Banjo DVD's

Ever wondered how to properly set up a banjo for the best sound and playability? ...This unique DVD filmed at Eagle Music in March 2007, covers the entire footage of Greg Deering completely dismantling a Deering Deluxe banjo and re-building it on stage whilst answering questions from the audience and telling his banjo story at the same time. See more detaild below.

Learn to play the banjo with just two fingers! Believe it or not, you CAN play the 5-string banjo. This simple approach is designed to make banjo playing immediately accessible to EVERYONE! If you've believed that you can't make music, this DVD will change your mind and bring the richness of music making to your life. Run time is 30 minutes.

On this 95 mins long DVD, Jens shares his vast musical knowledge and masterly banjo techniques with the attending banjo students. He also explains his musical philosophy, and some of his worldwide musical experiences. Jens engages with his students with enjoyable humour and sincere humility.

David Holt is one of the worlds leading exponents of the Clawhammer banjo style. In this DVD he shares his huge wealth of knowledge of the the Clawhammer style and of the instrument.

A step-by-step and note-for-note DVD tutor for the complete beginner. In this DVD Gerry O'Connor takes you from scratch, all the way form holding the pick to playing your first notes and finally your first tunes.

You can make good banjo music almost immediately with this DVD! Pete Wernick has taught thousands of people, young and old, to play three-finger style bluegrass "Scruggs" picking. This super-easy lesson has been time-tested at Pete’s many workshops and music camps, and he will have you playing along in the very first minutes.

Join Swiss banjo player extraordinaire (Now living in North Carolina, USA), Jens Kruger, for an exciting journey into the art of five-string banjo. This outstanding lesson by a true virtuoso contains a wealth of ideas for players at all levels, and will help you expand your musical knowledge, build your technique and make your playing stand out from the crowd.

An instructional 2 DVD Set that starts from the beginning! Clawhammer From Scratch begins as though you really have NO knowledge of how to play the five string banjo clawhammer style. Beginning at the beginning, Dan presents a brief history of the 5-string banjo then goes over the parts of the banjo, holding the banjo, right and left hand styles and his basic clawhammer strum. Even the strum is broken down into the steps of the finger and thumb.

The Tenor Banjo has a shorter neck and higher, sharper sound, great for being heard in a band situation. Buddy Wachter's tutorial provides everything you need to know, and is specifically produced for this particular kind of Banjo.

A terrific lesson specifically devised for Banjo players that wish to sing and accompany themselves in the clawhammer style, featuring Grammy-winning performer Cathy Fink. 1 Hour 45 mins. Music and Tab enclosed.

A wonderful combination of detailed instruction, historical reminiscences and insightful advice from the legend of the Bluegrass Banjo, Sonny Osborne.

This is a DVD for anyone, beginner to advanced, with a desire to play this uniquely American music.18 songs and instrumentals are taught over 90 minutes. A tablature booklet is included.

You'll learn them, note-for-note, just as they were played by some of the greatest players in the history of the instrument. Tony performs each tune with John McGann backing him on guitar. He then slows it down, going over the tricky spots and explaining all the right and left hand techniques you'll need to play the piece. 60 Minutes. Includes tab.

Bluegrass banjo has all the drive, excitement, rhythmic complexity and melodic possibilities that you could want in an instrument. This collection of lessons, compiled from Homespun's vast library of music instruction, covers a variety of skills and tunes. The segments are graded to take you from elementary to advanced levels, and will open up myriad playing possibilities while allowing you to sample lessons before purchasing any of these DVDs in full. Taught by seven of the most celebrated pickers, this collection will expand your repertoire, improve your technique and enhance your musical knowledge. Before long you'll be tackling everything from working on your basic rolls to playing hot bluegrass solos.

This special Krüger Brothers workshop DVD is focused on the virtuoso banjo playing of the Carolina King Jens Krüger! Filmed at Eagle Music in 2009.

This is the first of two highly packed lessons that John Hartford recorded for Homespun. Working with songs taken from his vast repertoire, he domonstrates rolls and licks along with important advice about getting a good tone, phrasing, accenting, using picks, playing backup and lots more. John reveals his personal tricks for playing fast, and illustrates how he 'plays the words' to a song to give his banjo solo depth and meaning.

Put this DVD in, tune up, learn the parts of the banjo... and before you know it, you're playing and singing right along with David! 45 Mins. Tab Enclosed.

For over one hour Gerry O'Connor shares his extensive knowledge with you. Carefully demonstrating each of his sensational techniques, then featuring them in solos performed live on stage, accompanied by some of Ireland's top musicians. Features triplets, cross picking, pivot notes, hammer-ons, pull-offs, scales, arpeggios etc..

Take a lesson with America's most beloved banjo picker! In this warm and compelling DVD, you'll see and hear Pete demonstrate the banjo techniques he uses in soothing lullabies, hard-driving hoedowns, Appalachian ballads etc.

With this clear, easy, hands-on lesson you'll be picking and singing along with Happy Traum within minutes.

This 90-minute continuation of Wernick's 'road map to the banjo' will bring your playing to a whole new level as you learn to use his techniques in your favourite songs and instrumentals. Wernick introduces the big tree of licks, with ascending and descending runs, Scruggs and Reno-style riffs and methods to devise complete solos.

Pete presents hundreds of building blocks for creating classic licks, back-ups, chord progressions, rolls and solos for a complete understanding of the five-string banjo.

This is the second of two highly packed lessons that John Hartford recorded for Homespun. John Hartford once again passes on numerous ideas for the learning player. You'll add colour and excitment to your banjo solos with John's trademark chromatic scales, the famous ear-catching runs of his 'slide whistle' lick and his 'fiddle style' melodic playing, which you will learn to play anywhere on the fingerboard

Take a lesson from one of the true innovators of the five-string banjo, whose style combines traditional Scruggs-style bluegrass with country, folk, jazz, blues, gospel and rockabilly sounds.