ANNOUNCING THE PUBLICATION OF :

Kelly Russell's Collection 

The Fiddle Music of Newfoundland & Labrador Volume 1 - The Music of Rufus Guinchard & Emile Benoit

This book is the first of its kind in Newfoundland & Labrador, containing musical notation to over 250 fiddle tunes learned from master fiddlers Rufus Guinchard and Emile Benoit. Most of these tunes are unique to Newfoundland and many have been recorded by well known music groups : Figgy Duff, The Wonderful Grand Band, The Plankerdown Band, The Irish Descendants, Kelly Russell & The Planks, etc. Also included is an introduction by Kelly plus biography on both fiddlers and a discussion of their repertoire and playing style. This work represents approximately half of the fiddle music collected by Kelly Russell over the past 25 years. Volume 2 is also now available, containing tunes from 25 other fiddlers around the Province including several fiddlers from Labrador. 

Ordering Information :

Order by Phone : 1-709-488-3821

Order by Mail : Cheque or Money Order for $30 (Canadian) to :
Pigeon Inlet Productions Box 461, Bell Island, NL Canada A0A 4HO
We’ll pay the postage and handling. 

VOLUME 2 of Kelly Russell’s Collection is also available featuring tunes of 24 other Nfld & Lab fiddlers

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