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Murphydog:
I'm new to this site,its great! Having been little more than a dreadnought strummer these past years I have decided that 2005 is going to be the year I learn to play this music. my question is whether any of the lessons available here are appropriate for the first-timer or,if not,what you would recommend for learning the basics?

ragtime_uk:
Hi Murphydog,
Great New Years resolution!  You could check out the Stefan Grossman website http://guitarvideos.com/
His videos/dvd's and books are the best in my opinion.  Probably take you a bit longer than just 2005 to learn it all though ;)

Happy New Year,
Dave

Murphydog:
Thanks Ragtime, theres a lot of stuff there! Any thing that you would particularly recommend as a starter?

uncle bud:
Hi Murphydog, and welcome to Weenie Campbell. One of Grossman's videos that I used in the past when getting started on fingerpicking was this one:
http://guitarvideos.com/video/931.htm

Alas, it's not yet available on DVD it seems. There's a 2-DVD set from Stefan that I haven't seen although I'm sure it's up to snuff: http://guitarvideos.com/video/9667dvd.htm

JohnM can tell you whether some of his materials are approachable for beginners. I would think that some of the John Hurt stuff and Elizabeth Cotten as well would be approachable, particularly if combined with the other material above.
cheers,
Uncle Bud

a2tom:
I also recommend Stefan's stuff.  Your best bet for where to start is to read in Stefan's own forum on EZ-board.  You can link to it via the Guitar Workshop website.  Stefan himself posts there and will be happy to guide you (or just read previous posts on this subject).

tom

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