Wayne writes all his books with a very easy goin down home style sense of humor and this one is no different. I play several appalacian instruments (banjo, dulcimer, mandolin and autoharp), and own several of Waynes Southern "style" instruction books.
The thing that makes them unique is that they give you some real slices of history and why things came about the way that we now know them to be. He gives places, dates and brief histories along with humorous antidotes along with the lessons and music. Well worth the money for learning to play any of the instruments for which he has written about.