Live at the Fur Peace Station - $15.00

Released April 15,2005 At last, LIVE, at the Fur Peace Station is available! This album contains 2 never before recorded originals, 8 (total) songs never recorded before by "The Book" and 9 tunes that are some of Roy's old time favorites dating back to his early years. This disc includes lots of stories, a few good laughs, and plenty of guitar pickin'. 72 minutes in all for your listening pleasure! With a short introduction by Jorma Kaukonen!

Singer Songwriter Bluesman - CD only ($15.00)

Released October 15th 2001 Order your copy now!
Here it is! At last! Roy Book Binder's first CD featuring all his own songs. Just Roy with his 1938 Gibson Nick Lucas Special, his 1938 Washburn Solo Deluxe and his 1939 Gibson Recording King . 'The Book,' who has been recognized throughout the world as one of the finest interpreters of traditional blues, now joins that tradition with this collection of all originals.

The Radio Show - CD only ($15.00)

This new CD's got it all. Original songs, traditional songs, the 'Book' and his guitar solo. Book answers all the questions, no holds barred. Check out the new rough-look packaging-environmentally sound.

Live Book...Don't Start Me Talkin'... - CD ($15.00) and Cassette ($10.00)

Book Binder's specialty is lively, forceful, definitive interpretations of pre-war country blues tunes, laced together with sly, pithy stories. He's especially strong on the intricate ragtime style of pioneers like the Reverend Gary Davis. This set, recorded at Another Fools Cafe, Athens, Ohio, in 1993, is further enlivened by guitar contributions on two tracks from Jorma Kaukonen, no slouch with a country blues number himself.

The Hillbilly Blues Cats - CD ($15.00) and Cassette ($10.00)

For years, Roy Book Binder has lived the fabled life of the traveling bluesman, crisscrossing the world with his one-man acoustic show. A consummate guitarist and singer, Roy plays the spirit of masters like Blind Willie McTell, Pink Anderson and Clifford Gibson, matching the pleasure of sheer entertainment with carefully crafted arrangements and a deep understanding of the blues tradition. For this 1992 album he's joined by harmonica player Dave "Rock Bottom" York and bassist Billy Ochoa, for a rollicking set of new songs and little-known classics.

Bookeroo! - CD ($15.00) and Cassette ($10.00)

Roy Book Binder is one of the lucky few who learned blues and ragtime directly from the first generation of country blues "rediscoveries" like the Reverend Gary Davis and Pink Anderson. This 1988 album was his first in several years; Book Binder displays his usual impeccable taste in lesser-known blues and country classics, with help from Stuart Duncan, Jerry Douglas, and others.

His vocals are wry, whimsical and poignant. Really nice stuff." -DC Blues Calendar

The Tampa Sessions 1979 - CD only ($15.00)

“The important thing about his singing is that it is completely unaffected, and with excellent diction he gives the lyrics their full value. It must be mentioned that he is into the bargain an excellent guitarist. A record to please all tastes - blues lovers and otherwise.” - Sinclair Traill (Jazz Journal)

If you have never heard this engaging folk bluesman, this album is an excellent introduction.” - Carl Braurer (Cadence Magazine)

Roy Book Binder, vocals, guitar / Knocky Parker, piano

Travelin' Man - CD only ($15.00)

“Roy Book Binder is a very fine guitarist... Book Binder plays good, clean guitar and has well synthesized his influences.” - Bruce Bastin (Jazz Digest)

“..On his just released first solo album, Travelin’ Man, Book Binder proves himself to be a fine and sensitive traditional blues guitarist.” - Ira Mayer (Village Voice)

“This is a pleasantly and superbly recorded set by a very likeable musician.” - Tony Russell (jazz and Blues)

Polk City Ramble (out of print at this time) - CD only ($15.00)

Roy Book Binder, the "Polk City Rambler," has learned his lessons well. Thirty years ago, Roy was playing, performing and recording the music of his mentors, Reverend Gary Davis and Pink Anderson. The original songs which are included reveal the wit and wisdom of a man who has lived a long life on the road - grinning, surviving and growing with the time. Featuring drums and bass an many of the tracks, this music rocks and rolls why the best of today's roots music. From Billy Joe Shaver to Blind Lemon Jefferson, these songs bind together all the pages that make "The Book" one of America's most refreshing and relevant performers.

