You can pay for the items on this page by check, money order or through PayPal. Please send checks or money orders to 343 Alden Avenue #10, New Haven, CT 06515 When using Paypal to order from my site, the method is a bit different than most other sites. After you have decided on your order, please click this "buy now" button (or the one at the bottom of this page). Step 1. You will need to enter the total amount manually including shipping and handling. The latter should be included in the cost of the items ordered, not entered separately. Step 2. Please remember to include shipping and handling in the total amount, as detailed below. Step 3. Then send me a list of the item(s) you ordered by emailing me at archdukeZ@stacyphillips.com (please type the above address into your email program deleting the "Z". This is to avoid spam.) Shipping and Handling Details **ADD $6.00 SHIPPING & HANDLING FOR FIRST CLASS MAIL FOR THE FIRST BOOK ORDERED** Please also add $1.00 for each additional item in the United States. An additional $2.00 postage charge, over and above the basic s/h charge, must be added onto large size books, marked as such. Accompanying recordings with additional costs are separate items. Add $1.00 each for them if you also order a book. If ordering only recordings add $3 shipping and handling for the first recording. For postal rates on foreign orders email me at: archdukeZ@stacyphillips.com (please type the above address into your email program deleting the "Z". This is to avoid spam.) Dobro Books and Accessories NEW!! NEO-URBAN TRADITIONS with STACY PHILLIPS & PAUL HOWARD Our second album - resonator guitar, vocals, violin and standard guitar. Check out a dobro on Brazilian, swing, klezmer, Hawaiian, and scintillating originals. Price: $13.00 [ SOUND CLIPS FROM THE ALBUM | ALBUM NOTES ] "Two abnormally skilled musicians. . . It's a joy to listen to Howard's casually lyrical playing and Phillips' wilder style. They make their instruments sing. . . Joyful, effortless virtuosity." On the Advocate's Ten Best of 2006 list. - - - New Haven Advocate ". . . among the most imaginative and innovative dobro players and this collaboration with Paul Howard is among the best work he's done." - - - SingOut magazine "Swinging and eloquent. The two of them mesh wonderfully. This breezy album would be a great soundtrack for whatever soiree you might want to host." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine FROM THE INSIDE Featuring Jon Sholle, Ken Kosek, Tony Trischka, Evan Stover, etc. . . Prodigal Son, Greasy Coat, Bucktime, Hawaiian Medley, Slack Key Tune, Kenyan Tune, Wild Horse, I'll Be All Smiles Tonight, Klezmer Medley, Flambee Montalbanaise, Golden Wedding Days, plus originals. NEW LOW PRICE: $10.00 [ SOUND CLIPS FROM THE ALBUM | ALBUM NOTES ] "Stacy Phillips hits almost every high point on this new release ("From the Inside), from klezmer to Hawaiian to bluegrass to Western Swing. This album is just damn beautiful, and if I don't write about it hear, you may miss it. Phillips has a masterful touch on one of my favorite instruments. . . Listening to this album is like listening to Gabby Pahinui, or Mississippi John Hurt, or your favorite gentle, totally fluid, totally present practitioner of American roots musics. [GRADE: A+]" - - -The Klezmer Shack (on line album reviews) at http://www.klezmershack.com/ "Outrageously delightful Dobro playing. Exquisite playing." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine "He conveys the core quality and power of each idiom. Stacy responds to the existential power in experiencing music and he will extend your palette." - - -Matt Glaser - Berklee School of Music, Head of String Department "Resophonic guitar virtuoso. . . stretching the stylistic limits of his instrument." - - -Dirty Linen magazine "Expands the boundaries for both open tunings and steel guitar playing" - - -Guitar One magazine Featured in their "Moment of Truth" column! "One of the more inventive and progressive acoustic musicians. Well executed and always interesting." - - -Sing Out magazine ""From the Inside" is compelling and moving." - - - Acoustic Guitar magazine STACY PHILLIPS AND PAUL HOWARD Featuring myself and Paul, (vocals/guitar) . . . Cherokee Shuffle, Sermonette, Last Rose of Autumn, The Wind Cries Mary, Perry Mason Theme, Sleigh Ride, etc. This recording is currently available only as a DOWNLOAD. Please check the "Downloads" page of this web site. [ SOUND CLIPS FROM THE ALBUM | ALBUM NOTES ] "Phillips is at the top of his dobroistic form. . . a great listen from beginning to end. The Archduke of the Dobro rides again." - - -Sing Out magazine "Highly satisfying, recommended to a broad range of listeners. Stacy Phillips is a resonator guitar whiz whose stylings deserve a much wider audience. Phillips & Howard make near perfect instrumental and vocal collaborators." