| Title | Key | Author/Country | Description | Submitted By |
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| Alabama Jubilee | G | American | Ragtime piece; probably from around 1900 or so. Fun to play in a group, especially if you keep going faster and faster each time. | Julie Waters |
| Alabama Jubilee | G | American | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Alexandrovski | Dm | Russian | Unlike some Russian pieces, this has rhythms which are fairly simple to follow. The chord changes are not difficult at all (if you don't know how to play the C#o7, you can substitute an A7 chord for it). | Julie Waters |
| Alexandrovski | Gm | Russian | Gm version, arranged for viola lead and fiddle harmony. | Julie Waters |
| Alexandrovski | Am | Russian | See e-minor version. The G#o7 chord may be substituted with an E7. | Julie Waters |
| Ally Crocker's Reel | D | unknown | I've redone the chords for this piece; they're dramatically different from the original, but quite a bit of fun. Arranged for two violins. | Julie Waters |
| Ally Crocker's Reel | G | unknown | I've redone the chords for this piece; they're dramatically different from the original, but quite a bit of fun. Arranged for two violins. | Julie Waters |
| Ally Crocker's Reel | G | unknown | I've redone the chords for this piece; they're dramatically different from the original, but quite a bit of fun. Arranged for viola and fiddle. | Julie Waters |
| Ally Crocker's Reel | D | unknown | I've redone the chords for this piece; they're dramatically different from the original, but quite a bit of fun. Arranged for viola and fiddle. | Julie Waters |
| Anniversary Waltz | Dm | American | Beautiful piece; Sounds like it's in the major key at first, but resolves to the minor key. | Julie Waters |
| Anniversary Waltz | Em | American | Arranged for Viola (lead) and Violin (harmony) | Julie Waters |
| Anniversary Waltz | Am | American | Arranged for Violin Duo | Julie Waters |
| Ash Grove | G | Welsh | Lovely piece. The transitions make it sound somehow as though it's in a major key. | Julie Waters |
| Ayre | C | Vivaldi | Very nice little piece, with some unusual changes. | Julie Waters |
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| Banish Misfortune | G | Irish | Simple jig; fun to play. The chords could easily be altered or munged. | Julie Waters |
| Banshee | G | Irish | Good transitions between major and minor keys. March time. | Julie Waters |
| Barwick Green | G | Irish | Arranged for two fiddles. | |
| Barwick Green | G | Irish | Arranged for fiddle w/viola harmony | |
| Bee's Wing | Bb | James Hill | Very nice reel. | Julie Waters |
| Behind the Bush in the Garden | Am | Irish | Great little jig. Pure aeolian mode. | Julie Waters |
| Behind the Bush in the Garden | Am | Irish | arranged for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Bill Cheatham | A | American | Fairly simple reel, arranged for two violins. | Julie Waters |
| Bill Cheatham | A | American | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Black Bear | G | Scottish | Lively dance piece | Julie Waters |
| Black Earth Circle | D | English | Interesting waltz-- shifts up a fifth in the middle of the piece. Arranged for two fiddles. | Julie Waters |
| Black Earth Circle | G | English | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Black Velvet | C | Canadian | soft, gentle waltz. | Julie Waters |
| Black Velvet Waltz | Eb | Canadian | See c-major version for details. I wanted to include this version of it because I think it works nicely in both keys, and e-flat is a very nice key that scares too many musicians. | Julie Waters |
| Blackbird | G | Australian | a bouncy waltz. | Julie Waters |
| Blarney Pilgrim | G | Irish | Traditional Irish Jig | Julie Waters |
| Bob's Double Clog | Bb | Canadian | 2/4 time. Good dance tune. | Julie Waters |
| Boda Waltz | Em | Finnish | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Boda Waltz | Em | Sweedish | Very nice e-minor waltz. | Julie Waters |
| Boda Waltz | Am | Sweedish | See Em version. | Julie Waters |
