25 Favourite Worksphip Songs

Davey Graham is a perfectionist. Since 1961 when he recorded the quite remarkable - and largely unnoticed - 3/4 AD with Alexis Koerner he has restricted his record output and almost everything he has recorded has been of a high standard. So when he agrees that this is one of the finest records he has made it really has to be one of the finest Guitar records of recent years.Throughout his career he has mixed these high personal standards with an inventive daring approach to music. Because he plays acoustic Guitar he may have been labelled as a 'folkie' but nothing could be further from the truth. He knows a great deal about folk music - and the folk music ofNorth Africa and India as well as Britain and America - but he also has a strong interest in medieval music later classical music jazz and the blues.The sixteen tunes on this album were all chosen because they were instrumentals Davey likes and enjoys playing rather than to demonstrate particular Guitar styles but of course the results work on both levels.This album is both an intriguing musical selection and a tribute to his remarkable technique. He has included hymn tunes a selection of Irish melodies that are a great personal favourite of his. 'They are mostly pipe and fiddle tunes and I've been working on them for some time. I take a great interest in the Irish scene and I'm learning the language'. Alongside these there are the classical and medieval pieces ranging from Vaughan Williams' Down Ampney to the Prelude From The Suite In D Minor by Robert De Visee ('a Frenchman who matched Dowland').Also included is a PDF TAB/music booklet featuring these songs from the recording: Medley: Lord Mayo/Lord Inchiquin; Lashtal's Room; Renaissance Piece; Hardiman The Fiddler; Fairies' Hornpipe; Forty-Ton Parachute. You will need Adobe Acrobat (a free download) to open and print this file from your computer.

Chet Atkins was a master in many aspects of the Guitar. One of his greatest skills was his uncanny talent of discovering songs which would 'work' as fingerstyle arrangements and then using his musical genius to forge theminto enduring masterpieces. National Fingerstyle Guitar champion Pat Kirtley has assembled a collection of favourites from Chet's 'Golden Era' -- some of the best of Chet Atkins' vintage classic tunes -- and teaches you thesecrets of how it's done and how to get the feel of the originals in this double DVD.Pat chose these tunes his own favourites from Chet's vast collection carefully dissecting them and then putting them back together stepby step so the guitarist can not only learn to play them but also gets a sense of the feel and history of each unique selection. Pat teaches you note by note and phrase by phrase six of Chet's greatest arrangements. Usingsplit-screen you can study both the left and right hands in detail. A printed tab/music booklet is included as well as a PDF file of the booklet on each DVD.Every tune here is a winner a true Chet Atkins classic and eachone is guaranteed to be a standout solo Guitar performance piece. These challenging arrangements will provide hours of pleasurable fingerstyle fun as you learn to 'pick it like Chet!'Tunes taught include: Rose Ann DownHome Somebody's Knockin' Trambone Drive In Alice Blue Gown. Bonus tracks: Chet Atkins performing The Poor People Of Paris Side By Side Makin' Believe Villa Say Si Si

Irving Berlin wrote some of the most popular songs of all time and they sound great on guitar. In this DVD Fred plays and teaches six Berlin favourites including guitar backup and instrumental versions of each tune. This lessonwill get you playing some of the classiest jazz tunes ever written!