This book and extensive online audio recording is intended to be a tune repertoire book. It includes over 100 Old-Time festival favourites. Some are cliche others unusual some easy some difficult.The book contains 2lines of tablature (one basic and one advanced) as well as standard notation and suggested chords. The basic version should be playable by those with general Clawhammer skills. The advanced version will require more time andfinesse as it is more ornamental (often more than just melodic) and may include less than intuitive ways of playing some passages. Free Fiddle versions of songs from this book are included to download.

When you hear ?gospel banjo ? you might think about tunes heard at every bluegrass festival played in the Southern gospel tradition. But author Eddie Collins breaks new ground with this collection of the 40 popular songs included nearly 20 of them have not been previously arranged for banjo!Lyrics are below each melody note to give the player a sense of where to stress notes to bring out the melody above the fill-notes of the rolls. Each song is played on the CD!

Banjo Play-Along Volume 9. The Banjo Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the banjo tab, listen to the audio to hear how the banjo should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The book includes access to audio tracks online for download or streaming featuring Playback , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down the audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. This volume includes: Banks of the Ohio - Cotton Eyed Joe - Cumberland Gap - Eighth of January - Liberty - Man of Constant Sorrow - Roll in My Sweet Baby\'s Arms - Wildwood Flower.

This collection for the 5-string Banjo features a selection of well-known traditional Irish tunes along with a comprehensive scholarly treatise on the history techniques and etiquette of playing the Banjo in the Celtictradition. The Complete Book Of Irish and Celtic 5-String Banjo includes segments on tuning pick preferences and tablature reading followed by 101 jigs slides polkas slip jigs reels hornpipes strathspeys and O'Carolan tunes plus a special section of North American Celtic tunes. A generous collection of photos of Irish folk musicians street scenes and archaeological sites further enhances this fabulous book.Suitable for players at an intermediate level all of the solos included in this book are written in 5-string Banjo tablature and only a few pieces use unusual tunings. The appendices provide a sizable glossary and a wealth ofinformation regarding soloists and groups playing Celtic music Irish festivals music publications online resources cultural organizations and more. This book includes access to 68 online audio recordings featuring themusic of all six Celtic Nations and includes jigs reels hornpipes slides polkas marches country dances larides andros slipjigs strathspeys airs and O'Carolan tunes. Recorded in stereo with virtuosos Gabriel Donohue(steel- and nylon-string Guitar and Piano) and Robbie Walsh (bodhran- frame Drum played with a stick) the five-string Banjo is 'out front' and plays through each melody in real-life tempo with authentic Celtic chordal andrhythmic backing.