The Rain Song — Live Concert Performance with Laurelyn Dossett
This past week was my 10th annual Richter Mandolin Camp. In terms of genre, it focuses on blues and rock. For example
Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #10 – 7.18.23
\ Today’s blues mandolin instruction: Howling Wolf! This website provides mandolin blues instruction by Jim Richter, acknowledged expert in blues &
Blues Mandolin: Blue Sky Blues – Mississippi Blacksnakes
Blue Sky Blues: Mississippi Blacksnakes (Bo Carter and Charlie McCoy) ~1930 – Brunswick 7199 Another Charlie McCoy blues mandolin tune, this time
Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #9 – 7.17.2023
Today’s This lick I learned from SRV’s playing. Originally a Howling Wolf tune, you’ll hear it on “Tell Me” from the Texas
Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #8 – 7.16.23
This lick is one that I love to use over the IV chord. I first heard the lick used in the playing
Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #7 – 7.15.23
Today we look at Charlie McCoy. This is the head to the Mississippi Blacksnake’s Blue Sky Blues. Blues mandolin licks and tablature
Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #6 – 7.14.23
This is a cool approach to backing up a 12 bar blues using a pattern seen fingerpicking guitar. It’s keeping a thumping
Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #5 – 7.13.2023
This is one of MANY turnarounds in the key of E. Turnarounds are a great way of rethinking double stops—instead of playing
Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #4 – 7.12.23
Happy Thursday! This lick is an introduction to a closed pentatonic box shape. Today’s lesson uses an A minor pentatonic blues pattern
Rock Mandolin: Paul McCartney “Live and Let Die”
A quick rendition rock mandolin rendition of Paul McCartney’s Live and Let Die from many years back that I did for my