Into the valley

At the fiddler's retreat over the weekend, I joined the Potomac Valley Scottish Fiddler's Club. Elke Baker is the music director and was also my instructor during the retreat for Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddling.

During the year, the club meets one sunday per month and Elke teaches a few fiddle tunes, then passes out the sheet music to all attendees. Those members not in attendance receive the sheet music through the mail. I paid extra for all twelve back issues of their annual music book (a compilation of all music handed out during the year). Each book contains 60-80 tunes arranged for fiddle with guitar accompaniment, with sequential and alphabetical indices. Very nicely done and much appreciated. I might even try to attend some of the meetings, though that would mean clearing a late sunday afternoon docket of chess students sometimes.