Publications

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the availability of Phil Rice's 1858 Method For The Banjo.

This book is considered the first in-depth method book ever published for learning to play the 5-string banjo. First appearing ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the availability of Cape Breton & Prince Edward Island Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo, by Ken Perlman.

The island of Cape Breton & its close neighbor, Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada are home to two of ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the availability of Dan Levenson's Master Collection of Old-Time Tunes.

Whether you already play old-time music, or you are just getting started, this is the book for you. Dan Levenson’s ...

Seasoned music educator and multi-instrumentalist, Rob MacKillop presents this introductory classical repertoire for the intermediate tenor banjoist. Derived from method books for the mandolin, cello and guitar, these progressive melodic studies are typeset in standard notation and ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the availability of The Sentimental Banjo in print and eBook formats, by Rob MacKillop.

In this book, multi-instrumentalist and music historian Rob MacKillop explores an unexpected ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc has announced the publication of Hot Banjo Licks in the Different Musical Genres, by Claudio Parravicini, available in print and eBook.

Claudio Parravicini is a master of Scruggs, melodic ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the availability of Banjo Picking Tunes - An Early American Christmas, by Lluís Gómez.

This collection includes intermediate to advanced arrangements of 17 Early American carols for ...

MILWAUKEE — Centerstream and Hal Leonard Publishing have announced the publication of Round Peak Clawhammer Banjo - Traditional Appalachian Fiddle Tunes from Surry County, NC, by Joseph Weidlich.

The Round ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Early 5-String Banjo Solos In Historic 19th Century Stroke, Clawhammer and Guitar Styles by Tim Twiss.

Five-string banjo enthusiasts who play in the stroke, clawhammer ...

FENTON, MO — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of The Complete Tune Playing Toolkit for 5-String Banjo, by Jamie Francis.

This book is designed to be a “one-stop shop” for tune playing on the 3-finger style 5-string banjo. It contains the scales, techniques, and theory that you ...

MILWAUKEE — Centerstream and Hal Leonard Publishing have announced the publication of The Irish Tenor Banjo by Dick Sheridan.

This collection of 47 Irish selections for tenor banjo includes reels, jigs, slip jigs, hornpipes, ...

MILWAUKEE — Hal Leonard Publishing has announced the release and availability of Country Classics for Banjo: 20 Favorites for 5-String Clawhammer Banjo, by Michael J. Miles.

20 timeless country songs arranged for ...

MILWAUKEE — Centerstream and Hal Leonard Publishing have announced the publication of Early Pete Seeger Banjo Techniques by Joseph Weidlich.

Seeger took an interest in playing the 5-string banjo when he was 16 years old after he heard ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Banjo Picking Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles, by Lluís Gómez.

This collection of 20 Christmas carols is written for the intermediate to advanced 5-string banjo player familiar with tablature in gDGBD tuning. ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Tenor Banjo Christmas Solos, Classic Christmas Melodies in New Settings for the Tenor Banjo by Rob MacKillop.

This book counters the claim that the Devil gets all the best tunes!

Rob MacKillop has arranged these well-known ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the publication of A Clawhammer Christmas, Banjo Solos on Christmas Favorites by Dan Levenson.

A Clawhammer Christmas is a collection of 30 of the most loved Christmas songs transcribed in tablature for the 5-string banjo in the ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Banjo Picking Tunes - Early Music Gems, by Lluis Gomez.

The primal pluck of the banjo fits right into the rustic character of Early Music. By combining these elements in artful arrangements in the 3-finger ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Classical Music for Banjo Made Easy, by Ondrej Sarek.

This book contains twenty well-known classical melodies arranged for 5-string banjo in G tuning. The ...

MILWAUKEE — Hal Leonard Publishing has announced the release and availability of The Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook: Selected Banjo Tab Accurately Transcribed for Over 80 Tunes, with Foreword by Jim Mills.

Every banjo player, from novice ...