| Brisk Lads | Am | Irish | A nice minor jig. Tricky to play at points. | Julie Waters |
| Bumble Bee in a Hollow Log | D | unknown | Standard D-major jig. | Julie Waters |
| Bundle and Go | Em | Irish | Simple minor key jig. | Julie Waters |
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| Charlie Hunter's Jig | D | American | standard d-major jig. | Julie Waters |
| Chimes of Dunkirk | D | Irish | Simple march, fun to play in a group. | Julie Waters |
| Colerain | Am | Scottish | arranged for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Colerain | Am | Scottish | Great little piece, arranged for two fiddles. | Julie Waters |
| Cradle Song | C | Scottish | Sweet, simple melody. Arranged for two parts. | Julie Waters |
| Csitari | Gm | Hungarian | Very nice, soft piece, with unusual rhythms. | Julie Waters |
| Cuckoo's Nest | D | Irish | 2/4 time in d-major | Julie Waters |
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| Day We Went to Rothesday | G | Scottish | Nice little Scottish folk tune. | Julie Waters |
| De Bharr na gCnoc | D | Irish | I honestly have no idea what the title of this song means, or even what language it's from. I just love the soft lilting feel of it. | Julie Waters |
| Dorogoj Dlinnoyu | Am | Russian | Russian song; known to English speakers more commonly as "Those Were the Days" | Julie Waters |
| Drowsy Maggie | Em | Scottish | e-minor with lots of pedal tones. | Julie Waters |
| Drowsy Maggie | Am | Scottish | Arranged in Am for variety. | Julie Waters |
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| Emma's Waltz | Am | Finnish | Very nice scandanavian waltz, presented as a violin duo | Julie Waters |
| Emma's Waltz | dm | Finnish | Very nice scandanavian waltz, presented as a violin duo | Julie Waters |
| Escedi | G | Hungarian | Very unusual piece, but nice. | Julie Waters |
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| Farewell to Tairwaithe | G | Irish | I believe this might be a lullaby, but I'm not certain. 3/4 time. | Julie Waters |
| Farewell to the Shore | Dm | welsh | Lovely waltz. | Julie Waters |
| Findeborgen | Em | Sweedish | Em version, arranged for fiddle with viola harmony. | Julie Waters |
| Findeborgen | Am | Sweedish | Transcribed for Viola (lead) | Julie Waters |
| Findeborgen | Am | Sweedish | I especially like the syncopated rhythmic patterns in this waltz. I added a 2nd part to contrast them against more standard rhythms. | Julie Waters |
| Ford's Schottische | G | Scottish | Standard Scottische. | Julie Waters |
| Fun Vanen Heybt Zich on A Libe? | Am | Yiddish | I added a second fiddle part to this traditional Yiddish jig and a transposed section. You can play either the Am or the Dm section by itself, but there is some nice transition from one to the other if you play both. | Julie Waters |
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| Ganglot | G | Sweedish | arranged for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Ganglot (Walking Tune) | G | Sweeden | This is a tune that musicians would play on the walk home after a town's celebration. Very nice piece. | Julie Waters |
| Gaspe Reel | D | Canadian | Traditional piece, which sounds a lot like the other Canadian pieces I've heard, but that's just a guess. | Julie Waters |
| Gillian's Apples | D | Irish | Sweet and gentle dance. | Julie Waters |
| Glengary Dirk | C | Irish | Irish tune in c-major | Julie Waters |
| Golden Eagle Hornpipe | G | Scottish | nice piece; great for bagpipes or fiddle. | Julie Waters |
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| Hamburger Polka | C | Sweedish | Simple polka. I added a counterpoint to accentuate dance rhythms. | Julie Waters |
| Harvest Home | D | unknown | Great little tune, in its more common tuning. | Julie Waters |
| Harvest Home | D | American | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Harvest Home | A | unknown | Not a lot of people play this tune in the key of A, but I think it's particularly useful for guitar parts. | Julie Waters |
| Harvest Home | G | unknown | This tuning is especially good for playing the lead on banjo. | Julie Waters |
