Who hasn't been influenced by Mississippi Fred McDowell? Imitated by just about everyone that has picked up a slide, his impact has spread the world over. With so many trying to figure out exactly how he played, we are so fortunate to have a lesson like this one where we get to learn from the man himself. The footage of Fred McDowell seen in this lesson is a treasure because it's as if it was filmed with us, the students of McDowell's style, in mind. With clear shots of his left and right hands, it's like your own private lesson with the master himself.

DISC ONE is devoted to footage of Fred McDowell performing many of his classic tunes in Open E tuning. After each performance, Tom Feldmann breaks down Fred's techniques and then goes to the split screen, playing the song slowly as you play along.

DISC TWO is devoted to the recordings of McDowell in Open A tuning. Tom performs this time around as none of the available footage has McDowell performing in Open A. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on each DVD. In addition the original recordings of all the tunes in lesson two are included. On Disc Two there is a 51 minute interview with Tom Feldmann where he talks about his influences as well as performing a wide variety of tunes.

220 minutes

DVD is region 0, playable worldwide.

Open E:

When I Lay My Burden Down

Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning

John Henry

Break `Em' On Down

Louise

Mojo Hand

I Heard Somebody Call

Open A:

Write Me A Few Lines

Been Drinking Out of A Hollow Log

Fred's Worried Life Blues

The Train I Ride

Kokomo Blues