Folk Mote Music - Videos & Books
Now available on video!
"Latcho Drom"
103 minutes of non-stop music and dance depicting Rom (gypsy) culture from
India to Spain with stops in Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and
France. This movie has wide acclaim at film festivals around the
world. Includes English translation sheet of songs, subtitled in French. (NTSC standard) $27.95
TOM BALL & KENNY SULTAN - Books and Videos
Introduction To Acoustic Blues by Kenny Sultan
This great book presents a primary introduction to acoustic blues guitar for the
early intermediate player. Through instructional text and popular songs, the
author covers blues in five different keys and positions, and shows how these
can be adapted to any key. Along with the basic blues rhythms and leads,
fingerstyle blues is covered, using both alternating and monotone bass. Kenny
also touches on specific techniques of various well-known players, open
tuning, and bottleneck guitar. The accompanying compact disk includes each
example and every song, most of which are played at a slow speed and at
regular tempo. Book/CD Pack: $17.95
Acoustic Blues Guitar by Kenny Sultan
This book for intermediate-level players is a follow-up to Kenny's first book. It covers blues in five different keys and positions and incorporates slide or bottleneck playing in both open and standard tunings. All songs are primarily finger-style. The accompanying 70-minute CD features performances of every example and song. Most songs are played at slow speed and at regular tempo to facilitate learning, and nearly all tunes have a detailed explanation about the music and how best to play it. Book/CD Pack: $18.95 * Video: $19.95
Blues Guitar Legends by Kenny Sultan
Explore the styles of Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Blake, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Boy Fuller, and Big Bill Broonzy. Through Kenny's arrangements, you will learn how studying the masters can help you develope your own style. Book/CD Pack: $19.95 * Video Part 1 (Lightnin' Hopkins & Blind Blake): $19.95 * Video Part 2 (Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Boy Fuller, and Big Bill Broonzy): $19.95
Blues Harmonica - A Comprehensive Crash Course & Overview by Tom Ball
This book/cassette pack features a comprehensive crash-course on all aspects of the blues harmonica. Written informally and in only tab notation, this book encourages players to learn at their own pace while developing their own style and feel. The accompanying 32-minute tape includes demonstrations to inspire and aid players in practice. Book/Cassette Pack: $16.95
The Sourcebook of Sonny Terry Licks for Harmonica by Tom Ball
This book/CD pack pays homage to Terry and his infamous playing. Besides 70 famous licks from Sonny, this pack gives you some quick harmonica lessons, information on Sonny's style, a discography with key chart, and bibliography for future research. CD includes each lick played out by the author. Book/CD Pack: $19.95
The Sourcebook of Little Walter/Big Walter Licks for Blues Harmonica by Tom Ball
In this essential collection for blues harp players, author Tom Ball sets out to discuss, understand and demystify some of the playing of the phenomenal Walters: the legendary "Big Walter" Horton and "Little Walter" Jacobs. Includes a sampling of the best licks from each artist's repertoire, mapped out in easy-to-read harmonica tablature and played on CD by Tom Ball, plus extensive notes on each musician's style, bios and discographies, rare photos, a bibliography, harmonica basics, notes on amplification and equipment, and much more! Book/CD Pack: $22.95
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