This book presents everything a beginning or intermediate fiddler player needs to know to participate in a jam session. There are sections that describe the anatomy of a jam session, jam session etiquette, chords and keys for jamming, and vamping. A play-along CD is included with 9 typical bluegrass jam tunes.

Fiddle favorites is an intermediate to advanced course most helpful to those who already play by Benny Simms.

This book was written to be used as a learning tool for beginners who read music. It presents very easy tunes to learn the basics of bowing and style, and progresses in difficulty. All of the arrangements are renditions that the author plays and has heard other fiddlers play.