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited magazine "Audiences will be refreshed and outright stunned - as well as enlightened - by the diverse activity on this disc. Many artists claim to play music that puts standards and genre tunes in a new light or on a higher plane, and fail miserably. Phillips and Howard accomplish such transcendence nonchalantly, without bragging." - - -New Haven (CT) Advocate newspaper "Master of dobro guitar. Phillips and Howard are in complete control of their crafts and any song they touch is sure to be a fun ride backed by serious talent. These two evidently had a blast with this outing." - - -Dirty Linen folk music magazine "Phillips' virtuosity on the Dobro and Howard's' sensitive, intuitive support and melodious vocals meld the free-ranging repertoire into an addictive, singular synthesis. Great song selection, clever arrangements, and superb picking and singing.This collaboration is a little country classic." - - -The Times-Colonist, Victoria, BC HEY MISTER GET THE BALL With Tony Trischka, Andy Statman, The Roche Sisters, Kenny Kosek, Matt Glaser, etc. . . Harlem Nocturne, Leather Britches, Panhandle Rag, Swing 39, Valse Hot, Kangaroo, Opihi Moemoe (Hawaiian tune), etc. plus five(!) bonus cuts from long deleted All Old Friends album featuring Breakfast Special. This recording is currently available only as a DOWNLOAD. Please check the "Downloads" page of this web site. [ SOUND CLIPS FROM THE ALBUM | ALBUM NOTES ] "Hey Mister Get the Ball is an innovative, imaginative, and impressive album." - - - Down Home Music Newsletter DAYS OF AWE Music of the Jewish High Holy Days, featuring Frank London on trumpet,David Chevan (bass) and myself on resonator guitar, with a lot of help from other members of the AfroSemitic Experience. Price: $15.00 "(In the Days of Awe CD) when Stacy Phillips dusts off those prayers' melodies, that unleashes torrents of feeling from the recesses of the soul, flowing in unpredictable waves and patterns." - - -New Haven (CT) Advocate "Both trumpeter Frank London and lap steel guitarist/fiddler Stacy Phillips adeptly translate the expressive cantorial improvisational approach to their instruments. " - - -All About Jazz on line reviews - http://www.allaboutjazz.com THE DOBRO BOOK An overview of styles and the great players, with an insert record... all techniques from elementary to advanced are taught with typical solos... hammer-ons, pull-offs, slants,string pulls, scales... Wabash Cannonball, Jesse James, Buck's Stumble, Steel Guitar Chimes, Fisher's Hornpipe, Taking Off, Skin Game Blues, Oklahoma Stomp, Reuben, and many others... recommended by Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes, Mike Auldridge... the one book you will see in the music rooms of all the top players. A CD is included, replacing the old floppy record. This CD contains only a selection of material in the book. (The next item contains all the music.) Price: $17.00 ($3.00 off list) [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ] COMPLETE CD - THE DOBRO BOOK ALL THE MUSIC IN THE DOBRO BOOK Includes the famous floppy record and all the tablature. Now available in CD format. Price: $9.00 "No Dobro enthusiast, beginner or professional, will want to miss The Dobro Book. . .everything for the dobroist. Each section is thoroughly explained. . .a monumental book." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine "The Dobro Book is the best Dobro instruction book. . . complete and well written." - - - Elderly Instruments - Lansing, MI "No (Dobro book) is more interesting or comprehensive than Stacy Phillips' The Dobro Book. I am certain that all those involved with (dobro) will love this book." - - - Pickin' magazine this amazing tome from Reso master Stacy Phillips has long been considered one of the Dobro players Bibles. Chock full of history, photos, and REALLY helpful instruction and songs, this one is a must have for reso players, beginning to advanced. Worth getting just for the killer bluegrass arrangement of "Jesse James"! - - - www.markvanallen.com on line book store Your dobro book got me on my way and I am ever gratefull. Thank you for you expertise, humor and knowledge. I am having more fun with music than I ever have in my life. - - - Tom Cooper, Orlando, FL "So finally, and simply (simpler than your *&%$# slants!), thank you so much, Stacy! Your wonderful playing, dutiful scholarship, and faithful transcriptions each inspire, and, for those who linger, bring the transparency and brilliance of the instrument alive." - - - Terry Vittone - via email THE COMPLETE DOBRO PLAYER This is the new standard in acoustic steel guitar instruction books... how to create licks and solos in blues, bluegrass, "sweet" country-folk style, Hawaiian,and swing... 325 detailed examples plus many full length solos with analyses... in-depth looks at the styles of and solos by Jerry Douglas, Buck Graves, Mike Auldridge, Bob Dunn, Leon McAuliffe and other greats... John Henry, Panhandle Rag, Tennessee Waltz, Leather Britches, Sally Ann, House of the Rising Sun, Opus 57, Dark Hollow, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, Bring It On Down the My House, and many more... easy and effective retunings... interviews with all the top players, music theory for Dobroists... this is complementary to and an extension of The Dobro Book, with no overlap. SALE $34.00 with 2 CD's of all the music (15% off $40 list price) This is a heavy book, so an additional $2 (over the base shipping charge. See basic s/h charges at the top of this page.) must be added for shipping. [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ] COMPLETE DOBRO PLAYER TWO CD'S WITHOUT THE BOOK available as mp3 download. 325 MUSIC EXAMPLES AND FULL TUNES: Price: $10.00 "I am really impressed with the Complete Dobro Player - great job!" - - -Mike Auldridge "The Complete Dobro Player is probably the most complete and essential book on the Dobro and belongs in every resonator guitarist's library. It behooves you to buy the book if only to discover for yourself the true depth of the information contained and, perhaps, the true identity of the Archduke of the Dobro. Enough information in wide enough scope to bring the beginner up to speed and put a big smile on the long time player. If you can't find it here, you probably don't need it." