brownsdream - Posted - 04/14/2023:  07:18:55

Howdy Folks!

I've opened domestic pre-orders for my forthcoming tablature book Thumb Lead Two-Finger Banjo (PDF and international sales will begin this summer). If you live in the United States and want to pre-order the spiral-bound book or the book plus a PDF version, you can do so now: twofingerbanjo.com/store

Here is some more information:

Old-time banjo teacher Matt Brown shares his arrangements of forty pieces in the thumb lead two-finger banjo style. Ranging in difficulty from beginner to advanced, there is a variety of repertoire from jam favorites to rare showpieces. This collection is an excellent resource for learning the two-finger style at home, whether studying with a teacher like Matt or figuring it out yourself. Chord suggestions are included where appropriate. This book highlights Matt's transcriptions of banjo parts from Kentucky banjoists Roscoe Holcomb, Granville Bowlin, Lee Sexton, and Morgan Sexton. He also shares his tablature for Benton Flippen's "June Apple" and Paul Brown's "Cacklin' Hen." Audio recordings of each tune will be available for free on twofingerbanjo.com.

Contents (subject to change):

1. 
   

   Arkansas Traveler

   
   


2. 
   

   The Blackest Crow

   
   


3. 
   

   Bile Them Cabbage Down

   
   


4. 
   

   Cacklin' Hen

   
   


5. 
   

   Charlie's Neat

   
   


6. 
   

   Cluck Old Hen

   
   


7. 
   

   Cotton-Eyed Joe

   
   


8. 
   

   Darling Corey

   
   


9. 
   

   Down the Road

   
   


10. 
    

    Ducks on the Millpond

    
    


11. 
    

    Fire on the Mountain

    
    


12. 
    

    Groundhog

    
    


13. 
    

    Handsome Molly

    
    


14. 
    

    The Hills of Mexico

    
    


15. 
    

    I Ain't Got No Sugar Babe Now

    
    


16. 
    

    John Dye

    
    


17. 
    

    June Apple

    
    


18. 
    

    Little Maggie

    
    


19. 
    

    Little Sunshine

    
    


20. 
    

    Lost Gander

    
    


21. 
    

    Mississippi Sawyer

    
    


22. 
    

    Old Joe Clark

    
    


23. 
    

    Over the Waterfall

    
    


24. 
    

    Pretty Polly

    
    


25. 
    

    Rachel

    
    


26. 
    

    Red Prairie Dawn

    
    


27. 
    

    Ruben's Train (a.k.a. Train 45)

    
    


28. 
    

    Sandy River Belle

    
    


29. 
    

    Say Darling Say

    
    


30. 
    

    Shady Grove

    
    


31. 
    

    Soldier's Joy

    
    


32. 
    

    Sourwood Mountain

    
    


33. 
    

    Spotted Pony

    
    


34. 
    

    Stay All Night

    
    


35. 
    

    Trouble on the Mind

    
    


36. 
    

    Wayfaring Stranger

    
    


37. 
    

    Whiskey Before Breakfast

    
    


38. 
    

    Wild Bill Jones

    
    


39. 
    

    Wildwood Flower

    
    


40. 
    

    Will the Circle Be Unbroken

    
    

Questions? Comment below or send me an email: matt@brownsdream.us

~Matt