At The National Storytelling Festival-On October 5 2001 (his birthday) international rambler racconteur and Florida/Piedmont blues aficionado Roy Book Binder played a sold-out concert at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough Tennesse the oldest and most prestigious festival of its kind in the world. Roy peppered his finger-picking blues and ragtime songs with outrageously funny stories about his life and times and the people he met along the way. Homespun's cameras were there and the result is a thoroughly engaging and entertaining performance video by one of America's most popular folk and blues artists. This is one you shouldn't miss!On October 5 2001 (his birthday) international rambler racconteur and Florida/Piedmont blues aficionado Roy Book Binder played a sold-out concert at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough Tennesse the oldest and most prestigious festival of its kind in the world. Roy peppered his finger-picking blues and ragtime songs with outrageously funny stories about his life and times and the people he met along the way. Homespun's cameras were there and the result is a thoroughly engaging and entertaining performance video by one of America's most popular folk and blues artists. This is one you shouldn't miss!

Listen & Learn Series Includes Books 1 2 & 3-Dr. John a veritable encyclopedia of music and lore immerses you in all aspects of New Orleans boogie and blues piano. These intimate sessions are as close to taking private lessons with a blues master as you will get. This complete edition includes online access to audio demonstration tracks for download or streaming as well as three books: Volume 1 - In-Depth Sessions with a Master Musician: Volume 2 - Building a Blues Repertoire: Volume 3 - Sanctifying the Blues.

Blues Gospel and Country Styles-The powerful lessons on this DVD represent piano instruction at its very best. Each segment is taught by a legendary master of the keys and was chosen to provide a variety of traditional keyboard techniques. These veteran performers demonstrate numerous ways to develop a real groove and share their unique styles. Beginners and experienced players alike will become more confident and proficient pianists. 1 hour 20 minutes. The powerful lessons on this DVD represent Piano instruction at its very best. Each segment is taught by a legendary master of the keys and was chosen to provide a variety of traditional keyboard techniques. These veteran performers demonstrate numerous ways to develop a real groove and share their unique styles. Beginners and experienced players alike will become more confident and proficient pianists. 1 hour 20 minutes.

Arrangements in Contemporary Blues Style-Chris Smither's blues fingerpicking techniques and compelling vocals create a sound unlike any other contemporary stylist. He takes apart some of his most requested songs slowing them down and explaining his licks for learning guitarists. Includes full arrangements for: Link of Chain - Happier Blue - Hold On - Killin' the Blues - Can't Shake These Blues - and The Devil's Real. This lesson will open up new possibilities for song accompaniments and blues technique. 85-MIN. DVD - INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB - LEVEL 3Chris Smither's unique combination of soulful singing orginal songs and groove-oriented guitar style has been thrilling audiences worldwide for three decades. His use of traditional blues fingerpicking techniques along with his compelling vocals and trademark foot-tapping rhythms give him a sound unlike any other contemporary artist.

An Ultra-Easy No-Fail Play-Along Session-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. 125 MIN - ALL LEVELS - INCLUDES LYRICS & CHORDS Anyone with any instrument can join in with this Bluegrass jam session even if you've never tried it before...all you need are four basic chords to play along with the band! Pete Wernick guides you into the jamming situation helping you develop all the know-how and confidence you need to join a real-life Bluegrass session. Get a feel for the songs and learn where the chords change how to enter the group and even how to take a simple solo when the time is right.

Buster B. Jones is a hot-rod fingerpicker whose main influences are Merle Travis Jerry Reed Chet Atkins and Thom Bresh. On this live session Buster handles some wild and woolly guitar instrumentals that will have aspiring pickers shaking their heads in amazement! Playing his Godin nylon string electric guitar and his acoustic Drednaught the Virginia native conducts a fascinating demonstration of the fingerpicking guitar styles of his heroes. (At one point he plays in the styles of Travis Atkins and Reed – all in one song!) Using the built-in synthesizer on his Godin he runs through an amazing array of sounds – whistles girl singers banjo trumpet etc. – each with anappropriate musical piece. Buster’s set has the informal feel of a back-porch session providing an hour of entertaining conversation and dynamic guitar picking. Songs include Buster B. Boogie Live At Five Linus And Lucy Jus D’Orange Fingers In Flight Wild Turkey Funky Fingers and two hot and heavy duets with his mentor and friend Thom Bresh. Buster B. Jones is a hot-rod fingerpicker whose main influences are Merle Travis Jerry Reed Chet Atkins and Thom Bresh. On this live session Buster handles some wild and woolly guitar instrumentals that will have aspiring pickers shaking their heads in amazement! Playing his Godin nylon string electric guitar and his acoustic Drednaught the Virginia native conducts a fascinating demonstration of the fingerpicking guitar styles of his heroes. (At one point he plays in the styles of Travis Atkins and Reed – all in one song!) Using the built-in synthesizer on his Godin he runs through an amazing array of sounds – whistles girl singers banjo trumpet etc. – each with anappropriate musical piece. Buster’s set has the informal feel of a back-porch session providing an hour of entertaining conversation and dynamic guitar picking. Songs include Buster B. Boogie Live At Five Linus And Lucy Jus D’Orange Fingers In Flight Wild Turkey Funky Fingers and two hot and heavy duets with his mentor and friend Thom Bresh.

