CDs & Books

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New Century Suite: 

Miles' newest recording with Bela Fleck & Jackie Allen.

“Sparkling, passionate, and often brilliant playing, beautiful banjo tone, complex rhythms and textures.” 

—Ken Perlman, author & critic

The Magic Banjo: 

The music from Miles’ one-man show. 

"Positively haunting...uniquely Michael's... intriguing...inspired...So what would you expect? I can't say I know too many banjo players who would even think of playing such tunes, let alone perform them so well." 

—Banjo Newsletter

American Bach: 

JS Bach’s 1st and 3rd Cello Suites and Miles’ Suite for the Americas.

"Miles has dared to take on some of the most dramatic and profound music ever written…and succeeded." 

—Howard Reich, Music Critic, Chicago Tribune

Counterpoint (CD only):  

Miles' debut recording that inspired Pete Seeger.

"One of the most beautiful recordings I've heard in all my 70 years... This is enough to make me want to learn the banjo all over again."  

—Pete Seeger

Counterpoint (CD & Book):

The book includes banjo tablature of the melody and the counterpoint harmony lines. Recommended for intermediate players.

Teach Yourself to Play Clawhammer Banjo:

"I can unreservedly recommend this entire series. Excellent for beginners and challenging for the more advanced player." 

—Ken Perlman, author and critic

Here's what you get:

• 45 Lessons on 6 one-hour cassette tapes (soon to be CD)
• 105 pages of tablature and instruction
• 45 folk songs and banjo tunes taught on the tab with full tablature

Even if you never played the banjo before, this series of 45 lessons on 6 one-hour tapes will have you playing music from the first session. Using the tapes and the 105 pages book, you'll find it easy to teach yourself.

Each lesson presents a simple, achievable goal — a new technique and new tune. Learn the tune, and move ahead when you are ready. By the end of the course you'll have been exposed to the full potential of banjo music--from the satisfaction of simple song accompaniment to the excitement of banjo instrumentals.

Here's a sampling of the tunes:

Tom Dooley, Skip to My Lou, Cripple Creek, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Shady Grove, West Virginia Girls, Camptown Races, Cotton Fields, Blue Ridge Mountains, Soldier's Joy, Red Haired Boy, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Old Joe Clark, Goin' Down the Road, This Train, Salt Creek, Devil's Dream, Greensleeves, Down Yonder, Black Mountain Rag, Planxty Denis O'Connor, Double File, Little Sadie and more