North American Fiddle Music: A Research and Information Guide is the first large-scale annotated bibliography and research guide on the fiddle traditions of the United States and Canada. These countries, both of which have large immigrant populations as well as Native populations, have maintained fiddle traditions that, while sometimes faithful to old-world or Native styles, often feature blended elements from various traditions. Therefore, researchers of the fiddle traditions in these two countries can not only explore elements of fiddling practices drawn from various regions of the world, but also look at how different fiddle traditions can interact and change. In addition to including short essays and listings of resources about the full range of fiddle traditions in those two countries, it also discusses selected resources about fiddle traditions in other countries that have influenced the traditions in the United States and Canada.

This useful bibliography includes books, dissertations, scholarly articles in journals and Festschrifts, and some encyclopedia articlesalmost all published in English since 1900, with emphasis on recently published items. Annotations are succinct and helpful. Short essays introduce each section of the book, allowing Miller to defend his inclusion of topics like "the singing school'' and "the folk revival.'' The listing includes works on numerous ethnic musics, in addition to the literature on Anglo, black, and Indian music. There are both subject and author indexes.