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine "The Complete Dobro Player is the bible!!" - - -Howard Parker via the resonator discussion list on the internet "I received my order today. It's a rare pleasure to get more than you expected. I certainly appreciate all the work you put into this book. Thanks for writing it." - - -Finton Galloup - Acme, MI "Enough material to keep my practicing for the rest of my life... Great teacher, great music, great tablatures by a great musician not to mention his great sense of humour!" - - -Roger Bergeron - Quebec Canada "Comprehensive and detailed. Impressive and like all the best instructional manuals, it need not be restricted to just the resophonic guitar." - - -Acoustic Musician magazine "The shipment that you sent to me arrived last week - thank you very much. I was already very impressed with The Dobro Book and Complete Dobro Player - I am now absolutely astounded!!!! Your presentation is a joy, your skills sublime, and your taste impeccable." - - -L. Wilson - Queensland, Australia REPERTOIRE AND TECHNIQUES FOR DOBRO NOW IN DVD FORMAT. Two 75 minute DVD's . . . #1 concentrates on how to create your own solos . . . learn major and blues scale positions. . . blues, bluegrass songs and breakdowns. . . basic licks and how to vary them. . . Little Rosewood Casket, Trouble in Mind, Foggy Mountain Rock, Dixie Hoedown and Nine Pound Hammer in three keys . . . #2 features fiddle tunes, detailed discussion of slants and pulls, and chord/melody solos... Bill Cheatem, Cherokee Shuffle, Kentucky Waltz and Last Rose of Autumn (the latter from the Grammy winning album "Great Dobro Sessions". . . each accompanied with complete tablature booklet... Price: $26.00 each ($4 off list) . . . $50 when buying both "I would also like to thank you for your fabulous DVD's and books of which I have most. They have been extremely helpful, easy to use and very enjoyable." - - -Corrine Garamszegi - Melbourne, Australia "The Stacy Phillips DVD's by Homespun Tapes are great. Disk one really helped me get started right!" - - -Tim Dawdy - Ridgefield, WA THE ART OF HAWAIIAN STEEL GUITAR - Vol. 2 Featuring detailed transcriptions and commentary on more classic Hawaiian guitar solos by Sol Hoopii, The Genial Hawaiians, Jerry Byrd, etc., most with multiple variations. . .Hula Girl, Song of the Plains, By the Waters of the Minnetonka, Feeling No Pain, etc. . .mostly in major tuning with some pieces in Bm or C6... with accompanying CD containing some of the original recordings! Price: $17.00 ($3.00 off list) [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ] SPECIAL OFFER Purchase both volumes of The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar for $35, a savings of $10!! THE ART OF HAWAIIAN STEEL GUITAR - Vol. 1 NOW AVAILABLE WITH CD Over 50 solos with detailed analyses and historical background... solos by Sol Hoopii, Jim and Bob, Jerry Byrd, Dick Mcintire, David Kelii, Benny Nawahi etc . . . Maui Chimes, Moana Chimes, Song of the Islands, Hilo March, Kilima Waltz, Tomi Tomi, Tickling the Strings, Pearly Shells, Aloha Oe and 45 more... for acoustic and electric lap steel. . . the only book that notates the whole story of what the great Hawaiian guitarists actually played . . . recommended by all the Hawaiian guitar associations, DeWitt Scott (of the steel guitar convention) and Bob Brozman. Price: $22.00 ($3.00 off list) [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ] "Congratulations on The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar. I am VERY impressed by the presentation - its rich content of pictures of the great masters and interesting facts about their music. I haven't come across anything that needed further clarification - and your playful humor candy coats the didactic pill!" - - -L. Ruymar - President, Hawaiian Steel Guitar Assoc. "This course is as good as they come! Easy to use by both acoustic, resonator and electric slide players. " - - -Steel Guitar Forum - http://steelguitarmusic.com/instruction/nonpedal.html "The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar is probably the best compendium of tunes and instruction ever written for Hawaiian guitarists. A fabulous book." - - - Elderly Instruments - Lansing, MI CHORDS & SCALE PATTERNS FOR RESONATOR GUITAR A concise collection of chord positions and major scale patterns for G tuned dobro guitar in a laminated chart format. Because the cost of shipping this separately would be about the same as the price of this item, at this time this item will only be sold as part of an order with other items. Price: $5.00 BLUEGRASS DOBRO A six hour 6 CD course from the absolute basics to advanced hot improvising, with tablature... Columbus Stockade Blues (four versions). I'll Be All Smiles Tonight, Oswald style Hilo March and Great Speckled Bird,Buck Graves style Salty Dog Blues and Spanish Two Step, Train 45, bluegrass breakdown licks, June Apple, Steel Guitar Rag, Footprints in the Snow, Soldier's Joy, John Henry and others... Price: $45.00 ($15.00 off list) "Whenever I start getting discouraged I listen to you play (on the Bluegrass Dobro CD series) and it's like getting a shot of new energy. I admire you for going into such detail.I can't thank you enough for the help your cd's have given me." - - -F. Johnson - Armonia, CA "Loaded wih great stuff, well worth the money" - - - Mark van Allen - Loganville, GA BEGINNING DOBRO SOLOS Easy solos in several styles for beginners... not the same old boring tunes... Shine On, Harvest Moon, Saint Louis Blues, Maui Chimes, Home Sweet Home, In the Pines, Alabama Jubilee, many others...in standard notation and tablature... each tune with complete explanation of rhythm and playing hints... comes with CD... Price: $18.00 [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ] BEGINNING DOBRO Detailed instruction of elementary techniques... designed to fit in your case Price: $6.00 THE