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New Podcast with Bull Harman

We've just posted a new FGM Podcast interview with Bull Harman, the creator of the St. Louis Flatpick Weekend, which will be held in March 2010 in St. Louis. In addition to talking about that weekend, he'll also talk about rhythm and lead playing , and you'll hear his original tune "Bull's Eye".Check it out! Continue

Added by Dan Miller on October 29, 2009 at 5:21pm — No Comments

New Podcast, New Lesson, New Issue

In our newest podcast Dan Miller and Beppe Gambetta talk about Beppe's current US tour, his latest CD, and some of his new developments in crosspicking. A Beppe Gambetta duet with Jim Hurst from Beppe's newest CD is also included. Check it out: http://flatpick.libsyn.com/ This month our e-Newsletter instructor Mickey Abraham has provided an arrangement of the Celtic tune "Maid Behind the Bar." This is one of those great old tunes that sh… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on September 29, 2009 at 5:28pm — No Comments

'Uncorked' - Al Stewart with flatpicking guitarist/harmony vocalist Dave Nachmanoff

Breaking news from Dave Nachmanoff and Al Stewart - July 23, 2009

Well, I can finally share the good news! Al Stewart will be releasing, "Uncorked - Al Stewart Live with Dave Nachmanoff"! If you have ever wanted to have a live album of "Al and Dave" - an official, live release - then this is your opportunity. This CD is no bootleg or "Board Tape". Over 70 hours of work went into mixing an

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Added by Dave Nachmanoff on August 2, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

New FGM Podcast

We've just posted a new FGM Podcast interview with Tyler Grant, the 2008 National Flatpicking champion and the 2009 Merlefest contest winner. In addition to talking about the contests and his performance schedule, Tyler plays his contest arrangement of "Beaumont Rag." Check it out! Continue

Added by Dan Miller on May 27, 2009 at 5:23pm — 1 Comment

FGM Fiddle Tune Issue!

The May/June 2009 Issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is "The Fiddle Tune Issue"! This issue includes 2 versions each of 20 standard fiddle tunes (one beginner's version, one intermediate/advanced version). Not a lot of text in this issue and I stripped out many of the ads.… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on April 25, 2009 at 4:30am — 9 Comments

Flatpicking Bluegrass CD

New From FGM Records: Flatpicking Bluegrass CD If you enjoyed Flatpicking Favorites: Hot & Spicy, you will love our new Flatpicking Bluegrass CD! Hard core traditional bluegrass songs combined with the best singers and guitar players in the business! An aweso… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on April 8, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

SKYPE LESSONS WITH JOHN MCGANN NOW AVAILABLE

SKYPE lessons with John McGann now available! Skype (free software at http://www.skype.com) lessons available for anyone with a fast internet connection. Now anyone worldwide has an opportunity to meet face to face with Berklee professor John McGann (bio at http://www.johnmcgann.com/bio.html). Lesson content is usually student driven, based on your interests. This is a wonderful way to address technical issues such as * right and left hand problems • tone production • rhythm and timing issue… Continue

Added by John McGann on March 12, 2009 at 10:33am — No Comments

Flatpicking Essentials, Volume 1: Rhythm, Bass Runs & Fill Licks

You FGM subscribers may remember that back in the "Pioneers" issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine I laid out a step-by-step flatpicking learning method that followed the chronological development of the style. This method started with a solid foundation in the rhythm guitar styles of flatpicking's early pioneers--a style that includes a liberal use of bass runs and rhythm fill licks, combined with rhythmic strums. I have just released Volume 1 of the Eight Volume Essentials of Flatpic… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on December 31, 2008 at 2:21pm — 10 Comments

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine PDF Archive

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine has released a DVD-Rom PDF version of the Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Archive. This DVD-Rom contains the first 73 issues of the magazine, which were published from November/December 1996 (Volume 1, Number 1) through November/December 2008 (Volume 13, Number 1). The magazines are presented just as they appeared in the hardcopy format, cover-to-cover. All pages are presented in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File (.PDF) format. Additionally, you receive… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on December 9, 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

New FGM Nov/Dec 2008 Issue and New Catalog

The November/December 2008 issue (Vol. 13, No. 1) of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is available as a hard copy, or for digital download. Volume 13, Number 1 of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine features bluegrass singer, songwriter, and performer Chris Jones on the cover. Additionally, this issue features John and Jason Shaw, brothers from Nebraska who have both won the National Flatpicking Guitar Championship in years past. Also, we feature Dave Nachmanoff, a talented multi-instrumentalist who for the… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on October 31, 2008 at 11:37am — No Comments

