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Homespun The Segovia Style (DVD)
This important tutorial covers the music and technique of Andrés Segovia, perhaps the greatest classical guitarist of all time. Eliot Fisk, a student and friend of Segovia's, provides countless insights into the Maestro's legacy, teaching transcriptions of the Bach Prelude in D Minor, Canciones Populares and the haunting Estudio Sin Luz. 75 MIN., LEVEL 4...details

Homespun The Bluegrass Mandolin of Ronnie McCoury (DVD)
Consistently named the International Bluegrass Music Association's Mandolin Player of the Year and the hottest player in the hottest band in bluegrass (The Del McCoury Band), Ronnie McCoury's instructional DVD will be a boon to all learning mandolinists. Accompanied by Del on guitar and vocals, Ronnie works through a rich repertoire of tunes and techniques, breaking each piece down to its essentials. Ten great tunes are taught in detail. Not to be missed! 80 MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 4...details

Homespun Happy Traum's Guitar Building Blocks: Fingerpicking 3 (DVD)
The fingerpicking style is one of the most popular and engaging ways of playing the guitar. It's especially good for song accompaniment, and has long been favored by folk, blues and country pickers. This lesson demystifies the right-hand technique by breaking it down into patterns that can be learned quickly and easily. Once mastered, these patterns can spice up anyone's favorite songs. 60-MIN, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, BEGINNER LEVEL...details

Homespun Classical Themes for Electric Guitar Guitar Tab Book with CD
This book/CD package contains 25 timeless classical themes from the Renaissance to the Romantic Era and beyond. It includes works by J.S. Bach, Bartok, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Dowland, Guiliani, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Purcell, Satie, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky. A bio for each composer is also included and the CD features demo tracks of each piece. 48 pages....details

Homespun All Star Bluegrass Jam-Along For Fiddle Book/CD
These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrss songs & instrumentals, created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists. The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune, then a more adventurous improvisation, and each solo is transcribed in detail. The CD provides the audio versions of the solos, plus multiple rhythm tracks performed at moderate tempo for easy play-along. This great series will help you build your repertoire & get your licks in shape, so you can shine in your next performance or jam session! Songs include: Bill Cheatham ú Blackberry Blossom ú Down in the Willow Garden ú I Am a Pilgrim ú I'll Fly Away ú In the Pines ú John Hardy ú Old Joe Clark ú Soldier's Joy ú more!...details

Homespun EARLY SOUTHERN GUITAR STYLES (2 DVD SET)
In Early Southern Guitar Styles, Mike Seeger—arguably one of our nation's most knowledgeable performers of American traditional music—teaches a wide variety of guitar techniques that were played in the rural South from about 1850 to 1930. His lessons cover 25 songs and accompaniments, demonstrating each of them on a vintage instrument.These pieces range in level from easy to challenging. All intermediate and advanced players, as well as some beginners, will get great results from working with this program. There is no one more knowledgeable about old time American music than Mike Seeger. He's been playing it all his life, and spreading it around the world. Now Mike has put together an amazing survey of traditional guitar styles from the rural South that will teach you twenty-five songs and the guitar techniques that go along with them. These lessons, based on Mike's Smithsonian Folkways CD, "Early Southern Guitar Sounds," are fun to play and will help you develop a full range of repertoire and technique. Included are banjo-like styles, rags, blues, parlor guitar-based pieces, slide guitar tunes, and many song accompaniment styles, most of which Mike has picked up directly from traditional players or their recordings - Maybelle Carter, John Hurt, Leadbelly, Sam McGee, Roscoe Holcomb, John Jackson and Elizabeth Cotten, among others. Each piece is played through, followed by comments on style and a slow split-screen repetition.Some of the songs will be familiar to you while others will add exciting new material to your repertoire: Arizona, Old Chisholm Trail, Johnny Doyle, Kenny Wagner's Surrender, Fishing Blues, Buckdancer's Choice, I'm Crazy Over You, Can't Get a Letter From Home, Spanish Fandango, Weary Lonesome Blues, Birmingham Tickle, Worried Blues, White Oak Mountain, Pearly Dew, Shakin' the Pines In the Holler, Joe Lee's Tune, John Henry, Guitar Rag, Smoketown Strut, Riley and Spencer, Leaning on the Everlasting Arm, After All Has Been Said and Done, Big Kid's Barroom, Black Jack David.Extra! Mike uses twenty-three different guitars to illustrate the variety of sounds that make up the traditional American guitar experience....details

Homespun HAPPY TRAUM TEACHESÿTHE BLUES GUITAR OF BROWNIE MCGHEE (2 DVD SET)
Brownie McGhee's blues guitar influenced generations of players around the world. Happy Traum learned directly from this master bluesman, and in Happy Traum Teaches the Blues Guitar of Brownie McGhee DVD, his guitar lessons make Brownie's songs and playing techniques accessible to all aspiring acoustic blues players. Additionally, Happy demonstrates 11 songs and techniques in never-before-heard audio recordings, recently discovered in Brownie McGhee's personal archives.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun APPALACHIAN MANDOLIN & DULCIMER BOOK/CD
Butch Baldassari's Appalachian Mandolin features music and guitar tablature for 14 traditional Appalachian songs and dances as played by Butch Baldassari. Accompanying the book is a CD with beautifully played performances of each tune by Butch and the late dulcimer master, David Schnaufer.Level 1: Novice—No prior experience on your instrument is necessary. The instructor starts with the assumption that this is your very first lesson....details

Homespun Easy Steps To Bossa Nova Guitar: Add Brazilian Sounds To Your Repertoire DVD
This basic guitar lesson on DVD is for guitarists who want to add the jazzy chords and samba rhythms of Bossa Nova to their guitar playing. These playing techniques can be used to add a distinctive new color and feel to any song, and will be a great start for anyone wanting to get into this exciting musical genre. Split-screen shows close-ups of instructor Aaron Gilmartin's fretting and fingerpicking techniques. Includes music + guitar tab. 80 minutesLevel 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun The Legendary Blues Guitar Of Josh White (DVD)
The legendary Josh White is widely considered to be one of the most influential blues and folk artists of all time. Josh White, Jr. can replicate his father's dazzling guitar technique and passionate renditions of blues, folk songs and ballads in lessons that are easy to follow and accessible for all players. The Guitar of Josh White DVD includes guitar tab.Level 2: Near-Beginner—Instructor assumes that you have not been playing very long, but know the basics. The material is still at a very easy level, but certain elementary things are not explained....details

Homespun Learn to Fingerpick With Jim Kweskin: A Jug Full of Great Folk and Ragtime Tunes DVD
Jim Kweskin is regarded as one of the most influential guitarists and performers to emerge from the 1960s folk revival. The lessons on this Learn to Fingerpick DVD start with an overview of fingerpicking patterns for beginners, then moves progressively through a number of great guitar tunes. Includes music and tab.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun Hooked on the Blues - Dynamic Guitar Techniques (DVD)
Blues fans worldwide have embraced the soulful music from the Mississippi Delta, and few play it better than Dutch guitarist/singer/songwriter Hans Theessink. Hans' passion for the blues is clear as he teaches the tunings, chord shapes, slide work, and other essential playing techniques through comprehensive lessons. The Hooked on the Blues DVD includes music and tab, so you can learn to play the blues with ease.Level 4: Intermediate—You have good technique and a working knowledge of your instrument, but want to break out of patterns and get "unstuck" in order to move on to more advanced material. Instuction at this level should push you into new areas, develop confidence and a deeper musical understanding so you can start to improvise....details

Homespun Learning to Flatpick DVD 2 - Building Bluegrass Technique (DVD)
Building Bluegrass Technique is volume two of the three-part Learning to Flatpick DVD series. In Building Bluegrass Technique, Steve Kaufman covers use of the capo, how to play up and down the guitar neck, chord back-ups, bass runs, damping, slides, substitution chords, and crosspicking. Build flatpicking solos to several bluegrass tunes. Includes music and tab....details

Homespun Learning to Flatpick DVD 3 - Developing Speed and Style (DVD)
In Developing Speed and Style, Volume 3 of the three part Learning To Flatpick DVD series, you move beyond the basics into the finer points of flatpick guitar style with lessons that focus on speed building and the essential elements of flatpicking style. On the Learning to Flatpick DVD, Steve covers rhythmic crosspicking techniques, left- and right-hand positions, and a dynamic variety of slides, arpeggios, bends, accents, intros, and endings. Includes music and tab....details

Homespun Mark Johnson Teaches Clawgrass Banjo (DVD)
Clawgrass is a powerful banjo style that combines the percussive sounds of old-time clawhammer with the driving, complex rolls of bluegrass picking. Mark Johnson developed this exciting technique, and it's transforming the way many players are approaching their instrument. His lessons cover seven traditional and original instrumentals are taught. Includes banjo tab – level 3. 105 minute DVD.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun Dailey & Vincent Teach Bluegrass and Gospel Duet Singing (DVD)
Dailey & Vincent are one of the hottest bands in bluegrass gospel music today. During Jamie Dailey's tenure playing with Darrin Vincent, the band won 13 IBMA Awards—including Vocal Group of the Year from 2001-2007, and the band has barnstormed the country with their exquisite vocal harmonies and amazing instrumental prowess. This unique DVD captures their ideas on singing duets in fun vocal lessons that take apart eight show-stopping songs, including "By the Mark," "Music of the Mountains," and "More Than a Name on the Wall." For all levels. 75 min....details

Homespun JOHN SEBASTIAN GUITAR PACK
This guitar instruction pack includes The John Sebastian Songbook and John Sebastian Teaches Eight Lovin' Spoonful Hits (and "Welcome Back")DVD in one money-saving bundle so you can learn how to play all your favorite songs by John Sebastian.The songbook features John Sebastian's commentary on his music, great photos by his wife Catherine, and 29 of his best songs. In the DVD, Sebastian guides guitarists through nine of his timeless songs, teaching the arrangements and techniques that give each one its distinctive sound. He adds musical insights and some delightful tidbits of rock history based on his four decades of experience in the music business. Includes music and guitar tablature.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun HAPPY TRAUM TEACHES BLUES GUITAR PACK
This guitar instruction pack includes the book/CD Happy Traum Teaches Blues Guitar and the Happy and Artie Traum's Easy Steps to Blues Guitar Jamming DVD in one affordable package.Happy Traum Teaches Blues Guitar is a hands-on beginner's course in acoustic country blues. Take a lesson in fingerstyle blues guitar from one of the world's most respected teachers and performers, beginning with the most basic strumming of a 12-bar blues pattern. Happy gradually starts adding fills, runs, turnarounds, bass rhythms, and 'boogie woogie' walking bass patterns that make the basic blues progression come alive. Includes musical notes and guitar tab.Even a novice will be able to play along with Happy and Artie Traum's Easy Steps to Blues Guitar Jamming. It's filled with detailed tutorials, good songs, invaluable advice, and the techniques needed to improvise creative solos. In a relaxed, user-friendly session, Happy and Artie provide rhythmic backup for jamming along with them for each song and technique they teach. Includes music and guitar tablature.Level 2—Near-Beginner: Instructor assumes that you have not been playing very long, but know the basics. The material is still at a very easy level, but certain elementary things are not explained....details

Homespun Learn to Play Blues Mandolin (2 DVDs)
Learn to Play Blues Mandolin includes DVD One (HL00641759) and DVD Two (HL00642064) in an information-packed, value-driven package.DVD One Steve James teaches the scales, chords, lead riffs, rhythm comping, turnarounds, and other essential techniques for playing traditional blues and old-time string band music. His instruction is a must for those who want to use the mandolin for rhythmic accompaniment or as a blues instrument. Songs include: Divin' Duck Blues, The Lonesome Train That Carried My Gal Away, and more. 60-min. DVD; includes mandolin chords, diagrams, music and tab; beginner level.DVD Two Steve James brings mandolin students more of the funky, old-time songs that made his previous instructional DVD on this instrument so popular. Mandolin lessons cover blues scales, chord patterns, walking lines, arpeggios, accompaniments, and great tunes, including: "Jackson Stomp," "Prater Blues," "Corrina, Corrina," "Sittin' on Top of the World," "Long as I Can See You Smile," and "Texas Tommy." 60 min; level 3; includes music & mandolin tabDVD One is Level 2: Near-Beginner—Instructor assumes that you have not been playing very long, but know the basics. The material is still at a very easy level, but certain elementary things are not explained.DVD Two is Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun Swingin' it Solo: Chords Technique and Arrangements for Swing Guitar (DVD)
In these informative and fun guitar lessons, Mike Dowling shows how to put it all together to make the grooviest solo arrangements anywhere using rhythm vamps, passing chords, and single-string melodic picking. Songs included in the instruction are Sweet Sue; I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music; Five Guys Named Moe; and Sweet Georgia Brown. Swingin' It Solo includes standard music notation and tab. 90 Minute DVD.Level 4: Intermediate—You have good technique and a working knowledge of your instrument, but want to break out of patterns and get "unstuck" in order to move on to more advanced material. Instuction at this level should push you into new areas, develop confidence and a deeper musical understanding so you can start to improvise....details

Homespun Tony Rice Guitar Pack (Book/CD/DVD)
The Tony Rice Guitar Pack includes the Tony Rice Teaches Bluegrass Guitar book/CD and the Tony Rice—Master Class DVD in one moneysaving instructional package.In the DVD, highly revered guitarist Tony Rice breaks down his world-class style and technique. His guitar lessons include folk and country instrumentals, fiddle tunes, and innovative arrangements of well-known standards.In the book/CD pack, Tony Rice's tutorials pass on the style he developed over two decades as the top bluegrass flatpicker of his generation. In careful detail, Tony analyzes licks, runs, solos, and rhythm parts to hot bluegrass songs and fiddle tunes that will challenge and delight all flatpicking guitarists.Level 4: Intermediate—You have good technique and a working knowledge of your instrument, but want to break out of patterns and get "unstuck" in order to move on to more advanced material. Instuction at this level should push you into new areas, develop confidence and a deeper musical understanding so you can start to improvise....details

Homespun Great Guitar Lessons - Blues & Country Fingerpicking (DVD)
Great Guitar Lessons is a terrific compilation of tutorials on DVD covers a vast range of possibilities in a variety of guitar fingerpicking styles. Seven instructors cover the steady bass and syncopated melody of the Piedmont blues players, the muffled bass and swingy chords of Travis-style pickers, the strumming and pounding of Delta blues stylists, and the banjo-like rolls and single-string approach of bluegrass-oriented pickers. Includes music and guitar tab. 75 minutes.Level 1: Novice—No prior experience on your instrument is necessary. The instructor starts with the assumption that this is your very first lesson....details

Homespun Great Guitar Lessons - Bluegrass Flatpicking (DVD)
The flatpicking tutorials in Great Guitar Lessons are for both novices and advanced pickers alike. This DVD's presentation of flatpicking styles will help guitarists play each individual note and make music out of them. Seven celebrated bluegrass artists tackle everything from simple backups to hot bluegrass solos in comprehensive instruction. 75 minutes.Level 1: Novice—No prior experience on your instrument is necessary. The instructor starts with the assumption that this is your very first lesson....details

Homespun Beyond Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar (DVD)
Flatpicking master teacher Steve Kaufman takes rhythm playing to a whole new level with this in-depth lesson. He covers chord substitutions, walking bass lines, complex chord shapes, and accompaniment ideas for a variety of tunes....details

Homespun Great Bottleneck Blues Guitar Lessons (DVD)
In this DVD, some of today's greatest proponents of traditional bottleneck/slide guitar playing teach you the soulful sounds that started in the Mississippi Delta and forever changed the world's musical landscape. Taught by Keb' Mo, Mike Dowling, Hans Theessink, Roy Book Binder, Bob Brozman, Catfish Keith, John Hammond, Rory Block and Steve James.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun The Fingerpicking Blues of John Jackson (VHS) ¹
With special guest, Roy Book Binder. A traditional blues master brings the Piedmont style to life! In a lively conversation with Roy Book Binder, John Jackson details the finer points of technique, provides fascinating historical reminiscences and teaches his own 2-finger picking style. 60-minute video. Includes lyrics, music, and tab. Level 3....details

Homespun Essential Techniques for Mandolin (VHS) ¹
Here's a lesson that will thrill and inspire all mandolinists. This brilliant young player has devised a special workshop for Homespun Tapes on right- and left-hand technique that will help mandolinists develop speed, accuracy and musicality. This is material that will benefit players at all levels. Songs include: When Mandolins Dream, Hop the Fence, Red Haired Boy, and Swallowtail Jig. 85-MIN. VIDEO, INCLUDES TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Butch Baldassari's Mandolin Tunes for Practice & Repertoire Book with CD
One of Nashville's finest players has put together a sampling of 25 of his favorite tunes for mandolin. These terrific pieces will help build a rich repertoire of dance tunes, Celtic melodies, waltzes, airs and even a blues tune. They have been specifically designed to develop technique and skill level on the instrument, as well as to provide a strong set list of songs. Includes: Big John McNeill, Big Sciota, Black Mountain Aire, Cheep Mountain, Childgrove, Denver Belle, Evening Prayer Blues, Forked Deer, Kelsterne Gardens, Kitchen Girl, Last Night's Fun, Little Jackie Wilson, Old French, Pretty Little Indian, Rachel, Smith's Reel, Star of the County Down, Swinging on a Gate, and more. 2 CDs, INCLUDES 45-PAGE BOOK, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Learning Tenor Banjo (DVD)
Four-string banjo players tend to be fiercely devoted to one type of banjo or the other, so a separate video was produced for each instrument. The tenor banjo has a shorter neck and higher, sharper sound than the plectrum, good for being heard in a band situation. This banjo lesson on DVD includes theory, basic chord formations, picking and strumming exercises, plus other invaluable knowledge necessary for playing virtually any tune on the banjo. 60-Min. Video, includes chords music, Level 1...details

Homespun Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Teach Songs, Guitar, & Musicianship DVD with Tab
Two undisputed giants in the field of bluegrass guitar, Peter Rowan and Tony Rice pass on the techniques, musical insights, and wisdom they have gained through decades of experience. Intermediate guitarists will be guided by Peter's rich rhythm playing, while more advanced pickers will learn from Tony's lessons on unique chord inversions, licks and mind-bending solos.This lesson will help players at a variety of levels: If you are an intermediate guitarist, Peter's rich chord ideas and solid picking will guide you to successful song accompaniment and rhythm playing. If you're ready to venture into more advanced territory, Tony's unique back-up ideas, chord inversions, licks and mind-bending solos will provide months of exciting study. Everyone, regardless of skill level,will enjoy and learn from the instrumental and verbal interplay between these amazing musicians.As you learn to play six of Peter's classic songs, your skill and musicianship will develop to a whole new level and you'll gain an understanding of how to bring your own songs to life.Includes: You Were There For Me, Dustbowl Children, Let the Harvest Go to Seed, Angel Island, Come Back to Old Santa Fe, Panama Red and a special performance of Midnight Moonlight.BONUS: Seven electronically slowed-down solos for detailed study....details

