July 2023

Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #3 – 7.11.23

Common blues lick and comparable to licks in G that can be heard in Yank Rachell or Johnny Young. When I hear

Here’s another guitar-based blues lick commonly found in guitarists like T-Bone Walker, BB King, or Hollywood Fats. This is in G, but

Video of Gordon Bonham and I performing at the 2022 Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us. A great example of

This is a new series specifically focusing on Patreon members. Though video will be posted to YouTube, tablature will be exclusive to

Pilgrim’s Knob is a Monroe tune I learned directly from legendary banjoist Butch Robins’ almost 20 years ago. His recorded version is

I recorded this video in the first year of YouTube existence, so apologize for the quality. I’ll re-record in the future like

Tab today is East Tennessee Blues. My favorite version is by Butch Robins with Mike Compton on mandolin from Butch’s album Grounded

When I was younger, I lived and breathed SRV. In the early 1990s when I was gigging out as an early 20-something,

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I’m not the first to proclaim their love of Kenny Baker. I have all those County LPs and love each of them.