By Bill Evans

• A complete guide to the world of the five-string banjo written for both beginners and more experienced players.

• Packed with over 120 how-to photos and 130 musical examples.

• 94 track CD included - hear and play along with every exercise and song.

• The only book to offer instruction in clawhammer, bluegrass, melodic, single-string, minstrel and classic styles.

This multi-faceted and richly illustrated reader, ranging from admirers to scholars from over sixty sources, traces the career of the “Father of Bluegrass Music” and will be welcomed as a fitting tribute to the musician who transformed a local musical style into a unique international music form. Soft-cover edition.

The Making of the Old Southern Sound

Author: Robert Cantwell

“Best single academic book on bluegrass.”

Winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award Bluegrass Breakdown is an expansive foray into the makings of bluegrass. More than any other book of its kind, it gets to the roots of a uniquely American music that is deeply linked to working-class ideals and romanticism.

By: Neil V. Rosenberg The 20th Anniversary paperback edition, updated with a new preface.

Beginning with the musical cultures of the American South in the 1920s and 1930s, Bluegrass: A History, traces the genre through its pivotal developments during the era of Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys in the forties. It describes early bluegrass's role in postwar country music, its trials following the appearance of rock and roll, its embracing by the folk music revival, and the invention of bluegrass festivals in the mid-sixties.

A Documentary in Pictures and Words, 1966-86 Author: Carl Fleischhauer and Neil V. Rosenberg

The music and culture of bluegrass as revealed through striking photographs and commentary.

Many of the photos in Bluegrass Odyssey are featured in The International Bluegrass Music Museum!

by Richard D. Smith

Thorough, painstakingly researched biography of this giant of American music. Smith doesn't shy away from a full three-dimensional portrait of Monroe. Lively and very engaging. Detailed index, source notes and lots of fresh photos, too! Paperback, 365 pp.

Bluegrass, folk, blues, Cajun, Celtic, and country music-these traditional genres have recently fostered a popular explosion of music and dance festivals throughout the United States. From Every Stage: Images of America's Roots Music is a photo narrative, capturing the emotion, excitement, and energy of performances by greats and up-and-comers in the broad spectrum of roots-derived music in America.

by Jim McGuire

By Turner Publishing

Dated: Sep 19, 2007

The 10 x 10 large format release of Historic Photos of the Opry: Ryman Auditorium 1974 by Jim McGuire, a collection of photographs chronicling the last year of the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium.

Author: Roni Stoneman as told to Ellen Wright

The tragicomic life story of one of America’s best-known country entertainers, told with warmth and honesty

This book recounts the fascinating life of Roni Stoneman, the youngest daughter of the pioneering country music family and a woman who, in spite of poverty and abusive husbands, eventually became "The First Lady of Banjo," a fixture on the Nashville scene, and, as Hee Haw's Ironing Board Lady, a comedienne beloved by millions of Americans nationwide.

By Wayne Erbsen

Southern Mountain Mandolin is just one in an exciting series of 5 books exploring the music of the southern Appalachian region. Included in this series are Southern Mountain Banjo, Southern Mountain Dulcimer, Southern Mountain Fiddle, and Southern Mountain Guitar. Each book features vintage photos, history, instruction and music designed to accompany each instrument. The Mandolin edition offers a great selection of tunes in notation and tab, and is a great way to learn and play Southern Mountain music. A companion CD entitled Southern Mountain Classics is available, featuring the entire instrumental ensemble.

by Dennis Satterlee

A highly annotated discography of one of bluegrass music's most respected singers. Covers all of Red's recordings with complete information for each session. But it's much more. The author has interviewed over 50 former band members, friends and family to come up with a comprehensive and entertaining account of this acclaimed member of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. Contains over 20 photos, many from private collections, a very inclusive index, large discography, a listing of songs written by Red, more. 218 pp.

Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music

Author: John Wright