Composed by Alan Munde. Saddle-stitched, Banjo: 5-String, Solos and Duets, Bluegrass, Country, Tunebooks. Style. Book and online audio. 32 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #20595M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20595M).
ISBN 9780786691296. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Long-time banjo picking ace Alan Munde brings his considerable banjo arranging skills to some of the most played songs in the bluegrass tradition. In these stylistic revealing arrangements, running from straightforward roll approach to the delicately beautiful melodic fingerings, Munde lets the melody of each piece stand out to its fullest. Great Picking Tunes for Banjo includes all-time winners Red Wing, Turkey in the Straw, Arkansas Traveler, Down Yonder, and Home Sweet Home, bluegrass favorites Blackberry Blossom, Cumberland Gap, Black Mountain Rag, John Hardy, and Bury Me Beneath the Willow, fiddle favorites Whiskey Before Breakfast, Flop-Eared Mule, Boston Boy, St. Annes Reel, and 8th of January, plus a host of other jam session standards. In tablature only. Includes access to online audio.
