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featuring the White Layde and other open back old-time style banjos. Southern
Appalachian native Dan Levenson and Mel Bay Publications present Clawhammer Banjo
from Scratch - A Guide for the Claw-less! This book teaches clawhammer banjo the
way we play, not the way others say. It really begins as though you really have
NO knowledge of how to play the five string banjo clawhammer style. Based on Dan's
innovative Meet the Banjo program (where Dan brings 15 banjos and teaches
players who may have never held a banjo), this book assumes no prior experience.
Beginning at the beginning, Dan presents a brief history of the 5-string banjo
then goes over the parts of the banjo, holding the banjo, right and left hand
positions and his basic clawhammer strum. Even the strum is broken down into the
steps of the finger and thumb. You are guided through the chords, the scale and
then the individual notes of each of 12 jam session favorite tunes from scratch.
Includes 2 reference CDs with all exercises, tunes (slow and up to speed),
and a fiddle version of each tune.
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of bucks, 24.95 FINALLY!
An instructional video that starts from the beginning! Clawhammer From Scratch
begins as though you really have NO knowledge of how to play the five string banjo
clawhammer style. Beginning at the beginning, Dan presents a brief history of
the 5-string banjo then goes over the parts of the banjo, holding the banjo, right
and left hand styles and his basic clawhammer strum. Even the strum is broken
down into the steps of the finger and thumb. Based on Dan's innovative Meet the
Banjo(TM) program where Dan brings 15 banjos and teaches players who may have
never held a banjo, this video assumes no prior experience. Using one tune, Spotted
Pony, you are guided through the chords, the scale and then the individual notes
of the tune. This video ends with a few tips and frequently asked questions and
even a chance for YOU to play with the fiddle and guitar just like in a private
jam session. If you have been looking for that one instructional recording to
get you started, this is the one for you. If you already have many books or videos
but still can't seem to get the basics, this is the one for you, too! A 2-page
pamphlet is included.
save a couple of bucks 27.95 Old
Time Gospel Songbook by Wayne Erbsen Southern
gospel classics that will warm your heart, fill your soul,and even get your toes
to tapping. Most of these religious songs come from American soil, but the imagery
of the poetry, and some of the twists and turns of the melodies have been borrowed
from unknown songwriters in ancient times and foreign lands. The book includes
a historical survey of the roots of gosel music--shape-note hymns, religious folk
songs, camp meeting spirituals, and sentimental religious songs. All songs are
in melody form with lyrics and guitar chords.
Book
9.95 This
CD is a vocal/instrumental recording of many of the classic gospel songs found
in Mel Bay's Old Time Gospel Songbook. Vocals include solos, duets, trios and
quartets. Old-time instruments used throughout the recording include 5 & 6
string banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, autoharp, jews harp, washboard and bass.
CD 12.95
During
the folk music revival which spanned the late 1950's-70's, legendary old-time
artists were rediscovered and previously unheard exponents of this tradition were
found and brought to perform at folk festivals. It was an exciting epoch which
coupled 'living legends' like Clarence Ashley and Tommy Jarrell with younger incarnations
of the old time spirit (New Lost City Ramblers, Red Clay Ramblers, etc.). This
rare video collection presents some of the finest old time musicians playing in
a variety of ways with banjo, fiddle, guitar and dulcimer. The musicians are seen
playing solo as well as in string band settings.
22.95
save a couple of bucks Introduction
to Old-Time Clawhammer Banjo This
is contributed by Wayne Erbsen.Here
are the basic steps to learning old-time clawhammer banjo. 1. With
your right hand over the strings of your banjo, curl your fingers up as if they
were holding a baseball bat. 2. Strike down on the 1st string with
the nail of your middle finger. (This is your melody note). With your hand still
in motion, let your right thumb come to rest on the 5th string. 3.
Then lift up you right hand and quickly brush down on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd strings
with the nails of your middle and ring fingers. Again, your thumb will come to
rest on the 5th string, as it did above. 4. Finally, your thumb
will strike the fifth string. Youre trying to get a rhythm
that sounds like "claw ham - mer." If youre tapping your foot,
it will be "down, down-up, down, down-up." Tips: a.
Keep your right hand fairly stiff. b. The first note of the clawhammer
is your melody note. It could be on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th strings. I suggest
using you middle finger of your right hand for the 1st string, and your right
index finger for the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th strings. Tunings: Old-time
Clawhammer banjo often uses different tunings to play the tunes. One of my favorite
is G Modal tuning which is sometimes called "sawmill" tuning. 1.
Start in G tuning: gDGBD. 2. Tune the 2nd string up from a B to a
C by fretting the 2ndh string at the 2nd fret and tuning it up until it matches
the 1st string played open. "Red Rocking Chair" is an old
southern mountain tune that is also known as "Rain and Snow." In western
North Carolina, it was one of the favorite tunes of banjoist Obrey Ramsey. Here
is a link for the tab for Red Rocking Chair in JPEG You can hear
Wayne play this tune on the banjo on his recording entitled "Southern Mountain
Classics." You can get more information about learning the old-time
clawhammer banjo style from Waynes two books: Southern Mountain Banjo and
A Manual on How to Play the 5-String Banjo For the Complete Ignoramus! Wayne
also has two popular bluegrass banjo books: Bluegrass Banjo Simplified! and Starting
Bluegrass Banjo From Scratch. He has also produced a number of songbooks
that would be useful to both old-time and bluegrass banjo players. The books include
the melody in standard musical notation (not tab), lyrics, chords, song histories,
jokes, vintage photographs and stories. They include Front Porch
Songs, Jokes & Stories Backpocket Old-Time Banjo Backpocket
Bluegrass Songbook Cowboy Songs, Jokes, Lingo n Lore Outlaw
Ballads, Legends & Lore Log Cabin Pioneers Old-Time
Gospel Songbook, Singing Rails Railroad Fever, Rousing
Songs of the Civil War For more information, visit www.nativeground.com Note:
"Red Rocking Chair" is from Southern Mountain Banjo by Wayne Erbsen,
published by Mel Bay Publication, Inc., used by permission Mike
Iverson - Clawhammer banjo instruction - beginning to advanced. Ogden,
Utah Mike Iverson 558 West Harrisville RD Ogden, UT
84404 (801)782-0534 bluesage@relia.net
www.bluesageband.com
For free downloads of clawhammer banjo tabs, MP3s, and instruction,
visit Mike Iverson's clawhammer banjo page on the Blue Sage Trio website:



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