This week's food for thought centres around the question 'what is the actual tune?' We all know Whiskey Before Breakfast, right? But we also probably all know slightly different versions. So, how does Whiskey Before Breakfast actually go? I've included a snippet from the interview I did with Bryan Sutton for episode #100, which addresses this, but I'd love to know how you decide how you're going to play a tune. Is it from a book, a recording, an online source? Did you learn it from someone else?...
Sep 23, 2021•7 min•Ep. 110
This week we're jamming along to the Black Mountain Rag. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times to the whole thing. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam along! If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass ...
Sep 21, 2021•4 min•Ep. 109
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Black Mountain Rag and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, then the tune and we swap over. It's four times through in the key of D at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 0:45 Don't forget to check out the other two episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam ...
Sep 21, 2021•9 min•Ep. 108
This week we're jamming along to Black Mountain Rag and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup so you can work on the tune. It's four times through in the key of D at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:27 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't ...
Sep 21, 2021•5 min•Ep. 107
This week we're jamming along to Black Mountain Rag and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup. It's four times through in the key of D at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:34 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Do...
Sep 21, 2021•5 min•Ep. 106
Hi everyone. This is the first in a new series of episodes called 'Food for Thought'. Each one introduces an interesting (and short!) thought or idea about music that got me thinking about how I play and what music means to me. I'm sharing them in the hope you'll find them interesting and come and join the conversation. The first is the result of reading an interview with Tony Rice on the Bluegrass Situation website, about how he found his style by trying (and failing!) to sound like Clarence Wh...
Sep 17, 2021•5 min•Ep. 105
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune East Tennessee Blues. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times to the whole thing. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam along! If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a messag...
Sep 15, 2021•4 min•Ep. 104
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune East Tennessee Blues and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, then the tune and we swap over. It's four times through in the key of C at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 1:01 Don't forget to check out the other two episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Ja...
Sep 15, 2021•9 min•Ep. 103
This week we're jamming along to East Tennessee Blues and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup so you can work on the tune. It's four times through in the key of C at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:27 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don'...
Sep 15, 2021•5 min•Ep. 102
This week we're jamming along to East Tennessee Blues and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup. It's four times through in the key of C at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:32 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (...
Sep 15, 2021•5 min•Ep. 101
Welcome to the 100th episode of Bluegrass Jam Along. To celebrate we have a very special interview with bluegrass flatpicking legend Bryan Sutton. Bryan is not only a Grammy Award winner, he was also awarded the IBMA Guitar Player of the Year award 10 times. On top of that he's the flatpick guitar teacher at ArtistWorks and has spent the past decade helping players (like me) improve their technique and musicianship. I can't recommend ArtistWorks enough and, at the time of writing this, they're o...
Sep 08, 2021•58 min•Ep. 100
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Bill Cheatham. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times to the whole thing. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam along! If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bl...
Sep 07, 2021•4 min•Ep. 99
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Bill Cheatham and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, then the tune and we swap over. It's four times through in the key of A at 85 bpm and I'm playing it on guitar with a capo at the second fret. backing track starts at 00:51 Don't forget to check out the other two episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head t...
Sep 07, 2021•8 min•Ep. 98
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Bill Cheatham and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup so you can work on the melody. It's four times through in the key of A at 85 bpm. I'm playing guitar with a capo on the 2nd fret. backing track starts at 00:24 Don't forget to check out the other two episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegras...
Sep 07, 2021•4 min•Ep. 97
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Bill Cheatham and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup. It's four times through in the key of A at 85 bpm. I'm playing guitar with a capo on the 2nd fret. backing track starts at 00:34 Don't forget to check out the other two episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegr...
Sep 07, 2021•4 min•Ep. 96
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Billy in the Lowground. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times to the whole thing. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam along! If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a mess...
Aug 31, 2021•4 min•Ep. 95
This week we're jamming along to Billy in the Lowground and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, followed by the melody then we keep swapping. It's four times through in the key of C at 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:55 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass ...
Aug 31, 2021•8 min•Ep. 94
This week we're jamming along to Billy in the Lowground and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup so you can work on the tune. It's four times through in the key of C at 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:24 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Do...
Aug 31, 2021•4 min•Ep. 93
This week we're jamming along to Billy in the Lowground and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup. It's four times through in the key of C at 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:32 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along!...
Aug 31, 2021•4 min•Ep. 92
My guest on the podcast today is Marcel Ardans, who most of you will know through his site and YouTube channel Lessons With Marcel (if you don't know those, check out the links below!) We chat about learning to play, how both of us came to love bluegrass despite not being raised with it and how all musicians are on the same journey (and all fall flat on our faces sometimes!). It was a lot of fun to record and hopefully will be a lot of fun to listen to! You'll find more on Marcel and his huge ca...
Aug 25, 2021•50 min•Ep. 91
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Turkey in the Straw. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times to the whole thing. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam along! If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message...
Aug 24, 2021•4 min•Ep. 90
This week we're jamming along to Turkey in the Straw and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, followed by the melody then we keep swapping. It's four times through in the key of G at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:42 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam...
Aug 24, 2021•8 min•Ep. 89
This week we're jamming along to Turkey in the Straw and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup so you can work on the tune. It's four times through in the key of G at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:34 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't...
Aug 24, 2021•5 min•Ep. 88
This week we're jamming along to Turkey in the Straw and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup. It's four times through in the key of G at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:28 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (D...
Aug 24, 2021•5 min•Ep. 87
This week we've got something new on the podcast - an interview. This is the first of many and my guest today is Jake Eddy. Jake's the guitarist with The Becky Buller Band and also has a great new record of fiddle tunes, featuring top pickers including Kenny Smith and Bryan Sutton. We chat about Jake's intro to bluegrass, his experiences teaching, why you should practice with a metronome and how he acquired his '51 D18...plus lots more. If you want to find out more about Jake, or get lessons fro...
Aug 19, 2021•30 min•Ep. 86
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Angeline the Baker. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times to the whole thing. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam along! If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message ...
Aug 16, 2021•4 min•Ep. 85
This week we're jamming along to Angeline the Baker and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, followed by the melody then we keep swapping. It's four times through in the key of D at 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:35 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam ...
Aug 16, 2021•8 min•Ep. 84
This week we're jamming along to Angeline the Baker and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup so you can work on the tune. It's four times through in the key of D at 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:31 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't ...
Aug 16, 2021•4 min•Ep. 83
This week we're jamming along to Angeline the Baker and I've got three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup. It's four times through in the key of D at 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:33 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), just head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Do...
Aug 16, 2021•4 min•Ep. 82
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Gold Rush. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times to the whole thing. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam along! If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), head to bluegrassjamalong.com Send a message to Bluegr...
Aug 11, 2021•4 min•Ep. 81
