Classic Bluegrass Mandolin

HOMESPUN

Taught By Jesse McReynolds.
Level 4
75-minute DVD or VHS, Includes music + tab book

Legendary mandolinist Jesse McReynolds invented "crosspicking" over thirty years ago, inspiring and influencing all bluegrass mandolin players who have come along since then. Now you can learn it too, straight from the source! Jesse takes you through the basics of crosspicking, chord formations, exercises, variations, endings, backward rolls and his unique method for splitting strings. You'll learn several tunes, in detail, and listen in on a fascinating conversation between Sam Bush and Jesse about the origins of crosspicking, musical influences, instrument set-up and more.

Songs: "Ridge Runner," "Banks Of The Ohio," "Dill Pickle Rag," "Farewell Blues," "Snowbird."

About Jesse McReynolds
Jesse McReynolds has long been considered one of the finest instrumentalists in bluegrass. Along with his brother Jim and their band The Virginia Boys, Jesse has recorded dozens of albums (including several top-ten country singles), played innumerable concerts and festivals and been a regular member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1964. In the 1950s Jesse developed the unique mandolin style now called "crosspicking," based on the bluegrass banjo sound of Earl Scruggs. This and other instrumental innovations have placed him among the great traditional musicians of our time.