Sam Bush Teaches Mandolin
HOMESPUN
Taught By Sam Bush.
Level 4
CD plus 40-page music + tab book

Take a mandolin lesson from the man Alison Krause called "... absolutely one of the finest musicians to exist in the history of the world." On this in-depth CD lesson, Sam Bush teaches complete solos to eight traditional and original tunes, each one jam-packed with licks, runs and musical variations. Sam is a careful and patient instructor, and he analyzes each piece in detail, adding special playing tips for aspiring mandolinists at all levels: chord progressions, fingerings, fancy licks, drones and double-stops, chromatic runs, harmony parts and improvised variations.

The powerful repertoire tunes you'll learn from this comprehensive lesson are "Cotton Patch Rag," "Tom & Jerry," "Leather Britches," "Lime Rock," "Banjalin," "Diadem," "Norman and Nancy," and "Russian Rag."

*Edited version of the audio cassette "Mandolin Repertoire Tape."

About Sam Bush

Sam Bush is one of the most versatile and powerful musicians playing today, a first-rate mandolinist, fiddler and guitarist. After 18 years (and 13 albums) with the ground-breaking New Grass Revival, Sam toured internationally as a leader of Emmylou Harris' Nash Ramblers and, more recently, with Lyle Lovett’s band. An in-demand session player, Sam has recorded on albums by Leon Russell, Doc Watson, Steve Earle, Garth Brooks, Steve Wariner, Trisha Yearwood, Left Over Salmon and Pam Tillis, among many others. He has produced albums by Jon Randall and Chris Thile, and has joined forces with many of Nashville's "A-Team" of musicians in a variety of combinations, including the bluegrass supergroup Strength in Numbers. Sam’s solo CDs include "Glamour and Grits," “Late as Usual,” "Howlin' at the Moon" and his latest release, “Ice Caps: Peaks Of Telluride,” all on Sugar Hill Records.