DOWNLOAD ONLY - The Mandolin of Norman Blake - Traditional and Original Tunes and Techniques

DOWNLOAD ONLY. Blake shares tips and advice on tuning, phrasing, ornaments, double-stops, tremolos, drones, split strings, more, plus nine songs taught up to speed and slowed down: "John Brown's March," "Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap," "The Hollow Poplar," "Father's Hall," "The Little Fair Child," "Jack Danielson's Reel," "Green Castle Hornpipe," and two duets "Blake's March" and "Mandolin Fanfare." Norman uses vintage instruments to illustrate differences in tone: a Style B Lyon & Healy, a 1914 Martin, a 1914 Gibson A4, a 1922 white-top A3 and a 1923 Lloyd Loar F5. Intermediate. Note/tab included as either booklet or PDF file on the disc. 90 min.