Learn to play the guitar style of the most influential Delta Blues artist of all time! Robert Johnson's unearthly singing and intricate slide guitar have inspiored countless musicians since his untimely death in 1938. On this jam-packed DVD lesson award winning guitarist Rory Block demystifys the licks runs strums bass lines tunrarounds and other vital elements that combine to create the unique Robert Johnson sound. Though this DVD will give you the versatility to play any of Johnson's songs you will learn detailed renditions of If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day Terraplane Blues and Preaching Blues . Suitable for early intermediate levelthis tutorial contains music and tab in an accompanying booklet.

With his powerful command of a wide variety of genres Joey Miskulin shows how to play everything from polkas to cajun Tex-Mex to cowboy country to rock. Using a variety of popular tunes he teaches and demonstrates the important techniques that will help accordionists improve tone speed control and play on a whole new level. 75-MIN. - INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB - EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL If you are an Accordionist become the best and most versatile player you can be with this unique tutorial DVD. Joey Miskulin packs a huge amount of information into each lesson giving you the chance to develop your speed control and timing across a variety of popular styles. Discover how to play anything from a Polka to a Tex Max dance from Cajun to Cowboy and everything in between. Find new rhythms bellows shakes and vibrato ideas. This timeless DVD has something to offer any player of the Accordion regardless of ability and whatever your style.

Building Bluegrass Technique - DVD 2- Steve Kaufman helps you move beyond the basics and on to the next level of flatpicking technique. You'll be playing more smoothly in no time with Steve's clear and patient instructions. He helps you build your 'runs vocabulary' and his crosspicking tips (on upswing continuity resistance tone sustaining notes and timekeeping) are priceless. Learn how to build a flatpicking solo right along with Steve as he works on bringing your playing up to speed. You'll be playing simple solos as well as more challenging crosspicking versions of Bury Me Beneath The Willow Wildwood Flower Wabash Cannonball Old Joe Clark Arkansas Traveler and DownYonder .

Expanding Your Skills DVD 2-Adam Traum continues his exploration of basic electric guitar skills in this DVD. He provides invaluable advice and important information while teaching pick technique chord shapes ‘strike and slides ’ blues scales licks and powerful soloing ideas. He shows you how authentic lead riffs can be played in a variety of positions in the key of A so that even beginners will quickly start using the entire fretboard. You’ll learn more basic chords as Adam carefully shows you how to form the C F and G finger positions combining them into a standard 1-4-5 progression that you’ll recognize as the basis for numerous well-known rock’n’roll songs. By learning how to play these chordsin a variety of places on the neck you’ll build your understanding of the guitar and will be ready to tackle more advanced studies. Extra: Adam and bassist Martin Keith provide rhythm backups so you can practice your newly learned chords and licks. Adam Traum continues his exploration of basic electric guitar skills in this DVD. He provides invaluable advice and important information while teaching pick technique chord shapes ‘strike and slides ’ blues scales licks and powerful soloing ideas. He shows you how authentic lead riffs can be played in a variety of positions in the key of A so that even beginners will quickly start using the entire fretboard. You’ll learn more basic chords as Adam carefully shows you how to form the C F and G finger positions combining them into a standard 1-4-5 progression that you’ll recognize as the basis for numerous well-known rock’n’roll songs. By learning how to play thesechords in a variety of places on the neck you’ll build your understanding of the guitar and will be ready to tackle more advanced studies. Extra: Adam and bassist Martin Keith provide rhythm backups so you can practice your newly learned chords and licks.

