FLATPICKING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS  HL 00641484
Steve Kaufman has chosen 11 well-known and much-loved songs, each one associated with an important season or holiday. As one of America's most experienced teachers, Steve adds the techniques and advice novice flatpickers will need to pick these as instrumentals. Songs include: Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Valentine's Day) · When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (St. Patrick's Day) · America the Beautiful (Memorial Day) · Battle Hymn of the Republic (Fourth of July) · We Gather Together (Thanksgiving) · Dayenu · Who Can Retell? (Hannukah) · Winter Wonderland · Jingle Bells · We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Christmas season) · Auld Lang Syne (New Year's Eve). 80-MIN. VHS VIDEO · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB · LEVEL 2

FLATPICKING WITH DOC  HL 00641346
This unique lesson with the incomparable Doc Watson provides detailed instruction for thirteen of his most popular songs and instrumentals: Ragtime Annie, Salt Creek, Little Sadie, More Pretty Girls Than one, Sweet Georgia Brown, Goodnight Waltz, New River Train, and more. Steve Kaufman provides back-up and 'twin' guitar parts, and Doc is joined by his grandson, Richard Watson, for three duets: Walk On Boy, Chicago Blues, and Summertime. 80-MIN VHS VIDEO - INCLUDES MUSIC & TAB - EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.

Great Guitar Lessons - Bluegrass Flatpicking   HL 00641282
Taught by Russ Barenberg, Norman Blake, Dan Crary, Nick Forster, Steve Kaufman, Tony Rice, Happy Traum. These lessons for both novices and advanced pickers in flatpick style will help guitarists play the notes and make music out of them as well. Seven celebrated bluegrass guitarists tackle everything from back-up in the Texas swing style to hot bluegrass solos. 75-MINUTE VHS VIDEO * LEVEL 2-4.

Great Guitar Lessons - Blues and Country Fingerpicking  HL 00641281
Taught by Eddie Adcock, Rory Black, Roy Book Binder, Thom Bresh, John Jackson, Happy Traum, Doc Watson. These terrific compilations, gathered from lessons by several top Homespun pickers, cover a vast range of possibilities in both fingerpicking and flatpicking styles. Each lesson segment teaches a complete song or instrumental and each tape includes an introductory lesson by Happy Trum. He teaches a song that gives the tools needed to really start picking. These lessons cover the steady bass/syncopated melody of the Piedmont blues players; the muffled bass and swingy chords of Travis-style pickers; the strumming and pounding of Delta blues stylists; and the banjo-like rolls and single-string approach of bluegrass-oriented pickers. 75-MINUTE VHS VIDEO * LEVEL 2 - 4.

GUITAR STYLES OF THE CARTER FAMILY  HL 00641470
The Carter Family has been a seminal force in the history of recorded country music. Maybelle Carter's dynamic thumb lead style in particular is essential knowledge for anyone interested in playing traditional American folk or country guitar. In this lesson, Mike Seeger teaches how to get the famous Carter Family guitar sound and incorporate it into some of their most significant songs. Even near-beginners will be able to learn these pieces, while more experienced guitarists will enjoy the nuances and subtleties of Maybelle's influential style. Mike is joined by Janette Carter, who offers reminiscences of the family, demonstrates her mother's guitar playing, and sings on most of the songs. Songs include: Wildwood Flower · Jimmie Brown the Newsboy · The Cannonball · Little Darling Pal of Mine · You Are My Flower · Pretty Polly · and I Never Will Marry. 85-MIN. VHS VIDEO · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB · LEVEL 2

GUITAR TIPS Country Guitar  VH0304
GUITAR TIPS brings together some of the world's greatest guitarists,each providing his own insights on music and the guitar. COUNTRY GUITAR features top country players Albert Lee, Jerry Donahue, Steve Morse and Steve Trovato demonstrating examples of popular country techniques including chicken pickin', banjo rolls, stringbending, double stops, open strings and much more. (47 min. VHS VIdeo)

Hot Nashville Guitar GETTING THE SOUNDS
GIT instructor Steve Trovato demonstrates and explains ideas and techniques for putting together hot country rock solos. Includes: fast single lines over common chord progressions, poppin' double stop lines, hot open string licks and scales, boogie shuffle lines plus a few of his favorite licks. Special DVD features include: additional video previews, "gettingt o know your amplifier" interactive features, Internet connectivity, and much more!

