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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | One of the world's top players addresses nearly every aspect of the popular 5-string banjo style known as clawhammer or frailing. Chapter themes include fundamentals; advanced and experimental techniques; arranging and backup; how to play reels, hornpipes, jigs and other fiddle tunes; how to approach such genres as ragtime, bluegrass, klezmer, blues, calypso, and a wide variety of "national" and regional music; alternative tunings; setup and accessories; and historical background. Features 120 tunes along with numerous exercises and musical examples in crystal clear tablature; all tunes illustrated by author on two accompanying CDs. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Ken Perlman | | Paperback: | 200 pages | | Publisher: | Mel Bay Publications, Inc. | | Publication Date: | 2004-06 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0786658908 | | Product Length: | 11.73 inches | | Product Width: | 8.78 inches | | Product Height: | 0.47 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.25 pounds | | Package Length: | 11.7 inches | | Package Width: | 8.5 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 5 reviews |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 This Best Book Jul 08, 2008
By Henry S. McCall
"Sandy McCall"
I have read every single American book on Clawhammer banjo going back to John Burke's "Fiddle Tunes for Banjo" published almost forty years ago. Of all of them, Ken Perlman's were always the most precise and informative. This book is a culmination of his lifetime of playing, teaching, and field work. It is full of great tunes and stylistic lessons laid out in Perlman's meticulous way. Beyond that, there is a running commentary of both three-finger and downstroke styles that is absolutely fascinating, including the best written history of people, places and developments from the 1960s onward. As many of the entries were from twenty plus years of Perlman's columns in "Banjo Newsletter," they attest to the fact that there is no one alive who knows more about the instrument and the people who play it. The banjo gives so much. For those of us who love it, this book is the New Testament. It will be read for many years to come.
Sandy McCall
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A complete, well organized and useful reference Aug 28, 2009
By Lawrence S. Rosenberg
"Lake Balboa Larry"
Ken Perlman always writes about clawhammer banjo with knowledge and passion born of his now many years of playing and teaching this method of, mostly solo, traditional banjo playing. This book is a collection of his writings for Banjo Newsletter and is arranged by topic, in a rough sequence from beginning issues to advanced projects. It is worth the price just for his column on "Foggy Clawhammer," where he demonstrates that bluegrass classics may be convincingly played clawhammer style to the satisfaction of the ubiquitous audience members who will inevitably ask and expect you to play this tune (or, in my experience, "Dueling Banjos"). Ken's style may be a bit daunting for newcomers at times, but learning all he has to teach is worth the effort. Highly recommended to keep handy and contribute to one's growth as a banjo player and as a musician.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
For Intermediate + Advanced Clawhammer Banjo Playing Refinement Mar 05, 2010
By Dave
"davehq47"
Couldn't be better. Get Ken's "Clawhammer Style Banjo" if you are a beginner or early intermediate student. Both books contain easy to understand but detailed descriptions of all the techniques you'll need to play the music. Highly recommended!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Important to know banjo history and techniques from Africa on Dec 18, 2008
By Tony Thomas
I bought this book because of its contributions to the study of the history and development of banjo playing. Ken Perlman puts a lot of information the the history of the banjo and the development of old time styles of playing in this book that it is a must-have for those of us who do research and writing on the subject.
Of course, there is always the Ken Perlman factor of giving a clear precise informed picture of how to do real things that establish banjo players need to learn. More important, I have found the focus of this book for advanced and intermediate learners useful to RELEARN HOW TO DO THINGS I LEARNED HOW TO DO WRONG! For me and other self-taught banjoists I know that is a big problem.
Well worth the money!
 Not much help if the banjo's your first instrument Feb 05, 2012
By Straight Nate
I find Mel's approach so labored that all the joys of banjo playing are drained in his rhetoric instead of making music. Would love to discuss the clawhammer w/ Mel, but would rather play & learn w/ Patrick Costello.
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