DOBRO CHORD BOOK All the chords you will ever need... major, minor, dominant, thirteenths, sixths, etc., plus examples of their use in tunes. Price: $6.00 The following books are not always in stock, and may take as much as four weeks to be delivered. GREAT DOBRO SESSIONS TRANSCRIPTIONS Every solo on the 1995 Grammy and IBMA award winning album... tablature of Douglas, Graves, Auldridge,Curtis Burch, Oswald Kirby, Rob Ickes, Gene Wooten, Sally VanMeter, Tut Taylor, and myself . . . Price: $18.00 You can pay for the items on this page by check, money order or through PayPal. Please send checks or money orders to 343 Alden Avenue #10, New Haven, CT 06515 When using Paypal to order from my site, the method is a bit different than most other sites. After you have decided on your order, please click this "buy now" button (or the one at the top of this page). Step 1. You will need to enter the total amount manually, including shipping and handling. The latter should be included in the cost of the items ordered, not entered separately. Step 2. Please remember to include shipping and handling in the total amount, as detailed below. Step 3. Then send me a list of the item(s) you ordered by emailing me at archdukeZ@stacyphillips.com (please type the above address into your email program replacing the "Z" with "@". This is to avoid spam.) Shipping and Handling Details **ADD $6.00 SHIPPING & HANDLING FOR FIRST CLASS MAIL FOR THE FIRST BOOK ORDERED** Please also add $1.00 for each additional item in the United States. An additional $2.00 postage charge, over and above the basic s/h charge must be added onto large size books, marked as such. Accompanying recordings with additional costs are separate items. Add $1.00 each for them if you also order a book. If ordering only recordings add $3 shipping and handling for the first recording. For postal rates on foreign orders email me at: archdukeZ@stacyphillips.com (please type the above address into your email program deleting the "Z". This is to avoid spam.)
Please send checks or money orders to 343 Alden Avenue #10, New Haven, CT 06515
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NEW!! NEO-URBAN TRADITIONS with STACY PHILLIPS & PAUL HOWARD Our second album - resonator guitar, vocals, violin and standard guitar. Check out a dobro on Brazilian, swing, klezmer, Hawaiian, and scintillating originals. Price: $13.00 [ SOUND CLIPS FROM THE ALBUM | ALBUM NOTES ]
"Two abnormally skilled musicians. . . It's a joy to listen to Howard's casually lyrical playing and Phillips' wilder style. They make their instruments sing. . . Joyful, effortless virtuosity." On the Advocate's Ten Best of 2006 list. - - - New Haven Advocate ". . . among the most imaginative and innovative dobro players and this collaboration with Paul Howard is among the best work he's done." - - - SingOut magazine "Swinging and eloquent. The two of them mesh wonderfully. This breezy album would be a great soundtrack for whatever soiree you might want to host." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine
". . . among the most imaginative and innovative dobro players and this collaboration with Paul Howard is among the best work he's done." - - - SingOut magazine
"Swinging and eloquent. The two of them mesh wonderfully. This breezy album would be a great soundtrack for whatever soiree you might want to host." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine
FROM THE INSIDE Featuring Jon Sholle, Ken Kosek, Tony Trischka, Evan Stover, etc. . . Prodigal Son, Greasy Coat, Bucktime, Hawaiian Medley, Slack Key Tune, Kenyan Tune, Wild Horse, I'll Be All Smiles Tonight, Klezmer Medley, Flambee Montalbanaise, Golden Wedding Days, plus originals. NEW LOW PRICE: $10.00 [ SOUND CLIPS FROM THE ALBUM | ALBUM NOTES ]
"Stacy Phillips hits almost every high point on this new release ("From the Inside), from klezmer to Hawaiian to bluegrass to Western Swing. This album is just damn beautiful, and if I don't write about it hear, you may miss it. Phillips has a masterful touch on one of my favorite instruments. . . Listening to this album is like listening to Gabby Pahinui, or Mississippi John Hurt, or your favorite gentle, totally fluid, totally present practitioner of American roots musics. [GRADE: A+]" - - -The Klezmer Shack (on line album reviews) at http://www.klezmershack.com/ "Outrageously delightful Dobro playing. Exquisite playing." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine "He conveys the core quality and power of each idiom. Stacy responds to the existential power in experiencing music and he will extend your palette." - - -Matt Glaser - Berklee School of Music, Head of String Department "Resophonic guitar virtuoso. . . stretching the stylistic limits of his instrument." - - -Dirty Linen magazine "Expands the boundaries for both open tunings and steel guitar playing" - - -Guitar One magazine Featured in their "Moment of Truth" column! "One of the more inventive and progressive acoustic musicians. Well executed and always interesting." - - -Sing Out magazine ""From the Inside" is compelling and moving." - - - Acoustic Guitar magazine
"Outrageously delightful Dobro playing. Exquisite playing." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine
"He conveys the core quality and power of each idiom. Stacy responds to the existential power in experiencing music and he will extend your palette." - - -Matt Glaser - Berklee School of Music, Head of String Department
"Resophonic guitar virtuoso. . . stretching the stylistic limits of his instrument." - - -Dirty Linen magazine
"Expands the boundaries for both open tunings and steel guitar playing" - - -Guitar One magazine Featured in their "Moment of Truth" column!
