fancy A part the second time through/two pages/key: G. Price $2.00. Order code RW-006
Tripping Up The Stairs Jig with HARMONY part -- the first jig I teach all my students. (added 04.04.07)
2 verses/AABBAABB arrangement/one page/key: D. Price $2.00. Order code TUTS-007
Soldier's Joy with HARMONY part -- another oldtime classic with a challenging harmony part. (added 04.04.07)
2 verses/AABBAABB arrangement/one page/key: D. Price $2.00. Order code SJ-008
Tam Lin with HARMONY part -- great two-parter with a second-position harmony part. (added 04.04.07)
2 verses/AABBAABB with fun variation in final B parts (notated)/one page/key: A minor. Price $2.00. Order code TL-009
Annie Laurie Waltz with HARMONY part -- fairly simply pretty waltz with harmony. (added 04.04.07)
2 verses/ABAB arrangement/two pages/key: D. Price $2.00. Order code AL-010
Viva Tlapehuala -- a fun tune to play with a challenging A part variation at the end.
This arrangement is based on Bethany Dick's rendition played at the 2000 National Old Time Fiddler's Contest in Weiser, Idaho.
I've added a couple parts she left out due to the time constraints, but it's still short enough to fit in most timed four minute rounds. (added 04.05.07)
5 verses/ABCDA arrangement/two pages/key: F, Bb, and C. Price $5.00. Order code VT-011
Red Neck Mother (AKA Norman Solomon's Rag) -- an arrangement appropriate for fiddle contests. (As of October 2, 2007 the PDF file now exactly matches the recorded arrangement) (added 09.07.07)
2 verses/ABABA/two pages/key: Bb. Price $5.00. Order code RNM-012
Friedrich Polka -- an arrangement I used at the last few major contests I played in. (added 10.02.07)
3 verses/ABA arrangement/three pages/key: Bb and Ab. Price $5.00. Order code FP-013
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Food for thought: Let's say the world famous group The Beatles (please bear with me here) was to reunite and record an album. I don't know what it would cost to produce, record, market, etc., but for grins, let's say only $50,000. Now, you go out to your local record store and buy the brand new release for twenty bucks. You rave about the recording to all your friends and they beg you for a copy, so you burn a copy for 10 of your friends. They in turn rave to all their friends and burn them copies, and so on, and so forth. Soon, the Beatles' new recording is in the hands of 5 million people. Unfortunately, the only copy they sold was to you, and now they're out $49,980 in production costs, and $100,000,000 in lost sales.
The point here is that you are on your honor with any PDF files you might purchase from the FIDDLE TUNE STORE. They are for your own personal use. Feel free to print out a couple copies -- put one away for safekeeping just in case the dog chews up your working copy. Of course, you can also archive the PDF file to print out a new copy in case your working copy is lost or chewed up. But PLEASE do not share my work with others, no matter how good of friend they may be. Enough said. Thank you for your support. -- Tony Ludiker