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Flatpicking Podcast with Dix Bruce
In this edition of the Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Podcast, Dan Miller talks with Dix Bruce about his new Christmas book "Christmas Favorites for Solo Guitar." Dix talks about how he selected the songs, the arrangements he presents, and how you might think about making up your own arrangements. He also plays two songs from the book for your Christmas listening pleasure. This book is now available at www.flatpickingmercantile.com, at the… Continue
Added by Dan Miller on November 27, 2009 at 9:12am — 1 Comment
Flatpicking Essentials, Volume 6 now available
I'd like to let everyone know that the newest edition in the Flatpicking Essentials series - "Flatpicking Essentials, Volume 6: Improvisation, Part II and Advanced Technique Studies" - is now complete and ready for purchase. This book is 152 pages, with two audio CDs, and is packed full of great information and a ton of absolutely awesome flatpicking arrangements by Tim May. I've been publishing Flatpicking Guitar Magazine for nearly 14 years now and I've never seen such a great collection of… Continue
Added by Dan Miller on November 27, 2009 at 9:10am — No Comments
Clarence White Guitar reissue
Hey fellow Clarence White fans. Just wanted you to know I've just released a digital edition of my book "Clarence White Guitar" (originally published by Oak Publications in 1978). It's available from the Digital Store on my website as a PDF download. The book contains transcriptions of much of Clarence's best playing from Appalachian Swing and from various other recordings as well:…
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Added by Russ Barenberg on November 23, 2009 at 11:42am — 2 Comments
New Old Time Blog for Kansas City area
Please come by and visit my new blog, Kansas Old Time Music Blog.
I am hoping to be a point of information for those many people who love and play Old Time music in the Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri area around the KC metro.
I would appreciate it if you would link my blog to any of yours as well. If you play Old Time Music in my area, come on by and say hello. Let me know what you think about it too.
If… Continue
I am hoping to be a point of information for those many people who love and play Old Time music in the Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri area around the KC metro.
I would appreciate it if you would link my blog to any of yours as well. If you play Old Time Music in my area, come on by and say hello. Let me know what you think about it too.
If… Continue
Added by Gary Foster on November 20, 2009 at 3:03pm — No Comments
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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.…"
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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…"
Mike FlatPickingBuddy commented on Derek's videoRagtime Annie
"Nice picking!! I learnt the self same version from Steve Kaufman but like me you put in a few extra bits. Looks like she has made you do your picking the garage teee heee"
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