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Post by alig on Mar 29, 2014 18:58:25 GMT
I've just bought the guitar book of my dreams - the Eric Roche Acoustic Guitar Bible. I've been struggling for ages with a lack of knowledge, no sense of direction and a feeling of frustration without knowing why. I've made no progress with other books such as the Brett Duncan 'Complete Learn to Play Fingerpicking Guitar Manual', because I look at the exercises and think, "What's the point of doing that?". I learn a tune on the Seagull and then think, "Why am doing this?" Any mention of theory causes a big breezeblock wall with barbed wire on top to appear at the front of my brain. Well, the Roche book looks like the answer to life, the universe and everything. It arrived this morning, and immediately I was engrossed in suspended chords and all that. He makes you want to learn a bit of theory. It's not just that the book is well-written. It's that it gives all the whys and wherefores, giving an incentive to learn. There's so much in it, and I feel really motivated. Pity I had to tear myself away and spend the afternoon with my fingers submerged in freezing mortar. Excellent - and interesting. I've thought about this book off and on for a while. Glad to hear a good recommendation. Just have to assimilate a John Renborn book first...
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Post by creamburmese on Jul 15, 2014 21:31:28 GMT
I HATE this thread. I now have 3 books in my cart at Amazon and contemplating a 4th.....
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Post by minorkey on Aug 19, 2014 18:07:17 GMT
Id love to read a book on the history of the classical guitar. Or a Segovia biography. Thst kind of thing. A bit of history. Maybe a work of fiction around the classical guitar?
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Post by minorkey on Aug 19, 2014 18:11:19 GMT
As a bit of reading rather than a music book I recently bought this Django Reinhardt biography to take with me on my last holiday - its a good read www.amazon.co.uk/dp/030680171XGot it second hand for about £7. Phil Django! I wouldn't mind some of that!
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Post by Akquarius on Aug 19, 2014 18:12:10 GMT
Larry, there's one from Hal Leonard which is called The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800. This might be the stuff you're looking for.
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Post by minorkey on Aug 19, 2014 18:14:47 GMT
Larry, there's one from Hal Leonard which is called The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800. This might be the stuff you're looking for. Cheers Bernd Ill look out for it.
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Post by vikingblues on Jan 9, 2015 21:10:51 GMT
I am something of a tab tunebook addict. Favourites include: Mark Thomson's There and Back Again - a great way of getting in DADGAD with some very moving traditional and original airs, very well presented. Keith O'C's Butterfly - consistently good, original compositions, very well presented with some even in the devil's tuning Rob Mckillop's books - here and here. From the deceptively simple to the quite challenging but some glorious tunes, in DADGAD, open G and open D. I come back to these books frequently and always find something new and inspiring. Al Petteway - for example here. A range of tunings, with his own compositions and arrangements of traditional tunes. El McMeen, notably here. Time Will End and Hfrydol are particular favorites of mine. All in CGDGAD. Be aware that some of his other books are in Stefan Grossman's ideosyncratic form of tab. Jim Tozier - here. I keep returning to this book, which has too many delights to list, with some wonderful arrangements of traditional tunes in DADGAD, CGDGAD and CGCGCD. Pat Kirtley - here. This Kentuckian brings a special touch to arrangements of "Irish" tunes, including a lovely Pierre Bensusan tune, Voyage for Ireland and several from that noted suburb of the Emerald Isle, Scotland. But I can forgive his geography for his artistry with guitar. In DADGAD, DADEAD, EADEAE, ... Keith Hinchliffe - here for example. Towards the more diiffult end but immensely rewarding. I love especially Neil Gow's Lament and the various O'Carolan (Irish rather than South Western version) In a range of alternative tunings. David Surette - here. Hard to get hold of now but soem cracking Breton tunes and a fine arrangement of Da Slockit Light and Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore. Martin Simpson - notably Cool and Unusual, now sadly out of print and very hard to come by. Ralph McTell - I was lucky to acquire Songs for Six Strings from Leo in a recent Friday give-away. Some striking lyrics as well as melodies. Mike Raven - I owe my enthusiasm for guitar to his many books, which kept me going when I started learning a couple of years ago and was losing heart . I don't use them much now (though I still often play his transcriptions of Nic Jones' Little Heathy Hill and Martin Carthy's The Siege of Delhi), mainly because they are mostly in EADGBE and I have now firmly gone over to the dark side. But I shall always be grateful to Mike Raven for getting me hooked on what has become a real passion for acoustic fingerstyle guitar. Brian Your choice of the Rob MacKillop was spot on Brian and as you'll have noticed I've spent a lot of time getting to know it. So I thought I'd venture another of your recommendations. "Celtic Guitar Solos" by Jim Tozier. Just arrived this morning. CGDGAD and CGCGCD will be new ventures for me, but because the guitar was tuned to DADGAD already I dipped into the DADGAD section of the book, typically starting from the back of that section and working towards the start (awkward bugger, that's me!). Had a wee play around with "Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation", "Spatter the Dew", and "Star of the County Down". WOW - 3 arrangements that started coming to life off the page within a minute each of starting them. I like the arrangements too. This could be the start of a something rather good! Thanks Brian. Mark
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Post by brianr2 on Jan 10, 2015 9:45:04 GMT
vikingblues, I am glad you like Jim Tozier's book. This is another one I go back to time and again. I particularly like the first half a dozen DADGAD arrangements, Slane and Foggy Dew. Brian
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Post by alig on Jan 10, 2015 9:47:55 GMT
Hmm.
