New DVDs due from AcuTab
AcuTab Publications has news of several new bluegrass instructional DVDs due during the summer and fall of 2008.
Just completed shooting is a fiddle project with Mountain Heart’s Jim Van Cleve which will go into editing shortly. Jim covered a number of his own compositions (#6 Barn Dance, Nature Of The Beast, Devil’s Courthouse) plus spent considerable time describing how to add rhythmically in a band setting, and how to find solos and backup in different keys.
Due to be shot next week is a banjo DVD featuring Ron Block and a mandolin video with Sierra Hull. Both will focus on these two stellar players and their individual styles. More details about these should be forthcoming soon.
A JD Crowe banjo DVD is also scheduled to be shot later this year.
If you would like to be notified by email when these new titles are released, you can make that request on the AcuTab site.
AcuTab is also pleased to note the reissue of two popular titles that have been unavailable for some time. JD Crowe – AcuTab transcriptions includes banjo tablature for all the songs on two classic albums by JD Crowe & The New South, and Kenny Smith – Tunes and Techniques offers 3 hours with this flatpicking master on two DVDs.
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Excellent, Acutab. Ron Block AND J.D. Crowe banjo DVD’s. Can’t wait!!
Keep up the good work, John and crew!
Mark Byrum
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