This comprehensive text covers the spectrum of fingerpicking
technique and styles. Performance and stylistic notes, fingerstyle
guitar solos and a listening guide are presented for each section of the
book.
Sections include:
Folk Songs; Gospel Songs;
Country Blues; RagtimeBlues; Rags and Dances; Appalachian Fiddle Tunes;
Celtic Airs; Jigs and Reels; Classic Rags; Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar &
Fingerstyle Guitar Duets. All solos are in notation and tablature and
are written by noted fingerpicking guitarists Stefan Grossman, Elizabeth
Cotten, DeanSires, Ton VanBergeyk, David Laibman, Rev. Gary Davis, Duck
Baker, Seth Austen, Steve Tilston, John Morris, Sid Percy, Tom
O'Farrell, JimMcLennan, Leo Wijnkamp Jr., Lasse Johansson and Claes
Palmqvist.