Homespun The C-A-G-E-D Guitar System Made Easy DVDs 1,2, & 3
All 3 C-A-G-E-D Guitar System Made Easy DVDs together in one value-priced collection. These DVDs will familiarize you with the entire neck of the guitar, teach you chords and riffs in every key, and eventually cover alternate-thumb fingerpicking, 12-bar blues, and "circle of fifths" progressions.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun Slide Guitar for Blues Lap Steel DVD 2 with Tab
Covering territory from deep-blues "Delta notes" to sweet New Orleans blues, Bob Brozman returns in this second DVD to take lap blues playing to the next level. He explores classic blues from its stripped-down versions to its more challenging techniques, providing fantastic practice exercises for advancing guitarists.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges.Bob Brozman takes lap blues playing to the next level, going deeper, harder, and more intensely into the slide styles and techniques that make this such a powerful and compelling genre.Starting off in G tuning (you'll also learn open C and D minor), Bob concentrates on the deep blues "Delta notes." He runs through "sharpening" exercises using bar hammer-ons combined with open strings and alternate pick strokes; drills designed to help you get your rhythm together; and practice jumps and slides to allow you to play faster without sacrificing tone.Bob explores the blues classic Rolling and Tumbling, starting with a stripped down version and then taking it to increasingly more challenging levels. You'll learn numerous turnarounds and get plenty of play-along examples for great practice sessions.More advanced moves follow as you learn how to maintain a steady bass groove while keeping country/swing blues rhythm and melody going. You'll employ two-hand damping to get staccato chords to contrast with melody notes, harmonics, sweep picking, raking and other special effects.From low-down Delta to sweet New Orleans blues, this course will have you playing it all!...details

Homespun Beginning Bluegrass Banjo DVD
You may never have touched a banjo before, but Pete (Dr. Banjo) Wernick will have you picking right from the opening minutes of this DVD. By the time you finish, you'll be accompanying songs, playing solos, and will have learned basic chords, slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs, right-hand "rolls" in the three-finger bluegrass style and lots more. More than a dozen easy bluegrass songs are taught, including "Buffalo Gals," "Mama Don't 'Low," "Columbus Stockade," "Shady Grove," "Roll in my Sweet Baby's Arms," and lots more....details

Homespun Fingerpicking, Flatpicking and Slide (Book/CD)
During the fifteen years that Merle Watson toured and recorded with his father, Doc Watson, the duo was one of the most popular and beloved musical teams in folk music history. On these 2 CDs, Merle teaches the traditional fingerpicking, flatpicking and slide guitar styles for which he was famous. Doc joins Merle in a dynamic demonstration of twin guitars as they take apart some of their most requested duets and explain, in detail, how each part is played. CD One - Country Guitar Fingerpicking Solos & Duets: Southbound, Candyman, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Goin' Down the Road, Make Me a Pallet on the Floor, Nine-Pound Hammer, The Last Thing on My Mind, Worried Blues, Bonaparte's Retreat, Windy and Warm, Blue Railroad Train, Solid Gone, Deep River Blues. CD 2 - Slide Guitar and Flatpicking Solos & Duets: Poor Boy Blues, Day Break Blues, Curly Headed Baby, Can't Be Satisfied, Wabash Cannonball, Minglewood Blues, Miss the Mississippi and You, Columbus Stockade, Honky Tonkin', Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Old Joe Clark, Salt Creek, Florida Blues, Cotton-Eyed Joe, Red-Haired Boy. 2 CDs, INCLUDES TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun 121 Favorite Irish Session Tunes (Book/CD)
This collection of reels, jigs, hornpipes and set dances are the favorite tunes played in pubs and at parties by Irish players around the world. Each tune is masterfully demonstrated on tinwhistle by L.E. McCullough, played slowly and then up-to-speed to make each one easier to learn. Added guitar and keyboard back-up tracks make for a great practice session. Excellent for players of any melodic instrument - fiddle, accordion, flute, tinwhistle, banjo, bouzouki, guitar - who want to hold their own in any Irish music gathering. Includes accompaniment tracks for playing along on any instrument. FOUR CDs, INCLUDES 50-PAGE MUSIC + CHORD BOOK, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Bluegrass Mandolin Solos That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know Book with CD
Steve Kaufman's amazing teaching method for mandolinists is now available on CD! His Parking Lot Pickers series, which has proved so popular with guitarists through the years, covers levels from beginners to advanced in a 4-tiered system: (1.) Beginners will learn to pick the melody to become familiar with the tune in its most basic form. (2.) Intermediate players will develop facility with a series of great licks and runs that can be used in these or other tunes. (3.) More experienced pickers move on to advanced techniques, including full-blown solos for each tune. (4.) Each tune gets a final run-through, complete with hot endings. Mandolinists and fiddlers (the violin is tuned to the same pitches as a mandolin) can master these 20 must-play tunes from the standard bluegrass repertoire: Arkansas Traveler, Big Sandy River, Bill Cheatham, Billy in the Low Ground, Blackberry Blossom, Under the Double Eagle, Flop-Eared Mule, Fisher's Hornpipe, Forked Deer, Gold Rush, Old Joe Clark, Salt Creek, Soldier's Joy, St. Anne's Reel, Nothin' to It, Ragtime Annie, Red-Haired Boy, Sweet Georgia Brown, Turkey in the Straw, Whiskey Before Breakfast. SIX CDs, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL ALL...details

Homespun 8 Great Tunes & Variations for Flatpick Guitar by Dan Crary Book with CD
One of the world's premier acoustic lead guitarists teaches eight of his most requested show-stoppers, demonstrating them up to speed and then slowing each one down to explain the finer points of flatpicking. He includes well-known Irish and American fiddle tunes and 2 of his own astounding compositions. Includes: Billy in the Low Ground, Forked Deer, McCahill's Reel, Irish Waltz, Cotton Patch Rag, Sweet Laree, Tom and Jerry, Memories of Mozart. 60-MIN. CD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 4...details

Homespun Rock and Roll Back-Up Session (Book/CD)
Here's the perfect way for an aspiring player to practice taking lead solos on electric guitar, keyboards, horns, harmonica, violin, etc. Produced by Artie Traum, these fifteen rhythm tracks played by veteran studio rockers encompass every major groove from basic Chicago blues to heavy metal. This makes a great practice session and gives any lead player the experience of jamming with some of the best in the business. Just put on this CD and wail away! Contents: Standard Blues, Slow Funk, Chuck Berry Style Shuffle, Minor Blues, Slow Blues, Jimmy Reed Style, Doobie Brothers Groove, James Brown Style, Up-Tempo Funk, Heavy Metal, Hendrix Style, New Wave/Punk Rock, Pop Rock a la George Benson, Reggae, Rockabilly. 60-MIN. CD, INCLUDES RHYTHM CHARTS, LEVEL ALL...details

Homespun Rhythm In Your Riffs (DVD)
Bob Brozman has made a fascinating lesson that will help acoustic players look at their guitar in a whole new way. Bob explores many aspects of rhythm guitar, and investigates the elements of meter, and what makes a good "groove." He helps you develop coordination through a variety of drills and exercises so that accents, swing rhythm, polyrhythms, triplets and other meters become second nature. Early intermediate level. 70 minutes....details

Homespun The Joy of Uke Volume 1 (DVD)
Jim Beloff teaches you how to tune and hold your uke, develop rhythmic strums, and play the basic chord positions. He starts with the simplest of tunes, but quickly progresses to songs with more complex chords and progressions. In short order, you'll be playing and singing "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands," "When The Saints Go Marching In," "She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain," "A Bicycle Built For Two," "Give My Regards To Broadway" and "Aloha Oe." Once you've mastered these classic songs, it won't be hard to pick up a songbook and go on to strumming any tune you like. To add to the enjoyment of this lesson, Jim introduces you to 3 very special guests: Travis Harrelson, a well known Southern California-based uke player and collector, demonstrates his masterful strumming techniques; Poncie Ponce, best known for his role as Kim the taxi driver in the TV show "Hawaiian Eye," performs his famous uke solo of Stars And Stripes Forever; and Ian Whitcomb, a popular recording artist and radio personality, uses the uke as the perfect accompaniment to his English music-hall style of singing. Finally, Jim takes you into his home for a tour of his vast ukulele collection. While showing off some of his favorite vintage ukes, Jim relates the colorful history of this most "joyful" of musical instruments.Here's Happy Traum's review:The Uke is Back!Like many other guitarists, the first stringed instrument I played as a child was the ukulele. When I was twelve and about to go off to summer camp, my father presented me with the little instrument with "gut" strings and a felt pick, and taught me a few chords. I remember sitting on my bunk with a chord book in my lap, trying to figure out how to play campfire songs. It would still be a few years before I was inspired to get my first guitar, but the lessons I learned on that uke gave me a feel for the way the chords fell into place, and for rhythmic strumming, that made the transition to the six strings much easier than it would have been otherwise. Of course, as Jim Beloff emphasizes in his wonderful new lesson, the ukulele, though small, is a wonderful instrument on its own, with a long and fascinating history and strong musical pedigree. And there's no one better than Jim to teach the "joy of uke." An avid ukulele player, collector and historian, Jim has become the leading spokesperson for its revival, writing books, making CDs, teaching lessons and encouraging renewed interest in the great players. His introductory lesson covers most of these things, and it is certain to inspire many newcomers as well as longtime enthusiasts of the uke. 70 min....details

Homespun The Joy of Uke Volume 2 DVD
In this long-awaited follow-up to Volume 1, Jim teaches chord shapes and progressions, complex strums and accompaniments to some of the most beloved songs in popular music history. With his usual warmth and good humor, Jim guides you through each song, slowing down the tricky parts and sprinkling the lesson with wisdom gleaned from his deep knowledge of the instrument. Before long, he'll have you singing and playing: "Under the Boardwalk," "That Hawaiian Melody," "You Made Me Love You," "I Can't Give You Anything but Love," "Bye Bye Blackbird," "The Girl from Ipanema," and "Blue Moon."Jim's special guest, Lyle Ritz, is a legend, known throughout the world as one of the masters of the ukulele. He shares his ideas about the instrument and demonstrates some of his most requested instrumentals: "Dream," "Lulu's Back in Town," "Fly Me to the Moon," and "Ritz Cracker." 90 min. DVD. Includes chords and music....details

Homespun An Introduction to Open Tunings and Slide Guitar (DVD)
Roy Book Binder has given us another terrific look at his unique brand of fingerpicked blues guitar. On this DVD/video, he covers the basics of open tunings and the use of the bottleneck, teaching essential techniques in a way that will be easy even for newcomers to this style. Roy introduces beginning players to the slide through an exploration of open D (Vestapol) and open G (Spanish) tuning, demonstrating songs, licks, techniques, and the sounds of bottleneck blues. Songs: Never Drive a Stranger from Your Door, Cigarette Blues, Electricity, Palm Trees Shaking in the Night, She Did You a Favor, Baby Don't You Do It No More, Tired of Being Mistreated. 80-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO, LEVEL 2, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB...details

Homespun Mastering Bluegrass Guitar (6 CDs)
In these six CD lessons, one of America's finest flatpickers unravels the secrets of great picking technique. He includes Clarence White rhythm variations, Texas swing progressions, bluegrass breakdowns, fancy fiddle tunes, intricate solos and other advanced guitar techniques. 2 dozen great tunes are taught. SIX CDs, LEVEL 5, INCLUDES TAB...details

Homespun Easy Steps to Guitar Fingerpicking 1 (DVD)
For many aspiring players, the ability to maintain a rock-steady rhythmic pulse with their thumb while picking out off-the-beat melody notes with their fingers is an essential skill for country, folk and blues playing. Drawing on 4 decades of teaching experience, Happy Traum has devised this nearly foolproof method to help them get off to a great start. The simple children's song Skip to My Lou helps teach the basic concepts before getting into fingerpicking standards such as: Spike Driver's Blues; Green, Green Rocky Road; Staggerlee; Nine Pound Hammer; Hobo's Lullaby. 100-MIN. DVD, LEVEL 2, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB...details

Homespun Learn to Play the Songs of John Denver - Level 2 (DVD)
John Denver was one of the most beloved figures in the history of American popular music. Pete Huttlinger was John's lead guitarist from 1994 until his tragic death in 1997, accompanying him on world tours, Grammy-winning recordings and TV specials. On this instructional video and DVD, Pete breaks down eight John Denver hits, teaching the easy but effective chord progressions, picking patterns and bass runs that made his arrangements so compelling. Songs include: My Sweet Lady, I'm Sorry, Annie's Song, Late Winter Early Spring (instrumental), Fly Away, Boy from the Country, Darcy Farrow, and Rocky Mountain High. 90-MIN. DVD OR VHS, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Learning Mountain Dulcimer Level 1-2 DVD
Even a novice can make lovely sounds and play simple tunes almost immediately! Dulcimer virtuoso David Schnaufer includes scales, fingerings, and strumming techniques for some of country music's all-time favorite songs....details

Homespun DR. John Teaches New Orleans Piano DVD 1
Imagine being able to see as well as hear the amazing piano styles of the great Dr. John—up close. This one-hour instructional DVD is jammed packed with powerful playing, slowed-down instruction, and the wonderful personality of one of the premier artists of our time. Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack discusses and demonstrates the playing styles of the great New Orleans piano stylists....details

Homespun Fingerstyle Arrangements for Hymns, Spirituals and Sacred Songs 1 (DVD)
Here are some of America's favorite songs of spirit and faith from the folk and blues tradition, specially arranged for beginning and intermediate fingerstyle guitarists. Each song can be played as simple accompaniment for singing or as a more complex guitar instrumental. The pieces advance in difficulty, so that by the end of DVD 2, the guitar student will have tackled some challenging material that will be applicable to any style of music. DVD One: 80 MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Easy Bluegrass and Country Guitar (DVD)
Here's an easy and fun way for beginners to play favorite bluegrass tunes. Happy teaches all the basic techniques and helps guitarists begin to build their own repertoire. He covers pick technique, elementary theory, song accompaniment, and how to play instrumental solos. 60-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Picking Up Speed (DVD)
Every bluegrass flatpicker wants to play faster while maintaining good tone and timing. Steve Kaufman's powerful advice and well-thought out exercises help get a player's mechanics working correctly. Using well-known fiddle tunes as drills, Steve works on coordination and how to practice for best results. 70-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Essential Techniques for Acoustic Bass (DVD)
Veteran bassist Todd Phillips breaks down technique and musicianship for the acoustic bass from the ground up. He gives detailed instruction in the mechanics of playing, bass setup, how to develop strength and stamina, and how to become fully familiar with the fingerboard. Unique on-screen diagrams and closeup camera work make scales, chords and bass lines easily apparent. Excellent for total beginners, and for more experienced players who want to build their existing skills....details

Homespun Learn to Play Django-Style Gypsy Jazz Guitar 1 (DVD)
The driving style pioneered by Django Reinhardt and other Gypsy players became one of the dominant sounds in jazz during the 1930s and '40s. Starting with basic 4-to-the-bar comping and damping, Paul takes you through a variety of accompaniment ideas. 60-MIN., INCLUDES CHORDS, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Rockabilly Guitar with Jim Weider 2 DVD Set
On the Rockabilly Guitar DVD, Jim Weider the lead guitarist for The Band, teaches the wild, freewheeling guitar licks, techniques, and rhythm patterns of the rock pioneers, using the original guitars and amps of the '50s and '60s. Lessons include tips on solos, scales, and exercises, plus instructions for using whammy bar, amp tremolo, Echoplex, and more.In the first DVD, Jim teaches the country fingerpicking Scotty Moore used on Elvis Presley's early hits, shows how Duane Eddy got his twangy sound, and highlights how Paul Burlison's single-string lead work influenced Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and others. In the second DVD, Jim analyzes and demonstrates the great trademark licks and rhythm patterns of Chuck Berry and the innovative solos of Eddie Cochran....details

Homespun Learn to Play Django-Style Gypsy Jazz Guitar 2 (DVD)
This fascinating look at the art of improv in the Gypsy jazz tradition shows you how to really swing! You'll soon be playing exciting solos in the style typified by Django Reinhardt, Birelli Lagrenne and other hot players of this dynamic genre. 60-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Easy Fingerpicking Favorites (DVD)
Happy teaches five basic fingerpicking tunes that should be in every guitarist's repertoire. He starts with the basics, then teaches essentials of the style: hammer-ons, pull-offs, bass runs, jump notes, walk-ups and other important techniques. 60-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Learn to Play Flamenco Guitar 2-Video Set (DVD)
Aaron Gilmartin's intro to flamenco will get anyone started playing this passionate and exciting music. Along with flamenco history and terminology, Aaron teaches 4 of the most important forms: Tangos and Alegrias (on DVD 1) and Bulerias and Soleares (on DVD 2) - along with the strumming and picking techniques that make flamenco so exciting to players and listeners alike. 3-1/2 HOURS TOTAL, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB...details

Homespun Exploring DADGAD Guitar (DVD)
Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Laurence Juber unravels the mystery of this beautiful and versatile guitar tuning, long used by Celtic guitar stylists. Laurence has mastered its intricacies, and he teaches the evocative tunes he has composed, and which appear on his latest CD for Narada Records. He shows how this tuning can be used to beautiful effect in different keys, and how an arrangement of a familiar tune such as Danny Boy can be developed in a variety of ways. This is a video that will open vast new possibilities for guitarists who want to extend their musical vocabularies. 90-MIN. DVD, INCLUDES TAB, INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun The Fingerpicking Blues of Mississippi John Hurt (DVD)
2 veteran musicians team up to pay tribute to Mississippi John Hurt by teaching 11 of his best-known songs, bringing fresh insights into the picking styles of this treasured artist: Spike Driver's Blues, Got the Blues (Can't Be Satisfied), Coffee Blues, Richland Woman Blues, My Creole Belle, Monday Morning Blues, I'm Satisfied, Stack O'Lee, Candy Man, Avalon Blues, Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor. 90 MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Celtic Instrumentals for Fingerstyle Guitar 1 (DVD)
In this amazing lesson, Al Petteway shows you how to use alternate tunings, droning bass notes, slides, bends, hammers, pulls and other guitar tricks to create the haunting beauty of Celtic music. 70 MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun The C-A-G-E-D Guitar System Made Easy DVD 1
Ernie Hawkins calls it "The Magic Key." The C-A-G-E-D System establishes a roadmap to the entire neck of the guitar, and on this instructional DVD he lays out a clear and easy method for finding any chord, scale, note, or lick—in any key—anywhere on the fingerboard. It's a must-have lesson for learning guitarists....details

Homespun Rory Block Teaches The Guitar of Robert Johnson DVD
Robert Johnson's unearthly singing and intricate Mississippi Delta style slide guitar have inspired innumerable players in the decades since his untimely death in 1938. On this jam-packed DVD lesson, the award-winning contemporary blues singer and guitarist Rory Block completely demystifies the licks, runs, strums, bass lines, turnarounds, and other guitar elements that combine to make up the unique Robert Johnson sound. Includes music and tab. For early intermediate level players. 113 minutes....details

Homespun Bluegrass Mandolin (DVD)
Sam Bush details the dominant mandolin styles from Bill Monroe to Newgrass! He demonstrates powerful techniques while teaching ten classic tunes: Paddy on the Turnpike," "Gray Eagle," "Sugarfoot Rag," "Sapporo," "Bill Cheatham," "East Virginia Blues," "Wayfaring Stranger," "Manzanita," "Banks of the Ohio," "Sittin' on Top of the World. Includes music and tab. Intermediate/Advanced level. 100 minutes....details