"One of the more inventive and progressive acoustic musicians. Well executed and always interesting." - - -Sing Out magazine
""From the Inside" is compelling and moving." - - - Acoustic Guitar magazine
"Phillips is at the top of his dobroistic form. . . a great listen from beginning to end. The Archduke of the Dobro rides again." - - -Sing Out magazine "Highly satisfying, recommended to a broad range of listeners. Stacy Phillips is a resonator guitar whiz whose stylings deserve a much wider audience. Phillips & Howard make near perfect instrumental and vocal collaborators." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited magazine "Audiences will be refreshed and outright stunned - as well as enlightened - by the diverse activity on this disc. Many artists claim to play music that puts standards and genre tunes in a new light or on a higher plane, and fail miserably. Phillips and Howard accomplish such transcendence nonchalantly, without bragging." - - -New Haven (CT) Advocate newspaper "Master of dobro guitar. Phillips and Howard are in complete control of their crafts and any song they touch is sure to be a fun ride backed by serious talent. These two evidently had a blast with this outing." - - -Dirty Linen folk music magazine "Phillips' virtuosity on the Dobro and Howard's' sensitive, intuitive support and melodious vocals meld the free-ranging repertoire into an addictive, singular synthesis. Great song selection, clever arrangements, and superb picking and singing.This collaboration is a little country classic." - - -The Times-Colonist, Victoria, BC
"Highly satisfying, recommended to a broad range of listeners. Stacy Phillips is a resonator guitar whiz whose stylings deserve a much wider audience. Phillips & Howard make near perfect instrumental and vocal collaborators." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited magazine
"Audiences will be refreshed and outright stunned - as well as enlightened - by the diverse activity on this disc. Many artists claim to play music that puts standards and genre tunes in a new light or on a higher plane, and fail miserably. Phillips and Howard accomplish such transcendence nonchalantly, without bragging." - - -New Haven (CT) Advocate newspaper
"Master of dobro guitar. Phillips and Howard are in complete control of their crafts and any song they touch is sure to be a fun ride backed by serious talent. These two evidently had a blast with this outing." - - -Dirty Linen folk music magazine
"Phillips' virtuosity on the Dobro and Howard's' sensitive, intuitive support and melodious vocals meld the free-ranging repertoire into an addictive, singular synthesis. Great song selection, clever arrangements, and superb picking and singing.This collaboration is a little country classic." - - -The Times-Colonist, Victoria, BC
This recording is currently available only as a DOWNLOAD. Please check the "Downloads" page of this web site. [ SOUND CLIPS FROM THE ALBUM | ALBUM NOTES ]
"Hey Mister Get the Ball is an innovative, imaginative, and impressive album." - - - Down Home Music Newsletter
DAYS OF AWE Music of the Jewish High Holy Days, featuring Frank London on trumpet,David Chevan (bass) and myself on resonator guitar, with a lot of help from other members of the AfroSemitic Experience. Price: $15.00
"(In the Days of Awe CD) when Stacy Phillips dusts off those prayers' melodies, that unleashes torrents of feeling from the recesses of the soul, flowing in unpredictable waves and patterns." - - -New Haven (CT) Advocate "Both trumpeter Frank London and lap steel guitarist/fiddler Stacy Phillips adeptly translate the expressive cantorial improvisational approach to their instruments. " - - -All About Jazz on line reviews - http://www.allaboutjazz.com
"Both trumpeter Frank London and lap steel guitarist/fiddler Stacy Phillips adeptly translate the expressive cantorial improvisational approach to their instruments. " - - -All About Jazz on line reviews - http://www.allaboutjazz.com
THE DOBRO BOOK An overview of styles and the great players, with an insert record... all techniques from elementary to advanced are taught with typical solos... hammer-ons, pull-offs, slants,string pulls, scales... Wabash Cannonball, Jesse James, Buck's Stumble, Steel Guitar Chimes, Fisher's Hornpipe, Taking Off, Skin Game Blues, Oklahoma Stomp, Reuben, and many others... recommended by Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes, Mike Auldridge... the one book you will see in the music rooms of all the top players. A CD is included, replacing the old floppy record. This CD contains only a selection of material in the book. (The next item contains all the music.) Price: $17.00 ($3.00 off list) [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ]
COMPLETE CD - THE DOBRO BOOK ALL THE MUSIC IN THE DOBRO BOOK Includes the famous floppy record and all the tablature. Now available in CD format. Price: $9.00
"No Dobro enthusiast, beginner or professional, will want to miss The Dobro Book. . .everything for the dobroist. Each section is thoroughly explained. . .a monumental book." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine "The Dobro Book is the best Dobro instruction book. . . complete and well written." - - - Elderly Instruments - Lansing, MI "No (Dobro book) is more interesting or comprehensive than Stacy Phillips' The Dobro Book. I am certain that all those involved with (dobro) will love this book." - - - Pickin' magazine this amazing tome from Reso master Stacy Phillips has long been considered one of the Dobro players Bibles. Chock full of history, photos, and REALLY helpful instruction and songs, this one is a must have for reso players, beginning to advanced. Worth getting just for the killer bluegrass arrangement of "Jesse James"! - - - www.markvanallen.com on line book store Your dobro book got me on my way and I am ever gratefull. Thank you for you expertise, humor and knowledge. I am having more fun with music than I ever have in my life. - - - Tom Cooper, Orlando, FL "So finally, and simply (simpler than your *&%$# slants!), thank you so much, Stacy! Your wonderful playing, dutiful scholarship, and faithful transcriptions each inspire, and, for those who linger, bring the transparency and brilliance of the instrument alive." - - - Terry Vittone - via email
