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Swiss Army Knives at La Cabane De Frou Frou Nov 19, 2020

I spent the last couple days as a hired gun. An old New York pal of mine was working an ad job, and asked me to not only record some lap steel, but...

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Chord Substitutions Workshop, Or, How To Sound Cool Nov 13, 2020

I'm sure I'll hear about it if I open with the phrase, "I was eating barbecue once in Connecticut," but – I was eating barbecue once in...

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Love For Sale Nov 12, 2020

It took a long time for me to back into the point and significance of the Great American Songbook. To some extent, this has to do with where I...

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Two New Courses! Nov 10, 2020

A couple of months ago, I mentioned I was working on making a downloadable version of my Youtube series, Six Steps To Playing Fingerstyle Blues In...

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Hello, Herbie Nov 05, 2020

We had a few cold days in Austin last week. Cold enough for me to realize that yes, as I feared, 20 years in Texas has thinned my blood. The cold,...

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"Or I Could Leave It Hang-innnng..." Oct 29, 2020

I had a friend in New York named John who worked as a dialect coach. One night he was explaining how he gave every client a mnemonic, a short...

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Deep Space Oct 22, 2020

When I was learning to improvise, there was one thing in particular I heard over and over again: leave space. It's the musical equivalent of "if...

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Chopin Plays The Changes Oct 08, 2020

School is back, sort of, but getting there on time was never our strong suit, and now we're rusty. We live close enough to walk, but some mornings...

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