Re: [Harp-L] Winslow on Bluegrass

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Hi Folks

Steve Kaufman has two such Bluegrass Workout books with play-along tracks.
I have both and they are excellent. All tunes are played at two different
tempos 160 bpm and 210 bpm. The two books combined cover approximately
30 of the most frequently played tunes at bluegrass jams of all speeds.

In the San Francisco Bay Area we are fortunate to have the Freight and
Salvage Coffee House (Actually I don't know if they have coffee but they
do have a nice new big auditorium and many rooms for teaching and jamming.)
which hosts bluegrass slow jams and least once a week.

Cheers,
Daniel

> Winslow our resident expert brings up a good point about the benefits of
> finding a "slow session". I'll pass on this useful tip, if you have an
> interest in playing old time or bluegrass, or just building chops and
> getting away from blues cliches go to Homespun Tapes and get yourself
> Steve Kaufman's 4 Hour Bluegrass Workout - a fantastic set that Tony Ayers
> turned me onto and also their "Old Time Music Party" which features the
> very wonderful fiddling of Bruce Molsky. Both present tunes at half and
> full tempo and will set you up nicely with the most popular session tunes.
> Good stuff!!!
>
> From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Celtic musicians can likewise look with a severe eye on beginners joining
> in at
> expert sessions.
>
> Which is why slow sessions exist. People new to the music and/or new to
> their
> instrument can get together with others at the same level (and perhaps a
> patient
> accompanist) and learn the tunes at a manageable tempo. This gives them a
> welcoming environment to develop the tune knowledge and chops to
> eventually join
> in at the expert sessions.
>
> Winslow
>  Winslow Yerxa
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>
>