HOMESPUN
Ragtime and More!
Taught By John James.
Level 5
Six CDs plus book
John James, Britain's premier ragtime guitarist, leads you through the complexities
of advanced chord shapes, moving counter-bass lines, the use of harmonics, slides
and bends, advanced melodic structure, and pointers on how to arrange your own
rags and picking pieces.
These CDs move from the simpler to the more complex, but even the first tune in the set will be a real challenge. The pieces include John's arrangements of traditional and original songs and instrumentals as well as those by Scott Joplin, Django Reinhardt, John Hurt and others.
Songs: Victory Rag, Slow Down, She's Got Something There, Head in the Clouds,
Picture Rag, Silver Swan, Black and White Rag, Ragtime Millionaire, Tears, Blues
for Felix, Jazzbo's Holiday, Pickles and Peppers, Frankie and Albert.
John James is Britain's premier ragtime guitarist.