"The Dobro Book is the best Dobro instruction book. . . complete and well written." - - - Elderly Instruments - Lansing, MI
"No (Dobro book) is more interesting or comprehensive than Stacy Phillips' The Dobro Book. I am certain that all those involved with (dobro) will love this book." - - - Pickin' magazine
this amazing tome from Reso master Stacy Phillips has long been considered one of the Dobro players Bibles. Chock full of history, photos, and REALLY helpful instruction and songs, this one is a must have for reso players, beginning to advanced. Worth getting just for the killer bluegrass arrangement of "Jesse James"! - - - www.markvanallen.com on line book store
Your dobro book got me on my way and I am ever gratefull. Thank you for you expertise, humor and knowledge. I am having more fun with music than I ever have in my life. - - - Tom Cooper, Orlando, FL
"So finally, and simply (simpler than your *&%$# slants!), thank you so much, Stacy! Your wonderful playing, dutiful scholarship, and faithful transcriptions each inspire, and, for those who linger, bring the transparency and brilliance of the instrument alive." - - - Terry Vittone - via email
THE COMPLETE DOBRO PLAYER This is the new standard in acoustic steel guitar instruction books... how to create licks and solos in blues, bluegrass, "sweet" country-folk style, Hawaiian,and swing... 325 detailed examples plus many full length solos with analyses... in-depth looks at the styles of and solos by Jerry Douglas, Buck Graves, Mike Auldridge, Bob Dunn, Leon McAuliffe and other greats... John Henry, Panhandle Rag, Tennessee Waltz, Leather Britches, Sally Ann, House of the Rising Sun, Opus 57, Dark Hollow, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, Bring It On Down the My House, and many more... easy and effective retunings... interviews with all the top players, music theory for Dobroists... this is complementary to and an extension of The Dobro Book, with no overlap. SALE $34.00 with 2 CD's of all the music (15% off $40 list price) This is a heavy book, so an additional $2 (over the base shipping charge. See basic s/h charges at the top of this page.) must be added for shipping. [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ]
COMPLETE DOBRO PLAYER TWO CD'S WITHOUT THE BOOK available as mp3 download. 325 MUSIC EXAMPLES AND FULL TUNES: Price: $10.00
"I am really impressed with the Complete Dobro Player - great job!" - - -Mike Auldridge "The Complete Dobro Player is probably the most complete and essential book on the Dobro and belongs in every resonator guitarist's library. It behooves you to buy the book if only to discover for yourself the true depth of the information contained and, perhaps, the true identity of the Archduke of the Dobro. Enough information in wide enough scope to bring the beginner up to speed and put a big smile on the long time player. If you can't find it here, you probably don't need it." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine "The Complete Dobro Player is the bible!!" - - -Howard Parker via the resonator discussion list on the internet "I received my order today. It's a rare pleasure to get more than you expected. I certainly appreciate all the work you put into this book. Thanks for writing it." - - -Finton Galloup - Acme, MI "Enough material to keep my practicing for the rest of my life... Great teacher, great music, great tablatures by a great musician not to mention his great sense of humour!" - - -Roger Bergeron - Quebec Canada "Comprehensive and detailed. Impressive and like all the best instructional manuals, it need not be restricted to just the resophonic guitar." - - -Acoustic Musician magazine "The shipment that you sent to me arrived last week - thank you very much. I was already very impressed with The Dobro Book and Complete Dobro Player - I am now absolutely astounded!!!! Your presentation is a joy, your skills sublime, and your taste impeccable." - - -L. Wilson - Queensland, Australia
"The Complete Dobro Player is probably the most complete and essential book on the Dobro and belongs in every resonator guitarist's library. It behooves you to buy the book if only to discover for yourself the true depth of the information contained and, perhaps, the true identity of the Archduke of the Dobro. Enough information in wide enough scope to bring the beginner up to speed and put a big smile on the long time player. If you can't find it here, you probably don't need it." - - -Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine
"The Complete Dobro Player is the bible!!" - - -Howard Parker via the resonator discussion list on the internet
"I received my order today. It's a rare pleasure to get more than you expected. I certainly appreciate all the work you put into this book. Thanks for writing it." - - -Finton Galloup - Acme, MI
"Enough material to keep my practicing for the rest of my life... Great teacher, great music, great tablatures by a great musician not to mention his great sense of humour!" - - -Roger Bergeron - Quebec Canada
"Comprehensive and detailed. Impressive and like all the best instructional manuals, it need not be restricted to just the resophonic guitar." - - -Acoustic Musician magazine
"The shipment that you sent to me arrived last week - thank you very much. I was already very impressed with The Dobro Book and Complete Dobro Player - I am now absolutely astounded!!!! Your presentation is a joy, your skills sublime, and your taste impeccable." - - -L. Wilson - Queensland, Australia
