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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 on the same stage! Larry McNeely's first recorded appearance in 20 years! Forty minute Concert of onstage jam with backup band, moderated by Bill Keith. 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. Add to Cart |
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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) $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 MmcNeely, Butch Robins, and Bill Keith (second half of concert, on one DVD) -.$10.00 plus 2.00 P&H Add to Cart |
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NEW! Ron Block -A Fresh Look at Bluegrass Banjo Alison Krasse's banjo player and modern day master gos into detail in this TWO DVD set about his practice routine, Showing examples of drills and exercises he uses himself. He describes a number of guitar techniques he has applied to banjo, such as working with "boxes" and visualizing scales and patterns. He explains how he acheives his tone and performs his signature bends how he arranges solos and improvisations. Many songs in different keys and tunings including Cluck Old Hen, Tiny Broken Heart, Man of Constant Sorrow, I'll Remember You, Love in My Prayers, Everytime You Say Goodbye, Bright Sunny South, My Poor Old Heart and Smithville. Acutab Publications. list - $50.00 HM: $46.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add To Cart |
NEW! Gary "Biscuit" Davis EASY Beginning Banjo Method DVD. Over two hours of instruction by the only three-time National Banjo Champion, former Dolly Parton bandleader and full time stage and studio musician. Biscuit discusses parts of the banjo, tuning, how to adjust picks. Then he teaches basic right hand rolls. Buscuit makes reading tablature easy. Songs; Cripple Creek, Bol Them Cabbage, Cumberland Gap, Train 45, and I Saw The Light. Tablature included. beginner level. $25.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart |
NEW! Gary "Biscuit" Davis EASY Chord Method for Banjo DVD. In this volume Biscuit shows Basic major chord forms, Playing up the neck, Creating a scale, Minor and Seventh chords, and offers advice on soloing. Tablature included. Intermediate/advanced level. $25.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart |
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Now on DVD! Banjo Picking Styles by Bela Fleck - Essential elements of banjo style discussed and demonstrated, oincluding bluegrass picking, Keith Tuners, Reno Style, single String, blues improvisation, Celtic tunes amd more. Songs; Texas Barbeque, Brilliancy, Natural Bridge Suite, John Henry, The Wind That Shakes the Barley. DVD - $28.00 plus $2.00 P&H - Add To Cart Video - $28.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add To Cart |
NEW! Bluegrass
Slow Jam for the Total Beginner -Pete Wernick
HL 00641916 - Anyone, with any instrument, can get into
this beginner's bluegrass jam session. Seventeen classic
songs are played at a slow, easy tempo. Only four basic
chords (G, C, D and A) are needed to be able to play along
with the band. Includes important tips, advice and encouragement.
For all levels. Includes music & chords. 125 minutes. |
Jim Mills
- A Winning Banjo Style - Acutab
publications.. Through his work with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky
Thunder, and his two celebrated solo CDs (Bound To Ride and
My Dixie Home), Jim has cemented his place among the true
greats, being voted Banjo Player Of The Year 4 times by his
peers in the IBMA. Jim teaches 12 songs he has recorded in
his straightforward, Scruggs style, with each carefully demonstrated
several times played at both fast and slow speeds. The tunes
include a number suitable for new pickers as well as some
challenging pieces for more experienced players. Tunes: Bear Tracks, Pig In A Pen, Black Eyed Susie, Rebecca, Cotton Eyed Joe, Reuben,Ground Hog, Shady Grove, How Great Thou Art, Sledd Ridin', John Henry, Blues, Take The D Train, Tab booklet.included List ; $35.00 HM: price:$33.00 plus 2.00 P&H. DVD Only.Add to Cart |