New "Flatpicking Styles" Books

Due to the popularity of our "Best of the First Ten Years" series, available on both CD-Rom and digital download, we have produced another great series of compilation articles from the archives of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (first 12 years). This series, also available on CD-Rom and digital download, focuses on flatpicking styles as follows: Volume One: Pioneers and Legends Volume Two: Irish, English, Scottish, British Isles, and Canadian Tunes Volume Three: Gospel, Christmas, and Classical Tu… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on October 18, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

The Dave Nachmanoff Flatpicking Dance Mix

Dave Nachmanoff (who will be featured in the November/December issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine) has just released an instrumental dance single (no not 'Joe The Georgian') on iTunes! It's a cover of a very well known song but we'll let you discover for yourself which one. The producer (Jeff McCullough) did a fantastic job, and for less than a buck you can download it, carry it around in your iPod, and play it at your next party. Let us know what you think. It has plenty of hot flatpicking so… Continue

Added by Dave Nachmanoff on October 10, 2008 at 10:33am — No Comments

New Volume in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine's "Best Of" Series

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine has just released a new PDF book in our "Best of the First Ten Years" series. This one is titled "Technique, Theory, & Guitar Exercises." This PDF book contains 240 articles presented on 581 pages that pertain to many topics relating to guitar technique, theory, and exercises and were chosen by the Editor from the issues of Flatpicking Guitar during out first 12 years of publication. All pages from each article are presented in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on September 23, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Free Digital Issue

A lot of people, subscribers and non-subscribers, have been asking me if they can check out a sample copy of the new downloadable digital version of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. I'd love to have anyone and everyone check it out, so I'm offering a free sample of the current issue (both the magazine and audio files). If you'd like to be able to download a free sample copy of the current issue magazine and audio, here is how you can do it: 1) Go to this page: http://www.flatpickdigital.com/subscr… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on September 11, 2008 at 10:13am — No Comments

147 Flatpick Tunes Tabbed Out

Hi Folks, I've put together a 287-page downloadable PDF book that has 147 flatpicking tunes that were tabbed out and presented in the magazine during the first 10 years of our publication. These tunes are all flatpicking and bluegrass standards. If you want to build your repertoire and learn variations to the tunes you already know, this is the most affordable source. You can download the book and print out your favorite tunes on your own printer as you are ready to learn them. Check it out h… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on September 8, 2008 at 5:41pm — 4 Comments

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine New Issue

The new issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (Volume 12, Number 6) is now available for download at flatpickdigital.com. This issue features Jeff Autry, Ross Martin, David Burns, and Allison Guitars. Plus all of our regular columnists. Check it out at: http://www.flatpickdigital.com/download.php Thanks, Dan Miller Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Continue

Added by Dan Miller on August 31, 2008 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Buying a New Guitar?—Do Some Research

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine has just released a new 186-page PDF book featuring extensive articles about, and interviews with, 50 guitar builders, reviews of 14 new acoustic guitars, and 11 articles about guitar building by Don Gallagher on the digital download site (flatpickdigital.com). If you are in the market for a new guitar, or are interested in guitar building, this book is a valuable resource. Click here for more details. Continue

Added by Dan Miller on August 29, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Flatpicking Guitar Tab Index

At the request of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine readers, we've updated our FGM Tab Index and have formated it as an easy-to-navigate PDF file (all tunes listed in alphabetical order with alphabet links from the first page). You can download it from the main page of the Flatpicking Network (click on the "FGM Tab Index" image in the right column… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on August 11, 2008 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

New at Flatpickdigital.com!

We have just added a few PDF instructional books, and the audio files to Brad Davis' popular Flatpick Jam accompaniment series, to the list of downloadable items at flatpickdigital.com. Two of the downloadable books are FGM compilations and provide the best Flatpicking instruction you'll find for the money (a ton of great material). You can check out the new additions here: http://www… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on July 31, 2008 at 7:41am — No Comments

Announcing Flatpickdigital.com! The new digital download site from FGM

Flatpickdigital.com is our new digital download site where you can sign up for a digital subscription to both the magazine and the audio CD, and you can also download all back issues and back issue audio CDs. While we will continue to print the hardcopy versions of both the magazine and audio, at flatpickdigital.com you can save money on the subscription price and back issues while helping save the environment by saving the paper the magazin… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on June 25, 2008 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment