Old Time Stringband Workshop for Clawhammer Banjo: 40 tunes including hoedowns, jigs, waltzes and more

Jane Keefer,Terry Prohaska,Dick Weissman

ISBN 10: 0786683171 / ISBN 13: 9780786683178

Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 2011

Paperback. Cover and spine in good condition. Spine is tight. Inscription inside front cover. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library. Seller Inventory # mon0000071871

Synopsis:

"This Old Time Stringband Workshop for Banjo is one of a set of four books of 40 traditional type fiddle tunes arranged to develop ensemble and jam session playing skills with other acoustic instruments as well as to expand your repertoire of tunes." The music is presented in Tablature. A bonus arrangement of Star of the County Down is available as a free download. See www.melbay.com/21762.

About the Author: Jane Keefer first became involved with old time stringband music in Southern California during the mid 1970s, acquiring a banjo, fiddle and dulcimer to go along with the guitar she had begun playing in college. When the budget was trimmed in 1977 and she was laid off from her science research job she began teaching and performing both traditional and modern material on these and other instruments. Although self-taught in the time-honored “folk” approach, her analytical skills as a former scientist led to the development of more than 1300 arrangements for banjo, dulcimer, mandolin, guitar and fiddle in both tablature and standard notation. These arrangements, in turn, generated a modest mail-order business, published tablatures in Banjo Newsletter and other magazines and formed the basis for a number of adult education classes for both beginners and intermediate players, including an “old time stringband ensemble” class that introduced advanced beginners and intermediate players to the joys of group and jam session playing. Other musical activities have included playing in numerous bands and a recording with Truman Price entitled Songs & Tunes of the Oregon Trail. An academic librarian for the past 15 years, she has continued to teach and perform, along with creating and maintaining the Folk Music Index to Recorded Sources at www.ibiblio.org/folkindex.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Old Time Stringband Workshop for Clawhammer ...
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fine