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.

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.

The Making of the Old Southern Sound

By Robert Cantwell

“Best single academic book on bluegrass.”

By Wayne Erbsen

This handsome and hefty 172 page book has over 100 of your favorite bluegrass gospel songs with lyrics, music (melody line), guitar chords, 100+ vintage photos, song histories, the roots of bluegrass gospel music, painless gospel music theory, how to choose the right key, how to operate a capo, using the guitar in gospel music, harmony 101, tips on how to sing lead, baritone, tenor and bass. 9" x 12." Large, easy-to-read print.

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!

Author: Edited by Thomas Goldsmith

The complete history of this dynamic genre as told through the best of bluegrass writing.

By Phil Zimmerman

Autographed copies available while supplies last!

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

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.

By Wayne Erbsen

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

by Wayne Erbsen

by Wayne Erbsen, arranged by Dirk Powell

by Wayne Erbsen

By Wayne Erbsen

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

Working Girl Blues

The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens

Author: Hazel Dickens and Bill C. Malone

The life story of singer and songwriter Hazel Dickens, the inspiring voice of a whole generation of women and workers.