Homespun Bottleneck Blues and Beyond (DVD)
This lesson in bottleneck/slide guitar details the powerful techniques that put Mike Dowling in high demand as a Nashville session guitarist. Taking examples from traditional blues as well as his own compositions, Mike explores often-overlooked tricks of the trade that will make even the simplest lines sound musical. Playing primarily in open D tuning, Mike teaches Mean Ol' Frisco, Stranger Here, Boogie Woogie Dance, Swamp Dog Blues and Jan's Song. Early intermediate level. 110-minutes....details

Homespun Electric Country Blues DVD 2
This intensive DVD takes players to the next level in electric country blues. Jim Weider continues his in-depth analysis of the styles and techniques that changed the course of rock 'n' roll guitar - blues triads, country rhythms, muting, string snapping, chicken pickin' and the full range of bending, harmonics and other techniques that give this style its distinctive sound. 90-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Electric Country Blues DVD Set
In DVD 1, Mississippi Delta meets Memphis country and goes electric! Jim Weider shows how the most influential electric blues and country guitarists got their powerful sounds. Includes the Delta, Louisiana and Cajun-inflected tones of James Burton, Roy Buchanan, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Mack, Keith Richards, Jerry Reed, and others, plus technique building exercises and ideas, and jam-alongs with the band. Includes music and tab, early intermediate level. 90 minutes.The intensive DVD 2 takes players to the next level. Jim Weider continues his in-depth analysis of the styles and techniques that changed the course of rock 'n' roll guitar - blues triads, country rhythms, muting, string snapping, chicken pickin' and the full range of bending, harmonics and other techniques that give this style its distinctive sound. 90 minutes. Includes music and tab. Intermediate level....details

Homespun Easy Steps to Acoustic Blues Guitar (DVD)
Veteran guitarist and Homespun Tapes founder Happy Traum offers this unique course in acoustic blues guitar, especially designed for novice players. He breaks it all down into easy steps, including syncopated strumming patterns, 12-bar and 8-bar blues progressions, bass runs, and more than a dozen variations for the all-important blues turnarounds, intros and endings. 60-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, BEGINNER LEVEL...details

Homespun Celtic Instrumentals for Fingerstyle Guitar (2-DVD Set)
Learn Celtic styles with one of today's most admired fingerstyle players, Al Petteway. Includes insights into syncopated rhythm strokes and the harp-like sounds of cross-string picking. You'll master the notes and chords in DADGAD, as well as standard, dropped D, open G, and low C tunings, plus modal scales....details

Homespun Learning to Play Blues Guitar 2-Video Set (VHS)
Complete 2-tape series....details

Homespun Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals 3-Video Set (VHS)
Complete 3-tape series....details

Homespun Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals 2 (VHS)
Martin continues his excellent analysis of the romantic and compelling guitar arrangements for which he is justly famous. He covers Jock O'Hazeldine, a Celtic air; Banks Of The Bann with the primary melody in the bass; and a Christmas carol, In The Bleak Mid-Winter, all in dropped-D tuning. 60-MINUTE VIDEO * INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB * LEVEL 3....details

Homespun The Blues Bag 2-Video Set (VHS)
Complete 2-tape series....details

Homespun The Blues Bag 2 (VHS)
Chord progressions, positions up and down the neck, soloing and the styles of great players are taught, including songs such as Bad Luck Blues * Diddy Wah Diddy * Wandering * In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down * and others. 60-MIN. VIDEO * INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB * LEVEL 2/3....details

Homespun Learning to Flatpick 2 (VHS)
Steve Kaufman covers use of the capo, how to play up and down the neck, chord back-ups, bass runs, damping, slides, substitution chords and crosspicking. Build a flatpicking solo to tunes like: Old Joe Clark * Bury Me Beneath The Willow * The Wildwood Flower * Wabash Cannonball * Arkansas Traveller * Salty Dog * Down Yonder. 90-MINUTE VIDEO * INCLUDES TAB * LEVEL 2....details

Homespun The Art of Flatpick Guitar (VHS)
Russ shows guitarists at all levels how to achieve good tone, keep solid time, compose solos, improvise, play with more assurance, better control and stronger technique. Includes several exercises and original instrumentals. 90-MINUTE VIDEO * INCLUDES TAB * LEVEL ALL....details

Homespun The Guitar of Rory Block 2-Video Set (VHS)
Complete 2-tape series. Rory Block teaches some of her most requested numbers, highlighting the distinctive points of her blues guitar technique and her compelling original songs....details

Homespun The Guitar of Rory Block 1 (VHS)
Rory's in-depth analysis of fingerstyle country blues covers the tunings, techniques, and rhythm patterns that are typical of the Mississippi blues, as well as her own well-known percussive string snapping and bending style. Songs: Hawkins' Blues * Rolling Log * Terraplane Blues * Bye, Bye Blues * Mississippi Blues. 80-MINUTE VIDEO * INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB * LEVEL 3....details

Homespun An Intimate Lesson with Tony Rice (DVD)
Tony Rice slows down his fabulous picking style as he demonstrates his hard-driving flatpicking solos, accompaniments, intros and licks. 60-MIN DVD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Learn to Play Western Swing Guitar (DVD)
The founder, singer and guitarist for the western swing band Asleep at the Wheel details the rhythm parts and lead solos that characterize this infectious style. 80-MIN DVD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Easy Steps to Acoustic Blues Guitar (DVD)
Happy Traum's easy steps learning concept breaks down the all-important steady thumb blues style into modules that can be digested one element at a time. This nearly foolproof method for building solid guitar technique includes shuffle and boogie-woogie bass lines, blues scales, playing solos up the neck, variations on blues chord progressions and arrangements of Rock Me, Baby, Baby Please Don't Go, Trouble in Mind and other blues classics. 90-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Easy Steps to Acoustic Blues Guitar 2 DVD Set
DVD 1 - Starting from ScratchHomespun Tapes founder, guitarist Happy Traum offers this unique course in acoustic blues guitar, especially designed for novice players. He breaks it all down into Easy Steps, including syncopated strumming patterns, 12-bar and 8-bar blues progressions, bass runs, and more than a dozen variations for the all-important blues turnarounds, intros and endings. DVD 2 - Essentials of Fingerstyle BluesHappy Traum's Easy Steps learning concept breaks down the all-important steady thumb blues style into modules that can be digested one element at a time. This nearly foolproof method for building solid guitar technique includes shuffle and boogie-woogie bass lines, blues scales, playing solos up the neck, variations on blues chord progressions, and arrangements of "Rock Me," "Baby, Baby Please Don't Go," "Trouble in Mind" and other blues classics....details

Homespun Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals DVD Two: Creating Your Own Arrangements
Martin continues his excellent analysis of the romantic and compelling guitar arrangements for which he is justly famous. He teaches Jock O'Hazeldine, a Celtic air; Banks of the Bann, with the primary melody in the bass; and a Christmas carol, In the Bleak Midwinter, all in dropped-D tuning. 60-MIN, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals DVD Three: Developing Style and Repertoire
Martin teaches his complex arrangements to Donal Ogg, My Generous Lover, and Betsy the Serving Maid (all in Gsus4 tuning), The Coo Coo Bird in the spectacular mountain minor tuning, and the fiddle tune Miss McCloud's Reel in the popular DADGAD tuning. 60-MIN, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun SmartStart Guitar (DVD)
Jessica Turner's guitar lesson for kids is fun and easy! The guitar is tuned to a special open chord (SmartStart Tuning), so the young beginner can make a pleasing, musical sound simply by strumming across the strings. It's designed for use at home or in the general music classroom, and will get all beginning guitar students playing and singing from the very first lesson, no matter what their level of experience. For Ages 5-10. 50-MIN, NOVICE LEVEL...details

Homespun 12-String Guitar Techniques (DVD)
The powerful sounds and songs of Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Blind Willie McTell and others resound through the 12-string guitar. This lesson teaches the walking basses, dynamic rhythms, full chords and fingerpicking innovations that can be used on this wonderful instrument. It includes classic blues, rags, folk songs and instrumentals. 90-MIN, BEGINNER TO EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Learning to Flatpick (VHS)
Complete 3-tape series which includes the videos titled: From The Beginning, Building Bluegrass Technique, and Developing Speed and Style....details

Homespun The Guitar of Rory Block 2 (VHS)
Rory reveals her 'secret tuning,' teaches her own brand of percussive right-hand strumming, details her favorite techniques, and gives important advice about songwriting. This lesson will help players develop style and enhance arrangements of any contemporary or traditional songs. Songs: Silver Wings * Mama's Blues * Got To Shine * Lovin' Whiskey * It Ain't Right. 70-MINUTE VIDEO * INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB * LEVEL 3....details

Homespun Electric Country Blues 1 (VHS)
Mississippi Delta meets Memphis country and goes electric! Jim Weider, lead guitarist for The Band, shows how the most influential electric blues/country guitarists got their powerful sounds. Includes the Delta, Louisiana and Cajun-inflected tones of James Burton, Roy Buchanan, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Mack, Keith Richards, Jerry Reed, and others, plus technique building exercises and ideas, and jam-alongs with the band....details

Homespun Electric Country Blues 2-Video Set (VHS)
Mississippi Delta meets Memphis country and goes electric! Jim Weider, lead guitarist for The Band, shows how the most influential electric blues/country guitarists got their powerful sounds. Includes the Delta, Louisiana and Cajun-inflected tones of James Burton, Roy Buchanan, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Mack, Keith Richards, Jerry Reed, and others, plus technique building exercises and ideas, and jam-alongs with the band. Ten songs. Complete 2-tape series....details

Homespun The Segovia Style (VHS)
This important instructional video takes us to the heart of the music and technique of Andres Segovia, perhaps the greatest classical guitarist of all time. Eliot Fisk, a student and friend of Segovia and a master of classical guitar in his own right, provides countless insights into the Segovia legacy. Aspiring guitarists will soon be playing Segovia's transcriptions of the Bach Prelude in D Minor, 3 pieces from his Canciones Populares, and the haunting Estudio Sin Luz. Additionally, the video features Mr. Fisk performing pieces by Bach, Haydn, Ponce and Segovia. 75-MIN. VIDEO, INCLUDES MUSIC, LEVEL 4...details

Homespun Guitar Soloing 101 - An Easy Guide to the Fingerboard (DVD)
Even novice guitarists can start playing melodies and improvising lead parts with this beginner's method. Marcy Marxer's user-friendly course brings all the notes, frets and strings into clear focus, providing an invaluable roadmap to the guitar fingerboard. Beginner level. Includes music & tab. 117 minutes....details

Homespun The Fingerpicking Guitar of Kelly Joe Phelps (DVD)
Kelly Joe explores the fingerpicking technique that has made him one of the most sought-after performers on today's acoustic music scene. He has chosen six of his most popular pieces to demonstrate how he builds fingerpicking arrangements and improvisations to communicate his unique musical vision: Tommy, Sally Ruby, Capman Bootman, River Rat Jimmy, I Am the Light of This World, and Beggar's Oil. 95-MIN. DVD, LEVEL 3, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB...details

Homespun Bluegrass Jamming (DVD)
with Nick Forster, Guitar; Michael Kang, Fiddle; Ben Kaufman, Bass; Sally Van Meter, Dobro; Eric Walser, Mandolin; Pete Wernick, Banjo; Joan Nondi Wernick, Vocals Pete Wernick created this video jam session so that novice guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, Dobro or bass players of any level can get ready for the real thing by playing along with Pete and his exciting all-star jam band. The band runs through 17 classic bluegrass songs and instrumentals while Pete teaches the ins and outs of jam etiquette, the basics of music theory, how to make up harmony vocals, using the number system for calling out changes, and lots more invaluable advice. DVD EXTRA! Clicking the remote's angle button provides a close-up of the guitar player's left hand so you can follow the song's chord changes. 105-MIN. DVD, LEVEL 2, INCLUDES LYRICS + CHORDS...details

Homespun Learn to Play the Songs of John Denver - Level 3 (DVD)
The deceptively simple accompaniments John Denver devised for his many hit songs gave each one an instantly recognizable sound. In Pete Huttlinger's second Homespun lesson, he teaches seven great songs exactly as John himself played them. The techniques range from basic chords and folk strums to more complex picking patterns, chord progressions and harmonies that evoke a sound typical of John's music. Songs: Aspen Glow; Christmas for Cowboys; This Old Guitar; I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado; Mother Nature's Son; Rhymes and Reasons; Take Me Home, Country Roads. 70-MIN. DVD OR VHS; LEVEL 3; INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB...details

Homespun The Slide Guitar of Kelly Joe Phelps (DVD)
Playing with his guitar flat on his lap, Kelly Joe Phelps uses his bar and alternate-thumb fingerpicking to achieve a free, improvisational sound that defies easy categorization. This lesson provides detailed instruction on his powerful slide guitar technique, and the arrangements that make his music so compelling. Songs: When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder, Black Crow Keeps Flying, and Goodnight Irene. 80-MIN. DVD, LEVEL 3, INCLUDES TAB...details

Homespun Classic Bluegrass Banjo Solos (DVD)
Tony Trischka teaches eleven classic pieces, prime examples of banjo playing at its best. You'll learn them, note-for-note, just as they were played by some of the greatest players in the history of the instrument. By learning these tunes you'll not only expand your repertoire, but in the process will also become more flexible in your ability to mix up various rolls, play in several keys without a capo, and move more freely around the neck. Songs include: John Henry, Sitting on Top of the World, Gold Rush, Bye Bye Blues, Dixie Breakdown, and more. 60-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Clawhammer Banjo (Book/CD)
This complete course by one of America's best-known players and teachers takes you from basic skills through complex melodic clawhammer style. More than 40 great tunes, including old-time banjo songs, fiddle tunes and Irish and New England dances will provide you with a rich repertoire and months of exciting study. SIX CDs, INCLUDES CHORDS + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Bluegrass Mandolin (Book/CD)
Sam Bush teaches all the major styles from Bill Monroe to Newgrass. He starts with the basics, teaches some easy, well-known tunes, then takes you into improvisation and advanced techniques. Each one-hour CD features complete bluegrass instrumentals, including: Old Joe Clark, B'ile Them Cabbage Down, Soldier's Joy, Liberty, Banks of the Ohio, Weavin' Way, Turkey in the Straw, and more. SIX CDs, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Techniques for Contemporary 12-String Guitar (DVD)
This lesson by one of the pioneers of the contemporary fingerstyle guitar movement provides new insights into the sounds, techniques and innovations that are possible on the 12-string guitar. It is jam-packed with important tips on tuning, stringing and setting up the instrument, plus revolutionary ways of picking the 12-string. Several complete instrumentals are taught, including: Sailor's Hornpipe, Fisher's Hornpipe, Halfway, Bells of the Harbor, War Games, Over the Pass. 80-MIN. DVD or VIDEO, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Jazz Mandolin (Book/CD)
Advanced blues playing, chord substitutions, scales and modes, and other techniques for jazz improvisation. Legendary player Andy Statman covers the styles of Bill Monroe, Jethro Burns, Tiny Moore, David Grisman and many others. SIX CDs, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 4...details

Homespun The Sam Bush Mandolin Method 2-Video Set (DVD)
This brand new 2-and-a-half hour course covers all aspects of the mandolin style and technique of one of the world's greatest players. Sam Bush performs and slows down traditional fiddle tunes and original instrumentals, giving detailed instruction on pick technique, rhythm playing, speed building, warm-up exercises, improvised soloing, equipment and much more. 2-DVD SET, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun 20 Swing Tunes That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know Guitar Book with CD
This series of CDs teaches the essential swing guitar repertoire to bluegrass flatpickers. Steve's unique method features 3 levels: a beginner's version in which he teaches the basic melody; an intermediate arrangement that will give players a solid musical grounding; and finally, a full-blown solo that will challenge any aspiring swing guitarist. Backup tracks make for productive and exciting practice sessions. Tunes: After You've Gone, Back Home Again in Indiana, Blue Moon, Danny Boy, Georgia on My Mind, Honeysuckle Rose, I Got Rhythm, Kansas City Kitty, Lady Be Good, Limehouse Blues, Little Rock Getaway, Minor Swing, Miss Molly, Panhandle Rag, It's Only a Paper Moon, Remington's Ride, Over the Rainbow, Sugar Foot Rag, Summertime, The Sunny Side of the Street. 160-PAGE BOOK WITH 6 CDs, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL ALL...details

Homespun Old-Time Country Mandolin (Book/CD)
In his easy and enjoyable introduction to old-time mandolin playing, Mike Seeger starts off with the basics such as how to hold the pick and the proper way to fret the notes. He then covers more advanced techniques, including melody playing with tremolo picking, sliding and double-stops. Before long, the student will be strumming and singing twelve old-time favorites, including: Red River Valley, All the Good Times Are Past and Gone, Boil Them Cabbage Down, Keep On the Sunny Side, Hawkins Rag, Cowboy Waltz, Blackeyed Susie, Chinese Breakdown, Green Valley Waltz, Lesley Riddle Blues, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, Deep Elem Blues. ONE CD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB BOOKLET, LEVEL 1...details

Homespun Tony Rice Guitar Method (2-DVD Set)
In a wide-ranging and detailed session, Tony Rice demonstrates his world-famous technique, gives invaluable advice, analyzes some of his best-known pieces and discusses his style, influences, guitars, and favorite players. This exceptionally rich 2-part set is filled with fascinating conversation and the amazing playing we've all come to expect from this master picker. 140 minutes....details

Homespun Gospel Guitar Taught by Happy Traum Book with CD
Here are traditional spirituals, hymns and bluegrass gospel songs that any beginner or early-intermediate player will enjoy learning. These beautiful songs have been specifically chosen so that the learning guitarist will gain experience with basic bluegrass flatpicking, folk strumming and blues fingerpicking styles. Includes: Sowin' on the Mountain; Let Us Break Bread Together; Angel Band; Farther Along; All Night Long; Kumbaya; My Lord What a Morning; Walking in Jerusalem Just like John; Just a Closer Walk with Thee; One for Paul, One for Silas. ONE CD AND TABLATURE BOOK, LEVEL 2....details

Homespun Classics of Country Blues Guitar Taught by Rory Block Book with CD
W.C. Handy Award-winner Rory Block breaks down some of the greatest Delta blues guitar solos of all time, providing the details of how to play them with all the nuances and subtleties of the originals. The classic tunes she teaches include: Old Country Rock, Statesboro Blues, Big Road Blues, Canned Heat, Walkin' Blues, Cross Road Blues, Frankie and Albert, Future Blues, M&O Blues, Police Dog Blues, Devil Got My Man, Mississippi Blues, Ain't No Way for Me to Get Along. SIX CDs, LEVEL 4, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB...details

Homespun Lead Singing and Rhythm Guitar - Finding Your Bluegrass Voice (DVD)
One of America's greatest performers helps bluegrass players improve their singing and fine-tune their rhythm guitar playing. Peter Rowan imparts wisdom and advice based on decades of experience playing and singing with bands from Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys to Old and In the Way. He provides invaluable tips on breathing, phrasing, vocal improvisation and the intricacies of guitar accompaniment for bluegrass songs. Peter teaches and analyzes a set of classic songs from the repertoire, including: Blue Moon of Kentucky, Walls of Time, Wayfaring Stranger, In the Pines. 90-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Essential DADGAD for Beginners 1 (DVD)
More and more guitarists are discovering the powerful harmonies and rich chord formations that become available to them in DADGAD tuning. Here is an easy introduction to DADGAD for those who are new to alternate tunings and want to explore its unique sounds on the guitar. DVD One: Artie Traum shows how to retune the guitar quickly and easily, form the important chords in the key of D (some using only one finger), improvise instrumentals, write songs, and get funky with country blues ideas. Using the folk classic The Water Is Wide as an example, Artie reveals how a song can be harmonized using basic chord positions in this tuning. 55-MIN. DVD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, BEGINNER LEVEL DVD 2 and Three (item #00641608): The second and third DVDs demonstrate DADGAD's application in mountain ballads, blues and fingerstyle jazz. Traum provides tips for composing on the guitar. Songs include: East Virginia Blues, KC Moan, Niagara, Serpa, Blue Hotel, Fourteen Turtles, Yankee Swamp. 2 DVDs, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, COMBINED RUNNING TIME: 120 MIN., BEGINNER TO EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL....details

