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Playing
and singing country blues guitar is no easy task. It’s just you and the box
summoning up the requisite guitar parts, singing the melody and maintaining
a solid groove. No drummer. No bass player - just you and your guitar.
Independence, repertoire, technique, timing and endurance comprise the
essential skill set for authentic fingerstyle country blues guitar. Playing
and singing the material in Dirt Road Blues hones these skills like
nobody’s business.
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We exalt the value of this volume of guitar lessons primarily because of the man behind it –
Paul Rishell. For those of you new to country blues guitar, Rishell has
played and swapped tunes with Son House, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Terry,
Brownie McGhee
and Howlin’ Wolf amongst many other giants of the art form. A bona fide
torchbearer of the country blues tradition,
 Rishell has studied, performed,
recorded and taught the form for 45 years. Paul and his partner Annie Raines
(who blows some extremely mean harmonica on a couple of the performances
herein) recorded “Moving to the Country” together, which won a W.C. Handy
Award for Acoustic Blues Album of the Year. Suffice to say, you’re in good
hands with Dirt Road Blues.
Rishell diligently guides you through 16 handpicked tunes to cover a wide
variety of the feels, rhythms and techniques that are characteristic to
country blues guitar. You’ll learn how to play all of the guitar parts, rhythms and requisite
techniques for “Down the Dirt Road Blues” by Charley Patton, “Shake ‘em On
Down” by Tommy McClennan, “Low Down Rounder” by Peg Leg Howell, “Sweet
Jivin' Mama” by Blind Blake, “One Dime Blues” by Blind Lemon Jefferson, “Rag
Mama Rag” by Blind Boy Fuller, “Trouble Blues” by Scrapper Blackwell, “Black
Horse Blues” by Blind Lemon Jefferson, “Custard Pie” by Blind Boy Fuller,
“Hunkie Tunkie” and Keep it Clean” by Charley Jordan, “Step it up & Go” by
Blind Boy Fuller and four
 Rishell originals; “Vanessa,” “Louise,” “I’m Gonna
Jump & Shout” and “Blues on a Holiday.”
Get
a solid grip on this Delta, Piedmont and Texas blues guitar repertoire and
you’ll be able to handle anything (including your own compositions) with
authenticity, stellar technique and maximum groove. Head out to the porch
now with Dirt Road Blues. |
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- 146 Minutes of Video
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CURRICULUM
Intermediate-Advanced |
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