Rory Block Movies
- 2000
- Add The Power of Delta Blues Guitar, Vol. 2 to QueueAdd The Power of Delta Blues Guitar, Vol. 2 to top of Queue
Guitarist Rory Block is the guide for The Power of Delta Blues Guitar, Vol. 2, an instructional program covering the Mississippi Delta blues. Offering lessons on such techniques as open tunings, treble melodies, bass runs, slides, and string bending, Block uses several delta blues standbys as training tools. The songs include "Fixin' to Die," "Love My Blues Away," "Leavin' Here," "When You've Got a Good Friend," and "My Train Is Waiting," as well as "The Water Is Wide," a traditional English ballad. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
Blues musician Rory Block performs before a live audience in this concert film from Homespun Video. Among the songs on the set list are "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day," "Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)," "Maggie Campbell Blues," "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down," "The Water Is Wide," and "Uncloudy Day." ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
In this intimate look at guitarist Rory Block, the musician opens up about her own history as an artist, and explains how her own encounters with important blues musicians helped shape the way she approaches her instrument. She also picks up her guitar and performs some of her own hits. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rory Block
The instructional video Great Guitar Lessons: Blues and Country Fingerpick features well-known guitarists each teaching the viewer a song in order to explain how to mimic their specific sound and style. The musicians involved include Doc Watson, Happy Traum, Thom Bresh, and Rot Book Binder. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