Homespun Essential Mandolin Technique (DVD)
Chris Thile, mandolin virtuoso for the hit band Nickel Creek, shares his own successful formula for developing right- and left-hand dexterity, improving speed and accuracy, and playing with heightened musicality. Includes numerous tunes and exercises that will make a big difference in your playing. As a bonus, you'll hear astonishing performances of Chris' original tunes "When Mandolins Dream" and "Raining at Sunset." Includes music and tab. 85 minutes....details

Homespun Tony Trischka s Essential Bluegrass Banjo DVD
This nuts-and-bolts practice session is designed to help players improve their timing, strengthen their hands, and play with precision, power and rhythmic sophistication. It is filled with exercises, etudes and workouts covering many of the building blocks of bluegrass banjo. 50 min. DVD. Includes music and tab....details

Homespun Get That Classic Fender Sound DVD
Guitarist Jim Weider details the innovative and groundbreaking instrumental techniques of Roy Buchanan, James Burton, Steve Cropper, Robbie Robertson, Cornell Dupree, Freddy King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimi Hendrix, and provides a close-up look at some of the famous guitars and amps that made rock 'n' roll history! An expert in Fender styles, Jim amassed a mind-boggling collection of original instruments for this session. Each is linked to a specific player and style for a complete understanding of the way they were used to achieve their trademark sounds. Includes music and tab. 90 minutes....details

Homespun Beginning Bluegrass Bass (DVD)
Mark Schatz teaches basic patterns and scales, fingerings, passing notes, chord progressions, arpeggios, chromatic scales and other important subjects, applying them to several classic bluegrass songs. 75 minutes....details

Homespun Intermediate Bluegrass Bass (DVD)
Mark Schatz explores rhythmic and tonal variety and more advanced bass technique, including waltz time, walking, slap bass, syncopations, hammer-ons and pull-offs for bluegrass, rockabilly and novelty tunes. 60 minutes....details

Homespun Licks and Solos for Electric Blues Guitar (DVD)
Here's a DVD lesson for novice players who want to get started playing blues on the electric guitar. Jim Weider shows the easy way to get into playing authentic licks, riffs, rhythms and hot solos. Each tune covers a different aspect of electric blues playing and provides a great solo for practicing the techniques he's taught. 90 minutes....details

Homespun You Can Play Electric Bass (DVD)
This DVD teaches left- and right-hand technique, scales, theory and a number of great bass lines in country, blues, rock and R&B styles. Roly teaches left-hand exercises, 12-bar blues, inversions, turnarounds and a wide range of helpful tips on performing, playing with a rhythm section, equipment and more. 100 minutes....details

Homespun Flatpicking with Doc (DVD)
Doc and fellow flatpicker Steve Kaufman trade licks and play duets, and Doc slows down some of his most requested songs and instrumentals so that learning players can follow along. Doc's breathtaking versions of classic ballads and bluegrass songs, fiddle tunes and country songs include lead and back-up, as well as the twin harmony parts that make these pieces show-stoppers. Songs: Little Sadie, More Pretty Girls Than One, New River Train, White House Blues, Open Up Them Pearly Gates, Salt Creek, Ragtime Annie, Goodnight Waltz, Walk On, Boy, and more. 80-MIN. DVD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun You Can Play Bluegrass Mandolin 1 (DVD)
Butch teaches all the basics and several classic tunes on these 2 starter videos/DVDs! DVD One teaches how to hold and tune the mandolin; basic chords and scales; simple melodies; how to work with open strings and execute double-stops; plus much more. Songs: John Henry, Nine-Pound Hammer, Old Joe Clark, Sally Goodin. 60-MIN. VIDEO or DVD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 1...details

Homespun You Can Play Bluegrass Mandolin 2 (DVD)
Butch teaches all the basics and several classic tunes on these 2 starter videos/DVDs! DVD 2 covers chord positions up and down the neck; soloing; slides; hammer-ons; open chord positions; open-string harmonies; how to increase playing speed; tremolo technique; double-stops; and more. Songs: Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Soldier's Joy, Whiskey Before Breakfast. 55-MIN. VIDEO or DVD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Bluegrass Banjo Backup For Beginners DVD
This DVD is the ultimate beginners' how-to course for playing back-up banjo in a bluegrass band, from the simplest basic strum to the chord vamping, rolls, up-the-neck positions and fill-in licks that banjo players use to spark the bluegrass sound....details

Homespun Easy Steps To Flamenco Guitar DVD
This unique lesson teaches anyone with basic guitar skills how to play the exciting rhythms and passionate chord changes of tango flamenco, a style made famous by the Gipsy Kings and others. Instructor, Aaron Gilmartin gets guitarists started with a typical flamenco chord progression, a variety of right-hand rasgueados (strums) and numerous exercises and play-along practice segments....details

Homespun Become a Better Fiddler - Bluegrass Tunes and Techniques (DVD)
Kenny teaches 11 great tunes, showing the basic melody and several hot variations. Chock-full of great tips on bowing, fingering, licks and tricks of the trade. Songs include: Little Rabbit, Bill Cheatham, Cotton Patch Rag, Tall Timber, Ace of Spades, Linda Lu, and Sugar Hill. For early intermediate-level players. 90 minutes....details

Homespun The 12-String Guitar of Roger McGuinn DVD
From the first notes of this DVD, Roger McGuinn's signature Rickenbacker 12-string will immerse you in the sound that made The Byrds a prime musical force. Roger teaches favorites from his powerful repertoire - "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Turn! Turn! Turn!," "Eight Miles High," "Mr. Spaceman," and others - and shows how to master the licks and guitar techniques that make his sound instantly recognizable. Roger provides important instructional pointers and detailed advice on basic 12-string maintenance, recording techniques, and other insider tips. Includes music and tab. 60 min....details

Homespun Classical Guitar and Beyond (Book/CD)
Starting with the simplest examples, you'll learn more than 25 beautiful, expressive classical guitar pieces while getting valuable playing tips that are useful to all guitarists, regardless of style. A challenging and enjoyable start in the fascinating field of classical guitar. 6 CDs and a music book....details

Homespun Blues on the Fiddle (Book/DVD)
Darol Anger's deep knowledge of the violin, along with his relaxed good humor and encouraging manner helps bring fiddlers to a whole new level. Using a "call and response" interactive teaching method, Darol trades licks with you as you learn tunes and styles from the Mississippi Delta to blues-inflected bluegrass, bebop, and even rock and roll. 88 min. Includes music booklet. (NOTE: Level 3: Early Intermediate: You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges.)The fiddle is a perfect vehicle for this soulful music, with its liquid slides and expressive, vocal-like intonation. As Darol says, "Once you learn to play a little blues, you can get by in pretty much any style." He starts right off with a great Sonny Rollins' riff blues, "Sonny Moon for Two". You'll learn the piece lick by lick, finally playing a duet in harmony with Darol. "Cool Blues" by Charlie Parker is another great riff blues. "Don't be scared," says Darol, "it's the easiest tune he wrote." Again, you'll trade licks and learn how to take blues ideas and apply them to any musical situation. "Blues in the Garage," an original Darol Anger piece written just for this lesson, combines shorter but more complex licks with slides, triplets and other important stylistic moves.Darol analyzes the pentatonic (five-note) blues scale and its added "blue notes," and teaches how you can easily transpose licks and tunes from one key to another. By using the right vibrato, bowing techniques, intonation and other nuances, it won't be long before you can get the true blues feeling and are riffing and jamming in all the blues styles....details

Homespun Seven Easy Pieces for Classical Guitar (DVD)
Frederic Hand, one of the world's top players, brings the beauty and romance of the classical guitar to any player who has a familiarity with the fingerboard and some basic classical technique. He teaches seven well-known and beloved student pieces, demonstrating correct technique and other invaluable pointers. Includes 3 Italian lute pieces (Vaghe Belleze, Bianco Fiore, Danza), plus Bach's Sarabande, Sor's Study in B Minor, Tarrega's Adelita, and Fred Hand's own distinguished arrangement of the traditional Shaker hymn Simple Gifts. 75 MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Get Started on 5-String Banjo! (DVD)
With his easy-to-follow, good-humored manner, David Holt can get anyone started on 5-string banjo. Here he teaches the parts of the banjo, how to hold it, how to get it in tune and the simple chords, strums and basic picking beginners will need to play their favorite traditional songs. 45-MIN., INCLUDES TAB, LEVEL 1...details

Homespun Classical Guitar (DVD)
The DVD lesson Frederic Hand has made for Homespun should be of interest to all guitarists who want to discover their natural dexterity for speed, tone and effortless technique! Beginning and advanced guitarists alike will benefit from his exploration into the fundamental principles of classical guitar. Includes in-depth analysis of beautiful pieces: John Dowland's Lady Hunnsden's Puffe, a dance by Gaspar Sanz, and 2 of Hand's own compositions. 75 MIN. DVD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2-5...details

Homespun Blues by the Book 2 (DVD)
Roy's firsthand knowledge of the great Piedmont-style players makes these DVDs a must for anyone who loves traditional blues. He demonstrates a wide variety of chords, right- and left-hand patterns, licks and much more! Songs: Black Dog Blues, Hesitation Blues, How Long, Every Day of the Week, Texas Blues, New Age Woman Blues, Polk City Ramble, Anywhere You Go I Can Go There Too. DVD 1, 75-MIN. and DVD 2, 80-MIN, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun The Banjo According to John Hartford 2 (DVD)
The late John Hartford was the extraordinary fiddle and banjo man who danced, played and sang to delighted audiences at festivals and concerts around the nation and the world. A thoughtful and knowledgeable musician, John imparts a treasure-trove of ideas and techniques, and banjo arrangements to some of his most requested songs, including the classic hit Gentle on My Mind. Each DVD: 60-MIN., INCLUDES TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar (DVD)
Steve Kaufman is one of America's top bluegrass guitarists. His video covers the basics of back-up guitar, from the simplest 2-chord song to Texas-style fiddle tunes. Players will master bass walks, the Lester Flatt G run, altered chords, complex progressions and more. Steve provides valuable insider's tips and gives the techniques and practice sessions needed to play solid back-up in any picking situation. Songs: Wabash Cannonball, Blackberry Blossom, Sally Goodin. 70-MIN. DVD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 1-2...details

Homespun Happy Traum Teaches Seven Classic Bob Dylan Songs on Guitar 2 DVD Set
Happy Traum's long association with Bob Dylan makes him the perfect instructor to teach these seven fingerstyle arrangements of Dylan favorites. The detailed, in-depth guitar lessons are designed for both early intermediate and more experienced players who will gain important guitar technique along with first-hand historical insights....details

Homespun You Can Play Guitar (DVD)
With this 2-DVD set, you can make music on the guitar - even if you've never strummed a note before! Instructor Happy Traum makes it easy with his unique step-by-step method, honed by 40 years of teaching experience. He provides the skills needed to play the chords, strum and sing literally hundreds of songs in a wide variety of styles. Includes chords, music, and tab. 2 DVDS: 3 hours and 20 min....details

Homespun Learn to Play Bottleneck Blues Guitar (DVD)
Filled with exercises and songs to get you started with bottleneck blues style. Beginning and experienced slide players alike will benefit from the powerful licks and runs, rhythm techniques, use of vibrato and harmonics, and other ways to get the true Delta sound. Songs: Walking Blues, Can't Be Satisfied, and Cross Road Blues....details

Homespun Essential Riffs for Guitar (DVD)
Packed with dozens of time-tested musical phrases, this lesson will help even a beginner become a strong lead guitarist. Each riff is played slowly, and then up to speed to give a feel for how it should sound in context. Jeff Pevar (guitarist for David Crosby) joins Artie to demonstrate how to use these lead lines while jamming on blues progressions. A demonstration of minor key jazz-blues phrases rounds out this repertoire of licks and will allow players to create hot solos. Includes music and tab. 55 min....details

Homespun The Blues Guitar of Keb Mo (DVD)
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kevin Moore (aka Keb' Mo') takes students on a powerful journey into the world of traditional and contemporary blues guitar. He begins by showing how turnarounds and harmonized scale passages can be the basis for developing fluid phrases in a Robert Johnson-style blues tune. Keb' then teaches 2 original songs, both employing a rhythmic alternating bass style as well as some jazz-oriented chords that add spice and interest to the songs. Switching to his National steel guitar, he then discusses the basics of slide technique, rounding out this exciting blues lesson. 75 minutes, includes tab....details

Homespun The Real Merle Travis Guitar (DVD)
Thom Bresh, the only son of the legendary guitarist Merle Travis, shows how to get the real Travis sound. He teaches several of Merle's best-loved guitar instrumentals: Guitar Rag, Cannonball Rag and others. A must-have for all serious acoustic guitar students! 90-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Ukulele for Kids - Lesson 1 (DVD)
Marcy teaches the parts of the instrument, how to hold it and tune it up, and nine popular songs! This excellent introduction to music covers finger coordination, ear training and basic theory. Attractive on-screen graphics illustrate fingering for the five basic chords taught here. 55-MIN., INCLUDES BOOK + PROGRESS CHART, LEVEL 1 (ages 5-10)...details

Homespun Get Rolling - An Ultra-Easy, No-Fail Introduction to Bluegrass Banjo (DVD)
Pete Dr. Banjo Wernick gets total novices to make good banjo music almost immediately. With only 2 chords, Pete has newcomers strumming and accompanying ten bluegrass standards. By learning a third easy chord, they are now able to play along with almost any bluegrass song. Next, it's time for the basic banjo rolls that really start sounding like bluegrass picking. This super-easy lesson has been time-tested at Pete's many workshops and music camps, and it works! Includes play-alongs with guest students. 60-MIN. DVD, INCLUDES CHORDS + LYRICS, LEVEL 1...details

Homespun Essential Techniques for Acoustic Bass 1 (DVD)
Veteran bassist Todd Phillips breaks down technique and musicianship for the acoustic bass from the ground up. He gives detailed instruction in the mechanics of playing, bass setup, how to develop strength and stamina, and how to become fully familiar with the fingerboard. Unique on-screen diagrams and close-up camera work make scales, chords and bass lines easily apparent. Excellent for total beginners, and for more experienced players who want to build their existing skills. DVD One: 80 MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Fingerstyle Arrangements for Hymns, Spirituals and Sacred Songs 2 (DVD)
Here are some of America's favorite songs of spirit and faith from the folk and blues tradition, specially arranged for beginning and intermediate fingerstyle guitarists. Each song can be played as simple accompaniment for singing or as a more complex guitar instrumental. The pieces advance in difficulty, so that by the end of DVD 2, the guitar student will have tackled some challenging material that will be applicable to any style of music. DVD 2: 70 MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Learn to Play Waltzes (VHS)
Learn To Play Waltzes Flatpicking Style taught by Steve Kaufman is a 70 minute Homespun video. He teaches his arrangements to some of the most beautiful instrumentals in the guitar repertory. Steve teaches five pieces in great detail, showing how to play them flatpick style....details

Homespun Guitar Styles of The Carter Family (VHS)
The Carter Family has been a seminal force in the history of recorded country music. Maybelle Carter's dynamic thumb lead style in particular is essential knowledge for anyone interested in playing traditional American folk or country guitar. In this lesson, Mike Seeger teaches how to get the famous Carter Family guitar sound and incorporate it into some of their most significant songs. Even near-beginners will be able to learn these pieces, while more experienced guitarists will enjoy the nuances and subtleties of Maybelle's influential style. Mike is joined by Janette Carter, who offers reminiscences of the family, demonstrates her mother's guitar playing, and sings on most of the songs. Songs include: Wildwood Flower, Jimmie Brown the Newsboy, The Cannonball, Little Darling Pal of Mine, You Are My Flower, Pretty Polly, and I Never Will Marry. 85-MIN. VIDEO, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Innovative Arrangements for American Blues/Roots Guitar (VHS)
Legendary singer/guitarist Geoff Muldaur teaches six gospel and blues arrangements that are filled with ideas, techniques and wonderful songs. Geoff uses standard ingredients of fingerstyle playing combined with rich chord voicings that add a jazz sensibility to traditional music. With his rare musical intelligence, he sheds light on how, by making small changes, you can make turnarounds and blues licks sound fresh and new. Gospel songs: Just a Little While to Stay Here, Trouble Soon Be Over, I Believe I'll Go Back Home. Blues songs: Wild Ox Moan, Got to Find Blind Lemon, Tears Come Rolling Down. 85-MIN. VIDEO, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Southern Banjo Styles - Volume 3 (VHS)
The banjo inspired a great variety of playing styles in the South during the 19th and 20th centuries. On this video, Mike Seeger presents an overview of mid-20th-century styles, helping you develop a full range of traditional techniques and repertoire. Each lesson features a complete performance of a song or tune (each one played on a different historical banjo), commentary on its style and source, and detailed instruction for playing it. Songs: Down South Blues, Last Night When My Willie Come Home, Wabash Blues, Bright Sunny South, Roll On John, Needlecase, Come My Little Pink, I'm Head over Heels in Love. 110-MIN., LEVEL 3, INCLUDES TAB + DETAILED INFORMATIONAL NOTES...details

Homespun Learn to Play the Irish Bouzouki (VHS)
Zan McLeod, one of the Celtic music world's most talented bouzouki players, accompanists and arrangers, has created a fantastic lesson for beginners and experienced players alike. Zan teaching tunings, basic scales and chords, as well as pick technique and rhythmic innovations (cross picking, strumming patterns, accents and syncopations). He then explores the bouzouki through the study of traditional reels, jigs and slip jigs. Songs include: Lady Anne Montgomery, The Galway Rambler, Kesh Jig, Barney Bralligan's, and The Butterfly. LEVEL 1, 90 MIN....details

Homespun Southern Banjo Styles 3-Video Set (VHS)
Mike Seeger's in-depth survey of southern banjo styles teaches nine pieces to help players develop a full range of repertoire and traditional techniques. Each section features a performance of an important historic song, information as to its style and source, a close-up view of each of the nine banjos used, and detailed instruction on how to play it. Video One: Songs: Soon in the Morning, Babe; Roustabout; Jim Crack Corn; Battle in the Horseshoe; Darling Cora; Devil's Dream; Little Birdie; Around the World; and Whoopin' Up Cattle. 86-MIN. VIDEO, INCLUDES TAB + DETAILED INFORMATIONAL NOTES, EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Video 2: Focuses on 2- and 3-finger techniques. Songs: Flop Eared Mule, Lost Gander, The Sailor and the Soldier, American Spanish Fandango, Got No Silver Nor Gold, Blues, We're Up Against It Now, That's What Old Bachelors Are Made Out Of, The Last of Callahan, Lady Gay. 90-MIN. VIDEO, INCLUDES TAB + DETAILED INFORMATIONAL NOTES, EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. Video Three: Presents an overview of mid-20th-century styles, helping you develop a full range of traditional techniques and repertoire. Songs: Down South Blues, Last Night When My Willie Come Home, Wabash Blues, Bright Sunny South, Roll On John, Needlecase, Come My Little Pink, I'm Head Over Heels in Love. 110-MIN., EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, INCLUDES TAB + DETAILED INFORMATIONAL NOTES....details

