[bksvol-discuss] Re: Just submitted - The Bluegrass Guitar Style of Charles Sawtelle
- From: "Rik James" <d28rik@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:26:42 -0600
Thanks, Lissi.
I appreciate knowing there are some bluegrass fans among our volunteers and
readers at bookshare. I have previously done several books in the genre.
Spans from a long time interest and first-hand proximity due to the
privelege of hosting a bg show show on radio since 1987.
Other Books on Bookshare that I've done...
True Adventures With King of Bluegrass Jimmy Martin by Tom Piazza.
Same author of the Classic Jazz guide I just finally got done and
submitted this week.
The Bluegrass Reader. A compilation of articles and pieces edited by Thomas
A. Goldsmith.
And a recent book by banjo player by former Blue Grass Boy Bob Black about
his days with Bill Monroe. Entitled Come Hither to Go Yonder.
I'm just a sucker for many styles of music, but my grass gets blue pretty
regular.
Sometime I will finish scanning a big book I just bought that is now out of
print, called America's Music: Bluegrass by Barry R. Willis. Some call it
the bible of bluegrass for its far reaches into the people and history of
the music. It will be awhile on that. I actually had to get innovative.
The margins are so small and the book so thick on the paper back I had
Kinko's chop off the binding and they spiral bound the book in 2 volumes for
me. But even so it is a slow go.
Rik
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Just submitted - The Bluegrass Guitar Style of
Charles Sawtelle
Dear Rick,
Another must read for me, a long--time bluegrass fan. You've chosen yet
another book that has a smaller target audience and would never have made it
to braille without Bookshare and its volunteers with eclectic tastes. Great
books are multiplying on Bookshare like Tribbles on star ships! Thank you.
Always with love,
Lissi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rik James" <d28rik@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 5:11 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Just submitted - The Bluegrass Guitar Style of
Charles Sawtelle
> Another little something different ...
>
> This is a book which was written and published primarily for the aspiring
> bluegrass guitar player, but it also includes a biography, and interview
> with Charles who sadly passed away the year after it was published, after
> a
> bout with leukemia.
>
> The book also has many quotes from the players and friends of Sawtelle,
> who
> tell why he was among the best to flatpick the guitar. and I think is one
> that any fan of the music should really enjoy.
>
> Sawtelle was a founding member in the Colorado band HOT RIZE, who
> performed
> for around 20 years, until 1990.
>
> This spring we had former bandmateTIM O'BRIEN for a concert, and I took my
> copy for him to sign at the concert. Tim just won a Grammy for his cd
> Fiddler's Green this year.
>
>
> Although in scanning, the 27 transcriptions of tablature and musical
> notation were just jibberish and deleted, the narrative text really
> explains
> a lot for us non-sighted wanna be pickers. And of course the book details
> which albums to find the songs.
>
> I tried to make it as good and clean as any clear mountain bluegrass
> stream.
>
> Happy pickin' and have yourselves all a great Fourth of July!
> And thanks for all your "Book-sharing!"
>
> Rik
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