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SONGBOOKS, MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, NON-INSTRUCTIONAL RECORDINGS

 

GIBSON MASTERTONE - FLATHEAD 5-STRING BANJOS OF THE 1930's AND 1940's by Jim Mills Gibson produced thousands of banjos prior to WWII but only a handful were made in the most desirable configuration: the Original Flathead Five-String Mastertone. Since Earl Scruggs and Don Reno helped make them the most sought-after banjos in the world, these instruments have amassed a cult-like following and become the inspiration for nearly every successful 5-string banjo manufactured for the past five decades. Of the 130 or so Original Flathead Five-String Mastertones known to exist, 19 of the absolute best are featured here. The Scruggs, Reno, Jenkins, Crowe, Osborne, Huber and Mills banjos are shown in all their glory, with details of their known histories and provenances, as well as never-before-seen photos, bills of sale, factory shipping ledgers, and other ephemera. 169 pp. List: $45.00 HM price: PRICE SLASHED! $35.00 plus $3.00 P&H Add to Cart

NON-INSTRUCTIONAL RECORDINGS and DVD's

2005 Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy Smokin' Banjos Concert - All faculty of the SMBA performed on a three-hour concert. Fifteen to twenty minute sets by: Jesse Garland (young student), Tom Nechville, Bill Evans, Leroy Troy, Jack Hatfield, James McKinney, Herb Trotman, Larry McNeely, Butch Robins, and Bill Keith (Two - DVD set) - $15.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart 2005 Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy Smokin' Banjos Concert, Part One - Jesse Garland, Tom Nechville, Bill Evans, Leroy Troy, Jack Hatfield. (first half of concert, on one DVD recording) $10.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart 2005 Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy Smokin' Banjos Concert, Part Two - James McKinney, Herb Trotman, Larry McNeely, Butch Robins, and Bill Keith (second half of concert, on one DVD recording) - $10.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart

Smoky Mt. Banjo Academy 2004 - Scruggs Tunes Jam featuring: Larry McNeely, Doug Dillard, Bill Keith, Butch Robins DVD   DVD - Only recording available anywhere with these artists together! Larry McNeely's first recorded appearance in 20 years! Forty Minute Concert - onstage jam. Selections: Lonesome Road Blues, Earl's Breakdown,Cabin in Caroline, Home Sweet Home, Fireball Mail, Cumberland Gap, Ground Speed, Down the Road and Foggy Mt. Breakdown. $10.00 plus 2.00 P&H. Add to Cart

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BANJO CBS23392 - BACK IN CIRCULATION! Essential listening for any bluegrass banjo player, especially banjo rookies: Some of Earl's greatest instrumental arrangements: Ground Speed, Home Sweet Home, Sally Ann, Little Darlin' Pal of Mine, Lonesome Road Blues, Reuben, Cripple Creek, John Henry, Fireball Mail, Sally Goodwin, Bugle Call Rag, Cumberland Gap. CD - $15.00 plus 1.50 P&H. Add to Cart

Recordings featuring Jack Hatfield: PICKIN' FROM the HEART ...of the SMOKIES Fourteen popular instrumentals. Jack Hatfield plays all instruments, overdubbing banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and bass. Selections:Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Cotton-Eyed Joe, Amazing Grace, Top of the World, Forty West* , Faded Love, Dueling Banjos, Dancer*, Wildwod Flower, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Shuckin' the Corn, Tennessee Waltz, Dewdrops*, Orange Blossom Special. (* Jack Hatfield originals). - CD: $14.00 plus $1.50 P&H. Add to Cart Cassette: $6.00 plus .75 P&H. Add to Cart All Jack Hatfield/True Blue cassettes reduced! TRUE BLUE, TOO - LIVE at DOLLYWOOD - Vocals by Paul Brewster, formerly of the Osborne Brothers, now with Ricky Scaggs. J. Hatfield on banjo. Including Blue Moon of Ky., Fox on the Run, Uncle Pen, Listening to the Rain, six others. - cassette only. $6.00 plus .75 P&H (cass. only). Add to Cart

 

SONGBOOKS (lyrics and chords)

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook by Bill Evans and Dix Bruce. A HUGE bluegrass word book (304 pages!) with lyrics, musical notation and simple banjo/guitar tab of the basic melody (NOT banjo arrangements with rolls and fill notes, just the basic melody as sung). Includes 225 songs, by all the great bluegrass artists...way too many to list here! A great value. Includes two-CD demo recording. List $29.95 HM: $28.00 plus $4.00 P&H. Add to Cart	The Bluegrass Picker's Tune Book compiled by Richard Matteson, Mel bay Publications - This is a must for all bluegrass pickers! Included are the melody line in notation and chords to over two hundred favorite bluegrass and gospel songs. Detailed information about the origin and performers is given for each song as well as the history and development of the bluegrass genre. The lyrics are large and easy to read during a performance. Chord diagram charts for mandoln, banjo and guitar. 245 pages! List: $24.95. HM price: $22.00 plus $3.00 P&H Add to Cart	Bluegrass Fakebook - REVISED! Now includes musical notation for melody lines, chord charts for guitar, banjo and mandolin, nice glossy cover. Lyrics and chords to 150 great bluegrass songs, including 50 gospel songs. Very large type, easy to read. List: $19.95 HM: $16.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add to Cart

MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS

YOU CAN TEACH YOURSELF® MANDOLIN BY EAR- by Jack Hatfield. Tired of memorizing? Ready to start arranging songs by ear so you can play in jam sessions or create professional - sounding MELODY-ORIENTED solos? Shows how to: figure out a progression by ear, "fake" a solo, expand the faked solo into a melody-oriented solo, add "hot licks" for embellishment or for improvising. The C.D.has ear training, twelve sample progressions, and guides you through step-by-step procedure. 120 pages. Mel Bay Publications. Book/CD set - List , 19.95. HM: $18.00 plus $3.00 P&H. Add to Cart	HOW TO PLAY by EAR - a Guide for Musicians, Songwriters, & Composers by Jack Hatfield - Get out of the rut of learning by rote or playing strictly from notation or tab. Teaches basic music theory to those who have had no formal music instruction. For all musicians and all instruments. Includes: number system, scale & chord construction, chord progression logic, probabilities and educated guessing. Explains and SHOWS via demo tape what to listen for, and why. Ear training cassette, actually trains your ear to hear intervals, chord types, and common chord movement. BookCDset - $25.00 plus 3.00 P&H. Add to Cart Book/cassette set 23.00 plus 2.75 P&H Add to Cart	Music Theory for Dummies by Michael Pilhofer and Holly Day. This book is a general theory book, not banjo specific, (get You Can Teach Yourself Banjo by Ear for that!) but very important for anybody who wants to understand the WHY's of music and be able to play by ear and write original music. Written in the usual high quality of information, clarity and conciseness of the other books by this publisher, it is highly recommened for any banjo pakyer who is ready to go beyond rote memorization of arrangements and begin to understand the roots of music. Includes Demo CD. 139 pages. List: $24.99 HM: REDUCED! $18.00. plus $3.00 P&H. Add to Cart	How to Set Up the Best Sounding Banjo by Roger Siminoff - A complete book on banjo setup by an expert who has built hundreds of banjos, done much scientific research on banjo components and acoustics, and was formerly editor of Frets and Pickin' magazines. Siminoff has also consulted for Gibson and other major banjo manufacturers. List: $16.95 HM: REDUCED! $14.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add to Cart

 

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