Homespun Techniques for Contemporary 12-String Guitar (VHS)
This lesson by one of the pioneers of the contemporary fingerstyle guitar movement provides new insights into the sounds, techniques and innovations that are possible on the 12-string guitar. It is jam-packed with important tips on tuning, stringing and setting up the instrument, plus revolutionary ways of picking the 12-string. Several complete instrumentals are taught, including: Sailor's Hornpipe, Fisher's Hornpipe, Halfway, Bells of the Harbor, War Games, Over the Pass. 90-MIN. DVD or VIDEO, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Lead Singing and Rhythm Guitar - Finding Your Bluegrass Voice (VHS)
One of America's greatest performers helps bluegrass players improve their singing and fine-tune their rhythm guitar playing. Peter Rowan imparts wisdom and advice based on decades of experience playing and singing with bands from Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys to Old and In the Way. He provides invaluable tips on breathing, phrasing, vocal improvisation and the intricacies of guitar accompaniment for bluegrass songs. Peter teaches and analyses a set of classic songs from the repertoire, including: Blue Moon of Kentucky, Walls of Time, Wayfaring Stranger, In the Pines. 90-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun The Joy of Uke - Volume 2 (VHS)
In this long-awaited follow-up to Volume 1, Jim teaches chord shapes and progressions, complex strums and accompaniments to some of the most beloved songs in popular music history. With his usual warmth and good humor, Jim guides you through each song, slowing down the tricky parts and sprinkling the lesson with wisdom gleaned from his deep knowledge of the instrument. Before long he'll have you singing and playing: Under the Boardwalk, That Hawaiian Melody, You Made Me Love You, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Bye Bye Blackbird, Girl from Ipanema, and Blue Moon. Jim's special guest, Lyle Ritz, is a legend, known throughout the world as one of the masters of the ukulele. He shares his ideas about the instrument and demonstrates some of his most requested instrumentals: Dream, Lulu's Back in Town, Fly Me to the Moon, and Ritz Cracker. 90-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO, INCLUDES MUSIC + CHORDS, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun The Guitar of Paul Brady - Playing Traditional and Contemporary Irish Songs (VHS)
Paul Brady's interpretations of traditional Irish ballads have won him near-fanatical fans on both sides of the Atlantic, and his contemporary rock songs have made him the preeminent Irish singer-songwriter of his generation. Here he takes apart eleven of his most popular songs for learning guitarists: Lakes of Ponchartrain, Arthur McBride, Mary and the Soldier, Luck of the Draw, Crazy Dreams, Nobody Knows, and more. 90-MIN DVD or VIDEO, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Figuring Out the Fingerboard (DVD)
This melodic approach to guitar soloing and improvisation teaches players how to fully understand the fingerboard, particularly for playing flatpick style fiddle tunes and bluegrass instrumentals. 90 minutes....details

Homespun Guitar Styles of the Carter Family (DVD)
The Carter Family has been a seminal force in the history of recorded country music. Maybelle Carter's dynamic "thumb lead" style in particular is essential knowledge for anyone interested in playing traditional American folk or country guitar. In this lesson, Mike Seeger teaches how to get the famous Carter Family guitar sound and incorporate it into some of their most significant songs. Even near-beginners will be able to learn these pieces, while more experienced guitarists will enjoy the nuances and subtleties of Maybelle's influential style. Mike is joined by Janette Carter, who offers reminiscences of the family, demonstrates her mother's guitar playing, and sings on most of the songs. Songs include: Wildwood Flower, Jimmie Brown the Newsboy, The Cannonball, Little Darling Pal of Mine, You Are My Flower, Pretty Polly, and I Never Will Marry. 85 minutes....details

Homespun Guitar for the Absolute Beginner (Book/CD)
Here is a complete course that will have anyone playing the guitar in minutes! Happy Traum, one of the world's most experienced guitar teachers, has carefully designed this hands-on, step-by-step method for all age groups. All the basic chords and important picking and strumming techniques are taught, and the student will be singing and playing more than a dozen songs right from the first lesson! By the end of this course he or she will know over 70 songs, and be able to play in most keys using a variety of picking and strumming techniques....details

Homespun A Beginner s Guide to Chord Positions (Book/CD)
Find chords in the upper reaches of the fingerboard, and learn the basic concepts of music theory for guitar. Starting with the easiest 3-string movable chord positions, Happy explains with very clear, simple instructions how to use them, combining them with other movable chords until you can play in any position and in any key. Moving on to 4, 5, and 6-string (barre) movable chords, you'll learn songs and chord progressions that will help you put your newly acquired chord knowledge into practice. Includes 2 CDs....details

Homespun Dan Crary s Flatpick Guitar Workshop (DVD)
Dan Crary imparts a wealth of technical knowledge, encouragement, inspiration and powerful ideas that will benefit all guitar students. Includes instruction on numerous runs, syncopated licks, crosspicking and more. Dan redefines performing, arranging, improvising, soloing, and practicing, and teaches these songs: Lime Rock, Arkansas Traveler, John Henry, Foggy Mountain Special, Sally Goodin. 85 minutes....details

Homespun Old Time Banjo Styles (DVD)
Taught by Mike Seeger with special guests Doc Watson, Kirk Sutphin, Greg Hooven, Etta Baker, and Joe and Odell Thompson. Mike Seeger's expertise in two- and three-finger picking, clawhammer, and other old-time styles comes across clearly in this instructional session. Special workshop performances by some of the country's top traditional players give banjo students rare insight into the subtle beauty of this uniquely American music. Produced by Smithsonian/Folkways and Homespun Video. 90-MINUTE DVD....details

Homespun Slide Guitar for Rock and Blues (DVD)
One of today's hottest slide guitarists shows how to get the sounds that drive the best electric rock and blues bands: vibrato, dynamics, intonation, slide-hammer technique, damping strings and much more. Includes sizzling versions of: Look Over Yonders Wall, The Sky Is Crying, Walking Blues, Tip Walk, Black Cat Bone to illustrate turnarounds, endings and complete solos in several styles. 90-MIN. Includes music and tab....details

Homespun The Bass Guitar of Jack Casady (DVD)
This DVD lesson is a treasury of the ideas and techniques of one of rock's legendary bassists. Jack Casady analyses his bass parts for classic tunes from the Hot Tuna repertoire and discusses the musical concepts that make up his unique style. 80-MIN. INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB....details

Homespun Traditional Hawaiian Guitar (DVD)
This fascinating DVD teaches the real Hawaiian steel guitar sound, including bar technique, scale patterns, tunings, vibrato, harmonic "chimes" and other essentials. These traditional Hawaiian songs are taught: Mai Kai No Kauai, Maui Chimes, Moana Chimes Uhe, Uhene. 85 minutes. INCLUDES TAB....details

Homespun Artie Traum Teaches 101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar (Book/CD)
Here are over 100 great riffs that can be played in virtually any style! Easy to learn, these sizzling licks will make developing guitarists better players, whether in blues, folk, bluegrass or country music. Numerous examples are included that will show how to use these lead lines in songs, allowing acoustic guitarists to make quantum improvements in their technique....details

Homespun 30 Fiddle Tunes For Mandolin Taught by Butch Baldassari Book with CD
These 30 classic fiddle tunes will add depth to any player's repertoire and technical proficiency. Butch plays each piece both slowly and up-to-speed, and provides rhythm tracks (with mandolin and guitar) that allow for instant practice sessions, anytime. Songs: St. Anne's Reel, Fisher's Hornpipe, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Little Rabbit, Cherokee Shuffle, Fire on the Mountain, more. Includes music and tablature....details

Homespun Fingerpicking Made Easy (CD)
This helpful method in the use of right-hand patterns for both song accompaniment and solo melody playing gives novice pickers a thorough introduction to the fingerpicking style, and shows how it can be immediately applied to more than a dozen great songs. Once these patterns are mastered, the student will be able to go on to the more advanced fingerpicking styles of Mississippi John Hurt, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, and other great players. THREE CDs, INCLUDES TAB BOOK, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Accelerate Your Bass Playing (DVD)
The DVD will help take your playing to the next level. Professor Anthony Vitti shares his proven method for improving the fundamental skills required to freely express yourself on the bass in many musical styles. The easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations in this DVD can be applied to all levels and styles. Topics covered include fingering exercises, interval and ear training, funk/R&B techniques, and rhythm studies. A clear and detailed instruction is given both onscreen and in the accompanying 80-page booklet. 55 minutes....details

Homespun Happy Traum's Fingerpicking Method CD Set
These 6 CDs will teach you how to pick out syncopated melodies while maintaining a steady rhythmic bass pattern in the styles of Merle Travis, Elizabeth Cotten, Mississippi John Hurt, and others. Even students who have never done this kind of picking before will be improvising fingerpicking solos by the end of this series! Music and tab. Level 2-4....details

Homespun Essential Exercises For Fingerstyle Guitar (DVD)
An accomplished fingerstyle guitarist needs to have full control of his or her picking hand and a complete knowledge of the fingerboard. Peter Huttlinger provides the advice, practice routines, and exercises that will enable learning guitarists to play with good tone, strict timing, and confidence. 60 min. Early intermediate. Music and tab....details

Homespun Branching out on Bluegrass Banjo 1 (DVD)
Learn to play bluegrass banjo with this DVD that includes hundreds of building blocks to create licks, back-ups and solos. Learn dozens of left-hand chord groups, versatile right-hand rolls, classic up-the-neck licks and other banjo techniques. 110-MIN DVD, Includes tab, early intermediate level....details

Homespun Branching Out on Bluegrass Banjo 2 (DVD)
The big tree of banjo licks, chord progressions, ascending and descending runs, back-ups, modulations from one key to another, improvising ideas, favorite Scruggs and Reno-style runs and licks and lots more! 90-MIN DVD, Includes tab, Intermediate Level....details

Homespun Learn To Play The Songs Of Dan Fogelberg DVD By Pete Huttlinger
During a brilliant three-decade career, Dan Fogelberg's iconic songs, soaring vocals and rich guitar arrangements gained him millions of avid fans and secured him a place in the pantheon of American popular music. His acoustic-based songs drew from a variety of sources: rock, pop, bluegrass and the California folk-rock sounds of the '70s and '80s. Pete Huttlinger was smitten at an early age by Dan's recordings, and he absorbed and analyzed the guitar techniques that helped create the unique Fogelberg sound. He describes, in note-for-note detail, how to play seven classics, all taken from the album Souvenirs: There's a Place in the World for a Gambler ú As the Raven Flies ú Morning Sky ú Changing Horses ú Part of the Plan ú Song from Half Mountain ú and Souvenirs. Pete's detailed breakdown of Dan's guitar parts, and his loving recreations of these beautiful songs, will satisfy learning guitarists at all levels. You'll incorporate bluegrass flatpicking and fingerpicking accompaniments; easy rhythmic strumming and intricate solos; a variety of tunings, cool licks and endings that will make you the envy of all your guitar playing friends....details

Homespun Hymns For Guitar: Inspirational Arrangements For Fingerstyle Players DVD By Pete Huttlinger
Traditional hymns, with their resonant melodies, rich harmonic structures and deep messages of faith and inspiration, have been joyfully passed down through the ages. Pete Huttlinger has taken seven carefully chosen pieces and has arranged them for intermediate fingerstyle guitarists: I've Got Peace like a River ú Blessed Assurance ú Holy, Holy, Holy ú Redeemed ú Be Thou My Vision ú From Every Stormy Wind That Blows ú Abide with Me. 60 MIN. ú LEVEL 3 ú INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB .PDF...details

Homespun Steve Kaufman's 4 Hour Bluegrass Workout Book/4 CD Package
Here's a great way to improve your picking, build up speed and stamina, and get those licks and solos working - no matter what instrument you play! Whether you are a professional or a parking lot player, these fabulous sessions will get your fingers in shape - fast! On the four CDs, you have a dedicated bluegrass band on the right speaker to give you solid back-up to 49 great tunes, both slowed-down and up-to-speed. The lead part can be heard in the left channel....details

Homespun The Peter Rowan Guitar Tab Songbook
The Peter Rowan Songbook includes tablature, chord shapes, lyrics pages, and lead sheets. The accompanying CD has an introduction and a performance of each song by Peter Rowan. Songs include "Panama Red," "Bluegrass Boy," "That High Lonesome Sound," "Midnight Moonlight," "Pulling the Devil by the Tail," "Wild Geese Cry Again," "Ruby Ridge," "Before the Streets Were Paved," "Electric Blanket," "On the Wings of Horses," "I Dreamed of a Home," "Faith, Love and Devotion," "Let the Harvest Go to Seed," "Fetch Wood, Carry Water," and "Dust Bowl Children." 74 pages. All levels....details

Homespun Easy Steps to Blues Guitar Jamming (DVD)
Even a novice will be able to play along with this guitar lesson. Filled with detailed instruction, you'll learn good songs, invaluable advice, and the techniques needed to improvise creative solos. In a relaxed, user-friendly session, Happy and Artie provide rhythmic backup for jamming along with them for each song and technique they teach. Includes music and tab. Beginner level. 105 minutes....details

Homespun The Blues Guitar of Hubert Sumlin (DVD)
Bluesman Hubert Sumlin who played guitar in Howlin' Wolf's band for more than twenty-five years discusses his guitar style, technique and influences with Jimmy Vivino of the Conan O'Brien Band. Backed by a stellar rhythm section, Hubert plays through some of his favorite Wolf tunes on guitar and sheds light on his traditional, Mississippi-based fingerpicking blues style. 60 minutes. Includes tab. Early intermediate level....details

Homespun Make Up Your Own Banjo Solos DVD 2 By Pete Wernick
In this follow-up DVD, Pete Wernick makes it easy to create convincing solos in common keys that normally challenge learning players: D, C, F and G - without a capo. Pete explores nine bluegrass standards, taking each song's melody and showing how to weave it into a full arrangement. Songs: Down in the Valley to Pray ú Angeline the Baker ú New River Train ú and more. LEVEL 3 ú INCLUDES TAB .PDF ON DISC ú 1 HR., 55 MIN....details

Homespun Steve Kaufman Teaches Crowd Pleasers And Show Stoppers DVD
One of Homespun's most prolific instructors teaches nine exciting and challenging pieces for intermediate to advanced flatpick guitarists. The instrumentals include bluegrass standards, Celtic session tunes, folk and pop arrangements and a beautiful waltz: Interstate Rag ú First Century Reel ú Beaumont Rag ú Black Mountain Rag ú Festival Waltz ú Calgary Polka ú and more! LEVEL 4 ú INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB ú 110 MIN....details

Homespun Professor Louie's Rock And Blues Accordion: A Complete Course For The Beginner DVD
Keyboardist and producer Aaron Professor Louie Hurwitz provides all the basics, then getsÝbeginningÝaccordionists right into blues and rock rhythms and riffs. Especially good for pianists who want to get into different sounds and grooves. LEVEL ONE ú INCLUDES MUSIC & DIAGRAMS ú 2 HOURS...details

Homespun The Happy Traum Guitar Method: Basic Arranging Techniques DVD 1
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Homespun Great Mandolin Lessons: learn From Nine Master Players DVD
Taught by Butch Baldassari, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Tim O'Brien, Norman Blake, Steve James, Jesse McReynolds, Ronnie McCoury and Chris Thile The nine powerful lessons on this DVD represent mandolin instruction at its very best. Each segment, taught by a master of the instrument, has been chosen to give learning players new techniques, tunes and musical insights. The styles taught include bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, blues and contemporary. Music and tab file included on DVD. Beginner to early intermediate level. 1 hour, 40 minutes....details

Homespun Great Fiddle Lessons: Bluegrass And Old-Time Styles DVD
Taught by Jim Wood, Kenny Kosek, Vassar Clements, Richard Greene, Brad Leftwich, Bruce Molsky, Jay Ungar, Stacy Phillips The eight lessons on this DVD, compiled from Homespun's incomparable library of music instruction, represent fiddle tuition at its very best. The lessons start at an easy beginner level and progressively get more challenging, providing a full range of techniques, styles, musical ideas and repertoire tunes to learning players at all levels. 75 MIN. ú LEVEL ALL ú INCLUDES MUSIC .PDF...details

Homespun The Acoustic Guitar Method (DVD)
These carefully graded starter lessons for the acoustic guitar are based on David Hamburger's best-selling books, issued by the publishers of Acoustic Guitar magazine. Beginner guitarists will learn how to use a pick and form all the most important chords, while those with some guitar experience will learn fingerpicking styles and other essential playing techniques. More than two-dozen classic songs are taught, drawn from blues, folk, country and bluegrass traditions. Includes music and tab....details

Homespun The Power of Delta Blues Guitar - 2 DVD Set
In The Power of Delta Blues Guitar DVD, one of America's most knowledgeable and talented exponents of the Delta blues, Rory Block, teaches several of her favorite tunes and blues guitar techniques. In this 2 DVD set, Rory covers regular and open tunings, treble melodies, bass runs, slides, string bending, and a variety of amazing acoustic blues styles....details

Homespun Country Telecaster Virtuosity (DVD)
Here are the electric guitar techniques that will add hot solos and powerful drive to any country or rock band! Ray Flacke teaches the mind-boggling guitar licks that have made him highly sought-after for record dates, jingles and live gigs on the Nashville scene for more than thirty years. 90-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + GUITAR TAB, EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Lead Guitar Breaks for Bluegrass Songs (DVD)
Steve Kaufman breaks down lead solos to six classic songs, demonstrating the licks, chord inversions, embellishments, flatpick techniques and other important pointers that will show learning players how to take it! 60-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + GUITAR TAB, EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Learn to Play Waltzes (DVD)
Guitar lessons for easy intermediate to advanced level players. Steve Kaufman, master flatpicker teaches his arrangements to some of the most beautiful instrumentals in the guitar repertory, showing how to play them flatpick style: "When I Grow Too Old to Dream," "Star of the County Down," "Ookpik Waltz," "Memory Waltz," "Skaters Waltz." 70-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + GUITAR TAB, EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Learn To Play Gospel Piano 2 DVD Set
This inspirational course in gospel piano has been specially designed for novice and intermediate players. West Virginia's First Lady of Gospel Music teaches powerful arrangements of traditional spirituals and hymns, complete with melody, harmony notes, chords, runs, turnarounds and left-hand bass lines. Two hours of instruction! 2-DVD SET ú INCLUDES MUSIC ú LEVEL 2/3...details

Homespun Fiddle For The Absolute Beginner DVD
This two-hour starter course takes the mystery out of fiddle playing for any new player. Fiddle champion Jim Wood shows proper posture and body alignment, how to hold the fiddle and bow, tune up, and start fingering notes. Includes a basic scale and beginner play-along versions of: Old Joe Clark ú Cripple Creek ú and Cotton-Eyed Joe. LEVEL 1 ú INCLUDES MUSIC ú 120 MIN....details