| Haste to the Wedding | D | Irish | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Haste to the Wedding | D | Irish | Simple jig. Very bouncy. | Julie Waters |
| Hewlett | D | O'Carolan | arranged for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Hewlett | D | O'Carolan | Standard O'Carolan Waltz. I wrote a 2nd part to add to the rhythm. | Julie Waters |
| Hi-Lo Scottische | D | Scottish | nice piece; 4/4 time in D-major | Julie Waters |
| High Level Hornpipe | Bb | James Hill | b-flat hornpipe | Julie Waters |
| Hjsan Gruber Schottische | G | unknown | syncopated rhythm; neat patterns. | Julie Waters |
| Hundred Pipers | A | Scottish | Another nice, solid, hornpipe. | Julie Waters |
| Huntman's Chorus | G | Irish | Nice march. This works extremely well as the end part of a Mari's Wedding-- Jamie Allen-- Huntsman's Chorus medley. On guitar, I play it in A, but it's more traditionally played in the G-major listed here. | Julie Waters |
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| Ice On the Pond | Em | Irish | Very fast tune. A lot of fun to play, but not as easy to keep up with as some. Switches between e-minor & g-maj. | Julie Waters |
| Iles de la Madeleine | A | unknown | Harmony part | Julie Waters |
| Iles de la Madeleine | A | unknown | Waltz; changes from A to D halfway through. I threw in some interesting chord changes which are, of course, entirely optional. | Julie Waters |
| Irishman's Heart to the Ladies | A | Irish | Sweet melody. Basic A-major jig | Julie Waters |
| Irma Waltz | F | American | Very nice, simple waltz, with a few interesting chord changes. | Julie Waters |
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| Jamie Allen | G | Irish | Nice march. This works extremely well as the middle part of a Mari's Wedding-- Jamie Allen-- Huntsman's Chorus medley. On guitar, I play it in A, but it's more traditionally played in the G-major listed here. | Julie Waters |
| Jamie Allen | G | Irish | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Janet Beaton | Bb | Scottish | Major key jig. Nice piece. | Julie Waters |
| Jenny Lind Polka | D | American | arranged for two Violas | Julie Waters |
| Jenny Lind Polka | G | American | nice, simple, polka, in two parts. | Julie Waters |
| Juhalavalssi | Em | Finnish | Waltz time, starting in a minor key, but shifting back and forth between various keys and modes throughout the piece. Very nice. | Julie Waters |
| Juhlavalssi | Em | Finnish | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
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| Karapyet | Dm | Russian | This piece includes a counterpoint 2nd part I wrote, which is entirely optional, but I think works nicely. It could also work well shifting into from D to A the 2nd time through and then back to D again. | Julie Waters |
| Kitchen Girl | A | Irish | Lively tune; can be played extremely fast, but works well with a steady, slow, beat. | Julie Waters |
| Kujawiak | Am | Polish | Traditional Polish waltz. | Julie Waters |
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| La Bastranque | D | French Canadian | This is a piece which has a really nice change of feel from one part to the next. The first part is a simple and gentle piece. The 2nd just sort of flies into Mixolydian mode without warning. This arrangement is for violin with viola harmony. | Julie Waters |
| La Bastranque | D | French Canadian | Arranged for viola, with violin obligado harmony. | Julie Waters |
| La Cumparsita | Em | Mexican | Nice little tango-style piece. I aded a 2nd part with rhythms which are quite different from the main rhythm, but I think they work well to punch it up. | Julie Waters |
| Lad with the Pladie | D | Scottish | d-major jig. | Julie Waters |
| Lord Inchiquin | D | O'Carolan | Simple D-major waltz in the O'Carolan style. | Julie Waters |
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| Male Rosa | C | Mexican | This is a Mexican dance I came across a few years ago. I added a 2nd part to it to help accentuate the waltz rhythm. | Julie Waters |
