New Bluegrass Website, what do you think?

[Bluegrass Books Online]

Hello all,

We recently started BluegrassBooksOnline.com (http://www.bluegrassbooksonline.com) to market our new books/CD's for Bluegrass Mandolin and were looking for idea's on how to make the site better. Please visit us,and try the free downloads of Tab and MP3's from the new book.Let us know what you think. Thanks for the help, and hope to hear from you soon.

Carrie http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[wellvis@well.com]

Nice sounding examples, clear and easy to follow along. The only thing I'd suggest is adding tags to your MP3 files indicating where they are from so people who download these files can go back to your site later.

[Bluegrass Books Online]

Thanks so much for looking the site over, and the kind review. And thanks for the idea. We will add on tags, had not thought of that.

Carrie


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[BlueMountain]

This looks like very nice stuff. I liked the examples of your own playing on "Blackberry Blossom." I was hoping you were offering solos like that in your books. I've been using Steve Kaufman's 49 song/4 CD set "Steve Kaufman's Four Hour Bluegrass Workout" http://www.homespuntapes.com/prodpg....odType= (http://www.homespuntapes.com/prodpg/prodpg.asp?prodID=374&prodType=) This costs only $45 from Homespun Tapes, so it's a lot cheaper than yours ($80 for both books). The concept is the same, but with one difference. Your books have both regular notation and tab. That's very nice--a good selling point. (I'm paying one of my sons to type Kaufman's notation into the computer using a MIDI keyboard and Sibelius and generate tablature for me, but he's not yet done.) Best wishes.

[Bluegrass Books Online]

Thanks for the input. Best wishes, and keep pickin' http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

Carrie

[Autumneave]

These books and CDs address many levels of skill and are just plain fun to listen and play with. I just got my order in the mail and they are great. # Rick Williams obviously put a lot of thought and effort into his work and music, he makes learning easy. #It's a great confidence builder to be able to work on your own, the MP3's on your site are just a small taste of what is on the CD's. Have you thought about a DVD to show those of us who need visual aids? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Bluegrass Books Online]

We appreciate you letting us know how much you like the new book/CD's for Mandolin. And are thrilled that they are helping you to become a more confident player.Please let us know if you have any questions, Rick is available to answer anything that may come up as you work through the new material. Enjoy, and to answer you question about DVD's, we will be releasing a new DVD for beginner's, so visit our site for more info on when it will be released.Thanks again for the kind words, and good luck with your playing.

Carrie http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[Jim Roberts]

Received the book in yesterday's mail and so far it's thumbs up! Great job, Rick.

[Bluegrass Books Online]

Thank you for letting us know that your pleased with the book/CD's. Hope they bring you many hours of enjoyment. Let us know if you have any questions about the material, Rick will be happy to help. Enjoy and keep picking. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

Carrie

[sgarrity]

I met Rick at a guitar store up in Tulsa. I was trying out a Huss and Dalton they had and he was kind enough to give me a free mini-lesson while I was there. Nice guy and good books too. After I recover from buying my last guitar, I'll have to get 'em.
Shaun

[Bluegrass Books Online]

Thanks, will look forward to seeing you again.

Rick