Review
If the sound of the mandolin catches your ear and you think you d like to learn how to play then Easy 2-Chord Songs for Mandolin by Wayne Erbsen from Native Ground Books & Music in Asheville, NC serves as an ideal introduction to the instrument. Here he brings us an engaging and accessible volume written in a relaxed tone with an emphasis on enjoyment of the mandolin that includes thirty nine familiar tunes from bluegrass, old-time, folk and gospel styles. An audio CD accompanies the book. Easy 2-Chord Songs for Mandolin will provide helpful instruction and guidance for the beginning mandolinist seeking to become comfortably acquainted with their instrument. --Matt Bowe & the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association
About the Author
Wayne Erbsen has made it his lifelong passion to teach, collect, record, perform, write and publish Southern Appalachian music and folklore. A master of both the clawhammer and bluegrass banjo styles, Wayne also performs and records on fiddle, guitar and mandolin, and has authored twenty-eight books of instruction, lore and history. An instructor for over forty-five years, Wayne has taught literally thousands of people to play stringed instruments. In addition to Wayne s deep interest in old-time Appalachian and bluegrass music, he has also researched, recorded and written on numerous other themes of American culture such as The Civil War, Victorian life, log cabin culture, cowboys and pioneers, railroads and gospel music.