Welcome to Guitopia – a CD of 13 guitar instrumentals with an “electronic orchestra” back-up, composed back in 2004. I’m re-releasing it now in 2022 to a new and hopefully larger audience. With a history as a progressive rock guitarist, this album was quite a 180 turn for me. Back in 2003, I found myself…
Category: Things with Strings
Hey everybody! First – I’m excited to announce that my latest book (as of Nov. 2020), “New Techniques for 5 String Banjo Volume 2 – Beyond Beginner – Journeyman/Journeywoman” is now up for sale on Amazon! So, save space on your Christmas list this year and make space in your favorite banjo picker’s Christmas Stocking….
New Techniques for 5 String Banjo Volume 2 Beyond Beginner
. . . yeah – this is a request for a book review. I’m working away at Volume II of my next banjo book and am very interested in feedback on Volume I. I’ve gotten some really nice reviews but I can always use more! Product reviews are pretty important to potential customers on Amazon….
Duet? Will this Duet Book be useful to me without a readily-available duet partner? The answer is “YES, for sure.” You can still get plenty from my book “12 Songs of Christmas” playing on your own. All the songs in the book begin with a guitar accompaniment. If you are currently a “lone guitarist” these…
My end of June 2019 blog post is a video lesson for guitar of the song “Soldier’s Joy.” It is played in the key of C and is a perfect companion piece for the Soldier’s Joy banjo tab I offered back in April. It is geared for the later beginner player. The lesson is posted…
Just arrived is your second installment of Soldier’s Joy for the 5 string banjo in C with your banjo still in G Tuning. It walks you through the B part melody, and then provides you with a suggested accompaniment. The video lesson is available here on my YouTube channel. The tab is available at my…
A Video Lesson in Two Parts In our year and a half on the road, I worked a lot on my banjo book as well as various side projects, writing new music and musical arrangements. This arrangement of Soldier’s Joy for banjo is one of the results of these “musings.” I’m not a big fan…
I recently met Gordon “Gordie” Acri at the 2019 Blythe Bluegrass Festival in California. He is the inventor and builder of Acri Banjo Picks which happen to be my favorite picks. They are the kind I recommend in my book, “New Techniques for 5 String Banjo”. These picks are available through Elderly Instruments. It was…