Ken Perlman is one of the most celebrated clawhammer banjo stylists performing today. In this new DVD, he teaches how to play this exciting style, with ample close-ups and clear explanations of techniques such as: hand positions, chords, tunings,...

This four-hour, two-DVD set is the companion to Perlman's bestselling book, which is the definitive guide to playing clawhammer banjo, the one purely American style on probably the one truly American instrument. Perlman leads you step by step to a...

Picking up where Beginning Clawhammer Banjo leaves off, this DVD begins with a review of brush thumbing and the single-string stroke, then moves into specialized techniques such as: drop- and double-thumbing, single-string brush thumb, chords in...