NEW DVD FOR 2007 (AVAILABLE DEC 15 2006) - JOHN MCGANN'S RHYTHM MANDOLIN:
FROM BLUEGRASS TO CELTIC TO SWING
Introduces
you to a broad range of grooves and approaches available to mandolin
players in bluegrass, old time, Celtic, swing and jazz. Includes:
exploration of the fiddle tune "Forked Deer" in many styles, tone
production and dynamics, bluegrass rhythm styles, old-time feel with
open drone strings, partial chords, the "continuum" right hand in
progressive bluegrass, Celtic rhythm styles, the flow/brush/texture,
alternate vs. crosspicking, jigs & reels, swing rhythm styles,
Texas "sock" style, blues in C extending the I IV V basics, more.
Includes printable standard notation/tab file as a PDF.