Fretbow's Listing of Music
for Stringed Instruments Fretted & Bowed
From this page you can listen to a few sample tracks of the main instruments featured at this website. There's also a number of free PDF files available for download with music/tablature arrangements you can print out.
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Mandolin and Violin/Fiddle
The Greenwood Tree -This is one of my favourites, a traditional English Waltz led by Mandolin and accompanied with Violin and Guitar.
Acoustic Guitar
Child Grove - Traditional English melody from John Playford's collection from the mid 1600's.
Classical Guitar
Regatta - One of my own pieces inspired by many visits to Hampton Court, a Royal Palace of King Henry VIII
Fretted Dulcimer
Jesse James - An American Ballad played in the Flatpick/strum style Dulcimer tuned D - A - d
Andante - by Mauro Giuliani 1781-1829. A Finger-Style arrangement and adaptation of a well known Classical Guitar Study. Dulcimer tuned D - A - d
Fretted Dulcimer & Mandolin
Gentle Lena Clair - by Stephen Foster
Finger-Style, Dulcimer tuned: D- A - d
Fretted Dulcimer & Violin/Fiddle
Forest Ferns - Another one of my own compositions.
Dulcimer tuned: D- A - d
All the above represent Early, Classical, Traditional Music and Originals. There are many styles and genre of music that will be introduced at this site including Gospel, Blues. Ragtime, Jazz, Country and Celtic. I am looking forward to sharing more very soon. Theo Elsey Feb 2025