May have to snaffle a copy of Tozier's tome...
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Post by vikingblues on Oct 13, 2015 18:59:11 GMT
I am something of a tab tunebook addict. Favourites include: ......... Rob Mckillop's books - here and here. From the deceptively simple to the quite challenging but some glorious tunes, in DADGAD, open G and open D. I come back to these books frequently and always find something new and inspiring. .......... Brian Thanks for your recommendation way back Brian. I have had the "40 Scottish Tunes" book by Rob for quite some times and really enjoyed it. Eventually I have got around to getting the "Scottish Traditional Music for Guitar in DADGAD and Open G Tunings" book. Arrived just over a week ago and it's very addictive - and it has a fair proportion of pieces that are not too tricky for someone at my level. It is quite difficult to get hold of this book - I ended up going direct through The Hardie Press. I see there's a couple of them being sold on Amazon Marketplace for around £1,000 just now!!!!! Mark
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Post by brianr2 on Oct 14, 2015 7:50:37 GMT
I'm glad you enjoy Rob McKillop's other guitar book, vikingblues. I am always amazed how much music he can draw from relatively few notes. I particular like his own composition, "The Black Sands" and his arrangements of "Mary, young and fair", "Lament for John Roy" (very 'bagpipey'), "The Irish Girl" and "The Shieling in the Braes of Rannoch". I also enjoy playing "Who will dandle my Mary" and "The Big Bens" despite the titles' scope for double entendres.... Brian
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Post by ocarolan on Oct 14, 2015 7:53:59 GMT
................ I also enjoy playing "Who will dandle my Mary" and "The Big Bens" despite the titles' scope for double entendres.... Brian
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Post by maninashed on Oct 14, 2015 13:49:09 GMT
................ I also enjoy playing "Who will dandle my Mary" and "The Big Bens" despite the titles' scope for double entendres.... Brian
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Post by martinrowe on Oct 14, 2015 16:40:10 GMT
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The Dagger Gordon book: On the youtube clips I've seen he is mostly playing a 10 string mandolin. Does the book concentrate on the 10 string or the 8 string.
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Post by vikingblues on Oct 14, 2015 18:57:24 GMT
I'm glad you enjoy Rob McKillop's other guitar book, vikingblues. I am always amazed how much music he can draw from relatively few notes. I particular like his own composition, "The Black Sands" and his arrangements of "Mary, young and fair", "Lament for John Roy" (very 'bagpipey'), "The Irish Girl" and "The Shieling in the Braes of Rannoch". I also enjoy playing "Who will dandle my Mary" and "The Big Bens" despite the titles' scope for double entendres.... Brian Cheers Brian. I've so far been happily getting into several tunes including "The Irish Girl". In the fine tradition of the double entendres you mention one of them is "The little old man with the wee piece". I will admit though with that one being a Reel it's tough getting it up to a reasonable speed without littering it with too many mistakes! The last two in the book - "'Twas in Islay-I was born" and "Colin's cattle" - have taken my fancy. I'm of a mind to say the latter is mooooood music. Mark
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