Download or read book Melodic Clawhammer Banjo written by Ken Perlman and published by Oak Publications.. This book was released on 1979 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ken Perlman has been involved in expanding the range and flexibility of the clawhammer banjo style for several years, and was one of the first to successfully arrange Irish jigs and reels for five-string banjo. He plays some of these Irish tunes on the Kicking Mule Records anthology, Melodic Clawhammer Banjo.