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Banjo Books
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Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 247 ratings — published 2022
Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo | Complete Banjo Method Songbook for Beginners and Teachers | 40+ Bluegrass Songs with Tablature, Audio, and Video Lessons | Revised and Enhanced Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.35 — 124 ratings — published 2003
How to Play the 5-String Banjo (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.11 — 91 ratings — published 1962
A Book of Five Strings: Strategies for Mastering the Art of Old Time Banjo (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.19 — 16 ratings — published 2004
Steve Martin - The Crow | Five-String Banjo Sheet Music Songbook for Clawhammer and Scruggs Style | Tablature Arranged by Tony Trischka | Banjo Music Book for Intermediate and Advanced Players (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.33 — 24 ratings — published 2009
The Banjo Player's Songbook | Over 200 Folk and Traditional Songs for 5-String Banjo | Easy Tablature with Lyrics and Chords | Beginner-Friendly Banjo Sheet Music (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.32 — 19 ratings — published 1984
The How and the Tao of Old Time Banjo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 65 ratings — published 2003
Banjo For Dummies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 114 ratings — published 2007
Bluegrass Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus (Book + Online Audio)
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avg rating 4.04 — 115 ratings — published 2004
Splitting the Licks (Spiral-bound)
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avg rating 4.17 — 12 ratings — published 2002
Clawhammer Cookbook: Tools, Techniques & Recipes for Playing Clawhammer Banjo (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.00 — 12 ratings — published 2014
Clawhammer Style Banjo (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.32 — 62 ratings — published 1983
The Banjo Picker's Fake Book | 230+ Traditional Jigs, Reels, Rags, Hornpipes and Breakdown Songs | Complete Banjo Songbook for Bluegrass and Folk Players | Banjo Sheet Music with Tablature (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 3 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published 1985
African Banjo Echoes In Appalachia: A Study of Folk Traditions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.30 — 33 ratings — published 1995
Melodic Clawhammer Banjo: A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Clawhammer Banjo | 50+ Tunes in Tablature Songbook | Appalachian, Irish Jigs, Scottish Reels | Banjo Sheet Music with CD (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.54 — 13 ratings — published 1979
Blues Banjo: Lessons, Licks, Riffs, Songs & More (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.25 — 12 ratings — published 2014
Banjo Aerobics 50-Week Workout Program for Developing, Improving and Maintaining Banjo Technique | Exercise Book with Online Audio | Build Speed, Dexterity and Accuracy | Practice Resource for All (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 2013
Bluegrass Songbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.32 — 19 ratings — published 1976
Mel Bay Back-Up Banjo (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.21 — 14 ratings — published 1981
Old Time Mountain Banjo (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 1997
Round Peak Style Clawhammer Banjo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 15 ratings — published 1999
Bluegrass banjo (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 19 ratings — published 1974
Banjo Roots and Branches (Music in American Life)
by (shelved 2 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.43 — 14 ratings — published
Bossmen: Bill Monroe & Muddy Waters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as banjo)
avg rating 3.90 — 29 ratings — published 1972
The Banjo: America’s African Instrument (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.36 — 64 ratings — published 2016
Melodic Banjo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.46 — 13 ratings — published 1976
Ultimate Banjo Songbook | 26 Classic Banjo Favorites Arranged for 5-String Banjo | Sheet Music with Tablature and Audio Demos | Bluegrass Banjo Songs | Banjo Songbook with Online Audio (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.15 — 20 ratings — published 2005
Kyle Creed - Clawhammer Banjo Master Book/CD Set (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 2010
Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 8 ratings — published 2015
Picturing the Banjo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2005
Ricky: The Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as banjo)
avg rating 3.99 — 446 ratings — published 2003
Bach for Banjo: 20 Pieces Arranged for 5-String Banjo (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as banjo)
avg rating 3.33 — 6 ratings — published 2013
Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.78 — 9 ratings — published 2002
The Complete 5-String Banjo Player Bluegrass Banjo Instruction Book | Beginner to Advanced Techniques, Chords, Improvisation, and Online Audio | Learn Authentic Bluegrass Style (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as banjo)
avg rating 4.31 — 16 ratings — published 2006
Gospel Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo: Tablature With Standard Notation for Fiddle and Other Instruments (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published 2008
The Banjo Encyclopedia: Bluegrass Banjo from A to Z (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2015
5-String Banjo Chord Chart | Essential Songbook Open and Moveable Chord Positions for Bluegrass and Clawhammer | Fingerboard Sheet Music for Beginners and Experts | Banjo Chord Guide and Reference (Sheet music)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1985
The Best Banjo Book: 25 Songs That Will Teach You The Banjo Basics (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2012
Easy Banjo Solo Favorites (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published
The Goofing-Off Suite - Instrumental Pieces for 5 String Banjo and Guitar and Mandolin (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
Bluegrass Fakebook 150 All Time Favorites Includes 50 Gospel Tunes for Guitar Banjo & Mandolin (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 4.25 — 48 ratings — published 1999
Musical Instruments of the Southern Appalachian Mountains (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 1983
To Balance on Bridges: Words + Music (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 4.39 — 233 ratings — published
Celtic and New England FIiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo (Sheet music)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 1996
Fretboard Roadmaps - 5-String Banjo: The Essential Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2003
Crowe on the Banjo: The Music Life of J.D. Crowe (Music in American Life)
by (shelved 1 time as banjo)
avg rating 4.25 — 24 ratings — published 2011
Appalachian Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published
Beyond the Waterfall: Extraordinary Tunes for Fiddle and Clawhammer Banjo (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
“There was talk of the Centaur being moved into the elephant cages to make room for a banjo-picking Minotaur. Surrendering his meager furnishings to a musical half man half bull was all bull.”
― Heebie-Jeebies: Volume One
― Heebie-Jeebies: Volume One
“George got out his banjo after supper, and wanted to play it, but Harris objected: he said he had got a headache, and did not feel strong enough to stand it. George thought the music might do him good - said music often soothed the nerves and took away a headache; and he twanged two or three notes, just to show Harris what it was like.
Harris said he would rather have the headache.”
― Three Men in a Boat
Harris said he would rather have the headache.”
― Three Men in a Boat














