I'm excited to announce that my newest book, Clawhammer Banjo ~ Tunes, Tips & Jammingjust rolled off the press and is for sale! I've been working on it for about 5 years and I'm really proud of it. It's available on our website or you can pre-order it on Amazon.
This book has something for everyone - from complete beginners to grouchy old-timers. It has tabs, lyrics and history to over 40 old-time tunes and includes tips on catching tunes on the fly, how to jam, the art of faking it, and improvising.
The tunes include: Barlow Knife, Big-Eyed Rabbit, Black-Eyed Susie, Blackest Crow, Boll Weevil, Chilly Winds, Cumberland Gap, Dance All Night, Danville Girl, East Virginia, Fall on My Knees, Free Little Bird, Georgia Railroad, Greasy Coat, Gum Tree Canoe, Hangman’s Reel, Hang Me, I’ve Endured, Lazy John, Leather Britches, Let Me Fall, Log Cabin Blues, Lonesome John, Mole in the Ground, Needlecase, Oh My Little Darling, Old Plank Road, Puncheon Floor, Rabbit in a Log, Raleigh & Spencer, Rock That Cradle Lucy, Rock That Cradle Joe, Sandy Boys, Sad-Eyed Sadie, Senica Square Dance, Shady Grove, Shortenin’ Bread, Soldier’s Joy, Stay All Night, Sugar in the Gourd, Tater Patch, Texas Gals, Warfare, Whiskey Before Breakfast.
9″x12″, 120 pages, spiral bound. Comes with an instruction MP3 CD. Downloadable MP3s or 2 CD sets that work on an audio CD player available upon request.
Let us know what you think of it, and happy pickin'! Wayne Erbsen