'learning tunes from notation or tabs is the wrong way to learn traditional tunes.'
well isn't that for the individual musician? Stefan Grossman's How to Play blues Guitar was a monumental achievement that has influenced thousands of players who learned the elements of fingerpicking the guitar from it. Grossmans Book of Alternative tunings was a revelaton to a generation of guitarists - trad or contemporary.
In fact the whole Kicking Mule venture was a triumph. Just looknat the work of Steve Hicks who courtesy of Kicking Mule got to study under the great Duck Baker.
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