Favorite Fingerstyle music books?

Subject: Favorite Fingerstyle music books?
From: Tinwhistler
Date: 20 Aug 98 - 07:32 PM

OK--one last thread from me...

Does anyone have any recommendations for fingerstyle music books or anthologies? Intermediate level, and any style music. I want some new pieces to play, but it seems to be hit or miss. Music is too expensive to be spending money on the wrong things!

I have a couple Stefan Grossman books, and although I like his arrangements and think he is a great guitarist, I think he WAY overestimates the playing ability of his readers. What he calls beginning is really intermediate, and intermediate is advanced!

I have (and like) Glenn Weiser's Music of O'Carolan for Acoustic Guitar, Kenny Sultan's Acoustic Blues Guitar. Any other recomendations?

Thanks, Sue

Subject: RE: Favorite Fingerstyle music books?
From: Anne
Date: 20 Aug 98 - 08:18 PM

Go to Harvey Reids wesite...www.woodpecker.com
He's a library of fingerstyle everything. Guitar, autoharp, banjo. A Winfield champion on several instruments, he also has a winning webpage, very informative. Try Chris Proctor and Edward Gerhard too.
Good Luck!

Subject: RE: Favorite Fingerstyle music books?
From:
Date: 20 Aug 98 - 08:45 PM

I assume you mean fingerstyle guitar, Tinwhistle. If so you can try the stefan grossman guitar workshop website. He has all kinds of lessons in all kinds of fingerpicking styles.

You will find it here:

http://www.guitarvideos.com

You can also look into Homespun Tapes here:

http://www.homespuntapes.com

Murray

Subject: RE: Favorite Fingerstyle music books?
From: Jon W.
Date: 21 Aug 98 - 01:27 PM

I like Woody Mann's books on blues guitar. I've got three of them: "Six Early Blues Guitarists", "The Blues Guitar Anthology", and "The Complete Robert Johnson (Guitar tablature edition)". I'm not sure if the second title is exactly right but it's close. It's all about the same level as Grossman's books but the tablature is easier to read. Grossman's tab ignores the whole facet of rhythm and timing. That's okay when he prints the standard music notation right above the tab, but in most of his books they are on separate pages.

If I can play from these guy's tab, you can too, I guarantee it. But face it, some songs and some artists are much more difficult than others.

Jon W.

Subject: RE: Favorite Fingerstyle music books?
From: Áine
Date: 31 Aug 02 - 03:54 PM

Just thought I'd refresh this 'golden oldie' thread; seeing how there should be a bevy of new books out there in 2002.

So, what have you fingerstyle folks being picking up at the guitar/book store?

All the best, Áine

Subject: RE: Favorite Fingerstyle music books?
From: GUEST,van lingle
Date: 01 Sep 02 - 08:53 AM

The Blarney Pilgrim and Ramble to Cashel are a couple of great Rounder Celtic fingerstyle collections that feature Pierre Bensusan, Pat Kirtley, Duck Baker, Martin Simpson, Tom Long, (the incredible) Steve Baughman and El McMeen. Lots of Dadgad and other tunings plus some arrangements in standard by Baker. Great listening on their own and the Mel Bay company has put out books for both of them with all the arrangements in tab and standard notation and sells them with the CD's for about $17 US apiece making this a real bargain. I purchased mine at elderly.com. vl