by Wayne Erbsen

Book $14.99 

The lyrics, music, guitar chords, vintage photos and song histories to 56 great old-time gospel tunes. 75 pages. The perfect companion to the "Old Time Gospel Favorites" recording above.

Wayne Erbsen

Book $6.95

Since it came out in 1981, thousands of people have enjoyed and learned from the pages of The Backpocket Bluegrass Songbook. In addition to the lyrics and melody line, the book also includes guitar chords, tips on choosing the right key, using the capo, bluegrass music history, information on each song, and vintage photos. 57 pages.

by Wayne Erbsen

Book $6.95

Along with its twin brother, below, The Backpocket Old-Time Songbook is considered a classic. In addition to song lyrics, musical notation and guitar chords, it is packed hints on singing in the right key, singing with an instrument, transposing your chords, using a capo, plus a short history of old-time songs, minstrel songs, dance tunes, knockdown tunes, ballads, parlor songs and gospel songs. Includes numerous vintage photos. 57 pages.

by Jerry Silverman

Book $24.95

This 272 page book contains 107 selections and captures the tragedy and hopes of the Civil War in song. Arranged for voice with piano, Guitar chords included. Vintage photographs and brief historical introductions compliment the songs. The perfect companion to the Ballads and Songs of the Civil War recording (above).

by Wayne Erbsen

Book $5.95

Oozing with old-time cowboy wisdom and advice, this handy book combines 30 classic cowboy songs of the Wild West, along with historic photographs and drawings, cowboy insults and one-liners. Fans of the Old West are treated to such vital information as Cowboy Poetry, Camp Cook Rules, a Recipe for Cowboy Coffee, and 33 uses for a Neck Scarf! 5 ½ x 8 ½, 64 pages. The perfect companion to the recording "Cowboy Songs of the Wild Frontier."

by Wayne Erbsen

Book $5.95

A treasure trove of 19th century songs, hilarious jokes, wild stories, vintage photos, and even a recipe for cooking groundhog! 48 favorite melodies of the past that have traveled along with the pioneers in covered wagons through the Civil War period and up to today!  8½ x 5½ , 64 pages. The perfect companion to the recording "Front Porch Favorites."  Over 125,000 sold!

by Wayne Erbsen

Book $5.95

This handy little songbook has 56 of your favorite old-time gospel songs with lyrics, music (melody line), guitar chords, vintage photos, song histories,  5 ½ x 8 ½, 72 pp. See song list, below.

Wayne Erbsen

Book $10.95

This Collector's Edition is packed with the ballads and legends of the lawless men and women of the Wild West and even the South! Includes: The Hanging Judge Parker, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Belle Starr, Judge Roy Bean, Cole Younger, Sam Bass and many more! Learn Frontier Etiquette, Outlaw Nicknames, a Cure for Snoring, Outright Insults, Frontier Wisdom, and much more! 9 x 12, 64 pages. The perfect companion to the recording "Authentic Outlaw Ballads."

By Wayne Erbsen

Book $5.95

Relive the glory days of railroading! Discover railroad oddities, poetry of the rails, railroad diner lingo, strange railroad laws, flying railroads, train heroes and villains, hobo lingo and porters' secret codes. Like Wayne Erbsen's earlier book, Singing Rails, Railroad Fever contains the melody and lyrics to many classic railroad tunes.5 ½ x 8 ½, 64 pages. The perfect companion to the recording "Railroad Fever."

by Wayne Erbsen

Book $5.95

Here are the songs and stories that made history. Includes lyrics, music, chords, song histories, trivia, humor plus 100 Civil War photographs and illustrations. 5½" x 8½", 72 pages. A perfect way to mark the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War.

by Wayne Erbsen

Book $14.95

Rural Roots of Bluegrass is a songbook and history book that takes a deep at the roots of bluegrass music: ballads and fiddle tunes of  Scots-Irish pioneers, black spirituals, plantation melodies, blues, murder ballads, sentimental parlor songs from Tin Pan Alley, North Carolina banjo styles and gospel songs. This book is richly illustrated with 107 vintage photos and includes history, lyrics to 94 songs, musical notation, chords, playing tips, and historical sources for each song. Includes profiles on the Bill Clifton, Bill Monroe, the Blue Sky Boys, Bradley Kincaid, the Callahan Brothers, Carolina Tar Heels, the Carter Family, Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers, the Coon Creek Girls, Earl Scruggs, Eck Robertson, Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman, Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith, Fiddlin’ John Carson, G. B. Grayson & Henry Whitter, Jimmie Rodgers, Karl and Harty, the Lilly Brothers, Monroe Brothers, the Morris Brothers, Riley Puckett, Samantha Bumgarner, Vernon Dalhart, Snuffy Jenkins and Wade & J. E. Mainer. 6" x 9", 180 pages. The perfect companion to the CD "Rural Roots of Bluegrass."

Peek Inside Rural Roots of Bluegrass

Wayne Erbsen

Book $5.95

This low-cost (but snazzy) book is packed with songs and lore of the railroads! Includes the melody and lyrics to 28 classic sing-alongs plus: Railroad Superstitions and Tall Tales of Train Wrecks, Robberies, Ghosts, Hobos, Train Insults, Railroad Slang, Street-Car Poetry, vintage drawings and photos. 5 ½ x 8 ½, 68 pages. The perfect companion to the recording "Singing Rails."

Book $19.95

Book & CD set $29.95

This handsome and hefty 172 page book has over 100 of your favorite bluegrass gospel songs with lyrics, music (melody line), guitar chords, 100+ vintage photos, song histories, the roots of bluegrass gospel music, painless gospel music theory, how to choose the right key, how to operate a capo, using the guitar in gospel music, harmony 101, tips on how to sing lead, baritone, tenor and bass. 9" x 12." Large, easy-to-read print. See song list, below. Available with CD ("Old-Time Gospel Favorites") which features thirteen gospel songs from the book performed as solos, duets, trios and quartets.