Publications

Champaign, IL — University of Illinois Press has announced the publication of Bill Monroe - The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man, by Tom Ewing.

The biography sets out to examine Monroe's life in careful detail through hundreds ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Centerstream Publishers has announced a September 17 publication date for Classical Mandolin For Non-Classical Players: A Practical Approach, by Joseph Weidlich, now available for pre-order through amazon.com.

American ...

Woodstock, N.Y. — Homespun has announced the release of their newest tutorial, Basic Mandolin for Guitar Players, by Adam Traum, available as an instant download.

Guitarist Adam Traum, son of Homespun founder Happy Traum, casually picked ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Hal Leonard publishers has announced the publication of Mandolin Fretboard Atlas: Get a Better Grip on Neck Navigation, by Joe Charupakorn.

From Hal Leonard: "Mastering the mandolin neck can be a challenge, even for very experienced ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Tunes from 17th Century Scotland, arranged for mandolin by Rob MacKillop.

Many great Scottish traditional tunes such as "Flowers Of The Forest" can be traced back to ...

Nashville, Tenn. — Nate Lee has announced a June 25 release date from his new instructional DVD How to Play a Solo On a Song You've Never Heard Before, also available as a download.

Join Nate and his students to unlock the secrets to improvisation in a few easy steps. ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced their release of Easy Classical Mandolin Tunes for Kids, by Rob MacKillop.

Written in standard notation and mandolin tablature. Includes access to online audio featuring every tune ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced their release of Easy Popular Mandolin Tunes for Kids, by Rob MacKillop.

These simple arrangements of all-time popular songs are ideal for younger learners and will get them playing ...

Asheville, N.C. — Native Ground Books and Music has announced the release of Easy 2-Chord Songs for Mandolin.

The book includes music, mandolin tablature and lyrics to 39 familiar bluegrass, old-time, folk and gospel songs, each with only two chords and ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced their release of French Baroque Mandolin Suite, by Marin Marais, arranged by Robert Bancalari.

Marin Marais (1656-1728) was a 17th-18th century French composer and viol ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced a February 8 publication date for German Baroque Music for Mandolin by Robert Bancalari.

The German Baroque period featured three virtuosi: Biber, Westhoff and Johann Jakob Walther.

Walther (1650-1717) performed ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications has announced the publication for Theory and Improvisation for the Modern Mandolinist, Volume 1 by Tommy Norris.

Theory and Improvisation for the Modern Mandolinist is a two-book series that teaches improvisation in many musical styles along ...

Honesdale, Penn. — Calkins Creek, publishers of children's books has announced a March 6, 2018 release for Blue Grass Boy: The Story of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music.

In hardcover, 40 pages, the book ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Hal Leonard publishers has announced the pending publication of Masters of the Mandolin: 130 of the Greatest Bluegrass and Newgrass Solos.

This collection of 130 mandolin solos is an invaluable resource for fans of bluegrass ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Hal Leonard publishers has announced the pending publication for Three Chord Songs for Mandolin, available for pre-order through Elderly Instruments and amazon.com.

In paperback, the book consists ...

Hyattsville, Md. — Musician and author Neil Gladd has announced the publication of his new book, Four Centuries of Solo Mandolin Music.

This book is a collection of original classical compositions for solo mandolin, mostly written by mandolin soloists, from the 1760s to 2014. It includes only one piece ...

John Goodin has announced the availability of his self-published work Airs for the Seasons, by James Oswald.

Oswald (1710-1769) began publishing his series in 1755. Each Air was printed on a single page with the melody on one staff and a bass line (with figures) on a second staff.

Each piece was named after a plant and ...

San Rafael, Calif. — Acoustic Disc has announced the publication of Volume Four - The Book of the Dawg - Dawg Latin.

Volume Four is a continuation of a series of books of music as played and recorded by mandolinist/composer ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications has announced the publication of J. S. Bach Mandolin Duets in print and eBook format by John Holenko.

These mandolin duet arrangements of the music of J. S. Bach are drawn from several sources. Most are ...

Fenton, Mo. — The 100 — Techniques & Exercises for Mandolinists is the title of a new release from Marilynn Mair on Mel Bay in the form of book or eBook, with online audio accessible with purchase.

Mair lays out a mandolinist's essential discoveries and theories ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Parking Lot Picker's Play-Along: Mandolin, a new resource from multi-instrumentalist Dix Bruce.

The best way to learn an instrument is to play it as often as you can with other musicians.

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Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Playford for Mandolin, 121 Tunes from the Playford Dancing Masters by John Goodin.

From 1651 to 1728 John Playford, his son Henry, and John Young published multiple ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Hal Leonard publishers has announced an April 17 release for Classical Mandolin Solos by Carlo Aonzo.

The music is arranged in order of difficulty, beginning with exercises by Giuseppe Branzoli and finishes ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. – Centerstream Publishers has announced the pending publication of 1930s Country Mandolin: Bluegrass Roots, by Joseph Weidlich, now available for pre-order.

Examine the development of country mandolin performance during the 1930s during ...