Homespun Andy LaVerne and John Abercrombie in Concert (VHS)
Invite 2 jazz masters into your living room for a concert you'll enjoy watching again and again! Pianist Andy LaVerne and guitarist John Abercrombie present a superb set of live jazz, recorded at the Kleinert/James Arts Center in Woodstock, New York. Includes insightful backstage interviews & conversations with these famous jazz musicians, and the songs "Sweet And Lovely," "John's Waltz," "How Deep Is The Ocean," "The Quality Of Your Silence," "I Hear A Rhapsody," "I Loves You Porgy," "Dream Team," "By Name Only." 60 min. video....details

Homespun Singing In The African American Tradition Volume 2 (Book/CD Package)
Individuals, friends, choirs, church, camp and community groups of any background will enjoy participating in this uplifting singing tradition. Ysaye, a charter member of the great a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock, teaches melodies, harmonies, rhythms and counter-melodies to 17 traditional songs from African American culture, including spirituals, hymns, gospels and songs from the Civil Rights Movement....details

Homespun Mastering the Electric Bass: Scales 2 (DVD)
With Mastering the Electric Bass DVD, you get a study of scales, chords, and modes and their application up and down the fretboard, including all the possible combinations of chord tones with play-along bass line examples. Variations on the blues are considered, as are playing arpeggios, recognizing intervals, and creating solos in all modes. Includes music and tab. 60-minutes....details

Homespun New Directions For Harmonica DVD
Howard Levy teaches how to play chromatically on a diatonic instrument! Harpists will learn how to accurately use bends, overblows and overdraws to play a complete chromatic scale, and be able to play blues, classical, jazz, pop or Latin tunes on their basic ten-hole harmonica. Accompanying booklet includes music and diagrams. 90 minutes....details

Homespun Mastering the Electric Bass 2-DVD Set
Solid, musical bass lines are the foundation for any band's sound, and this in-depth lesson by bassist David Gross provides a wealth of information, practical exercises, and musical examples to help you become a better player.This 2-DVD set teaches you all the fundamentals you'll need to create your own bass playing style. You'll become a more fluid and literate musician-and an asset to any band-regardless of what type of music you like to play. Both lessons feature dynamic play-alongs with David and his band.Lesson One: Scales, Modes, and Their Applications The first DVD tutorial shows exercises to strengthen your hands and develop your musical ear as a bassist. David takes you through scales and modes in every position, adding octave patterns, arpeggios, rhythm grooves, and other devices to expand your musical vocabulary. Learn to transpose; hear rhythmic changes; and understand intervals, chord substitutions, and voicings. Includes dozens of practice patterns and exercises.Lesson Two: Further Mastery of Scales & Modes The second DVD tutorial explores scales and modes in greater depth so you can create inventive solos and become a well-rounded musician. You'll learn to identify and play intervals, then master 14 patterns that can be used to create original bass lines and propel any band. David shows you how to build an exciting arsenal of grooves, add a variety of scales to your lines, discover more exotic ways to play the blues, and gives numerous practice exercises....details

Homespun A Guide to Two-Guitar Jamming (DVD)
In a lively, jam-packed display of ideas and musicianship, Mike Dowling and Pat Donohue teach the necessary strategies that enable guitarists to make good music together, regardless of the song or style, or even if they've never played a particular tune before. The two pros demonstrate a wide variety of essential guitar playing skills, taking the mystery out of how to jam on classic folk, ragtime and blues tunes. 105-MIN., Includes Music and Tab, Intermediate Level...details

Homespun The Mandolin of Norman Blake (DVD)
Norman Blake teaches old-time and original instrumentals in Celtic and Southern mountain tradition, chosen for easy learning by intermediate-level mandolin players. He gives advice on tuning, phrasing, ornaments, double-stops, tremolos, drones and much more. With this DVD, you'll learn to play these 9 songs: John Brown's March, The Hollow Poplar, Father's Hall, Jack Danielson's Reel, Mandolin Fanfare. 90-MIN., Includes Tab, Early Intermediate Level...details

Homespun Rockabilly Slap Bass (DVD)
This informative and entertaining DVD by a rockabilly master and co-founder of the Stray Cats teaches the spectacular multi-rhythmic slapping that will stop any show. Lee shows how to combine right hand techniques with blues bass lines and arpeggios, and gives valuable advice on getting the best possible sound. Instruction includes demonstrations by his band Big Blue. 60-MIN., Beginner Level....details

Homespun 20 Gospel Tunes That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know Guitar Book with CD
New CD Series! This detailed course from Homespun covers beginning, intermediate and advanced flatpicking techniques. Lessons teach a dazzling set of gospel standards that are great for playing at bluegrass jam sessions or family gatherings. Includes rhythm backups for productive and exciting practice sessions. 6 CDs, Includes 105-page book with music and tab. All levels....details

Homespun Learn to Play Clawhammer Banjo Lesson 2: Intermediate (DVD)
In these banjo lessons on DVD, Bob Carlin provides a deeper analysis of previously learned skills, adds drop thumb style to the mix, and experiments with variations and endings. You'll also get advice on choosing a banjo....details

Homespun Acoustic Guitar Jorma Kaukonen 1 (DVD)
Jorma Kaukonen's first musical influences were the fingerpicking blues of Blind Blake, Rev. Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy, and other traditional players. From those inspirations, he built the acoustic guitar style that has made him a top guitarist and a legendary figure in the pop music world.In this insightful lesson, Jorma breaks down his fingerpicking style, lick by lick, with important tips on use of the slide, open tunings, right hand picking, and innumerable other techniques . You'll learn four of Jorma's favorite pieces in detail, and in no time will be playing traditional tunes on guitar including "West Coast Blues" and "Hesitation Blues," as well as classic originals "Crystal City" and "Embryonic Journey." Close-ups, split-screens and other techniques help you see and hear Jorma's powerful guitar playing technique, providing intriguing guitar study and invaluable insights into his approach to his music.As a special bonus, Jorma and longtime Airplane/Hot Tuna partner Jack Cassidy demonstrate how two musicians on bass and guitar can collaborate to develop songs....details

Homespun Learn to Play Western Swing Steel Guitar Lesson 1 Learning the Basics (DVD)
Starting with the basics of C6 tuning, you'll learn how to use the bar, picks, and volume pedal, plus important lap steel guitar techniques such as bar slams, octave slides, palm blocking, chord inversions, back-up licks, harmony lines, scales, slants, augmented chords, and much more. Put it all into practice with classics such as "Cold, Cold Heart" and "San Antonio Rose."...details

Homespun Learn to Play Western Swing Steel Guitar 2 DVD Set
Cindy Cashdollar shows you how to play the 8-string, electric non-pedal lap steel guitar. Starting with the basics of C6 tuning, you'll learn how to use the bar, picks, and volume pedal, plus important playing techniques such as bar slams, octave slides, palm blocking, chord inversions, back-up licks, harmony lines, scales, slants, augmented chords, and much more. 2 - 60-minute instructional DVDs with music and guitar tab....details

Homespun Boogie Woogie Guitar (DVD)
Del Rey was inspired in equal parts by classic blues guitarists and New Orleans barrelhouse pianists. Her powerful and dynamic teaching style combines blues riffs with walking basses and funky grooves, and she'll teach you to play these techniques with style and humor. The lessons are great for guitarists who want to move into new and exciting blues territory. Includes music and guitar tab. 90 minutes....details

Homespun All Star Bluegrass Jam-Along For Banjo Book/CD
These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrass songs & instrumentals, created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists. The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune, then a more adventurous improvisation, and each solo is transcribed in detail. The CD provides the audio versions of the solos, plus multiple rhythm tracks performed at moderate tempo for easy play-along. This great series will help you build your repertoire & get your licks in shape, so you can shine in your next performance or jam session! Songs include: Bill Cheatham ú Blackberry Blossom ú Down in the Willow Garden ú I Am a Pilgrim ú I'll Fly Away ú In the Pines ú John Hardy ú Old Joe Clark ú Soldier's Joy ú more!...details

Homespun Bluegrass Mandolin Workshop (DVD)
This comprehensive mandolin workshop takes you from bare-bone basics to solidly intermediate material in a single 2-hour lesson. Butch Baldassari has distilled his popular teaching method into one jam-packed DVD, providing detailed instruction in all aspects of mandolin playing. Butch gives you exercises to build your playing technique and teaches you how to master fiddle tunes, take solos, and play the famous Bill Monroe licks that make up the language of bluegrass. He shares advice about fingering, pick control, alternate chord forms, playing scales in a variety of keys, and imparts other invaluable information that will help you develop style, flair, and a deep knowledge of your mandolin. Best of all, you'll learn to play 20 songs that should be in the repertoire of every mandolinist playing bluegrass today!...details

Homespun Clawhammer Banjo 2-DVD Set
David Holt has long been considered one of the finest players and teachers of old-time clawhammer banjo. He learned his craft directly from some of the original masters—Fred Cockerham, Kyle Creed, Tommy Jarrell, and other legendary players. David covers the fundamentals of clawhammer playing and provides an overview of the specific nuances that will make your renditions accurate and true to the traditional old-time sound. You'll learn important right-hand techniques such as single- and double-thumbing, "continuous" picking, double-thumb rolls and the all-important clicking sound that comes from down-picking the strings with just the right-hand position....details

Homespun Acoustic Guitar Jorma Kaukonen 3 DVD Set
These 3 guitar lessons teach Jorma's traditional fingerpicking stylings as well as his more contemporary original guitar compositions that make up the Hot Tuna phenomenon. The legendary rock and blues guitarist explores, in detail, many of the songs, licks and instrumentals he learned from Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy, and other great players. Add to your repertoire, improve your own acoustic playing and develop an understanding of Jorma Kaukonen's musical origins and playing techniques....details

Homespun Guitar Chord Magic: Fingerstyle 2 (DVD)
In the Guitar Chord Magic DVD, Artie continues his exploration of the guitar's harmonic possibilities with easy but effective chord shapes, progressions, moving basses, harmony lines, instrumental compositions and song accompaniments. Includes chords. 60 minutes....details

Homespun B‚la Fleck Teaches Banjo Picking Styles (DVD)
In these advanced banjo lessons, Béla Fleck covers bluegrass, single-string style, harmonics, blues improvisations, Celtic sounds and lots more in fascinating arrangements of: "Texas Bar-B-Que," "Natural Bridge Suite," "Brilliancy," "John Henry," "The Wind That Shakes The Barley." Includes tab. 60 minutes....details

Homespun Guitar Chord Magic: Cool Chords 1 (DVD)
In the Guitar Chord Magic DVD, Artie teaches how to build chords, turning them into 7th, 9th, 11th and 13th formations. He illustrates these playing techniques and offers new ways to play blues progressions and original songs. Includes chords. 60 minutes....details

Homespun Acoustic Guitar Method with CD and 2-DVD Set
This mega-pack features the book/CD pack written by David Hamburger combined with the 2-DVD set, also featuring David Hamburger.The Acoustic Guitar Method, Book 1 The first in a series of beginning method books that uses traditional American music to teach authentic techniques and songs. From the folk, blues and old-time music of yesterday have come the rock, country and jazz of today. Now you can begin understanding, playing and enjoying these essential traditions and styles on the instrument that truly represents American music: the acoustic guitar. Working in both tablature and standard notation, you'll learn how to find notes on the fingerboard, a variety of basic chords and strums, country backup basics, waltz time, and melodies with half notes and rests. When you're done with this method series, you'll know dozens of the tunes that form the backbone of American music and be able to play them using a variety of flatpicking and fingerpicking techniques. Songs include "Man of Constant Sorrow," "Columbus Stockade Blues," "Careless Love," "Get Along Home, Cindy," "Sally Goodin," "Ida Red," "Darling Corey," "Hot Corn, Cold Corn," "East Virginia Blues," "In the Pines," "Banks of the Ohio," "Scarborough Fair," and "Shady Grove."The Acoustic Guitar Method DVD These carefully graded starter lessons are based on David Hamburger's best-selling books, issued by the publishers of Acoustic Guitar magazine. Total beginners will learn how to use a pick and form all the most important chords, while those with some guitar experience will learn fingerpicking styles and other essential techniques. More than two-dozen classic songs are taught, drawn from blues, folk, country, and bluegrass traditions. Includes music and tab....details

Homespun Norman Blake's Guitar Techniques 1 (DVD)
Legendary guitarist Norman Blake teaches flatpicking fundamentals and a variety of bluegrass and old-time country guitar techniques that have made him a hero to acoustic players everywhere. He explores arrangements for several favorite songs and instrumentals from his repertoire, discussing back-up technique, use of the capo, special tuning and lots more. Songs: Whiskey Before Breakfast, Gray Coat Soldiers, Ginseng Sullivan, and more. 90-MIN. DVD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Singing In The African American Tradition
Anyone who loves to sing will be thrilled by the material on these four CDs! A founding member of Sweet Honey in the Rock teaches multiple part-singing - melodies, harmonies, rhythms and counter-melodies - to more than 20 inspiring songs: African chants, spirituals, gospel songs and anthems of the American Civil Rights and African freedom movements. Includes historical data and is perfect for individuals, choirs, church, camp and community groups who want to participate in this uplifting singing tradition. FOUR CDs + BOOK ú ALL LEVELS...details

Homespun Learn to Play Clawhammer Banjo 1: The Basics (DVD)
Working in G and double-C tuning, Bob details the downstroking techniques that characterize the clawhammer sound. You'll combine the basics with hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and double-thumbing to add style and complexity to your banjo playing. In addition, you'll learn to play these songs: Shortenin' Bread, Cripple Creek, Liberty, and Soldier's Joy. 60-minute instructional DVD with tab....details

Homespun Branching Out On Bluegrass Banjo 2-DVD Set
DVD 1 includes hundreds of building blocks to create licks, back-ups, and solos on the banjo. Learn dozens of left-hand chord groups, versatile right-hand rolls, classic up-the-neck licks, and other techniques. 110 minutes. Includes tab. Early intermediate level. DVD 2 covers the "big tree of licks," chord progressions, ascending and descending runs, back-ups, modulations from one key to another, improvising ideas, favorite Scruggs and Reno-style runs and licks, and lots more! 90 minutes. Includes tab. Early intermediate level....details

Homespun Electric Guitar For Kids, DVD One
Pre-teens and teens will take their first steps toward rock stardom with these encouraging, entertaining and fun-filled electric guitar lessons. Marcy and Pete take kids through all the steps necessary to start playing in minutes! Bonus: Audio play-along backup tracks for great practice sessions. DVD One teaches kids the parts of the guitar, how to hold the pick, fretting their first notes, getting a basic rhythm groove, playing power chords and beginning to improvise. Emily (11) and Jake (14) help out to show that kids can really play this stuff. 70 MIN ú LEVEL 1 ú INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB Also available: DVD Two (HL00642050) and 2-DVD Set including DVD One and DVD Two (HL00642051)....details

Homespun Mike Marshall's Mandolin Fundamentals For All Players (DVD) 1&2
DVD One: This lesson will benefit every player, from beginners to experienced professionals. Mike Marshall shows you how to become a better musician through proper technique, problem solving, and a systematic exercise regimen. His powerful Fingerbuster exercises methodically work on scales, chord shapes, and arpeggios, providing workouts on every string and in every position. 75 MINUTES ú ALL LEVELS ú INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB. DVD Two: This encyclopedic chord lesson will provide hours of amazing practice sessions and should be in every mandolinist's DVD library. Learning and mastering chords is, of course, essential for any stringed instrument player. Mike Marshall's comprehensive, step-by-step method teaches every chord in every position on the mandolin fretboard. 55 MINUTES ú LEVEL 3 ú INCLUDES MUSIC + CHORDS....details

Homespun Blue Uke: Blues, Rags And Jazzy Dance Tunes (DVD)
This very cool DVD teaches a myriad of fingerpicking techniques and syncopated blues riffs on the ukulele. Using her thumb and three fingers, Del Rey brings exciting new sounds to uke playing, with songs that include: Goin' up the Country ú Keep It Clean ú Dance Hall Shuffle ú and others. Includes music and tab. 70 minutes....details

Homespun Easy Steps To Guitar Fingerpicking 1,2&3 (DVD)
DVD One - Demystifying Alternate Thumb Style: For many aspiring players, the ability to maintain a rock-steady rhythmic pulse with their thumb while picking out off-the-beat melody notes with their fingers represents a holy grail of country, folk and blues playing. Drawing on four decades of teaching experience, Happy Traum has devised this nearly foolproof method to help them get off to a great start. The simple children's song Skip to My Lou helps teach the basic concepts before getting into fingerpicking standards such as: Spike Driver's Blues ú Green, Green Rocky Road ú Staggerlee ú Nine Pound Hammer ú Hobo's Lullaby. 100-MIN. DVD ú LEVEL 2 ú INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB DVDs Two and Three: These two DVDs take the Easy Steps course to the next level, adding songs and techniques that will bring your playing firmly into intermediate territory. You'll learn how to play in the versatile and useful dropped D tuning, with its rich, booming bass notes and easy chord shapes. Five classic songs are taught, each one rich with possibilities for creating exciting arrangements: The Colorado Trail ú My Home's Across the Smoky Mountains ú Fishin' Blues ú The Blues Ain't Nothin' ú John Henry. Back in standard tuning, you're introduced to the songs and styles of Merle Travis, Doc Watson, John Hurt and other masters of traditional fingerpicking. You'll learn to move freely around the fingerboard and will be playing licks, slides, hammer-ons and bass runs while maintaining the steady thumb rhythm that gives this style its ear-catching appeal. By the time you've completed this course you'll be picking: I Am a Pilgrim ú Deep River Blues ú Louis Collins ú Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out ú Step It Up and Go. 2-DVD SET ú INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB ú LEVEL 3...details

Homespun The Banjo Techniques Of Jens Kruger (DVD)
A true banjo virtuoso provides a detailed roadmap to his highly original playing and composing, passing on concepts, exercises and gorgeous original tunes to bring banjo playing to new heights. Original pieces include: Wind in the Wheat ú Shower ú Waterfall ú Sarah ú and Mystical. 110 MIN ú EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ú INCLUDES TAB...details

Homespun Accordion Styles And Techniques (DVD)
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. ú INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB ú EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Electric Guitar For Kids, DVD Two
Pre-teens and teens will take their first steps toward rock stardom with these encouraging, entertaining and fun-filled electric guitar lessons. Marcy and Pete take kids through all the steps necessary to start playing in minutes! Bonus: Audio play-along backup tracks for great practice sessions. DVD Two: Kids will take their skills to the next level with blues grooves, barre chords, hammer-ons, string bending and wailing lead solos. By the time they're finished with this DVD they'll really be rocking out and ready to go on to more advanced studies.70 MIN ú LEVEL 2 ú INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB Also available: DVD One (HL00642049) and 2-DVD Set including DVD One and DVD Two (HL00642051)....details

Homespun Fiddle For Kids, Lesson One (DVD)
Luke and Jenny Anne teach the basics - tuning up, bowing, hand position, posture, finding the right size fiddle and more - to their seven year-old brother, Jed, and to the young student at home. The beginner will use these skills to play Boil the Cabbage Down and be ready to dig into more advanced studies and repertoire. 50-MIN. ú INCLUDES MUSIC ú LEVEL 1 (ages 6-12)...details