| Mari's Wedding | G | Scottish | This is a very simple piece which can be a lot of fun. It can be played in a traditional style, but also fit into bluegrass styles as well. | Julie Waters |
| Mari's Wedding | G | Scottish | My own 3-part arrangement based on a folkdance tape with an accordion. Tune
sounds like it was intended for pipes. | Roy David Cole |
| Mari's Wedding | A | Scottish | I most often play this in A-major, but the more traditional version is in G. I've included both here. | Julie Waters |
| Mari's Wedding | Em | Irish | This is the same melody for Mari, but with the chords designed to fit into Em instead, for people who like to experiment a little. | Julie Waters |
| Meeting of the Waters | D | Scottish | Fun to improvise around. Very standard Scottish-style piece. | Julie Waters |
| Metsakukia | Gm | Finnish | Traditional Finish waltz in g-minor. A lot of fun to play, especially if the rhythm section knows when to hold back. | Julie Waters |
| Metsakukia | Am | Finnish | This is my preferred key for playing this song. Since most fiddle players tend to find it complicated to transpose a major 2nd, I thought I'd include this version as well. | Julie Waters |
| Mi Linda Capital | G | Guatamalan | I found this piece in a songbook of traditional Guatamalan songs, but the chords were in a notation I couldn't understand, so I had to make up a bunch of my own. Obviously, they are guess work, so others may have better arrangements. | Julie Waters |
| Minuette | D | J. S. Bach | This is my arrangement of a very well-known Bach piece. | Julie Waters |
| Morag of Dunvegan | G | Scottish | Very soft and melodious song. I added a 2nd part to emphasize the waltz patterns. | Julie Waters |
| Morgan Magan | G | O'Carolan | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Morgan Magan | G | O'Carolan | Simple piece in the O'Carolan style. | Julie Waters |
| Morpeth Rant | D | Irish | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Morpeth Rant | D | Irish | Fairly basic march, arranged for two fiddles. | Julie Waters |
| Morpeth Rant | G | Irish | See D-major version. | Julie Waters |
| Mountains of Mourne | D | Scottish | Fairly simple piece & easy to play. The 2nd part is just a harmony; no counterpoint or anything complicated. | Julie Waters |
| My Home | D | American | Arranged for violin duo | Julie Waters |
| My Home | D | American | Arranged for violin w/viola harmony | Julie Waters |
| My Home | G | American | Arranged for violin duo | Julie Waters |
| My Home | G | American | Arranged for violin w/viola harmony | Julie Waters |
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| Neath the Moonlight | G | unknown | Nice little reel, arranged for solo violin. | Julie Waters |
| Neath the Moonlight | A | unknown | Nice little reel, arranged for solo violin. | Julie Waters |
| Neath the Moonlight | D | unknown | Nice little reel, arranged for solo violin. | Julie Waters |
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| O'Carolan's Welcome | Dm | O'Carolan | Nice little piece by O'Carolan. I added a 2nd part which helps emphasize the waltz feel of the pain part. | Julie Waters |
| Off to California | G | American | This is yet another G-major reel. It works nicely. I added a counterpoint part to help punctuate the main part. | Julie Waters |
| Old Grey Cat | Am | American | Arranged for fiddle with viola harmony. | Julie Waters |
| Old Grey Cat | Em | American | Lovely little e-minor (dorian mode) piece in 4/4 time. | Julie Waters |
| On the Brink of the White Rock | G | Irish | I received this piece as an arrangement by Barry Taylor. I took his arrangement, changed the key so it would work on fiddle and reworked the chords to make them more dynamic, though there are all sorts of chord substitutions which could work here. | Julie Waters |
| Opera Reel | D | Irish | d-major, 2/4 time | Julie Waters |
| Opus 39 Number 1 | C | Brahams | A soft waltz, arranged in two parts | Julie Waters |
| Oslo Waltz | G | Norwegian | Main part for this lilting waltz with some interesting key changes. | Julie Waters |
