Classic Bluegrass Banjo Solos
HOMESPUN
Taught By Tony Trischka.
Level 3
60 Minute DVD or VHS, includes tab
With John McGann, guitar.

Tony Trischka teaches eleven classic pieces that are prime examples of banjo playing at its best. You’ll learn them, note-for-note, just as they were played by some of the greatest players in the history of the instrument. By learning these tunes you'll not only expand your repertoire, but in the process will also become more flexible in your ability to mix up various rolls, play in several keys without a capo and move more freely around the neck.

Tony, who is widely known as one of the world’s top contemporary banjo players as well as a historian of banjo lore, performs each tune with the help of John McGann on guitar. He then slows it down, going over the tricky spots and explaining all the right and left hand techniques you’ll need to play it.

Here are the solos you’ll learn: John Henry (Earl Scruggs), Sitting on Top of the World (Alan Shelton), Gold Rush (Vic Jordan), Bye Bye Blues (Alan Shelton), Dixie Breakdown (Don Reno), Old Home Place (J. D. Crowe), Salt Creek (Bill Keith), Casey Jones (Bobby Thompson), Clinch Mountain Backstep (Ralph Stanley), Little Maggie (Bill Emerson), Doug’s Tune (Doug Dillard).

Review:

"As always, Homespun's production values are topnotch. On each tune, split screen techniques are used so you can see both hands close up at the same time. The sound and picture are excellent and on the DVD version, random access allows you to jump to any part of the lesson in a flash.... All in all, this is a wonderful learning tool, and with all the classic banjo solos out there, hopefully the first of many." - Banjo Newsletter

About Tony Trischka
Tony Trischka is one of America's most dynamic and inventive players. He has made fifteen albums, both solo and with his band Skyline, and has toured and recorded with Country Cooking, Psychograss and Grass Is Greener, among others. As a studio musician and accompanist he has played on countless other recordings. He has made numerous television appearances and has toured in most of the countries of the world. A dedicated teacher of banjo, he has written six books for Oak Publications and has given numerous banjo clinics at major festivals, schools and workshops throughout the U.S. and abroad. "
My springboard was Tony Trischka, and without Tony, none of what's happened with my music would have happened."