This book, and its twin Backpocket Old-Time Songbook, are great collections of old-time and bluegrass songs complete with musical notation, histories, vintage photos, guitar chords, and even singing tips. Great for singers and those who play guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, autoharp, dulcimer, or would like to!
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Wayne Erbsen has made it his lifelong passion to collect, preserve and perform historic American music. An active teacher, musician, writer, and publisher, he is President of Native Ground Music, Inc. He lives with his wife Barbara and their three children near asheville, North Carolina.
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Wayne Erbsen has made it his lifelong passion to teach, collect, record, perform, write and publish Southern Appalachian music and folklore. A master of both the clawhammer and bluegrass banjo styles, Wayne also performs and records on fiddle, guitar and mandolin, and has authored twenty-eight books of instruction, lore and history. An instructor for over forty-five years, Wayne has taught literally thousands of people to play stringed instruments.
In addition to Wayne's deep interest in old-time Appalachian and bluegrass music, he has also researched, recorded and written on numerous other themes of American culture such as The Civil War, Victorian life, log cabin culture, cowboys and pioneers, railroads and gospel music.
For the past twenty-four years Wayne has taught Appalachian music at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina. He is an active instructor at his own teaching facility called The Log Cabin Cooking & Music Center in Asheville, NC. (www.nativegroundmusic.com). As a book publisher, he is the founder and general manager of Native Ground Books & Music (www.nativeground.com).
For radio listeners, Wayne has a popular radio show called "Country Roots," which just celebrated its 25th anniversary on Asheville North Carolina's public radio station, WCQS. Wayne's show is now streaming, so you can listen to it live every Sunday evening from 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST at http://www.wcqs.org/.
In addition to Wayne's deep interest in old-time Appalachian and bluegrass music, he has also researched, recorded and written on numerous other themes of American culture such as The Civil War, Victorian life, log cabin culture, cowboys and pioneers, railroads and gospel music.
For the past twenty-four years Wayne has taught Appalachian music at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina. He is an active instructor at his own teaching facility called The Log Cabin Cooking & Music Center in Asheville, NC. (www.nativegroundmusic.com). As a book publisher, he is the founder and general manager of Native Ground Books & Music (www.nativeground.com).
For radio listeners, Wayne has a popular radio show called "Country Roots," which just celebrated its 25th anniversary on Asheville North Carolina's public radio station, WCQS. Wayne's show is now streaming, so you can listen to it live every Sunday evening from 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST at http://www.wcqs.org/.
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Song, words, melody and some story,
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This book is broken down into the types of songs that are normally in bluegrass! It is funny and insightful. On each page you'll find the song, words, melody and a little bit of background story surrounding the song, artist or time period.A good book and wide enough for a back pocket, although the height will make sure you never keep it there. Fits conveniently into instrument cases however.
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Inexpensive but highly informative,
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This review is from: Backpocket Bluegrass Song Book (Paperback)
Native Ground Books & Music is an impressive niche publisher of books and recording in the genre of historic American music, folklore, and cookbooks. One example of their outstanding work in the field of American popular music is their 'Backpocket' series of inexpensive but highly informative booklets by music historian Wayne Erbsen showcasing two distinctive fields of American music. "Backpocket Bluegrass Song Book" has the words and music for forty traditional bluegrass tunes.
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Long before bluegrass became known as the "high lonesome sound," ballad singers in the British Isles sang high and lonesome. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Hardy, Bill Monroe, Old Joe Clark, Cumberland Gap, Monroe Brothers, Stanley Brothers, Little Log Cabin, Sally Goodin, Artus Moser, Aunt Dinah, Rose Connally, Smo-key Moun, West Virginia New!
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Long before bluegrass became known as the "high lonesome sound," ballad singers in the British Isles sang high and lonesome. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Hardy, Bill Monroe, Old Joe Clark, Cumberland Gap, Monroe Brothers, Stanley Brothers, Little Log Cabin, Sally Goodin, Artus Moser, Aunt Dinah, Rose Connally, Smo-key Moun, West Virginia New!
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