HOMESPUNThat Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know
Taught By Steve Kaufman.All Levels
Six CDs, includes music and tab
Steve Kaufman's popular " Parking Lot Picker's " lessons now include a series especially for mandolinists. Beginners to advanced players learn 20 favorite traditional tunes with his four-tiered teaching method. Beginners learn melody; intermediate players master licks and runs;experienced players learn advanced techniques. Steve finishes each tune with a final run-through, including endings.
Since the mandolin and violin are tuned alike, this series is also great for fiddlers who know the basics of bowing and other elementary skills.
Songs: Arkansas Traveller, Big Sandy River, Bill Cheatham, Billy in the Low Ground, Blackberry Blossom, Under the Double Eagle, Flop-Eared Mule, Fisher's Hornpipe, Forked Deer, Gold Rush, Old Joe Clark, Salt Creek, Soldier's Joy, St Anne's Reel, Nothin To It, Ragtime Annie, Red-Haired Boy, Sweet Georgia Brown, Turkey in the Straw, Whiskey Before Breakfast.
Steve Kaufman is the only three-time winner of the National Flatpicking Championships,
held each year in Winfield, Kansas. His music covers a broad range of styles
including bluegrass favorites, popular swing standards, Irish and Appalachian
fiddle tunes, folk and country classics and novelty tunes. Since 1976 Steve has
been performing in a wide variety of settings, from elementary schools and colleges
to major bluegrass festivals and concerts. Steve is not only a sensational flatpicker but is also a dedicated instructor who maintains an extensive teaching and workshop practice. His many instructional videos and CDs are among Homespun's most popular lessons, and his annual “Steve Kaufman Acoustic Kamp” series have become a staple of the workshop circuit. Steve's ability to create tasteful and inventive arrangements in flatpick style has earned him a place as one of America's top guitarists.