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Casa Fretboard is currently in escape mode, having exchanged the Texas heat for more temperate climes. Waves and bicycles have been involved (not at t...

Last November, I offered the first of my weekend workshops, Chord Substitutions And How To Use Them. At the time, I'd heard from a number of people th...

I try to be philosophical about the heat in Austin. Really, I do. I didn't move here for the weather, like some people I know. But I also don't want t...

The weather's hot
The seltzer's fizzy
Things have been
A little busy

Waiting for
A shred of breeze
I recommend
These two LPs:

The countdown to tomorrow's ticking
Re: the blues and Travis picking
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Plus my on-screen demonstration
Of some voicings, li...

If you're interested in tomorrow's workshop on Travis Picking The Blues and want to know more about what I'll be teaching, I've posted a short video i...

About six months into my weekly Monday night songwriters' meeting, our chief instigator and fearless leader instituted a sort of slow-motion icebreake...

The alternating-thumb style, also known as Travis picking, presents some very specific challenges when it comes to improvising on the twelve-bar blues...