Clawhammer Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus (Book & CD Set)
by Wayne Erbsen
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Author: Wayne ErbsenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-24
ISBN: 188320643X
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Native Ground Music
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Book Review: Great book for the clawhammer beginner
Summary: 5 Stars
I played electric bass for years, mainly classic rock and some jazz. After seeing the neighbors band playing old time music I decided that I could do that too. I ordered a deering goodtime banjo from Amazon and found it to be painfully more difficult to play than I had expected. I went to the local music store to buy more strings and the gentleman there, seeing I was new to the banjo decided to explain the finer points of playing the banjo. He went on to describe the various "rolls" I would need to learn. I explained that I was not playing bluegrass but rather I was interested in playing clawhammer style. He just sorta gave me a blank stare for a moment as if I were speaking some other language and then went on with his lecture about rolls.
Clawhammer style is just not as common as bluegrass and consequently there seems to be fewer resources for those wanting to learn clawhammer. After a couple of days with my new banjo I had about given up and decided that the clawhammer banjo was a mysterious instrument that can only be played by a chosen few. After getting the ignoramus book I quickly began figuring the instrument out. Soon I was playing cripple creek, old molly hare and some of the other tunes in the book.
This book is great if youre a complete novice because it assumes you've never picked up a banjo before and guides you through the whole process of tuning your banjo, explaining the parts of the banjo and getting you started playing the clawhammer lick as he calls it. The tabulature in the book is great too because the tunes are fairly familiar ones yet very very easy versions of them. My only other suggestion to potential buyers would be that you go to youtube and search for "banjo bum ditty". Theres a lesson on playing the bum ditty that will help you along.
Summary of Clawhammer Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus (Book & CD Set)
On the 30th anniversary of the publication of the original book, Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus, Wayne Erbsen has completely rewritten this banjo classic, and now it's even better! Clear and humorous instruction. Includes: "Cluck Old Hen," "Poor Wayfaring Stranger, "Sugar Hill," "Shady Grove," "Little Birdie," "Darlin Corey," "Will Bill Jones," "Rain & Snow," "Cotton-Eyed Joe," "Buffalo Gals," Cripple Creek," "the Cuckoo," "Cumberland Gap," "Cumberland Mountain Deer Chase," "Down in the Willow Gardens," "East Virginia," "Groundhog," "Handsome Molly," "Little Sadie," "Lynchburg Town," "Muley's Daughter," "New River Train," "Old Blue," "Old Joe Clark," "Polly Put the Kettle On," "Red Rocking Chair," "Shortening Bread," "Swannanoa Tunnel," "Sweet Sunny South," "Wild Bill Jones." Includes instructional CD with 85 selections!Instruments & Performers Books
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