Appliance Blues
Published: Fri, 08/01/25
Updated: Fri, 08/01/25
Aqua, copper, terracottaMustard yellow, avocadoIt's day three at Rocky MountainGuitar Camp in Colorado Chet and Jerry, Chet and MerleChet and Merle…
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Rocky Mountain Hello
Published: Fri, 07/25/25
Updated: Fri, 07/25/25
Sometime in the mid-nineties, I drove up to Maine to play pedal steel for a bunch of New York songwriter friends at some festival or other. As I…
Fingerstyle Standards Workshop: Last Call!
Published: Fri, 07/18/25
Updated: Thu, 07/24/25
A final reminder to sign up now to take part in tomorrow's live streamed workshop: Fingerstyle Standards: 'Indiana'Saturday, July 1910:30am CDT…
Expanding Your Repertoire
Published: Fri, 07/18/25
Updated: Thu, 07/24/25
It's Friday nightAt 6pm(Well, in the time zoneWhere I am) Which means of courseShould you intendTo join tomorrow'sWorkshop, then You have a…
Let Me Explain...
Published: Fri, 07/18/25
Updated: Thu, 07/24/25
Like most musicians, I get asked from time to time, "So, what kind of music do you play?" And like most musicians, the harder I try to give an…
What Does It All Mean?
Published: Thu, 07/17/25
Updated: Thu, 07/17/25
It's hot, humid and the middle of July here in Austin. Well, it's the middle of July everywhere, I suppose, but it's also hot and humid in New York,…
Fingerstyle Standards Workshop! This Saturday
Published: Tue, 07/15/25
Updated: Tue, 07/15/25
This Saturday, I'll be offering a two-hour, live-streamed workshop on how to arrange a standard for fingerstyle guitar – and start improvising on it,…
Page & Plant, Meet Hanley & McDonald
Published: Fri, 07/11/25
Updated: Sun, 07/13/25
It's just me and the Dauphin this week, and the other night he wandered in as I was finally watching the first half hour of Becoming Led Zeppelin.
Workshop Replay Available Now
Published: Wed, 07/09/25
Updated: Wed, 07/09/25
If you missed last Sunday's live stream on Youtube, a replay is available through the end of this week. You can find it here: My 3 Rules For Playing…
Workshop Starting Soon!
Published: Sun, 07/06/25
Updated: Sun, 07/06/25
Join me for this afternoon's free online workshop, starting in half an hour: My Three Rules For Playing Better Fingerstyle Blues Sunday, July 62:30pm…