REPERTOIRE AND TECHNIQUES FOR DOBRO NOW IN DVD FORMAT. Two 75 minute DVD's . . . #1 concentrates on how to create your own solos . . . learn major and blues scale positions. . . blues, bluegrass songs and breakdowns. . . basic licks and how to vary them. . . Little Rosewood Casket, Trouble in Mind, Foggy Mountain Rock, Dixie Hoedown and Nine Pound Hammer in three keys . . . #2 features fiddle tunes, detailed discussion of slants and pulls, and chord/melody solos... Bill Cheatem, Cherokee Shuffle, Kentucky Waltz and Last Rose of Autumn (the latter from the Grammy winning album "Great Dobro Sessions". . . each accompanied with complete tablature booklet... Price: $26.00 each ($4 off list) . . . $50 when buying both
"I would also like to thank you for your fabulous DVD's and books of which I have most. They have been extremely helpful, easy to use and very enjoyable." - - -Corrine Garamszegi - Melbourne, Australia "The Stacy Phillips DVD's by Homespun Tapes are great. Disk one really helped me get started right!" - - -Tim Dawdy - Ridgefield, WA THE ART OF HAWAIIAN STEEL GUITAR - Vol. 2 Featuring detailed transcriptions and commentary on more classic Hawaiian guitar solos by Sol Hoopii, The Genial Hawaiians, Jerry Byrd, etc., most with multiple variations. . .Hula Girl, Song of the Plains, By the Waters of the Minnetonka, Feeling No Pain, etc. . .mostly in major tuning with some pieces in Bm or C6... with accompanying CD containing some of the original recordings! Price: $17.00 ($3.00 off list) [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ] SPECIAL OFFER Purchase both volumes of The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar for $35, a savings of $10!! THE ART OF HAWAIIAN STEEL GUITAR - Vol. 1 NOW AVAILABLE WITH CD Over 50 solos with detailed analyses and historical background... solos by Sol Hoopii, Jim and Bob, Jerry Byrd, Dick Mcintire, David Kelii, Benny Nawahi etc . . . Maui Chimes, Moana Chimes, Song of the Islands, Hilo March, Kilima Waltz, Tomi Tomi, Tickling the Strings, Pearly Shells, Aloha Oe and 45 more... for acoustic and electric lap steel. . . the only book that notates the whole story of what the great Hawaiian guitarists actually played . . . recommended by all the Hawaiian guitar associations, DeWitt Scott (of the steel guitar convention) and Bob Brozman. Price: $22.00 ($3.00 off list) [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ] "Congratulations on The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar. I am VERY impressed by the presentation - its rich content of pictures of the great masters and interesting facts about their music. I haven't come across anything that needed further clarification - and your playful humor candy coats the didactic pill!" - - -L. Ruymar - President, Hawaiian Steel Guitar Assoc. "This course is as good as they come! Easy to use by both acoustic, resonator and electric slide players. " - - -Steel Guitar Forum - http://steelguitarmusic.com/instruction/nonpedal.html "The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar is probably the best compendium of tunes and instruction ever written for Hawaiian guitarists. A fabulous book." - - - Elderly Instruments - Lansing, MI CHORDS & SCALE PATTERNS FOR RESONATOR GUITAR A concise collection of chord positions and major scale patterns for G tuned dobro guitar in a laminated chart format. Because the cost of shipping this separately would be about the same as the price of this item, at this time this item will only be sold as part of an order with other items. Price: $5.00 BLUEGRASS DOBRO A six hour 6 CD course from the absolute basics to advanced hot improvising, with tablature... Columbus Stockade Blues (four versions). I'll Be All Smiles Tonight, Oswald style Hilo March and Great Speckled Bird,Buck Graves style Salty Dog Blues and Spanish Two Step, Train 45, bluegrass breakdown licks, June Apple, Steel Guitar Rag, Footprints in the Snow, Soldier's Joy, John Henry and others... Price: $45.00 ($15.00 off list) "Whenever I start getting discouraged I listen to you play (on the Bluegrass Dobro CD series) and it's like getting a shot of new energy. I admire you for going into such detail.I can't thank you enough for the help your cd's have given me." - - -F. Johnson - Armonia, CA "Loaded wih great stuff, well worth the money" - - - Mark van Allen - Loganville, GA BEGINNING DOBRO SOLOS Easy solos in several styles for beginners... not the same old boring tunes... Shine On, Harvest Moon, Saint Louis Blues, Maui Chimes, Home Sweet Home, In the Pines, Alabama Jubilee, many others...in standard notation and tablature... each tune with complete explanation of rhythm and playing hints... comes with CD... Price: $18.00 [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ] BEGINNING DOBRO Detailed instruction of elementary techniques... designed to fit in your case Price: $6.00 THE DOBRO CHORD BOOK All the chords you will ever need... major, minor, dominant, thirteenths, sixths, etc., plus examples of their use in tunes. Price: $6.00 The following books are not always in stock, and may take as much as four weeks to be delivered. GREAT DOBRO SESSIONS TRANSCRIPTIONS Every solo on the 1995 Grammy and IBMA award winning album... tablature of Douglas, Graves, Auldridge,Curtis Burch, Oswald Kirby, Rob Ickes, Gene Wooten, Sally VanMeter, Tut Taylor, and myself . . . Price: $18.00 You can pay for the items on this page by check, money order or through PayPal. 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THE ART OF HAWAIIAN STEEL GUITAR - Vol. 2 Featuring detailed transcriptions and commentary on more classic Hawaiian guitar solos by Sol Hoopii, The Genial Hawaiians, Jerry Byrd, etc., most with multiple variations. . .Hula Girl, Song of the Plains, By the Waters of the Minnetonka, Feeling No Pain, etc. . .mostly in major tuning with some pieces in Bm or C6... with accompanying CD containing some of the original recordings! Price: $17.00 ($3.00 off list) [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ] SPECIAL OFFER Purchase both volumes of The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar for $35, a savings of $10!!