Top jazz pianist Andy LaVerne uses six beautiful standards to illustrate chord changes voicings reharmonization melodic invention and other essential tools that will broaden a student's jazz vocabulary and technique. The Yamaha Disklavier is used to record and play back-at half speed- Andy's unique piano stylings. Songs: Just Friends • My Romance • How Deep Is the Ocean • Night and Day • Body and Soul • Like Someone in Love. For intermediate-level players. 90 minutes.A challenging and rewarding learning experience for all proficient Jazz pianists who want to broaden their vocabulary and improvise more creatively based around six stunning standards. Andy LaVerne illuminates the chord changes voicings embellishments and improvisational ideas that make the standards come to life. You'll begin by learning the basic changes before moving into more complex renditions demonstrated at half-speed so that you won't miss a note. Each song is harmonically dissected opening up huge potentials in reharmonisation and substitution as well as providing a solid guide for your own improvised melodies.

Arrangements for Solo Acoustic Guitar 2 - more instrumentals from a national champion. Pete Huttlinger continues his exploration of the guitar arrangements that have won him accolades throughout the acoustic guitar world - and a National Fingerstyle Championship! An engaging and accomplished instructor Pete brings his spectacular playing with dramatic performance pieces that are as challenging as they are fun to learn. Pete starts out by teaching his Merle Travis-inspired chord/melody arrangement of the great Gershwin tune I Got Rhythm . His exciting version features lightening-fast fingerpicking and a total left hand workout. Things calm downa bit as you learn Pete's somewhat easier 'Chet-style' fingerpicking tune Darcy's Guitar . Then you're off and running again this time with an in-depth teaching of Pete's most requested tune the showstopper The Santa Rita Connection . McGuire's Landing in DADGAD brings us back to a mellow Celtic mood. Tommy In The Morning written by Pete for fellow fingerpicker Tommy Emmanuel and the lovely hymn On Eagles' Wings played in James Taylor's evocative style round out this terrific DVD lesson. Over the years Peter Huttlinger has established himself as a top-notch session player composer arranger songwriter and sideman. The Berklee graduate has been a featured artist with the San Diego and Housten symphonies and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and has performed on numerous Grammy winning and nominated projects. In 2000 he won first place in the prestigious National Fingerstyle Championship in Winfield Kansas. Pete toured recorded and performed with John Denver from 1994 until the singer's death in 1997. He has also written music for HBO PBS ESPN and many other networks. His 2003 release Naked Pop is on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label.

In this third part of his excellent analysis acclaimed British guitarist Martin Simpson teaches more advanced techniques and theories on how to bring out the widest possible harmonic range on the guitar. His fingerstyle playing combined with his unique guitar frailing and clawhammer style strumming will inspire guitarists of all levels. The tutorial features more complex arrangements in Gsus4 and DADGAD tunings of: Donal Ogg My Genorous Lover Betsy The Serving Maid The Coo Coo Bird and a showstopping arrangement of Miss McCloud's reel . This intermediate level tutorial DVD also includes the music and tablature for thefeatured songs. A treat for all acousitc players seeking the most sumptuous and resonant sounds for their solo arrangements.

Discover the wealth of Celtic folk melodies from the very roots of Bluegrass with this very special DVD from Norman and Nancy Blake. The Blake's have selected some of the finest and most haunting melodies of the Celtic and Southern mountain traditions all of which are accessible and easy to learn for the intermediate Mandolin player. Using split-screen close-ups you will be able to study both the picking and fretting hands individually and the DVD is packed with tips and advice concerning double-stops tremelos drones split strings and other essentials.Discover the wealth of Celtic folk melodies from the very roots of Bluegrass with this very special DVD from Norman and Nancy Blake. The Blake's have selected some of the finest and most haunting melodies of the Celtic and Southern mountain traditions all of which are accessible and easy to learn for the intermediate Mandolin player. Using split-screen close-ups you will be able to study both the picking and fretting hands individually and the DVD is packed with tips and advice concerning double-stops tremelos drones split strings and other essentials.

Licks Ideas and Music Lesson Two- This is the second of two highly packed lessons that John Hartford recorded for Homespun. John Hartford once again passes on numerous ideas for the learning player. You'll add colour and excitment to your banjo solos with John's trademark chromatic scales the famous ear-catching runs of his 'slide whistle' lick and his 'fiddle style' melodic playing which you will learn to play anywhere on the fingerboard

Homespun Level 2-Move away from simple strumming and learn some of the dynamic song arrangements and solo styles that Bowers has developed throughout his career. You will be amazed with huge variety of new sounds you can achieve on the instrument using Bryan's well-honed methods. The lessons include: The art of good accompaniment for backing up vocals Finding the melody and using thumb-lead and adding one two or even three harmony parts How to set up and tune your Harp correctly and effectively Finding the 'sweet spot' and getting the best sound Using picks on all five fingers The 'Mirror Trick' that will help avoid tension and injury during prolonged playing There'salso a selection of full solo arrangements for Autoharp including Old Joe Clark Hard Times and Gold Watch And Chain .

