Alison Krauss, Union Station: So Long So Wrong

On this DVD Flatpicking Guitar Magazine presents three of the most talented Guitar players in acoustic music performing together in a live concert setting.Bryan Sutton (IBMA Guitar Player of the Year award winner formerlead guitarist with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder and one of Nashville's top session players) Jim Hurst (two- time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year award winner) and highly respected Guitar veteran Tim Stafford (Dusty Miller Alison Krauss + Union Station Blue Highway) provide a thoroughly enjoyable performance.These three masters of the acoustic Guitar perform as a trio in different duo configurations solo and with vocalist Ronnie Bowman.Their respective songwriting talents are also highlighted as each presents a variety of songs and tunes that they have written through their distinguished careers. Guitar players will appreciate the left- and right-hand close-upsprevalent throughout the DVD.A total of 18 tunes are presented: Temperance Reel Deep River Blues A Minor Infraction The Pearl of Pearl Kentucky Guidology Rambling Heart Stafford's Stomp Forked Deer If Only For ADay Obsession Midwestern Town Decision at Glady Fork Texas Gales The Good Deed Crazy Locomotion Blues Mando Bounce Horseshoe Bend and St. Anne's Reel.

There aren't many banjos players more widely heard, or who have performed before more people, than Ron Block. Working with Alison Krauss and Union Station since 1991, Ron's distinctive banjo sound has become nearly as much a part of the group sound as Alison's voice. Ron has taught in a limited number of worshops, but this is his first instructional DVD of any kind, offering a detailed look at his unique approach to the banjo. This 2 DVD release from AcuTab begins with Ron explaining how he learned, and what resources have been useful to him, plus how he looks at both left and right hand patterns. AcuTab's John Lawless leads him through a discussion of several topics, including tone production, Ron's use of bends and chokes, how he arranges solos, and improvisation. Ron goes into great detail about his practice routine, showing examples of exercises and drills he uses to stay in shape. He discusses how to use a metronome in your practice, with several examples. He also describes a number of guitar techniques and concepts which have informed his banjo playing, such as working within 'boxes,? or blocks of frets, and learning to visualize and play scales and patterns both vertically and horizontally. The meat of the DVD is in the songs Ron teaches, which are played in a number of keys and tunings. You'll learn Cluck Old Hen, Tiny Broken Heart, Man Of Constant Sorrow, I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers, Everytime You Say Goodbye, Bright Sunny South, My Poor Old Heart and Smashville. Each song is played with a band before Ron breaks it down lick by lick, and is then shown (medium and slow) in a split screen orientation. Three screen orientations are available for the split screen sections, based on whether the left or right hand is of greater interest - or seeing them both at equal size. Two audio mixes are available for the band sections: normal, and banjo-heavy. 3 hours and 45 minutes on 2 DVDs, with tab booklet. / Banjo (5 Cordes) / 225 pages / niveau : Débutant/Intermédiaire / 2-Dvd Set - Format: 7,5 X 5,25