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| Backup Banjo - Now available on DVD! by Banjo Newsletter columnist and Mel Bay author Janet Davis.- The best instruction book available on backup. . Very thorough. Chords, embellishment, up-the-neck backup, guidelines for using backup techniques, backup in any key, fiddle backup, slow song backup, waltz time, current trends. Mel bay Publications.$18.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart | V-HTRT How to Read Tablature
for the Five-String Banjo by John Lawless, expert transcriber
and publisher of Acutab books. The only video that teaches how
to read tab. Includes detailed explanation of counting time and
features cursor that identifies note being played. All examples
also provided in printed form. $15.00 plus
$2.00 P&H Add
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The Banjo Workshops Video (Video CD, NOT
a DVD) Selected video clips from six years of S.P.B.G.M.A./BNL workshops directed by Jack Hatfield at the Music City Sheraton in Nashville. Includes tunes by Tom Adams, Terry Baucom, Bill Evans, Bela Fleck, Steve Huber, Bill Keith, Curtis McPeake, James Mckinney, Alan Munde, and Sammy Shelor. Produced by Bob Jones, "Banjomaker". Plays on Windows or Mac.$14.00 plus $1.50 P&H. Add to Cart |
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Tony Trischka's Classic Bluegrass Banjo Solos - Master player and teacher Tony Trischka teaches eleven popular solos which are considered to be "signature tunes" of the masters. Includes note-for-note transcriptions of: John Henry (Earl Scruggs), Sitting on Top Of the World (Allen Shelton), Gold Rush (Vic Jordan), Bye Bye Blues (Allen Shelton), Dixie Breakdown (Don Reno), Old Home Place (J.D. Crowe), Salt Creek (Bill Keith), Casey Jones (Bobby Thompson), Clinch Mt. Backstep (Ralph Stanley), Little Maggie (Bill Emerson), and Doug's Tune (Doug Dillard). Learnig tips and tablature are also included. $28.00 plus 2.00 P&H DVD only. Add to Cart |
NEW! Singing With
the Banjo Cathy Fink - Here's a terrific lesson for banjo
players who want to sing and accompany themselves in the old time
clawhammer style. Grammy Award winner Cathy Fink covers the basics
for beginners, then goes on to show the licks and tricks that will
add style and excitement to the songs of intermediate pickers. Includes
music & tab. Early intermediate level. 1 hour, 45 minutes.DVD. |
TONY TRISCHKA'S Essential Practice Techniques for Bluegrass Banjo Finally, a video that tells you HOW to practice! Award winning innovater and world-renowned teacher shows you how to improve your timing, strengthen your hands. Learn what it takes to play with precision, power and rhythmic sophistication. Discover how to use a metronome. Helps you "straighten out" your time so it's consistent and even. Homespun. List: $29.95 HM price: $26.00 plus 2.00 P&H VHS Video discontinued NEW! DVD Add to Cart |
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| Power Pickin' Volume One - Up the Neck Backup for Bluegrass Banjo by Bill Evans. (note - these should actually be studied in reverse order - volume two first). For all level pickers. Vamping, roll patterns based on chord forms, two- finger backup for slow songs, 3/4 time backup, classic backup licks, bluesy backup styles. Acutab publications. TWO FULL HOURS with booklet! List:$35.00 HM price: $32.00 plus 2.00 P&H. Video - Add to Cart NEW! DVD - Add to Cart |
Power Pickin' Volume Two - First Position Backup for Bluegrass Banjo by John Lawless of Acutab publications. (note - these should actually be studied in reverse order - volume two first). For all level pickers. Basic techniques for roll-style backup in the first position. TWO FULL HOURS with booklet! List:$35.00 HM price; $32.00 plus 2.00 P&H. Video- Add to Cart NEW! DVD - Add to Cart |
