Joseph Weidlich

While many extant photos of string band artists show members holding a mandolin, it often can barely be heard in most period recordings because the most important instrument to capture was usually the...

After the Civil War, the up picking finger style of playing the 5-string banjo came into vogue - eventually finding its way into the Victorian parlor and, later, college glee and music clubs. The orig...

The focus of this book is on American mandolin music that was published circa 1900 during the Golden Age of the Mandolin in the United States (1885-1920), referred to by Mark Twain as The Gilded Age....

This instructional book uses commercial recordings from 70 different sides from the 1920s and early 1930s as its basis to learn the principal guitar backup techniques commonly used in old-time country...

One of the most popular acts of the 1930s was the Monroe Brothers, featuring Bill on mandolin and tenor vocals, and Charlie on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. This great overview of Charlie Monroe's un...

This book will help readers recognize and remember commonly used note patterns and sequences in fiddle tunes and string band music, to make creating interesting variations easier. Author Joe Weidlich...

Explore how the traditional parlor style guitar backups used during the golden age of the Old Time Music string band performance style were further developed by guitarists during the Depression years...

This book/CD pack shows guitarists how to transform basic jazz improv techniques into bebop figures in Bird's famous 'with strings' style by making chromatic and rhythmic alterations. Includes many mu...

Examine the development of country mandolin performance during the 1930s with this book by Joseph Weidlich. During that decade, the mandolin became a featured solo instrument requiring players to quic...

La popularité de la mandoline aux États-Unis entre 1885 et 1915 a conduit à la formation de nombreux orchestres régionaux de mandoline et de clubs de mandoline à travers le pays, en particulier dans l...

Trading Licks: Charlie Christian and T-Bone Walker explores the musical commonality of the founders of electric jazz guitar and electric blues guitar respectively. While both were heavily influenced m...