Wise Publications Traditional Songs for the 5-String Banjo

Code: AM1008249
£10.99

Traditional Songs for the 5-String Banjo features 22 classic old-time favorites. The distinctive sound of the 5-string banjo is most usually associated with folk, country and bluegrass music. In this book you'll find a superbcollection of traditional songs that lend themselves perfectly to a variety of banjo styles. From the lively The Midnight Special to the wistful Wild Mountain Thyme, each song has been chosen and arranged to make the most of theinstrument's unique capacity for rolling rhythms and flexible fingerpicking patterns. Whether your favorites are jazzy, folky or country, you'll find plenty here to help you play, sing and extend your repertoire.

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Description

  • 1. All Through the Night
  • 2. Amazing grace
  • 3. Auld lang Syne
  • 4. Danny boy
  • 5. Home on the Range
  • 6. Loch Lomond
  • 7. My Grandfather's Clock
  • 8. My wild Irish rose
  • 9. On Top of Old Smoky
  • 10. Sam Hall
  • 11. Scarborough fair
  • 12. SHADY GROVE
  • 13. She moved through the Fair
  • 14. St. James Infirmary
  • 15. Sweet Betsy from Pike
  • 16. The Black Velvet Band
  • 17. The Midnight Special
  • 18. The Yellow Rose of Texas
  • 19. There's A Hole In My Bucket
  • 20. Wayfaring Stranger
  • 21. What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor
  • 22. Wild Mountain Thyme

Specification

Product Type
book
Book / DVD/ CD Type
Song Book
Instrument Suitability
Banjo, 5 String Banjo,
Region of Musical Origin
American
Number of Strings
5 String