Jerry Donahue - COUNTRY TECH  REH815
In Country Tech, Jerry Donahue shows you the techniques which have earned him the reputation as being one of the hottest new country pickers. With up-close camera shots and on-screen music graphics,Jerry demonstrates his tasty licks, double stops, glisses, slurs, soulful finger vibrato, and mind-boggling bends. (45 min. VHS Video)

JOHN JORGENSON  HL 00324360
This John Jorgenson video is a presentation and demonstration of the versatile style and techniques with one of the top call session guitarists in the recording industry, television and performance circuit today. He won the Academy of Country Music's 'Guitarist of the Year' in 1990, 1991, and 1992 and 'Band of the Year' for Desert Rose Band in 1988, 1989, and 1990. In this video, he presents how to improvise melodies with 4ths, 5ths, octaves and chords; utilize unique picking, tapping and bending techniques for a colorful sound; use metric modulation with flair; use chromatics to create dynamic melody fills; and much more! 60 minutes.

Lead Guitar Breaks for Bluegrass Songs  HL 00641416
With guest vocalist John Herald What do you play when you are called upon to take a break during a bluegrass song? Here's the answer. Steve Kaufman breaks down lead solos to six classics, demonstrating the licks, chord inversions, embellishments, flatpick techniques and other important pointers that will show learning players how to take it! Songs: Blue Ridge Mountain Blues · Wabash Cannonball · Peach Picking Time in Georgia · East Virginia Blues · Somebody Loves You · Darling · Till the End of the World Goes Round. VHS Video

LEARN TO PLAY WALTZES  HL 00641414
Learn To Play Waltzes Flatpicking Style taught by Steve Kaufman is a 70 minute Homespun video. He teaches his arrangements to some of the most beautiful instrumentals in the guitar repertory. Steve teaches five pieces in great detail, showing how to play them flatpick style.

LEARN TO PLAY WESTERN SWING GUITAR  HL 00641342
The founder, singer and guitarist for the western swing band Asleep At The Wheel details the rhythm parts and lead solos that characterize this infectious style. Includes detailed instructions for playing the swing favorites: Take Me Back To Tulsa, Fat Boy Rag, Milk Cow Boogie, Redwing, Roly Poly, and other great tunes from the repertoire of Bob Wills, and others. VHS Video.

LEARNING TO FLATPICK
Steve Kaufman's complete three-tape series. The first video 'From The Beginning,'  introduces players to the exciting flatpick style. When combined with the other two videos in this series, this course of study gives players all the tools they need to play and improvise hot bluegrass solos. This tape covers all the basics and gets learning players started the right way! 65 min. video, includes booklet, level 2. In the second video, 'Building Bluegrass Technique,' Steve Kaufman covers use of the capo, how to play up and down the neck, chord back-ups, bass runs, damping, slides, substitution chords and crosspicking. Build a flatpicking solo to tunes like: Old Joe Clark * Bury Me Beneath The Willow * The Wildwood Flower * Wabash Cannonball * Arkansas Traveller * Salty Dog * Down Yonder. 90-MINUTE VIDEO * INCLUDES TAB * LEVEL 2. The third video, 'Developing Speed and Style', moves learning players beyond the basics into the finer points of flatpick guitar style. Covers rhythmic crosspicking techniques, speed-building, left- and right-hand positions, and a dynamic variety of slides, arpeggios, bends, accents, intros and endings for six classic tunes: Liberty * Salt Creek * Blackberry Blossom * Clarinet Polka * Home Sweet Home * Ragtime Annie. 90-MINUTE VIDEO * INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB * LEVEL 3.