An Introduction to Open Tunings and Slide Guitar - $30.00
The inestimable Roy Book Binder has given us another terrific look at his unique brand of fingerpicked blues guitar. This time around he covers the basics of open tunings and the use of the bottleneck, teaching the essential techniques in a way that will be easy even for newcomers to this style.

Roy, The Reverend and the Devil's Music - $30.00 DVD / $25.00 VHS
Live, from The National Storytelling Festival...
On October 5, 2001 (his birthday), “The Book” played a sold-out concert at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee, the oldest and most prestigious festival of its kind in the world. Like a modern-day Mark Twain, with his abundant mustache and bespectacled, twinkling eyes peering out from under his broad-brimmed hat, Roy peppered his fingerpicking blues and ragtime songs with outrageously funny stories about his life and times and the people he met along the way. Homespun’s cameras were there, and the result is a thoroughly engaging and entertaining performance video by one of America’s most popular folk and blues artists. This is one you shouldn’t miss!

Book's Blues Book: The Songs & Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangements of Roy Book Binder - $20.00
Here it is. As requested by many students and fans, we finally have "Book's Blues Book." Included are accurate transcriptions of 8 of my originals and 8 of my favorite old time tunes from my repetoire. The enclosed CD allows me to talk you through the lessons. Special thanks to my star student, Cliff Brown, for taking the time and effort to transcribe these tunes. This book wouldn't have been possible without Cliff's talent and dedication. Let us know how the book works for you. Have fun!

Blues by The Book - Volume 1 - $30.00
Book Binder helps you develop your own distinctive blues style. Most of the lessons on this video are in the key of C. Roy demonstrates a wide variety of chords, right and left hand patterns and several of his favorite licks. He also teaches endings, runs, slides, open-string techniques, pull offs, hammer-ons, damping, turnarounds and much more. By the end of this video, you'll have mastered Pink Anderson's snapping string technique, Rev. Gary Davis' two finger style and Roy's arrangements to Black Dog Blues, Hesitation Blues and his own medley of ragtime/blues tunes.

Blues by The Book - Volume 2 - $30.00
Roy concentrates on the essential key of A. He teaches songs, turnarounds, chord variations, right hand rhythms and his own unique approach to blues guitar with powerful arrangements in the styles of Pink Anderson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Jesse "Baby Face" Thomas and others. Roy then puts these elements into play with traditional country blues tunes, including How Long Blues, Every Day of the Week, Texas Blues, and his original show stoppers New Age Woman Blues and Polk City Ramble. Turning to open D (Vestapol) tuning, Roy finishes his video with Anywhere You Go I Can Go There Too.

New T-shirts - $20.00
This guitar shaped package when opened is your new t-shirt as pictured to your left....(will unwrinkle with one washing-steel gray color only). The guitar featured (on new package only-not on shirt) is my 1935 National "Don". This is the second in our vintage guitar series for t-shirts.
Large, color: steel gray only
X Large, color: steel gray only

Roy Book Binder stickers
Roy's new 2001 World Tour stickers, 3 for $5.

French Poster - $10.00
Original poster from Capellia, France. 9.5" x 27.5"

Bamboo Room Poster - $10.00
Original poster from Bamboo Room, Florida. 11" x 17"

Five Vintage Roy Book Binder Publicity Glossies - $20.00
Autographed to You!

45rpm Vinyl Record - $5.00
'The Motorhome Song'/'You'll Never Find Another Friend Like Me'

45rpm Vinyl Record - $10.00
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