by Sarah Sullivan, Barry Root
A boy with a gift for the fiddle is taken many miles away to an old time fiddler for lessons. The boy learns many things from the old fiddler, including how to be an excellent fiddler.Beautiful pictures and poetic text make this a lovely picture book.“And when the work is done, they sit out on the p...
Appealing story celebrating Appalachian culture and the passing down of learning and traditions.
Based on a true story, this is a loving depiction of a boy learning to play folk tunes in Appalachia from a fiddle master. Becoming a musician of any type, is a process very much like a master and apprentice, and has always been so. In this particularly American version, a young boy is tutored by an...