The Phantom Fiddler and Other Notable Tales
By Joe McHugh
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About this ebook
Joe McHugh, an accomplished storyteller and old-time fiddler, has put down his bow and picked up the pen to entertain us with a collection of supernatural tales about violins and fiddlers. A hotel haunted at midnight by the eerie sound of a fiddle, a dancing skeleton and a pirate's buried treasure, a romantic rivalry between sisters that leads to foul murder, an ill-advised bargain with the Devil during the rough and tumble days of the California Gold Rush, these are just a few of the unexpected delights to be found within these pages. Each is an original tale, inspired by ancient myths and folk beliefs, and told with reverence for this most mysterious and seductive of all musical instruments—the violin.
The Phantom Fiddler contains nine stories.The title story The Phantom Fiddler is about a haunted hotel, the Mountain Laurel. The second story, Sailor's Hornpipe, takes the reader to Key West, Florida for a ripping yarn of pirates and buried treasure. The final story, Devil's Dream is set in the California Gold rush and tells about a man willing to sell his soul to the Devil.
Joe McHugh
Joe McHugh is a storyteller, writer, public radio journalist, and homegrown philosopher. In 1970, he purchased an eighty-acre farm in Gilmer County, West Virginia, where he raised goats, chickens, and draft horses. He also fell in love with the traditional music and storytelling of the southern Appalachian mountains. He performs with his wife Paula Blasius-McHugh, a musician and artist whose painting are inspired by the titles of American and Celtic fiddle tunes. To learn more about their work, please visit: www.timetravelersmusic.com www.rosinthebow.org www.americanfamilystories.org
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