Power Pickin' Volume THREE - Playing Backup in a Bluegras Band by Bill Evans. For all level pickers. Expands on the ideas presented in the first two Power Pickin' DVD's. First position and up the neck techniques demonstrated in a band setting. Acutab publications.TWO FULL HOURS with booklet! available in DVD format only. List:$35.00 HM price; $32.00 plus 2.00 P&H. |
NEW! Power Pickin' Volume FOUR - Playing Backup in a Bluegras Band by Bill Evans. For mid to upper level pickers. Expands on the ideas presented in the first three Power Pickin' DVD's. Emphasis on secrets of producing good tone, how to play with a bounce or use "straight" time. Shows twenty-one essential licks for improvising and creating new original licks. Techniques demonstrated in a band setting. Acutab publications. TWO FULL HOURS with booklet! available in DVD format only. List:$35.00 HM price; $32.00 plus 2.00 P&H. Add to Cart |
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Clawhammer from Scratch by Dan Levenson - one of the most respected touring old time players today. An incredibly easy instructional recording based on Dan's "meet the banjo" program in which people who have never touched a banjo learn a tune in one session from ground zero. Includes elementary aspects such as how to hold the banjo, tuning, and the basic clawhammer strum. One tune is constructed first with chords, then the scale is demonstrated,, then the melody and finally the basic clawhammer strum is incorporated. A berif history of the banjo is an added feature. The FIRST banjo instruction recording available on DVD! List: $30.00. HM price: $25.00 plus $3.00 P&H. Volume two now available! Learn: Using capo in D tuning, drop thumb technique, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides. List: $30.00. HM price: $25.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Vol 1 video tape Add to Cart |
KILLER TONE Banjo setup video by Steve Huber - Detailed instruction and demonstion proper banjo set up and maintenance we set the head tension, coordinator rods, bridge and tailpiece to get the sound we are looking for from our own banjos. In this 80 minute video, renowned banjo craftsman Steve Huber shares the insight and experience that has made him the "go to guy" for top professional players when it's time for some banjo tweaking. Now, you can profit from Steve's expertise right in your own home as he walks you through the most critical aspects of banjo set up in an easy to follow, step by step presentation. Acutab Publications. VHS Video discontinued NEW! DVD $26.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart |
Terry Baucom - the Duke of Drive Biography, band and soloing philosophy, right hand tips including many closeups of one of the most respected right hands in bluegrass banjo. Tips on how to acheive the snappy pulloffs Terry is famous for. Much time is devoted to Terry's approach to backup. Tunes: Knee Deep in Bluegrass, John Henry, Nine-Pound Hammer, Poor Ellen Smith, Roving Gambler, Lower on the Hog, One Way Track, Farewell Blues. Video out of print.... on DVD soon! |
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Bluegrass Jamming - A Guide for Newcomers and Closet Pickers by Pete Wernick HL00641558 - Pete guides you through the complexities of jamming with other musicians, aided by a band consisting of top professional pickes such as Nick Forester, Michael Kang, Ben Kaufman, Sally Van Meter, Eric Walser and of course Pete and his wife Joan. Pete covers the basics of jam etiquette, music theory, signaling kickoffs and endings, harmonizing with vocals, and using the number system. For all ability levels. $29.95 HM: $26.00 plus $2.00 P&H DVD - Add to Cart |
Get Rolling! An Ultra-easy, No - Fail Introduction to Bluegrass Banjo by Pete Wernick 00641486 - Renowned banjo player and teacher Pete Wernick gets you started on ten bluegrass standards you can play with only two chords,strumming and playing a simple roll, then introduces another chord and ten more songs. Then, the Foggy Mountain Breakdown roll and forward roll are added to the repertoire to give the student the tools to play hundreds of songs. The easiest banjo video available, for those who need to take it slow. Tab book included. Homespun Tapes. List: $29.95 HM: $26.00 plus $2.00 P&H Video - Add to Cart DVD- Add to Cart |
