Nate Schwartz, left; Dix Bruce

Late Summer 2014 “There’s More Pretty Girls than One” arpeggio solo. “There’s More Pretty Girls than One” arpeggio solo

Fall 2011
“The Wedding Waltz” “MP3

Fall 2011
“Nine Pound Hammer” backup MP3

Spring 2010
“Stumbling” MP3s
1. “Stumbling” duet at the slow speed
2. “Stumbling” duet at the regular speed

Summer 2004
Below are MP3 audio files from Dix Bruce’s Mandolin Magazine article on “Santa Lucia.” To save space, the MP3s are mono. The complete stero versions are available in the book/CD set “Great Mandolin Pickin’ Tunes” by Dix Bruce.

1. “Santa Lucia” slow
2. “Santa Lucia” up to speed

Spring 2004
Below is the MP3 audio file from Dix Bruce’s Mandolin Magazine article on “Monroe Stomp.”
1. “Monroe Stomp” slow
2. “Monroe Stomp” up to speed

Below are MP3 audio files from Dix Bruce’s Mandolin Magazine article on “Pick Direction and New River Train.”
1. Example #1
2. Example #2
3. “New River Train” quarter note version
4. “New River Train” eighth note version
5. “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” example

Below are MP3 audio files from Dix Bruce’s Mandolin Magazine article on “Precious Memories” and an introduction to the tremolo technique.
1. “Precious Memories” no trem.mp3 includes a short spoken introduction plus an excerpt of the “Precious Memories” played as written in the magazine without tremolo.
2. “Precious Memories” Ex 1.mp3 demonstrates the excerpt played with continual quarter notes.
3. “Precious Memories” Ex 2.m
p3 demonstrates the excerpt played with continual eighth notes.
4. “Precious Memories” w/Tremolo demonstrates the final, full-length version of the song with tremolo.