Here's a teaser as to what's coming March 1st. Peter Lang stands among the 3 majorly influential fingerstyle artists of the late 60s/early 70s, Kottke/Fahey/Lang. This is of course, just my opinion...
2020-02-27 00:53:07 +0000 UTC View PostDave Van Ronk's arrangement of "Maple Leaf Rag" was first released on the album Sunday Street in 1976. I thought it was about time there was a proper note-for-note transcription of this ic...
2020-02-01 19:37:14 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons. This months post will cover John Fahey's recording of "Lion" as played on the Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick record. Here is a link if you don't have it 2020-01-01 18:00:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons. I wanted to say thanks to everyone for their support so far. When I started the Patreon account I had it in mind that I would just use it as an experiment for one or two songs. The g...
2019-12-08 15:23:50 +0000 UTC View PostJoseph Spence’s arrangement of “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” was recorded during a live performance at the Boston Blues Society in Cambridge, Massachusetts in November of 1972. It was fir...
2019-12-01 15:19:47 +0000 UTC View PostThis one has been a long time favorite of mine. I've heard a lot of people play Gary Davis and it never sounds quite right. I believe a big part of his sound is his unique use of fingerings in the ...
2019-11-01 22:34:23 +0000 UTC View Post
It's hard to believe almost two weeks have passed since the last update and Rev. Gary Davis November is right around the corner. I hope most of you have gotten the chance to look through "Got the B...
2019-10-12 19:49:57 +0000 UTC View PostUploaded to this post for our Oct 1 issue is an essay that covers a brief history of Lonnie Johnson's career, and an in depth discussion regarding his tunings and the way he strung his guitar. The ...
2019-10-01 13:49:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons,
Coming October 1st I will be uploading my score for Lonnie Johnson's "Got the Blues for the West End" along with an essay theorizing his use of an alternate tuning for most of ...
2019-09-29 21:02:23 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone. I've been reflecting on the idea of keeping this regular through the end of the year, with something new posted the first week of every month. This will be challenging, but we're going...
2019-08-30 14:23:45 +0000 UTC View PostI've spent years thinking about this one, it wouldn't be a stretch to say it's been well over a decade. The key to his sound is the use of the thumb on adjacent eighth notes, usually preceding to, ...
2019-08-24 19:21:53 +0000 UTC View Post