| Oslo Waltz | C | Norwegian | Harmony part for this lilting waltz with some interesting key changes. | Julie Waters |
| Oslo Waltz | C | Norwegian | Main part for this lilting waltz with some interesting key changes. | Julie Waters |
| Oslo Waltz | G | Norwegian | Harmony part for this lilting waltz with some interesting key changes. | Julie Waters |
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| Pacific Slope | D | Canadian | Nice piece. Arranged for two violins. | Julie Waters |
| Peacock Followed the Hen | Am | Scottish | A rare 9/8 time signature makes this piece a little different from most of what's included in the archive. It's easier to play if you think of it as being in 3/4 time with lots of triplets. | Julie Waters |
| Petronella | D | Canadian | Soft, gentle piece. | Julie Waters |
| Planxty Fanny Power | G | O'Carolan | G version, arranged for viola lead and fiddle harmony. | Julie Waters |
| Planxty Fanny Power | G | O'Carolan | Very nice piece. I strongly suspect the chords are a contemporary addition, because I've never seen those sorts of changes in a piece from O'Carolan's time. | Julie Waters |
| Planxty Fanny Power | D | O'Carolan | See G-major version | Julie Waters |
| Planxty Fanny Power | G | O'Carolan | arranged for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Planxty Irwin | F | O'Carolan | Simple waltz in the O'Carolan style. | Julie Waters |
| Planxty Irwin | Bb | O'Carolan | arranged for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Polka After John-Erik Mattson, Ratan | G | Sweeden | This piece is a bit confusing. Instead of being broken up into the usual 16-measure systems, it has a 16-measure system, followed by a 15-measure system, followed by a 17-measure system. It works, though. Go figure. | Julie Waters |
| Princess Reel | G | American | Fairly straightforward G-major reel. I added a 2nd part with more of a march pattern to make for a nice counterpoint. | Julie Waters |
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| Red Wing | G | American | Simple, bouncy, song. Adapted later as "Look For the Union Label." | Julie Waters |
| Rickett's Hornpipe | D | Irish | Nice little hornpipe. Translates well to fiddle. | Julie Waters |
| Road to Lisdoonvarna | Em | Irish | Wonderful E-minor (dorian mode) jig. Can translate into a reel very easily. | Julie Waters |
| Road to Listdoonvarna | Em | Irish | arranged for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Robertson's Reel | A | Scottish | This is a two-part arrangement, with the 2nd part very easy for beginners. This version has a few chord changes from the version I originally saw. It's an A-major reel. | Julie Waters |
| Rock Valley | C | American | C-major jig | Julie Waters |
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| Saturday Night Breakdown | C | American | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Saturday Night Breakdown | C | American | This is a fun piece. Breakdowns are often used to close out an evening's dancing, wearing everyone out who's still left standing. | Julie Waters |
| Scollay's Reel | Em | Scottish | Very fast-paced piece, great minor-key reel. | Julie Waters |
| Scollay's Reel | Em | Scottish | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Scotch Patriot's Reel | G | unknown | Transcribed for solo violin | Julie Waters |
| Scotch Patriot's Reel | D | unknown | Transcribed for violin | Julie Waters |
| Scotch Patriot's Reel | D | unknown | Transcribed for viola | Julie Waters |
| Siobeg Siomor | D | O'Carolan | arranged for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Siobeg Siomor | D | O'Carolan | I'm told that the title of this song comes from two hills in Ireland in over which faeries battled. I don't know about that, but it's a very nice tune. | Julie Waters |
| Sir Roger de Coverly | G | English | Jig in 9/8 time. Very nice. Arranged for two fiddles. | Julie Waters |
| Sir Roger De Coverly | G | English | Violin lead w/viola harmony | Julie Waters |
| Sir Roger De Coverly | G | English | Viola lead with violin harmony | Julie Waters |
