Terrific story, Deckman. Thanks.

When I first determined to learn the guitar I asked a singer of folk songs I had just met how he learned to play. He told me to get a book that contained chord diagrams and use them to accompany any song I wanted. I knew I'd need a book of words and chords for a bunch of songs I already knew if I was to make any progress. What I found was “The Burl Ives Songbook.” That and some chord diagrams carried me through until I discovered Pete Seeger's “Folksinger's Guitar Guide” and Lomax's “Folk Songs of North America.“

I still love those songs.

      - Mark