Homespun Learn To Play The Songs Of Gordon Lightfoot (DVD)
Pete Huttlinger teaches all the nuances of Gordon Lightfoot's guitar arrangements and he makes them easily accessible to intermediate players. He teaches the chord progressions, rhythms, fingerpicking patterns and unique musical touches that help make each song a unique and powerful statement. Includes: Early Morning Rain, Carefree Highway, Rainy Day People, Circle of Steel, Steel Rail Blues, Bitter Green, If You Could Read My Mind, Cold on the Shoulder. 120 MIN ú LEVEL 3 ú INCLUDES MUSIC & TAB...details

Homespun Learn To Play Irish Concertina (DVD)
In this easy beginner's DVD, John Williams explains the fundamentals of the 20 or 30 key Anglo concertina: how to hold the instrument, use the keys, bellows and air button and how to move beyond the basic C and G scales. He teaches five tunes in note-for-note detail: Oro (Se Do Bheatha Bhaile), Jimmy Ward's Jig, The Kesh Jig, Bobby Casey's Jig, Last Night's Fun. Includes music and tab. 65 minutes....details

Homespun Tex-Mex Accordion (DVD)
A Tex-Mex legend teaches the spicy music of the border country as played on the popular three-row button accordion. Phrase-by-phrase instruction teaches everything needed to make authentic Norte¤o music. Include classics such as: La Paloma ú Viva Seguin ú La Tuna and others. 70-MIN. ú INCLUDES MUSIC + DIAGRAMS ú LEVEL 1...details

Homespun Ukulele Tunes and Techniques (DVD)
This fascinating lesson contains a potpourri of strums, rolls, triplets and syncopated fingerpicking patterns for the ukulele, including Hawaiian, blues and jazz instrumentals. Early intermediate level. 55 minutes....details

Homespun Pete Hettinger's Wonderful World Of Chords (DVD)
Pete Huttlinger has created a video library of chord positions and progressions that's a must-have lesson for every serious guitarist. On this comprehensive DVD, Pete teaches all the important chord shapes and fingerings they'll need to play in every key, style and tempo, and how they apply to many kinds of songs. 75 MIN. ú LEVEL ALL ú INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB...details

Homespun Tony Rice Master Class: Up Close and Personal with a Guitar Great (DVD)
Highly revered guitarist Tony Rice continues the breakdowns and analysis of his world-class style and technique. His lesson includes folk and country instrumentals, fiddle tunes and his innovative arrangements of well-known standards. 110 MIN. Level 4: Intermediate—You have good technique and a working knowledge of your instrument, but want to break out of patterns and get "unstuck" in order to move on to more advanced material. Instuction at this level should push you into new areas, develop confidence and a deeper musical understanding so you can start to improviseOn this extraordinary DVD, Tony Rice shares more of the songs, instrumentals and picking techniques that have made him an iconic figure on the acoustic guitar scene for nearly four decades.Starting with Shady Grove, as played with David Grisman and Jerry Garcia on "The Pizza Tapes," Tony brings back guitar arrangements from various phases in his long career. He explores classics such as I Don't Want Your Mandolins Mister ("Tone Poems"), Church Street Blues ("Blake & Rice"), and More Pretty Girls Than One ("Skaggs & Rice"). Tony pays homage to the Carter Family on The Storms are on the Ocean, breaks down his dazzling licks on Blue Railroad Train ("Manzanita"), and gives us an updated version of Red Haired Boy, complete with a Clarence White intro/ending.Delving into a more improvisational mode, Tony shows how he takes simple ballads like Barbara Allen, Wayfaring Stranger and Summertime and - by adding chord substitutions, voicings, movable scales, free rhythm and other ideas - builds beautiful, complex guitar arrangements.We get rare glimpses into Tony's life through his stories, humor and reminiscences of the remarkable musicians who have influenced his music through the years. Tony's playing, as well as his musical insights, knowledge and advice, will fascinate and delight acoustic guitar players everywhere....details

Homespun Learning to Flatpick From the Beginning DVD 1 with Tab
The Homespun DVD Learning to Flatpick From the Beginning Steve Kaufman delivers a "101-level" beginner's course that details all the essential bluegrass flatpicking techniques. Steve gets new players off to a great start by covering both lead and chord playing. He explains how to get good clarity in picking and fretting. Includes music and tablature.Level 1: Novice—No prior experience on your instrument is necessary. The instructor starts with the assumption that this is your very first lesson.Steve Kaufman's comprehensive "101" level course lays down all the groundwork needed to really dig into the flatpicking style. He starts at the beginning, with close-up examinations of how to hold and use the pick, the distinctions between lead and chord playing and how to get good clarity from your hand positions.Steve introduces you to a variety of essential techniques and skills, concentrating on the pick and the finer points of strumming and accompanying vocals. His detailed instruction will help you develop your mastery of ringing and sustain notes, hammer-ons, pull-offs, note bending, C runs and other skills.With this method you get ample opportunity to advance at your own pace. You'll play along with Steve on slow renditions of popular flatpicking tunes, gradually working up to regular speed.Cripple Creek, Hand Me Down My Walking Cane, The Wildwood Flower, The Wayfaring Stranger, The Eighth of January , Bully of the TownBefore long, you'll be ready to flatpick your way through any tune in the country and bluegrass repertoire....details

Homespun Roger McGuinn's Basic Folk Guitar (VHS)
Roger McGuinn brings his love of folk guitar to novice and intermediate players, providing a solid repertoire of a dozen classic songs and the basic techniques needed to play them. The songs he teaches are part of the backbone of the American folk music tradition. They include sea chanteys, ballads, blues, spirituals and cowboy songs, plus McGuinn originals such as Gate of Horn and the Byrds' hit, Chestnut Mare, which Roger demonstrates on his Martin 12-string for a more authentic Byrds sound. 75-MIN. DVD or VIDEO, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Jorma Kaukonen's Fingerpicking Guitar Method 2-Video Set (VHS)
Jorma Kaukonen's course dissects his unique and influential blues and country guitar fingerpicking style. It is filled with invaluable wisdom, powerful advice and useful techniques for learning pickers at all levels. Jorma teaches five traditional and original songs, each one becoming a springboard for in-depth guitar explorations. He also includes dynamic live performances of each song, played with his touring partner Barry Mitterhoff. Songs: I'll Let You Know Before I Leave, Trouble in Mind, Tom Cat Blues, Genesis, Vampire Women. Total running time: 2 hours and ten minutes. 2 VIDEOS, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Anyone Can Play Harmonica: An Easy Guide To Getting Started DVD
There's no easier way for people of any age to get started playing popular folksongs and campfire favorites on the harmonica. Madcat demonstrates the proper way to hold the instrument for good tone, vibrato and wah wah sounds that are typical of good technique. Booklet includes music. 40 minutes....details

Homespun Mandolin Hymns (Book/CD)
Here's the mandolin music and tab for 15 stirring and uplifting traditional hymns. The CD features gorgeous performances by Butch Baldassari, along with other luminaries of the Nashville bluegrass scene. Songs: Morning Has Broken ú Wayfaring Stranger ú Simple Gifts ú Redeemed ú Down to the River to Pray ú Leaning on the Everlasting Arms ú What a Friend We Have in Jesus ú Amazing Grace ú Unclouded Day ú I Am a Pilgrim ú Softly and Tenderly ú Precious Memories ú Sweet Hour of Prayer ú Life Is like a Mountain Railway ú Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour....details

Homespun Mike Marshall's Mandolin Fundamentals For All Players DVD 1
The Homespun Mike Marshall's Mandolin Fundamentals For All Players will benefit every mandolin player, from beginner to experienced professional. Mike Marshall shows you how to become a better musician through proper technique, problem solving, and a systematic exercise regimen. His powerful "Fingerbuster" exercises methodically work on scales, chord shapes, and arpeggios, providing workouts on every string and in every position....details

Homespun Learn To Play the Songs of Jim Croce on Guitar (DVD)
The Homespun Learn to Play the Songs of Jim Croce on Guitar DVD breaks down the guitar accompaniments to Croce's timeless songs. You'll also have the superb lead lines of his long-time accompanist, Maury Muehleisen. This is a must-have DVD for any aspiring guitarist's library.Level 2—Near-Beginner: Instructor assumes that you have not been playing very long, but know the basics. The material is still at a very easy level, but certain elementary things are not explained....details

Homespun Learn To Play Autoharp (DVD)
Taught by John Sebastian (he played autoharp on the Lovin' Spoolful hit "Do You Believe In Magic"), this DVD is a step-by-step guide to playing the Autoharp, one of the most beautiful (and easiest) traditional musical instruments. It includes detailed instruction on holding it, proper use of the chord buttons, strumming and fingerpicking techniques, and how to pick out melodies and play instrumentals in the styles of the great traditional autoharp players.Level One: Novice—No prior experience on your instrument is necessary. The instructor starts with the assumption that this is your very first lesson....details

Homespun Bluegrass Slow Jam for the Total Beginner - Any Instrument (DVD)
Anyone with a musical instrument can get into this beginner's bluegrass jam session on DVD. Seventeen classic songs serve as back tracks, 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 and advice....details

Homespun Mike Marshall's Mandolin Fundamentals For All Players DVD 2
The encyclopedic chord lesson in Mike Marshall's Mandolin Fundamentals For All Players will provide hours of amazing practice sessions and should be in every mandolinist's DVD library. Learning and mastering chords is, of course, essential for any stringed instrument player. Mike Marshall's comprehensive, step-by-step method teaches every chord in every position on the mandolin fretboard....details

Homespun Bela Fleck's The Bluegrass Sessions Banjo Tab Songbook
This book presents the official banjo transcriptions to the songs on Béla's sensational new CD. Learning to play these amazing solos will bring anyone's banjo skills to a whole new level. Includes: Blue Mountain Hop, Buffalo Nickel, When Joy Kills Sorrow, Spanish Point, Polka on the Banjo, Clarinet Polka, The Over Grown Waltz, Ode to Earl, Home Sweet Home, Valley of the Rogue, Plunky's Lament, Maura on a Bicycle, Stout and Molasses, Way Back When, Dark Circles, Old Jellico, Puddle Jumper, Dead Man's Hill, Katmandu, Do You Have Room?, Major Honker. 60-PAGE TABLATURE BOOK...details

Homespun Five String Banjo for Beginners (DVD)
Pick and sing along with Happy Traum with these clear, easy, hands-on lessons. Happy teaches a wide variety of country and folk tunes in traditional banjo style. Learn right-hand picking patterns, hammer-ons, slides and pull-offs, and more. 90 minutes....details

Homespun Learn To Play Blues Piano Lessons 1 and 2 DVD
DVD One: David Cohen systematically leads novice players through all the steps needed to play solid blues piano, showing the scales, chord theory, turnarounds, endings and licks that will quickly make anyone into a formidable player. No music reading or previous piano experience is necessary. 90-MIN. DVD, NOVICE LEVEL. DVD Two: Cohen gives new players all the tools they'll need to make up their own solos, completely by ear. 70-MIN., EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL...details

Homespun Drumming For Kids - Making the Basics Easy (DVD)
There's no drum kit required for this DVD. Sam Zucchini makes drumming fun and easy with his lessons on how to keep time, count beats, understand rhythm, and play in an ensemble. Award-winning children's entertainers The Zucchini Brothers join in on guitar and keyboards so the young drummer can play along with the band.Level 1: Novice—No prior experience on your instrument is necessary. The instructor starts with the assumption that this is your very first lesson....details

Homespun Donald Fagen - Concepts for Jazz/Rock Piano (DVD)
This instructional DVD provides rare insights into the musical thinking of one of the most influential songwriters and arrangers in modern American popular music. Steely Dan's Donald Fagen reveals how traditional twelve-bar blues and R&B structures can be the basis for unique and sophisticated compositions on piano. He and jazz pianist Warren Bernhardt break down the keyboard arrangements to three great Steely Dan hits—"Chain Lightning," "Josie," and "Peg"—as well as the solo works: "On the Dunes" and "Tea House on the Tracks."Level 3 & 4Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges.Level 4: Intermediate—You have good technique and a working knowledge of your instrument, but want to break out of patterns and get "unstuck" in order to move on to more advanced material. Instuction at this level should push you into new areas, develop confidence and a deeper musical understanding so you can start to improvise....details

Homespun Rory Block Teaches the Guitar of Robert Johnson (2-DVD Set)
In this double-DVD pack, Rory Block demystifies the blues magic of Robert Johnson's work. Disc 1 provides lessons on the licks, runs, strums, bass lines, and turnarounds that define the Robert Johnson sound, and then applies those techniques to detailed renditions of 3 of his songs. In Disc 2, Block continues her guitar tutorial, introducing three more of Johnson's powerful songs and providing note-by-note instruction on how to replicate them.DVD One Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges.DVD Two Level 4: Intermediate—You have good technique and a working knowledge of your instrument, but want to break out of patterns and get "unstuck" in order to move on to more advanced material. Instuction at this level should push you into new areas, develop confidence and a deeper musical understanding so you can start to improvise....details

Homespun Slide Guitar for Blues Lap Steel DVD 1
Slide Guitar for Blues Lap Steel is a DVD-and-tablature combo that teaches the funky blues tunes, cool riffs, and adventurous improvisations Bob Brozman pulls from his seemingly bottomless bag of tricks. His tutorial on lap slide guitar will open up exciting musical ideas and powerful techniques for anyone craving the real blues sound.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges.Bob Brozman uses a variety of instruments - a Weissenborn, a Dobro-type resophonic and a National steel - to teach the funky blues tunes, cool riffs and adventurous improvisations that he pulls from his seemingly bottomless bag of tricks. His course in lap style slide guitar will open up exciting musical ideas and powerful techniques for anyone who wants to get into the real blues sound.Playing in open D and open G tunings, Bob passes along all the sounds and techniques that make up this compelling style. He teaches pieces that range from the "primitive" one-chord renditions of Charlie Patton to modern-day country/swing blues.You'll get instruction in the use of the round-nose bar and how you can attain quality vibrato, pitch precision, good tone, blue notes, rhythmic effects and control of the slide. Bob details licks, turnarounds and improvisations along with numerous exercises and right hand picking drills to help you develop your picking strength.By the time you complete this lesson you'll have an arsenal of licks and the improvisational skills you'll need to go on to even more challenging material.Note: You can use any guitar to play this style, although it would be best to have one with a high action....details

Homespun Secrets for Successful Flatpicking (DVD)
One of bluegrass and country music's most high-profile acoustic guitarists lays out his tricks of the trade for aspiring players. This extraordinary DVD is filled with spectacular picking, detailed instruction and invaluable advice for aspiring bluegrass guitarists at all levels. 115 MIN • LEVEL 4 • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB....details

Homespun Great Banjo Lessons Bluegrass Style (DVD)
Great Banjo Lessons is a terrific compilation on DVD that features instruction by some of Homespun's most celebrated banjo pickers. The lesson segments progress from very basic to advanced, and will give players a full range of bluegrass banjo techniques.Featured artists include Bill Keith, Pete Wernick, Tony Trischka, Eddie Adcock, Don Wayne Reno, Sonny Osborne, and Ralph Stanley.Level 1: Novice—No prior experience on your instrument is necessary. The instructor starts with the assumption that this is your very first lesson.Bluegrass banjo has all the drive, excitement, rhythmic complexity and melodic possibilities that you could want in an instrument. This collection of lessons, compiled from Homespun's vast library of music instruction, covers a variety of skills and tunes. The segments are graded to take you from elementary to advanced levels, and will open up myriad playing possibilities while allowing you to sample lessons before purchasing any of these DVDs in full.Taught by seven of our most celebrated pickers, this collection will expand your repertoire, improve your technique and enhance your musical knowledge. Before long you'll be tackling everything from working on your basic rolls to playing hot bluegrass solos.BILL KEITH Family of Rolls PETE WERNICK Soldier's Joy and Nellie Kane TONY TRISCHKA John Hardy and John Henry DON WAYNE RENO Little Rock Getaway SONNY OSBORNE El Randa and Dandelion (EDDIE ADCOCK Turkey Knob RALPH STANLEY Little Maggie...details

Homespun Learn To Play Pedal Steel Guitar (DVD)
Nashville session player Bruce Bouton starts you off on pedal steel the right way! Working in the E9 tuning, he teaches the steel's "natural" chords; proper use of the bar, foot pedals and knee levers; how to play in all keys; and the essential harmony scales that give the distinctive steel sound. Develop greater right-hand speed and flexibility with Bruce's in-depth discussion of picks and hand positioning, "hand blocking," "pick blocking" and other techniques.Bruce covers major to minor changes, chord inversions, string-lowering licks, unison licks, and includes lessons and exercises on how to play classic licks, intros and endings, and how they can be used in top country hits.Level 1: Novice—No prior experience on your instrument is necessary. The instructor starts with the assumption that this is your very first lesson....details

Homespun Blues & Rock Techniques for Hammond Organ (DVD)
Veteran musician David Cohen gives an outstanding tutorial on how to get the unique sounds associated with the Hammond B-3 organ by using presets, drawbars, percussion tablets, vibrato switch, volume pedal, and other devices. He teaches several tunes using different styles, plus riffs, rhythm grooves, blues scales, chord changes, soloing, and many of the specific musical tricks that work only on this amazing musical instrument. Each tune is played by a top New York rock band to give a feel for how the organ will sound in performance.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges.The Hammond organ, especially the B-3 combined with the Leslie speaker, has long been an integral part of modern popular music. David Cohen starts with the basics, detailing all the parts of the Hammond B-3 and showing how to get the unique sounds associated with this instrument using presets, drawbars, percussion tablets, vibrato switch, volume pedal and other devices.Then it's into the playing! David covers some of the most important licks and grooves you'll need to get out and play in a band. His love of the instrument comes across as he teaches riffs, blues scales, chord changes, and many of the specific musical tricks that work only on organ. Each tune is illustrated by a top New York rock band to give you a feeling for how it should be performed.You'll learn to play a fast shuffle in C; a funk tune in E; a medium-tempo shuffle in A (with a Jimmy Smith riff); the all-important slow blues in G; and a funk rhythm with a G minor to C (I - IV) groove. In each of these pieces, you'll learn how to improvise solos, use licks and fills, play a variety of bass lines, and become an integral part of a rockin' blues band....details

Homespun Folk Rhythms for Any Instrument with David Holt (DVD)
With the Folk Rhythms for Any Instrument DVD, anyone can learn to play spoons, bones, washboard, hambone, or even the paper bag. No music lessons, note reading, or expensive musical instruments are necessary!...details

Homespun Intermediate Bluegrass Jam Session for Any Instrument Play Along (DVD)
This continuation of Pete "Dr. Banjo" Wernick's popular series features a professional bluegrass band providing backup to favorite jam session songs, giving players expert accompaniment to play along with. Beginning-to-intermediate musicians will get the practice they need to join in the fun.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun The C-A-G-E-D Guitar System Made Easy DVD's 1 & 2
This package contains Volumes 1 and 2 of The C-A-G-E-D Guitar System Made Easy, designed to give every learning guitarist the skills necessary to keep playing along.DVD 1: Five Chord Shapes for Mastering the Fingerboard Ernie Hawkins calls it "The Magic Key." The C-A-G-E-D System establishes a roadmap to the entire neck of the guitar, and on this DVD his tutorials give a clear and easy method for finding any chord, scale, note, or lick—in any key—anywhere on the fingerboard. It's a must-have guitar lesson for all learning players. DVD 2: Playing Chords and Licks in Every Key and Position Ernie Hawkins's long experience in country blues fingerpicking establishes the path for continuing his in-depth exploration of the C-A-G-E-D Guitar System. He shows how the basic 12-bar blues progression can be played in every key and position on the fingerboard, and provides innumerable tips, exercises, licks, and variations to keep guitarists busy for months....details