Beginning Bluegrass Banjo by Pete Wernick HL00641606 - for those with absolutely no prior experience. solos, accompaniment, basic chords and how to use them, slides, hammer ons and pull-offs, rolls, finding melody notes and incorporationg them into rolls, over a dozen easy songs.100 minutes! Buffalo Gals, Mama Don't Allow, Columbus Stockade, Shady Grove, Little Maggie, Lonesome Road Blues, Rollin my Sweet Baby's Arms, more! List; $39.95 HM: $32.00 plus 2.00 P&H Video - Add to Cart DVD - Add to Cart |
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The Banjo of Eddie Adcock Learn progressive techniques and electric guitar licks for banjo from a master. Mixing Scruggs, single string and melodic styles. Homespun Tapes, Advanced. Includes tab book. 60 minutes. List: $29.95 HM: $25.00 plus $2.00 P&H VHS video only. |
Play Bluegrass Banjo by Ear - Bill Keith This lesson in basic music theory will help learning banjo players
find melody and harmony notes and fully understand the
fingerboard. Combining this knowledge with basic rolls, harmonized
scales, pentatonic
runs and licks, and more will allow anyone to develop powerful
and creative bluegrass solos – by ear. 60 minutes. VHS video: $20.00 plus $2.00 P&H |
Up The Neck by Janet Davis - A supurb ninety-minute instructional DVD dealing with how to play between the 5th and the 22nd frets on the five-string banjo. Includes roll patterns, chords, slngs, licks, chord progressions, improvising, melodic style and backup.List: $19.95 HM: $17.00 plus 2.00 P&H Add To Cart |
SAMMY SHELOR! A Demonstration and Analysis of an Award -Winning Style by John Lawless of Acutab Publications 80 Minutes, with tab book. Split screen format, detailed explanations moderated by John Lawless. List $30.00 HM price: $26.00 plus 2.00 P&H VHS video -.Add to Cart DVD $28.00 plus 2.00 P&H Add to Cart |
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Steve Kaufman is a Three-time National Flatpicking Champ who is a seasoned teacher and knows how to convey musical ideas clearly. His tapes are highly recommended. They are listed below roughly from easiest to most difficult. V- 641045 Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar - Steve Kaufman
Beginner/Intermediate. Homespun. List: $39.95, HM: $32.00 Add
to Cart V- 641047 Easy Gospel Guitar - Steve Kaufman
Beginner/Intermediate. Homespun, List: $39.95 HM:$ 32.00 Add
to Cart V- 641320 Learning to Flatpick, Tape 1: From The
Beginning: - Steve Kaufman. Beginner List: $29.95, HM: $25.00 Add
to Cart V- 641042 Learning to Flatpick, Tape 2: Building Bluegrass Technique - Steve Kaufman, Interm. List: $39.95, HM: 32.00 Add to Cart V- 641043 Learning to Flatpick, Tape 3: Developing
Speed and Style Flatpick - Steve Kaufman, Advanced. HT. List:
$39.95, HM: $32.00 Add
to Cart V- 641321 Learning to Flatpick, 3 Tape Set described above - Steve Kaufman. Beg/Int./Adv Homespun. List: $99.95, HM: $80.00 Add to Cart V- 641346 Flatpicking With Doc - With Steve Kaufman.
Detailed instructions for 13 of Doc's most loved cuts. List: 39.95
HM: $32.00 Add
to Cart V- 641051 An Intimate Lesson with Tony Rice -
Tony Rice. Intermediate/Advanced. Homespun. List: $39.95, HM: $32.00 Add
to Cart V- 641052 Techniques for Soloing and Improvisation, Flatpick Style - Pat Flynn. Adv. Homespun. List: $39.95 HM: $32.00 Add to Cart BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN V- 641146 The Mandolin of Bill Monroe, Video One -
Bill Monroe Intermediate/Advanced. HST List: $39.95, HM: $32.00 Add
to Cart V- 641147 The Mandolin of Bill Monroe, Video Two -
Intermediate/Advanced. HST. List: $39.95, HM: $32.00 Add
to Cart V- 641145 The Mandolin of Bill Monroe, 2 Video Set -
Monroe, Sam Bush Intermediate/Advanced. List: $69.95, HM: $55.00 Add
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