ISBN 9781610655774. This book presents fretted dulcimer arrangements of 58 Stephen Collins Foster classics. Each song is written as a melody line in standard notation with dulcimer tablature beneath plus complete lyrics, historical notes, and suggested guitar chords. Cover graphics from the original nineteenth century sheet music publications lend grace and authenticity, and songwriters and music historians will find much interest in this book. The tunings used are DAD, DAA, DGD, and DAA#D. Intended for experienced beginners to intermediate players, many of these pieces require a 6 1/2 fret dulcimer and a capo. The author includes an insightful essay on the life of Stephen Foster (1826-1864)-a gifted, once successful songwriter whose career decisions and abuse of alcohol lead to personal financial disaster, a broken family, and an early death. His legacy is a treasury of songs reflecting the social issues and romantic illusions of his time. Contains both well-known and lesser known tunes in notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio that contains 33 of the book's 58 tunes.

From the 1973 romantic drama starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford, this arrangement is for solo mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning.

The arrangement is written with the upper intermediate level player in mind. It makes extensive use of the 1 fret and is pitched in the key of C while tuned in the key of D. The primary challenge will be the numerous three finger chords and several tougher than average reaches.

Three pages. Tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords are included.