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Tell us more about yourself (place a Bio here if you wish): I am the editor and publisher of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine and have been playing acoustic music on guitar, banjo, mandolin, and bass for nearly thirty years. I've owned and operated my own publishing company since 1988 and owned FGM Records since 1997.

I was born and raised in Northern Virginia, graduated from Annandale High School in 1978, and entered the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In 1982 I graduated from the Naval Academy with a BS in Mathematics and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. I served as a Communications Officer in the Marine Corps until 1992. While in the service I also earned a MS in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

During my time in the service I began publishing a martial arts newsletter, which eventually led to me starting my own publishing company in 1988 while I was still in the service. The small newsletter gradually grew into a journal, which focused on the Chinese internal martial art of Pa Kua Chang (also romanized Ba Gua Zhang).

After leaving the Marine Corps in 1992, having achieved the rank of Captain, I began publishing full time. In addition to publishing the Pa Kua Chang Journal, over the next five years I also published eight books and ten instructional video on various Chinese martial arts subjects. After my first daughter, Emily, was born in January of 1996, I thought that the four to five week-long research trips to China would be hard on my new family and I decided to start a new publication which would be more family oriented. In September of 1996 the first issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (flatpick.com) was published. In June of 1997, my second daughter, Sara, was born.

My two children, and the guitar magazine, were all born while I was living in Monterey, California. In 1998 I decided to move the business to Pulaski, Virginia. Although the business office remains in Pulaski, I moved back to California in 2005 and now live in Rocklin, just east of Sacramento. My aunt, Connie Miller and her sister Jackie, run the day-to-day operations of the business office while I focus on publishing the magazine and producing music CDs and instructional books and DVDs for acoustic guitar players.

In conjunction with publishing Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, I also own FGM Records (fgmrecords.com) and Flatpicking Mercantile (flatpickingmercantile.com). Currently the record label, which specializes in various styles of acoustic guitar music, has produced 25 CDs and 4 live concert DVDs. Additionally we have produced instructional material for guitar and sell it through Flatpicking Mercantile. To date Flatpicking Mercantile has released four instructional books and nine instructional DVDs.

I also play the upright bass with a number of touring bands. For the past several years I have worked primarily with the Brad Davis Band.

I am in a committed relationship with my girlfriend Cindy Kapper.

Do you have a website?: http://flatpick.com

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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

Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments (Add)

Flatpicking Instructors

We are continually compiling a list of flatpicking instructors for our instructor's page. If you are an instructor and would like to be on our list, please email your name and contact information (address, phone and/or email) to dan@flatpick.com (please put "Flatpicking Instructor" in the subject line). If you are a student taking lessons, please let your instructor know about our list and have him or her send us their information. Thanks!

Posted on June 20th, 2008 at 8:05am — No Comments (Add)

Tab Index Updated

The Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Tab Index has been updated. This index list all tunes that have been printed in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine over the past twelve years. The songs are listed in alphabetical order and include information about who arranged the song and what issue the song appeared. Click here to browse the index.

Posted on June 18th, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments (Add)

Free Flatpicking Lessons

For the past several years Flatpicking Gutiar Magazine has sent out a monthly email newsletter to our email list. This newsletter has usually included a free flatpick lesson, as well as flatpick news, and sale events at flatpickingmercantile.com. In the past our monthly flatpicking lessons have been from a variety of sources and were quite haphazard. Starting in May 2008 Mickey Abraham, who was featured in our May/June 2008 issue, joins our staff as the regular email newsletter instructor… Continue

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Kessinger, Shafer, and Cosgrove Show

Last night Robin Kessinger, Robert Shafer, and Mark Cosgrove performed at the Peaceful Bend Americana Music Festival. The concert was filmed for an upcoming Flatpicking Guitar Magazine and FGM Records concert DVD release. The audience was treated to two shows of fabulous flatpicking music. Click Here to see photos from all performances at Peaceful Bend. Robin, Robert and Mark are all Winfield National Flatpicking Guitar Champio… Continue

Posted on May 16th, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments (Add)

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At 9:57am on July 16th, 2008, David Deal said…: Nice Ning you have here! Ihave been doing webwork for the Ossipee Bluegrass Festival and just added a Ning for them. It's tough to get the inertia going but you certainly seem to have it here. I also play guitar so I am excited to be apart of this. Very cool!

At 1:09am on July 12th, 2008, Andrea Tarquini said…: Ciao Dan GREAT THING THIS FLATPICKING NETWORK!! It connects people, experiences, and passions. It's a real sharing point!
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At 5:51pm on July 10th, 2008, Andy Roy said…: Hey Dan, I really love the network. This is a great resource for flatpickers. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

At 3:41pm on July 6th, 2008, Eric Smith said…: Thanks Dan for your dedication and hard work. Look forward to seeing you at the Walnut Valley Fest!

At 7:47am on July 6th, 2008, Ed Woomer said…: Dan,
Your magazine has re-inspired me as a guitar player. I've played banjo for the past 20 years in a bluegrass band. When that ended I was at an impasse as a musician and started picking up my old martin and buying back issues of Flatpicking guitar. The articles and tabs in your magazine have given me a new energy and enthusiasim for flatpicking. MY poor banjo hasn't seen daylight for 2 years. Thanks!!

At 10:15pm on July 5th, 2008, Dale Desmuke said…: Dan

I have been a subscriber to the magazine since its inception. Do I have to get another subscription to take advantage of the digital download advantages?

Dale

At 8:17am on July 4th, 2008, L.J. Mattingly said…: Hi Dan.

Thanks for accepting my invitation to be a friend. Flatpicking Guitar is a magazine I truly look forward to getting and I learn so much from each issue. That is the wonderful thing about guitar. I have been playing since I was 15 and I am still learning and loving every minute of it.

LJ