Re: Mandolin fingerpicking instruction?
Here's a copy of a post that I did previously in another thread. However, these materials are about learning blues rather than fingerpicking per se. That writers are trying to communicate the styles of the older blues mandolin players, rather than Nashville or bluegrass interpretations of blues, so I'm not sure whether this will help you.
"These books all are good, and include tabs tabs. All come with either a CD or a link for MP3's.
Carr, Joe. School of Mandolin: Blues. Mel Bay.
James, Steve. Roots and Blues Mandolin. Acoustic Guitar Private Lessons, String Letter.
Delgrosso, Rich. Mandolin Blues: from Memphis to Maxwell Street. Hal-Leonard.
"Carr's is good for someone fairly new to either mandolin or the blues, providing rhythms, blues scales, and such. James's is more intermediate, with plenty of good, sometimes well-known, tunes. Delgrosso's is for a more experienced player, who already has a blues background. His book has plenty of information in it, and is a must for anyone interested in the history of blues mandolin. Steve James also has two good teaching DVD's On Homespun Video."
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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