NEW DIRECTIONS IN FLATPICKING  HL 00641306
Beppe Gambetta has received worldwide acclaim for his distinctive blend of traditional European & American acoustic guitar styles. This video offers intermediate & advanced flatpickers: detailed breakdowns of bluegrass classics and traditional European dance forms, examinations of crosspicking rhythms, triplets, movable chords, and more. Teaches Beppe's unique renditions of 'Soldier's Joy,' 'Old Joe Clark,' his lyrical signature piece 'Slow Creek,' and three European dance tunes. Features tunes from his Good News From Home CD, and two duets with Artie Traum. 90 Min. video. Includes booklet. ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.

NORMAN BLAKE'S GUITAR TECHNIQUES
In his long and illustrious career, Norman Blake has toured and/or recorded with June Carter, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, John Hartford, Joan Baez, Tony Rice, Bob Dylan and numerous others. Video One - Songs, Instrumentals and Styles: Legendary guitarist Norman Blake teaches flatpicking fundamentals and a variety of bluegrass and old-time country guitar techniques. He explores arrangements for six favorite songs and instrumentals from his repertoire, discussing back-up technique, use of the capo, special tuning and lots more. Songs: Whiskey Before Breakfast · Gray Coat Soldiers · Prettiest Little Girl in the County · The Wreck of the Old '97 · and more. Features Nancy Blake on second guitar. 90-MIN. VIDEO · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB · EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Video Two - Ten Stellar Songs and Instrumentals: His impeccable taste and sure touch have inspired countless folk, bluegrass and country players. On this fascinating video, Norman demonstrates musical ideas, playing techniques and ten traditional and original songs and instrumentals taken from his vast repertoire: Coming Down from Rising Fawn · Caperton Ferry · Uncle Joe (Miss McLeod's Reel) · Old Virginia Reel · Coleman's March · New Century Hornpipe · Jimmy in the Swamp · Church Street Blues · Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents · and Hobo's Last Ride. 90-MIN. VIDEO · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB · INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

PEDAL STEEL LICKS FOR GUITAR  HL 00000233
Take a lesson with super picker Forest Rodgers! In this video that supplements Forest's book Pedal Steel Licks for Guitar, you'll learn how to play 30 classic beginnings, endings, turn-arounds and fill-ins to popular pedal steel licks on the guitar. Forest plays them at regular tempo and then at a slower tempo for easier learning. Watch the fascinating interaction as pedal steel master Doug Stock plays the licks then Forest copies them on guitar. Features tips for the best steel guitar sound reproduction and steel guitar voiced chords. You'll make the band pay attention when you learn these 30 pedal steel licks on guitar! 60 minutes.

PICKING UP SPEED  HL 00641490
Drills and Tunes for Flatpick Guitarists
Every bluegrass flatpicker wants to play faster while maintaining good tone and timing. Steve Kaufman has powerful advice and well-thought out exercises to help get a player's right and left hand mechanics working correctly. Using well-known fiddle tunes as drills, Steve works on coordination and how to practice for best results. Also included are a cross-picked version of Wildwood Flower and show-stopping chord runs and picking combinations on the classic Little Rock Getaway. 70-MIN. VHS VIDEO · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB · EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

RAY FLACKE  HL 00324325
Ray is one of the top country session players. He has played with Emmylou Harris, Ricky Scaggs, Janie Fricke, Lacy J. Dalton, and others. On this video he covers an incredible selection of licks and country guitar techniques.

Ray Flacke - Country Telecaster® Virtuosity  HL 00641073
With special guests Mike Leech (bass), Larry Knechtel (piano), Martin Parker (drums). One of the world's best 'Telecaster' players reveals how to play hot country guitar! Ray Flacke demonstrates the use of flatpick-and-fingers and teaches the moves behind his trademark solo style: double-stops, pedal steel-like string bends, multiple hammer-ons and pull-offs, string damping, playing below the nut and other dazzling techniques. Ray shares invaluable tricks of the trade and teaches four of his original instrumentals. 90-MINUTE VHS VIDEO · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB · LEVEL 3.

STEVE WARINER - UP CLOSE  HL 00641371
An in-depth video lesson for electric and acoustic players. Grammy award winner Steve Wariner shares the insights needed to master some of his hit repetoire. One of Nashville's most popular pickers. 60-MIN. VHS VIDEO - INCLUDES MUSIC & TAB - EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.