Req: beginning guitar instruction books

Subject: Getting started
From:
Date: 27 Mar 01 - 07:11 PM

I am just starting to play the guitar and want to play some traditional folk music. Does anyone know some good books and where I can get them

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: [e-mail]
From:
Date: 27 Mar 01 - 10:06 PM

It depends on what style you want to play. I think a good starter is "Pattern Picking" by Happy Traum. It is put out by his company Homespun Tapes. It teaches generic picking patterns that are suitable for accompanying folk songs as well as some sample songs. These are usually well-known songs such as: Red Apple Juice (Ain't got no honey baby now), The Butcher's boy, Nine Hundred Miles, Railroad Bill, Freight Train and a few others.

My copy consists of tapes and a booklet, but I think you can get a CD in place of the tapes.

If you go to the site, you can look at the other beginning books he has on offer.

Murray

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: [e-mail]
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Mar 01 - 10:36 PM

You can also find some good books at Elderly Instruments

If you go to the top of the threads and enter guitar in the filter box, then set the date back for at least a couple of years, you should find many threads packed full of info you would find helpful.

If you have nay trouble looking, juts let us know and someone will help you.

welcome to the Mudcat.

kat

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: [e-mail]
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Mar 01 - 12:11 AM

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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: [e-mail]
From: Sorcha
Date: 28 Mar 01 - 12:28 AM

I'm sorry, I know I am bad, but I can't help but wonder just what the lyrics are for the song "stevece @uvsc.edu" are? Are they traditonal? New Grass? One of them new PopArtist thangs......(bad sorcha, bad sorcha!!)