The violin can be used to accompany old time country songs with startlingly beautiful results. On this DVD Bruce Molsky shows you how to accompany Old Time songs and ballads and achieve distinctively rich and compelling harmonies in a musical interaction between your fiddle and your voice. Bruce covers all the basics starting with simple exercises to develop your ear and tune your singing to the pitches of the fiddle. He shows the most common chords for folk songs and how to use your instrument to harmonize with the sung melody. Then he gets you playing and singing along with him on the lively Pig In A Pen . During the course of this ninety-five minute lesson you'lllearn to accompany songs using a variety of tunings with detailed instruction in rhythmic effects chord movement harmonic variations syncopated bowing patterns and other techniques to bring out the drama and excitement of your song. Join in with Bruce as he takes you phrase-by-phrase through old time classics Omie Wise Stay All Night Bachelor's Hall June Apple and I Truly Understand . Includes a booklet with the music featured on the DVD. The violin can be used to accompany old time country songs with startlingly beautiful results. On this DVD Bruce Molsky shows you how to accompany Old Time songs and ballads and achieve distinctively rich and compelling harmonies in a musical interaction between your fiddle and your voice. Bruce covers all the basics starting with simple exercises to develop your ear and tune your singing to the pitches of the fiddle. He shows the most common chords for folk songs and how to use your instrument to harmonize with the sung melody. Then he gets you playing and singing along with him on the lively Pig In A Pen . During the course of this ninety-fiveminute lesson you'll learn to accompany songs using a variety of tunings with detailed instruction in rhythmic effects chord movement harmonic variations syncopated bowing patterns and other techniques to bring out the drama and excitement of your song. Join in with Bruce as he takes you phrase-by-phrase through old time classics Omie Wise Stay All Night Bachelor's Hall June Apple and I Truly Understand . Includes a booklet with the music featured on the DVD.

The wild pulses danceable rhythms and playful lyrics of the Calypso will spice up your guitar arrangements and inspire your playing in a new tropical direction! Brozman shows you how to use fingerpicking and strumming patterns moving bass lines percussive strokes and other techniques to capture the distinctive syncopations of the Caribbean style. Working in a variety of keys he analyses a variety of rhythms including the calypso tango samba waltz mazurka and Latin jazz. Learn a host of songs for the price of one as hundreds of calypso tunes are based upon the components revealed here!The wild pulses danceable rhythms and playful lyrics of the Calypso will spice up your guitar arrangements and inspire your playing in a new tropical direction! Brozman shows you how to use fingerpicking and strumming patterns moving bass lines percussive strokes and other techniques to capture the distinctive syncopations of the Caribbean style. Working in a variety of keys he analyses a variety of rhythms including the calypso tango samba waltz mazurka and Latin jazz. Learn a host of songs for the price of one as hundreds of calypso tunes are based upon the components revealed here!

Here's a real treat...two ace guitar players showing you the secrets to a great sounding jam! Mike Dowling and Pat Donohue unpick the mysteries and give you the strategies so that you can make better music with other people - regardless of the song or style. You will learn how to listen creatively and how to employ a set of simple patterns so that you can jam with confidence and musicianship whatever the situation. Unlock your own potential and soon you'll be improvising against some classic folk ragtime and blues tunes.Here's a real treat...two ace guitar players showing you the secrets to a great sounding jam! Mike Dowling and Pat Donohue unpick the mysteries and give you the strategies so that you can make better music with other people - regardless of the song or style. You will learn how to listen creatively and how to employ a set of simple patterns so that you can jam with confidence and musicianship whatever the situation. Unlock your own potential and soon you'll be improvising against some classic folk ragtime and blues tunes.

Keyboard Harmony-This DVD demystifies the harmonies and theory that are behind the best Jazz piano playing. In this second DVD of the series Warren Bernhardt discusses and demonstrates the quintessential substitutions chords voicings and progression that give Jazz the character we know and love. Learn how to construct bass lines provide melodic accompaniment and become familiar with the standard progressions you will find in a host of classic Jazz songs.