Good bluegrass flatpicking is a wondrous and mysterious art. How do those great players get all those notes with just a triangular piece of celluloid? This terrific compilation, taken from Homespun’s vast library of music instruction, provides lessons at a variety of levels, from beginner to advanced. Taught by some of our most celebrated pickers, each segment covers a complete song or instrumental that will expand your repertoire, improve your technique and enhance your musical knowledge. Before long you’ll be tackling everything from backup in the Texas swing style to playing hot bluegrass solos. Just for this new compilation, Happy Traum has recorded a specialintroductory lesson that will give you the tools you’ll need to really start picking in the flatpick style. Includes lessons from Happy Traum, Nick Forster, Russ Barenberg, Steve Kaufman, Dan Crary, Norman Blake and Tony Rice.