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- Favorite Flatpickers
- Tony Rice, Brad Davis, David Grier, Philippe Perrard...
- Favorite Flatpicking Tunes
- Salt Creek, Cherokee Shuffle, EMD, Red Haired Boy, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Peaches & Cream...
- Favorite Guitars
- My Martins and A Guild GAD-30 Sunburst...
- Tell us more about yourself (place a Bio here if you wish)
- Formerly, I was a banjo picker. When I switched to the Dobro Squareneck long time ago. It's my favorite instrument. But it's easy to sing playing the guitar. And if you play in a jam... you are invited to chorus ! So I learned to flatpick... And it's also a great pleasure for me. Flatpicking is better to rise my reso level and picking the reso give me some new ideas to flatpick.
I play as a sideman with numerous bands and I love to Jam...
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- http://www.dobrofranco.fr
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Marc Schlotthauer replied to Todd McFarland's discussion What brand do you play?"My gear is much better than my skill - for straight flatpickin', I play a Martin D-18 Authentic 1937. My go-to guitar for just about everything else (and it flatpicks just fine, thank you) is my Huss & Dalton D-RH with a Red Spruce top.…"
Derek commented on Derek's video
Ragtime Annie
"Hey Craig. Thanks for the kind comment. The credit for this version should really go To Steve Kaufman who's arrangement it is. Good luck with your bluegrass studies, it's wonderful music and great fun to play. I look forward to…"
Craig commented on Derek's videoRagtime Annie
"Derek: Mike above is teaching me blue grass and showed me this site. Fantastic rendition by you of this great song. Thanks for sharing. I'm off to Mike's to practice!!!!"
Clyde J.Ortego replied to Todd McFarland's discussion What brand do you play?"I play a Silvertone Acoustic from back in the Sixties."
Mike FlatPickingBuddy replied to Todd McFarland's discussion What brand do you play?"I have a Guild Bluegrass D40 made in the original factory at Hoboken that has been with me since 1964
I also have a Martin D18 made sometime around 1994 and a 1977 or earlier Yamaha FG336SB"
Derek commented on Derek's videoRagtime Annie
"Thanks Mike. I have to prove to myself that I can play the material as written but once I've done that I start to allow myself some leeway to have fun and drop in my own bits. There's not too much space to do that in SK's version of…"
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La Roche was brilliant - we all had a great time.
Happy picking, thanks for making friends with me!
Sophia x
Hi Pierre, Happy to see you in this forum. My first metting with you, la Roche sur Foron with my friend Dorian.
Laurent VUE
Can't say why you have not received the Package ? Sending another One ! Hope this one does better !
Yeah , Allot of things going on, YES ! still needing to put together
this Venture !
I left you my Phone #, Call me when you get the chance,I will
discuss ..
Hope your doing well..
Brian Higgins
Brian
Laurent VUE
Merci pour ton message, moi aussi j'ai enregistré un titre avec Philippe Perrard "Big Sciota" en duo guitare flatpicking. Peut-être te l'a t'il fait écouter?
Laurent VUE
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