Thirty Ozarks fiddlers & their lives are highlighted with biographical sketches, photographs, & tune histories. Another 50 great Ozarks fiddlers are presented in a similar manner but with less detail. The book & accompanying CD (with 37 tunes, many recorded in the field) emphasize the older fiddling traditions connected to the square dances & community events more than those connected to bluegrass music & modern contest fiddling. Some of the tunes in the collection are old standbys.