Shelley Stevens - Baker's Dozen #4: Shaker Music

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We're proud to bring you this Shelley Stevens' "Baker's Dozen" book. This is Volume 4 in the series, and it is full of traditional Shaker melodies. You probably don't know many of these tunes, but you should - they're important to our musical traditions, and likely had a significant influence on later pieces that you do know.

All songs are in DAD tuning, and a surprising number of them are in E minor (capo 1). Each piece includes both standard notation and dulcimer tablature.

With your purchase, we'll email you a link so that you may download the PDF. The PDF file is in ZIP format - you'll need to unzip the file after your download is complete.

After you've extracted the files from your ZIP folder, you can print the sheet music, or enjoy it on your tablet or PC.

Your ZIP file will include:

The complete book, in PDF format (19 pages)
A folder with each song in a separate PDF, so that you can sort the titles alphabetically (13 songs)

This book is published by Fingers Of Steel, and is made available here as an authorized, licensed download.

Songs included:

Come Dance And Sing - Shaker Song From 1838 - DAD Tuning
Come Life, Shaker Life - DAD Tuning, Capo 1
Holy Order Tune - Early Shaker Tune, Late 1700s - DAD Tuning
Hop Up And Jump Up - Shaker Tune From 1847 - DAD Tuning
Love Is Little - Shaker Tune, Circa 1834 - DAD Tuning
My Carnal Life I Will Lay Down - Shaker Tune From 1838 - DAD Tuning, Capo 1
My Robe Is New - DAD Tuning, Capo 1 - Attributed To Eunice Wyeth
Now My Dear Companions - DAD Tuning - Composed By August P. Blase
Pleasant Walk - Shaker Tune Circa 1857 - DAD Tuning
Quick Dance - Shaker Tune From 1811 - DAD Tuning
Shaker March #7 - DAD Tuning
Square Check Tune - Shaker Tune From 1837 - DAD Tuning
Treasures Of The Gospel - Shaker Tune Post 1844 - DAD Tuning, Capo 1

A Fun Little Dose of Music

All of Shelley's books give you a chance to learn a few songs of a particular type. Think of them as the hors d'oeuvres before a meal. If you really click with the music, you can go and find more of it.

Bakers’ dozen

It was a miracle. I needed 10 copies of this book immediately and I caught Richard as he was moving out of his current office. He said he could get them to to me. AND HE DID. Ten gorgeous, spiral bound copies arrived early. Thank you, Richard.

Patriotic Tunes by Stevens

Nice variety of songs….some familiar, and some new challenges as well with interesting playable arrangements.

Cecil

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From the Hills of Connemara to the Cliffs of Doneen

I likely won't get all of them, but "Baker's Dozen #1 Celtic Music" by Shelley Stevens is my third Baker's Dozen book. Two jigs in the book qualify as covering the cost of admission: Swallow Tail Jig and Black Nag, which is double jig. Both require using a capo on the first fret, but no other songs need one. Many of the tunes require strumming brightly and are quite lively. I was even able to create a pleasing medley by combining the book's The Sally Gardens with a version of Sally in the Garden.

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Shelley Stevens - Baker's Dozen #4: Shaker Music

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