DVD - Early Southern Guitar Styles

Two DVD set. Mike Seeger teaches a wide variety of guitar techniques that were played in the rural South from about 1850 to 1930. Includes banjo-like styles, rags, blues, parlor guitar-based pieces, slide guitar styles, and many song accompaniment styles. He covers 25 songs and accompaniments, demonstrating each on 23 different vintage guitars: "Old Chisholm Trail," "Fishing Blues," "John Henry," "Spanish Fandango," "Guitar Rag," more. Each tune is played through, followed by comments on style, a basic pattern, and a slow split-screen repetition. Detailed commentary included either as booklet or PDF file on dics. Tablature for all songs plus additional comments, discographies & videographies are included as PDF files on both discs. Beginner/advanced. 3 hours 25 minutes!