Mel Bay

If you've been thinking of learning to play bluegrass rhythm on the guitar, or spice up your backup picking if you're already a guitarist, Mel Bay Publications has a new book that may be just the ticket. Entitled Contemporary Bluegrass Backup

Mel Bay Publications' latest banjo instruction manual is one that any serious three finger player could benefit from adding to their collection. The title is quite a mouthful, The Complete Tune Playing Toolkit for 5-String Banjo - A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering

Mel Bay has a new tune book in their Mandolin Picking Tunes series, one titled Celtic Gems, written by Tommy Norris. This slim 52-page volume contains 30 traditional fiddle tunes, plus 2 by Irish harpist Turlough O'Carolan and 1 by Bill

As a part of their ongoing series of Banjo Picking Tunes, Mel Bay has released a slim volume of melodies for banjo taken from early European classics. Entitled Early Music Gems, the book was compiled by Spanish banjoist Lluis Gomez,

Mel Bay has announced the release of Banjo Picking Tunes - Fun Solos To Play, by Lluis Gomez. The book, which includes audio of the solos being played, contains 47 pieces in a variety of styles. It is best to think

Evidence for the international growth in the popularity of bluegrass pops up fairly regularly on our radar. From the launch of new live performance events outside the US, to the number of bands across the world who play the music,

Mel Bay Publications has released a book of Irish harp music by Turlough O'Carolan, arranged for banjo and other stringed instruments. 20 O'Carolan Irish Classics was prepared by banjoist Tom Hanway, an American ex-pat now living in Ireland where he performs in

Mel Bay has a pair of new mandolin books, aimed at two different strata of pickers. Children's Mandolin Method, written by William Bay (son of the company's founder, Mel) is just what the title suggests. It follows the familiar method book

Mel Bay has released a video interview with mandolin legend Roland White. In it, Erica Cantrell guides him through a discussion of his long and noteworthy career in bluegrass music, interspersed with musical interludes. Roland speaks of his time performing with

Mel Bay has published a new mandolin book, written by Joe Carr. Entitled Mandolin For Seniors, it is a beginner's manual especially geared for older learners. Larger fonts are used with an nod towards eyes that are "formerly young," and the