THE ART OF HAWAIIAN STEEL GUITAR - Vol. 1 NOW AVAILABLE WITH CD Over 50 solos with detailed analyses and historical background... solos by Sol Hoopii, Jim and Bob, Jerry Byrd, Dick Mcintire, David Kelii, Benny Nawahi etc . . . Maui Chimes, Moana Chimes, Song of the Islands, Hilo March, Kilima Waltz, Tomi Tomi, Tickling the Strings, Pearly Shells, Aloha Oe and 45 more... for acoustic and electric lap steel. . . the only book that notates the whole story of what the great Hawaiian guitarists actually played . . . recommended by all the Hawaiian guitar associations, DeWitt Scott (of the steel guitar convention) and Bob Brozman. Price: $22.00 ($3.00 off list) [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ]
"Congratulations on The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar. I am VERY impressed by the presentation - its rich content of pictures of the great masters and interesting facts about their music. I haven't come across anything that needed further clarification - and your playful humor candy coats the didactic pill!" - - -L. Ruymar - President, Hawaiian Steel Guitar Assoc. "This course is as good as they come! Easy to use by both acoustic, resonator and electric slide players. " - - -Steel Guitar Forum - http://steelguitarmusic.com/instruction/nonpedal.html "The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar is probably the best compendium of tunes and instruction ever written for Hawaiian guitarists. A fabulous book." - - - Elderly Instruments - Lansing, MI
"This course is as good as they come! Easy to use by both acoustic, resonator and electric slide players. " - - -Steel Guitar Forum - http://steelguitarmusic.com/instruction/nonpedal.html
"The Art of Hawaiian Steel Guitar is probably the best compendium of tunes and instruction ever written for Hawaiian guitarists. A fabulous book." - - - Elderly Instruments - Lansing, MI
CHORDS & SCALE PATTERNS FOR RESONATOR GUITAR A concise collection of chord positions and major scale patterns for G tuned dobro guitar in a laminated chart format. Because the cost of shipping this separately would be about the same as the price of this item, at this time this item will only be sold as part of an order with other items.
Price: $5.00
BLUEGRASS DOBRO
"Whenever I start getting discouraged I listen to you play (on the Bluegrass Dobro CD series) and it's like getting a shot of new energy. I admire you for going into such detail.I can't thank you enough for the help your cd's have given me." - - -F. Johnson - Armonia, CA "Loaded wih great stuff, well worth the money" - - - Mark van Allen - Loganville, GA
"Loaded wih great stuff, well worth the money" - - - Mark van Allen - Loganville, GA
BEGINNING DOBRO SOLOS Easy solos in several styles for beginners... not the same old boring tunes... Shine On, Harvest Moon, Saint Louis Blues, Maui Chimes, Home Sweet Home, In the Pines, Alabama Jubilee, many others...in standard notation and tablature... each tune with complete explanation of rhythm and playing hints... comes with CD... Price: $18.00 [ TABLE OF CONTENTS | BOOK EXCERPTS ]
BEGINNING DOBRO Detailed instruction of elementary techniques... designed to fit in your case Price: $6.00
THE DOBRO CHORD BOOK All the chords you will ever need... major, minor, dominant, thirteenths, sixths, etc., plus examples of their use in tunes. Price: $6.00
The following books are not always in stock, and may take as much as four weeks to be delivered.
GREAT DOBRO SESSIONS TRANSCRIPTIONS Every solo on the 1995 Grammy and IBMA award winning album... tablature of Douglas, Graves, Auldridge,Curtis Burch, Oswald Kirby, Rob Ickes, Gene Wooten, Sally VanMeter, Tut Taylor, and myself . . . Price: $18.00
When using Paypal to order from my site, the method is a bit different than most other sites. After you have decided on your order, please click this "buy now" button (or the one at the top of this page).
(please type the above address into your email program replacing the "Z" with "@". This is to avoid spam.)
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