| Soldier's Joy | D | American | Arranged for fiddle, with viola harmony. | Julie Waters |
| Soldier's Joy | D | American | Arranged for viola, with fiddle harmony | Julie Waters |
| Soldier's Joy | G | American | Arranged for fiddle, with viola harmony | Julie Waters |
| Soldier's Joy | D | American | Arranged for two fiddles | Julie Waters |
| Sonny Brogan | D | Irish | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Sonny Brogan | D | Irish | Nice waltz. I added a 2nd fiddle part for counterpoint effect. | Julie Waters |
| St. Lawrence Jig | D | Canadian | Very straightforward jig. I changed the chords from the version I first learned, because I thought they suited the form better, and I added a 2nd part to help accentuate the jig time. | Julie Waters |
| Star of the County Down | Am | American | Very lovely piece in A-minor; waltz time. | Julie Waters |
| Stav Lavan | Am | Israel | This was probably played originally in c-minor or g-minor. I switched it to a-minor here, but if there's interest, I can post versions in other keys as well. | Julie Waters |
| Swallowtail Jig | Em | Irish | Arranged for fiddle & viola | Julie Waters |
| Swallowtail Jig | Em | Irish | Arranged for fiddle & cello or bass | Julie Waters |
| Swallowtail Jig | Em | Irish | Great fast-paced e-minor jig; arranged here for two fiddles. | Julie Waters |
| Swallowtail Jig | Em | Irish | I like to play around with the chords some on this song. Here's one variation, but there are all sorts of others you can use. | Julie Waters |
| Sweets of May | G | Australia | Standard G-major jig. | Julie Waters |
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| Tappit Hen | A | Scottish | Simple jig; fun to play. | Julie Waters |
| The Red Lark | G | unknown | Simple waltz; easy to play for both violin lead and harmony, with relatively basic chord changes. Great beginner piece, but still worth performing. | Julie Waters |
| The Trip to Galway | Dm | Irish | Simple jig with easy chords, but plenty of opportunity for experimentation. Arranged for fiddle | Julie Waters |
| The Trip to Galway | Dm | Irish | Arranged for Viola | Julie Waters |
| Tom Friels | G | Irish | Jig in g-major. I added a 2nd part to add a bouncy rhythm effect for dancers. | Julie Waters |
| Tullochgorum | D | Scottish | Mixolydian Reel. Very simple chords. | Julie Waters |
| Tullochgorum | D | Scottish | Transcribed for viola | Julie Waters |
| Tullochgorum | G | Scottish | Mixolydian Reel. Very simple chords. | Julie Waters |
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| Ukranian Waltz | Am | Ukranian | I added a fairly simple 2nd part to this waltz. It has some dissonant tones which I think fit the style, but may not work for everybody. As usual, take it with a grain of salt. | Julie Waters |
| Ukranian Waltz | Am | Ukranian | Transcribed for Viola | Julie Waters |
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| Valse Brilliante | Am | Chopin | Very nice minor waltz; works like a tango. | Julie Waters |
| Valse Des Jeunes Filles | D | Canadian | Canadian Waltz. | Julie Waters |
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| Wedding of Ballyporeen | G | Irish | g-major jig | Julie Waters |
| Welcome Here Again | G | unknown | Nice little reel; arranged for two fiddles. | Julie Waters |
| Welcome Here Again | D | unknown | Nice little reel; arranged for two fiddles. | Julie Waters |
| Westphalia | G | German | I added a 2nd part to this classic fiddle tune which I think helps compliment the main line. | Julie Waters |
| Westphalia | G | German | Transcribed for Viola (lead) | Julie Waters |
| White Cockade | G | Scottish | Waltz time. Nice for dances. | Julie Waters |
| Witch of the Wave | G | unknown | Nice little reel; transcribed for violin and viola | Julie Waters |
| Witch of the Wave | G | unknown | Viola lead with violin harmony | Julie Waters |
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| Zingara Mazourka | Am | Polish | Great little Mazourka. Lots of pedal tones and lovely little subtleties. | Julie Waters |