Rev. Gary Davis was an incredible ragtime guitar player. His arrangements illustrate what has become known as the Piedmont guitar style. As a young man Rev. Davis played in a string band with the legendary Willie Walker.

Several of the tunes featured on this double DVD lesson come from Walker’s repertoire, i.e. Make Believe Stunt. Rev. Davis used to talk about Blind Blake’s sportin’ right hand and you can hear this influence in all ofRev.Davis’s ragtime playing. These are challeng...