Publications

FENTON, MO — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Banjo Picking Tunes - Fun Solos to Play, by Lluís Gómez in print and eBook formats.

This collection of 47 favorite melodies includes reels, jigs, waltzes, fiddle tunes, ...

FENTON, MO — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Stress-Free Banjo - Everything You Need to Get Started, by Rick McKeon.

This book together with the 21 online video lessons will give you everything you need ...

Asheville, N.C. — Wayne Erbsen and Native Ground Music have announced the release of their Companion to Bluegrass Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus.

This friendly workbook is a companion and continuation of Bluegrass Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus! but is NOT a stand-alone book; make sure you have your copy of the original Ignoramus! This ...

FENTON, MO — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Appalachian Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo, by Ken Perlman. This stunning new collection is available in eBook for purchase now for $19.99 with a print version coming soon.

This comprehensive ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the publication of Classical Masterpieces for Banjo, by Claudio Parravicini.

If you've ever felt compelled to play Flight of the Bumblebee on the 5-string banjo, this is the book for you!

Challenging banjo transcriptions of classical masterpieces may seem like a humorous anachronism to some, but not for Italian master Claudio Parravicini, a conservatory graduate who, while majoring in French horn, ...

MILWAUKEE — Hal Leonard Publishing and Centerstream Publishing has announced the publication of 5-String Banjo Setup & Maintenance by Todd Taylor.

Follow along with Todd as he takes you through his easy-to-follow, ...

Use Code MBNEW20 to get 20% off through June 30, 2018.

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the publication of Basic Music Theory for Banjo Players, by Rick McKeon.

The book was self-published for a time and with the release on Mel Bay ...

Winchester, Va. — The Murphy Method has announced the publication of "Key of C & Beyond: Improvising in C & D," taught by Casey Henry, available as a download now and in DVD format shipping as of May 8.

Tired of using a capo? Tired of all your breaks sounding the same? Tired of not being able to play in D or E or F?

This DVD opens the door to playing in the keys of C, D, E, and F. Casey Henry first shows you ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications has announced the publication of Left-Handed Tenor Banjo Chords.

This left-handed chord book includes pictures and diagrams for all of the basic chords for four-string or tenor banjo.

Fingering photos ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications has announced the publication of Harmonics for the 5-String Banjo by Christopher Rudy.

The definitive text on playing harmonics (chimes) on the 5-string banjo in G tuning!

In addition to traditional chiming methods, ...

East Point, Ga. — Watch & Learn Publishing has announced a January 5 release date for Easy Banjo Songbook for Beginners with Video & Audio Access by Geoff Hohwald.

The new book is designed to teach you beginners arrangements ...

Winchester, Va. — The Murphy Method has announced the publication of Scruggs-Style Fiddle Tunes, taught by Casey Henry, available as a DVD or download.

Some tunes lay out really easily on the banjo and some just don’t. These six popular fiddle and flatpicking tunes do NOT lay out particularly easily on the banjo.

Over her years of teaching, ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Hal Leonard Publishing has announced the release of Todd Taylor's 50 Most Requested Banjo Licks.

A book geared for everyone from novice to professional player, each and every lick banjo players learn ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Hal Leonard Publications has announced the publication of Christmas Hits for Banjo.

Celebrate the holiday season when you ring the banjo with 27 Christmas songs in this collection present in tablature ...

Chicago — Chicago Review Press has announced a Spring, 2018 release date for John McEuen's memoir The Life I've Picked: A Banjo Player's Nitty Gritty Journey.

McEuen, one of the founding members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, now ...

Springfield, Ill. — University of Illinois Press has announced a September 15, publication date for Building New Banjos for an Old-Time World, by Richard Jones-Bamman.

Jones-Bamman ventures into workshops and old-time music communities to explore how banjo builders practice their art. His interviews and long-time personal immersion in the musical culture shed light on long-overlooked aspects ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Hal Leonard Publications has announced the publication date of The Great American Banjo Songbook.

Created by gifted composers and lyricists, the songs that comprise the The Great American Songbook ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Hal Leonard Publications has announced an August 24 publication date for Todd Taylor's Gospel Banjo.

The book features 10 gospel favorites in tablature with play along audio available online ...

New York — Triangle Square and Seven Stories Press, publishers of children's books has announced the release of Sing It!: A Biography of Pete Seeger, by Meryl Danziger.

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