Southern Banjo Styles #2-Early 2-and 3- Finger Picking
Picking up where DVD One left off, Mike Seeger continues his  in-depth lesson/demonstration of predominant banjo styles of the 19th and  early 20th century. Volume Two focuses on two- and three-finger techniques,  some of which are the foundation for contemporary three-finger style. Each  segment features a complete performance of a song or tune, comment on its  style and source, and detailed split screen instruction for playing it.  You'll also see close-up views of each of the nine banjos used. The  enclosed booklet includes tabs, a banjo discography, how to choose and set  up a banjo, and much more.Songs include: Flop Eared Mule (up-picking double-note style); Lost Gander  (thumb-lead with extensive use of harmonics); The Sailor and the Soldier (a  variant of the previous technique); American Spanish Fandango (from  19th-century parlor banjo repertoire); Got No Silver Nor Gold Blues (Uncle  Dave Macon minstrel style); We're Up Against It Now (arpeggio technique);  That's What Old Bachelors Are Made Out Of (waltz-time back-up techniques);  The Last of Callahan (fiddle tune); Lady Gay (Dock Boggs's style).The material presented here is based on Mike Seeger's Grammy-nominated  Smithsonian CD "Southern Banjo Styles."