Oak Publications

Blues legend Big Bill Broonzy's story in his own words, as told to Yannick Bruynoghe. Although he was born and raised in Mississippi, Big Bill was a pioneer of the Chicago style of blues. During his l...

Larry Sandberg. The set-up, maintenance, and restoration of the 5-string banjo. Clear instructions and detailed photographs and diagrams. Indispensable for amateur and professional.

Tim Jumper. Over 200 great songs arranged for the five-string banjo complete with lyrics for each song. Includes folk songs, sentimental favourites, song of the sea, fiddle tunes, and much more. Spira...

Fred Sokolov. Shows you all you need to know in order to start playing this enjoyable instrument. Simple explanations backed up by superb photographs.

Gene Lowinger. A comprehensive guide to playing the fiddle, bluegrass and country style, from Gene Lowinger, who has played with Bill Monroe. With 29 bluegrass and 14 traditional tunes.

Stacy Phillips. Over 450 licks - how to apply them to create your own solos, play fills and back-ups and increase your musical understanding. Plus how to play solos. Soundsheet.

Arlen Roth. Most important riffs and exercises, 16 songs in the styles of Robert Johnson, Duane Allman, Ry Cooder and others. Record included.

Whether your favourite blues guitarist is Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Blind Blake, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, or Mississippi John Hurt, studying the basic techniques presented in this progra...

The classic instruction manual for the beginner including chapters on Tablature, Basic Right- and Left-Hand techniques, Alternating Bass, Arpeggios, Bass Runs, Transposition, and much more. Here are o...

Over 350 authentic bluegrass licks and how to apply them to create your own solos while expanding your musical understanding and knowledge of the fingerboard. Special sections on bluesy licks, trail-o...

Pete Seeger is an outstanding folksinger and an American treasure. Millions in every corner of the globe have listened to and sung along with Seeger??discovering the riches of America's folk song heri...

Originally published on the 40th anniversary of Joe Hill's murder at the hands of the authorities on November 19, 1915, this is a collection of 23 songs from the martyred labor songwriter-poet. Barri...

Shakespear's England comes alive once again in this delightful and much needed collection of songs from Shakespear's plays and times. Here are the words and music for 70 songs??songs from Hamlet, King...

This celebratory collection gathers the very best in music, tuition and knowledge from two previous Oak titles to commemorate 40 years since their original publication! Happy Traum's landmark transcri...

This book has become the industry standard for fiddlers due to its comprehensive amount of instruction and great songs that it packs into one convenient collection. Contains nearly 500 jigs, reels, ra...

The drum is the most universally distributed of all instruments. There is no ethnic group anywhere in the world that doesn't know the drum. This comprehensive volume by Dr. Joseph H. Howard, one of th...

Exact transcriptions of 21 tunes and breaks by one of the masters of bluegrass banjo. Complete analysis of Keith's style, plus a detailed guide to the way he sets up his banjo. Includes a complete mus...

Tony Trischka. A thorough survey of the three finger picking classics of the early 1900s, transitional styles of the 1930s and the Scruggs style of the 1940s and beyond. Includes over 75 bluegrass, ol...

Winnie Winston and Bill Keith. A complete guide to the pedal steel guitar. Beginning to advanced instruction in the E9 tuning and an introduction to the C6 tuning.

Compiled, edited and arranged by David Brody, this is the ultimate sourcebook for the traditional guitar player. It contains over 280 jigs, reels, rags, hornpipes and breakdowns from all the major tra...

Tony Trischka presents his groundbreaking guide to the melodic (chromatic) Banjo style, made famous by the great Bill Keith. The technique allows the Banjo player to create complex note-for-note rendi...

The definitive step-by-step guide to playing 5-string bluegrass banjo. From learning how to hold the banjo to playing complete bluegrass songs, this easy-to-understand method will turn you into a 5-s...

Tear-out tablature paper suitable for guitar, banjo or any folk instruments, with blank chord boxes and a concise guitar, banjo and mandolin chord dictionary. Sections on tunings, scales, theory and s...