{"product_id":"pig-in-a-pen-and-phyllis-gaskins-9781964725574","title":"Pig In A Pen (And Other Fiddle Ditties For Galax Dulcimer)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Pig In A Pen\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efollows Phyllis's first book, \"A Job Of Journey Work\", and is also a comprehensive, informative book dedicated to the unique playing and construction style of the Galax Dulcimer. Included are songs with playing instructions and Phyllis' own adapted notation showing the authentic playing style of the Galax dulcimer. History and construction as well as some of the artists who defined this style are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhyllis has illustrated this book around the title theme. Her magic as an artist and illustrator abound as the book is not only informative but beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll songs in this book assume that all strings are tuned to D. Songs noted below as D tunes have the \"Do\" starting at fret zero. Songs noted below as G tunes have the \"Do\" starting at fret three. Songs noted below as A tunes have the \"Do\" starting at fret four, and recommend that you use a partial capo (drone strings only) at fret one. Songs noted below as E minor tunes have the \"Do\" starting at fret one, and suggest either tuning the drone strings to E's, or using a partial capo at fret one. (Phyllis talks about how to make a partial capo - false nut - on page nineteen of her book \"A Job Of Journey Work\".)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstructions are also included for playing these songs in DAD tuning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is published by Folkcraft(R) Instruments, under the Fingers Of Steel(R) imprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSongs included: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eD Tunes\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan You Dance A Tobacco Hill?\u003cbr\u003eCheat River\u003cbr\u003eCousin Sally Brown\u003cbr\u003eDown By The Salley Gardens\u003cbr\u003eThe Eighth Of January\u003cbr\u003eGrasshopper Sittin' On A Sweet Potato Vine\u003cbr\u003eLifting Fog\u003cbr\u003eLily Of The Valley\u003cbr\u003eMorpeth Rant\u003cbr\u003eNancy Blevins\u003cbr\u003eNeedlecase\u003cbr\u003eRocking My Babies To Sleep\u003cbr\u003eRock That Cradle, Joe\u003cbr\u003eTrude Evans\u003cbr\u003eTucker's Barn\u003cbr\u003eTwin Sisters\u003cbr\u003eHome Now\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eG Tunes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarlow Knife\u003cbr\u003eBilly In The Lowland\u003cbr\u003eCotton-Eyed Joe\u003cbr\u003eGentle Maiden\u003cbr\u003eThe Irish Washerwoman\u003cbr\u003eJamie Allen\u003cbr\u003eLost Girl\u003cbr\u003eMagpie\u003cbr\u003eMulvahill's Polkas #1\u003cbr\u003eMulvahill's Polkas #2\u003cbr\u003eOld Dad\u003cbr\u003eOld Yeller Dog Came Trottin' Through The Meetin' House\u003cbr\u003ePear Tree\u003cbr\u003ePig In A Pen\u003cbr\u003ePiney Woods Gal\u003cbr\u003ePrettiest Little Girl In The County\u003cbr\u003eRoscoe\u003cbr\u003eWalking That Pretty Girl Home\u003cbr\u003eWaves On The Ocean\u003cbr\u003eThe Deaf Woman's Courtship\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA (A-ish) Tunes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetty Likens\u003cbr\u003eCallahan\u003cbr\u003eJune Apple\u003cbr\u003eLittle Dutch Girl\u003cbr\u003eLittle Rabbit\u003cbr\u003eOh, Miss Liza, Poor Gal\u003cbr\u003eOld Mother Flannagan\u003cbr\u003eOle Time John Henry\u003cbr\u003eRed Haired Boy\u003cbr\u003eSanta Anna's Retreat\u003cbr\u003eSourwood Mountain\u003cbr\u003eSullivan's Polka\u003cbr\u003eTater Patch\u003cbr\u003eUndaunted Noter\u003cbr\u003eWalsh's Hornpipe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo-Key Tunes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelfast Polka\u003cbr\u003eLittle Black Dog Came Trottin' Down The Road\u003cbr\u003ePuncheon Floor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eE Minor Tunes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanigan's Ball\u003cbr\u003eScollay's Reel\u003cbr\u003eThe Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phyllis Gaskins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1964725577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964725574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fingers of Steel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.24d","brand":"Phyllis Gaskins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460245369087,"sku":"9781964725574","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dbd5bc8a-5203-45be-8e36-c13c4dcc86a3.jpg?v=1777413493","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pig-in-a-pen-and-phyllis-gaskins-9781964725574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}