Homespun Exploring The Guitar with Keb' Mo' DVD with Tab
In Exploring The Guitar DVD, Grammy-winner Keb' Mo' accompanies his songs with folk/blues fingerpicking, swampy slide licks, contemporary pop chords, and a touch of jazz. Learning guitarists will be inspired to develop their own unique style as he teaches chord shapes, open tunings, slide technique, and picking patterns.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges.With his easy-going humor and deep musical knowledge, Keb' Mo' makes it a joy to play along with this lesson. You'll learn unusual chord shapes, a variety of tunings, bottleneck/slide technique, picking patterns and seven beautiful songs from his award-winning repertoire: Your Love, Life is Beautiful, I'll Be Your Water, Every Morning, Eileen, Tell Everybody I Know and a bluesy slide arrangement of America the Beautiful.Keb's songs are accessible to most learning players. The interesting part comes when he adds his "surprise" harmonies, - unexpected chords and ear-catching progressions. His stated intention is "to inspire you by showing you things about the guitar that will help you make choices in your music based on what you feel in your heart."...details

Homespun Learn To Play Irish Fiddle Lesson One (DVD)
This DVD course in traditional Irish fiddling covers rhythmic devices and other variations, including grace notes, ornaments, rolls, and double-stops.Level 2—Near-Beginner: Instructor assumes that you have not been playing very long, but know the basics. The material is still at a very easy level, but certain elementary things are not explained.Kevin Burke's easygoing manner and encouraging teaching style invite you into the world of authentic traditional Irish fiddle. In this superb starter lesson, he passes on his vast knowledge and experience through an in-depth study of some of his favorite tunes, styles and techniques.Kevin understands the needs of the learning fiddler, and he conveys his ideas with clarity and simplicity. Focusing on Irish polkas, slides and jigs, he teaches the basic tune, along with several variations, explaining the rhythmic devices that distinguish each dance form. He then shows you the grace notes, rolls, double-stops and other ornaments that make this music so distinctive, and that keep it in the true Irish tradition.By the end of this first lesson you'll be playing Saddle the Pony, The Connaughtman's Rambles, The King of the Fairies, Bill Sullivan's Polka, Johnny Leary's Slide, Micho Russell's Slide and more. Best of all, you'll have gained a solid foundation that will enable you to play this beloved music with real flair and authority....details

Homespun Arrangements for Solo Acoustic Guitar (DVD)
Pete Huttlinger's championship picking style makes him a powerful force in the acoustic guitar world. An engaging and accomplished instructor, he brings his spectacular playing to his lessons on finger picking with dramatic performance pieces that are as challenging as they are fun to learn....details

Homespun John Sebastian Teaches Blues Harmonica (DVD)
One of the most popular harmonica players of our time teaches all the basics in this friendly, jam-along lesson with John Sebastian. Players will learn how to hold the instrument, find the blues notes, add vibrato, bend notes, wah-wahs, use tonguing techniques, play rhythm, train effects, and a variety of great licks and harmonica solos usable either solo or in a band.Level 1: Novice—No prior experience on your instrument is necessary. The instructor starts with the assumption that this is your very first lesson....details

Homespun Learn To Play Blues Mandolin (DVD)
Steve James teaches the scales, chords, lead riffs, rhythm comping, turnarounds, and other essential techniques for playing traditional blues and old-time string band music on mandolin. The tutorial is a must-have guide for musicians wanting to use the mandolin for rhythmic accompaniment or as a blues instrument.Songs include "Divin' Duck Blues," "The Lonesome Train that Carried My Gal Away," and more....details

Homespun John Sebastian Teaches Eight Lovin' Spoonful Hits for Guitar DVD with Tab
Legendary songwriter John Sebastian guides learning guitarists through nine of his timeless songs, teaching the arrangements and techniques that give each one its distinctive sound. His lessons give insight into the music and some delightful tidbits of rock history based on four decades of experience in the music business.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun The Blues Guitar & Harmonica of John Hammond (DVD)
Legendary blues musician John Hammond distills forty years of experience in this remarkable exploration of his guitar, harmonica, and vocal techniques. In his tutorial, he sings, plays, and breaks down a variety of songs and instrumentals, sharing his blues wisdom with aspiring players.John breaks down nearly a dozen songs from his vast repertoire, showing the scales, chord shapes, licks and turnarounds that define the country blues genre. As he shares his musical ideas and techniques, he discusses his musical mentors and recounts colorful anecdotes that illustrate his long career as a touring blues musician.You'll learn innumerable ways to improve your own blues playing, including the use of the slide and how to integrate the harp into your songs. The whole lesson is enhanced by John's heartfelt performances of the songs he is teaching. 110 minutes.Level 3: Early Intermediate—You have been playing a while and can play some songs and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. Now you want to move into specific styles, develop your repertoire and increase your technique. The instructor still covers the material in detail, but there are more challenges....details

Homespun Steve Kaufman's Four-Hour Celtic Workout (Book/CD)
Anyone who loves to play Celtic music and wants to build repertoire and technique will need this new 4-CD workout series! Steve Kaufman has chosen 50 great tunes to help develop playing skills and prepare players of all levels get ready to jam with other players. The jigs, double jigs, hornpipes, reels and polkas include: Banish Misfortune, Behind the Haystack, Castle Kelly, Chief O'Neill's Favorite, The Cliffs of Moher, Concertina, The Connaughtman's Rambles, Cook in the Kitchen, Cup of Tea, Drowsy Maggie, The Earl's Chair, Father Kelly's, The Fermoy Lasses, Fisher's, Flowers of Edinburgh, Fred Finn's, Geese in the Bog, Gillan's Apples, Gravel Walk, Haste to the Wedding, Irish Washerwoman, Jackie Coleman's, Johnnie Mickey's, Maid Behind the Bar, and many more! LEVEL ALL, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB (GUITAR & MANDOLIN/FIDDLE)...details

Homespun Steve Kaufman's Four-Hour Bluegrass Workout, Volume Two (Book with 4-CD Set)
This Homespun instructional 4-CD set is the follow-up to Steve Kaufman's hot-selling bluegrass CD series. Features jammer-friendly backup tracks to 51 traditional bluegrass and old-time favorites, played in slowed-down and normal versions. Learning players from all levels get a band to help them get their chops together on: "Angeline the Baker," "Back up and Push," "Bonaparte's Retreat," "Bull Durham," "Cattle in the Cane," "Cherokee Shuffle," "Leather Britches," "Little Rabbit," and lots more....details

Homespun Muriel Anderson's All-Star Guitar Night, Concert 2000 (DVD)
Muriel Anderson's world-class guitar events bring top players together for what are always powerful musical evenings. The artists featured here represent a spectrum of styles and sounds, from classical-tinged lyricism to electric blues; from Travis-style thumbpicking to ethereal tapping; from delicate fingerstyle to rockin' country blues. Here's an opportunity to witness amazing acoustic and electric guitar performances on an entertaining and awe-inspiring video! Songs include: Hometown (Muriel Anderson), Impressions (Stan Lassiter), Lady's Night (Preston Reed), Becca's Bounce (Steve Fairclough), Mr. Guitar My Friend (Thom Bresh), Cannonball Rag (Thom Bresh & Buster B. Jones), Workin' Man Blues (Brent Mason), Strawberry Fields Forever (Laurence Juber), Saudade (Michael Chapdelaine), Classical Gas (Tommy Emmanuel), All Blues (Mitch Watkins), Dance with Me (Nokie Edwards), Flying Home (Stanley Jordan), Seymour's Blues (Seymour Duncan), Vincent (Muriel Anderson & Tommy Emmanuel). 70-MIN. DVD, PERFORMANCE...details

Homespun Roger McGuinn's Basic Folk Guitar (DVD)
Roger McGuinn brings his love of folk guitar to novice and intermediate players, providing a solid repertoire of a dozen classic songs and the basic techniques needed to play them. The songs he teaches are part of the backbone of the American folk music tradition. They include sea chanteys, ballads, blues, spirituals and cowboy songs, plus McGuinn originals such as Gate of Horn and the Byrds' hit, Chestnut Mare, which Roger demonstrates on his Martin 12-string for a more authentic Byrds sound. 75-MIN. DVD or VIDEO, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Norman Blake's Guitar Techniques 2 (DVD)
Norman demonstrates guitar techniques, musical ideas, playing style and ten great songs and instrumentals taken from his vast repertoire: Coming Down from Rising Fawn, Caperton Ferry, Uncle Joe (Miss McLeod's Reel), Old Virginia Reel, and more. 90-MIN. DVD, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 4...details

Homespun A Guitarist's Guide to Better Practicing (DVD)
Solo guitarist and studio musician Peter Huttlinger outlines his method for effective and consistent practice techniques. He includes numerous drills, exercises, scales, metronome use and other regimens for guitarists who want to solve problems and make greater strides in improving their musical skill level. 90-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Doc Watson Fingerpicking and Flatpicking (DVD)
Recorded at the famed Merle Watson Memorial Festival in Wilkesboro, NC. With his characteristic good humor, Doc provides an intimate look into the guitar technique, musical philosophy, and fine musicianship for which he is known and loved worldwide. Clear explanations and demonstrations help players learn his definitive arrangements. 90-min DVD, level 4, includes music and tab....details

Homespun Jorma Kaukonen's Fingerpicking Guitar Method 2-Video Set (DVD)
Jorma Kaukonen's course dissects his unique and influential blues and country guitar fingerpicking style. It is filled with invaluable wisdom, powerful advice and useful techniques for learning pickers at all levels. Jorma teaches five traditional and original songs, each one becoming a springboard for in-depth guitar explorations. He also includes dynamic live performances of each song, played with his touring partner Barry Mitterhoff. Songs: I'll Let You Know Before I Leave, Trouble in Mind, Tom Cat Blues, Genesis, Vampire Women. Total running time: 2 hours and ten minutes. 2 DVDs, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Kids' Guitar 1 (DVD)
These Parent's Choice Award winners are lively, fun-filled ways for a child to learn to sing and play the guitar! The easy lessons on these DVDs can be used at home or in the classroom, either by a child alone or with the aid of a parent or teacher. The emphasis is on singing and accompanying favorite children's folk songs, and Marcy introduces basic chords and rhythmic strumming, how to play in several keys, and nearly 20 all-time favorite kids' songs. These lessons do more than simply teach guitar; they help the child develop a musical ear, good hand coordination, solid work habits and a love of music. 90-MIN. DVD, INCLUDES CHORDS, LEVEL 1 (AGES 6-10)...details

Homespun Kids' Guitar 2 (DVD)
These Parent's Choice Award winners are lively, fun-filled ways for a child to learn to sing and play the guitar! The easy lessons on these DVDs can be used at home or in the classroom, either by a child alone or with the aid of a parent or teacher. The emphasis is on singing and accompanying favorite children's folk songs, and Marcy introduces basic chords and rhythmic strumming, how to play in several keys, and nearly 20 all-time favorite kids' songs. These lessons do more than simply teach guitar; they help the child develop a musical ear, good hand coordination, solid work habits and a love of music. 75-MIN. DVD, INCLUDES CHORDS, LEVEL 1 (AGES 6-10)...details

Homespun The Joy of Uke - Volume 1 and 2 (DVD)
Both DVDs in one great collection!...details

Homespun The Mandolin and Bouzouki of Tim O'Brien (DVD)
Tim O'Brien's course will be a boon to mandolin and bouzouki (octave mandolin) players who want to improve their technique, develop ideas and learn new repertoire. Tim brings his brilliant musicianship to bear as he teaches Celtic, bluegrass and original songs, including: Down in a Willow Garden, The High Road, Lay Down Your Weary Tune, One Girl Cried, More Love, The Kid on the Mountain, and Travellers. ONE HOUR, 55-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, LEVEL 3...details

Homespun Ukulele for Kids - Lesson 2 (DVD)
Marcy and Ginger present five new chords and a variety of strumming techniques. On-screen chord charts, graphics and lyrics make understanding the chords, and learning to sing and play nine more great tunes, easy and fun. 45-MIN., INCLUDES BOOK + PROGRESS CHART, LEVEL 1 (ages 5-10)...details

Homespun Bass Scales and Exercises Poster
This colorful poster is a convenient and informative resource quickly showing many bass scales and exercises....details

Homespun Happy Traum's Guitar Building Blocks: Bar Chords 1 (DVD)
Barre chords are vital if you want to move beyond the third fret, play solid rhythm in all keys and get a wide variety of sounds through chord inversions. This lesson teaches basic chord theory, transposing from one key to another and how to play chord progressions and songs that require barre chords. 60-MIN, INCLUDES CHORDS + DIAGRAMS, BEGINNER LEVEL...details

Homespun Happy Traum's Guitar Building Blocks: Bass Runs 2 (DVD)
Bass runs offer movement, harmony and a smooth transition while changing chords. Learning them helps guitarists understand how to play scales in several keys and develops good timing and single-note accuracy. Happy teaches a variety of bass walks, from the most basic to complex chromatic runs. 60-MIN, INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, BEGINNER LEVEL...details

Homespun Happy Traum's Guitar Complete Guitar Building Blocks Series (Book and 4-DVD Set)
Happy Traum created the easy, enjoyable Guitar Building Blocks Series lessons on DVD for Homespun. Use them to help learn essential guitar techniques, while you enjoy the songs created to illustrate each instructional topic. Complete Guitar Building Blocks is a great study aide for beginning or intermediate guitarists who want to target specific playing areas for improvement. The 4 Guitar Building Blocks lessons on DVD include: Barre Chords and How to Use ThemBass Runs and How to Use Them, Instant Fingerpicking Success, and Creating Easy Song Arrangements. Includes music and tab. (Lessons also sold individually, see recommended products on this page)...details

Homespun Hymns, Spirituals and Sacred Songs (2-DVD)
Hymns, Spirituals and Sacred Songs by Happy Traum teaches beautiful songs of faith taken from the folk, gospel and blues traditions and specifically arranged for beginning and intermediate guitarists. The pieces start at an easy level and gradually advance in difficulty, so that by the end of the lesson, even a relative novice will be able to play some fairly challenging material.Video One is 80 minutes long and contains "Amazing Grace," "My Lord What A Morning," "Let Us Break Bread Together," "Angel Band," and Happy's inspiring version of the Bob Dylan hit "I Shall Be Released." Video Two is 70 minutes long and continues with four beautiful songs taken from the gospel/blues traditions. You'll learn a variety of guitar techniques including complete instrumental solos for "Paul And Silas (All Night Long)," the classic "12 Gates To The City," "Just A Closer Walk With Thee," and "Bright Morning Stars." Set includes 2 DVDs and accompanying song booklets in standard notation and tab....details

Homespun Roger McGuinn's Guide to Home Recording on a Computer (DVD)
Roger McGuinn made his last Grammy-nominated record on a laptop computer. On this DVD he demonstrates, for beginners, all the steps it takes to record at home, from laying down the basic tracks and overdubbing vocal and guitar parts, to burning a completely mixed 2-track stereo master to CD. You'll also see Roger's equipment set-up, get ideas about mic placement, how to back up your project, and other tips that will get anyone started recording on their Mac or PC. 60-MIN DVD, INCLUDES BOOKLET, LEVEL 1...details

Homespun How to Play the 5-String Banjo (DVD)
America's most beloved banjo picker teaches his playing techniques and more than a dozen songs. Features a special guest appearance by Doc Watson. Produced by Smithsonian/Folkways and Homespun Video. 60-MIN., INCLUDES TAB, LEVEL 2...details

Homespun Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer's Kids' Guitar Songbook with CD
2 of the most popular children's entertainers in the country help youngsters hone their guitar skills while having fun entertaining the whole family. This follow-up to Marcy Marxer's best-selling video Kids' Guitar will have children singing and playing a dozen songs, including: Comin' Round the Mountain; Magic Penny; Make New Friends; Harriet Tubman; Is Not, Is Too; Buffalo Gals; and more. Easy intermediate level....details

Homespun The Mandolin of Bill Monroe (DVD Set)
2 DVD set featuring mandolin instruction from Bill Monroe. DVD One - One-on-One with the Master: The legendary Father of Bluegrass plays over 25 tunes from his repertoire, demonstrating the amazing mandolin technique that has made him world-famous. A must for his fans and all mandolinists. 90-MIN. All Levels. DVD Two - A Detailed Analysis by Sam Bush: Veteran bluegrass musician Sam Bush dissects sixteen pieces as played by Bill Monroe. Split screens, close-ups and replays of Monroe's demonstrations make this video an excellent learning method for bluegrass mandolin. 90-MIN. Includes Music and Tab, early Intermediate Level....details

Homespun Acoustic Guitar Jorma Kaukonen 2 (DVD)
Jorma Kaukonen's Acoustic Guitar 2 teaches more favorites from his personal repertoire and expands upon the techniques that make his arrangements so memorable. With these lessons on DVD, you'll learn runs, chord shapes, bass runs, right-hand picking, rhythmic figures, "back picking," double-time patterns, vibrato, harmonized scales, string bends, and much more. Songs include the folk/blues "I Know You Rider," Jorma's original "Water Song," and the perennial crowd-pleaser, "San Francisco Bay Blues."Starting out as an acoustic fingerpicker, Kaukonen became a mainstay of the San Francisco rock scene in the mid-'60s when he joined The Jefferson Airplane. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 as a founding member of the band. He and bassist Jack Casady later formed Hot Tuna, which toured and recorded in both acoustic and electric configurations. Jorma has released more than two dozen albums, both solo and as a member of various ensembles. His live performances throughout the world continue to draw enthusiastic crowds of both electric and acoustic music fans....details

Homespun Clawhammer Banjo 1 (DVD)
In Homespun's Clawhammer Banjo 1, David Holt, who learned his craft directly from some of the traditional masters, provides an overview of the nuances (how to "shade" a tune) that will make your renditions accurate and true to the real old-time sound. You'll learn important right hand techniques such as single- and double-thumbing, "continuous" picking, double-thumb rolls, and the all-important "clicking" sound that comes from down-picking the strings with just the right hand position. Best of all, you'll learn to play 11 terrific arrangements of popular clawhammer banjo tunes....details

Homespun Tony Trischka Easy Banjo Solos CD/Pkg Listen & Learn
Homespun Listen & Learn Series Strengthen your skills while building a repertoire of great bluegrass banjo pieces! Tony Trischka has personally chosen twenty traditional banjo solos that will teach you new ideas and add to your arsenal of licks and techniques. On the CD, Tony performs each tune slowly, then up to speed, providing invaluable tips and explanations as he goes. By the time you have mastered all of these solos, you'll have acquired the basic skills necessary to play in the styles of Earl Scruggs, Don Reno, Sonny Osborne, and other bluegrass greats....details

Homespun Sam Bush Mandolin Repertoire & Technique Book/CD Listen & Learn Series
One of the most versatile and powerful musicians playing today teaches 8 great repertoire tunes that will help mandolin players develop their style and technique. This lesson covers traditional bluegrass tunes as well as jazz-flavored new-grass originals: Cotton Patch Rag ú Tom & Jerry ú Leather Britches ú Lime Rock ú Banjalin ú Diadem ú Norman and Nancy ú and Russian Rag. INCLUDES 40-PAGE MUSIC & TAB BOOK ú LEVEL 4...details