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Big Sciota (G 85 bpm) – Performance

This week we're jamming along to Big Sciota. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times to the whole thing. Don't…

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Big Sciota (G 85 bpm) – You Play Lead

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Big Sciota and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup so you can work on the tune.  It's four times through in the key of G at 85 bpm.  backing track starts…

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Big Sciota (G 85 bpm) – You Play Rhythm

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Big Sciota and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup.  It's four times through in the key of G at 85 bpm.  backing track starts…

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Steve Nall (Nully) from Collings guitars

My guest this week is Steve Nall, better known as Nully, head of production at Collings guitars. I didn't realise till we sat down to chat that it was exactly five years to the day since Bill Collings passed. We talked about Bill, his approach to guitar making (and life in general), as well as…

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Marcel Ardans (Lessons With Marcel) on Billy Strings, Trey Hensley, Molly Tuttle and Tony Rice

My guest this week is Marcel Ardans, from the Lessons With Marcel YouTube channel. Marcel has spent hours (probably weeks) transcribing the playing of bluegrass players. In this episode he picks four of his favourites and we chat about their styles, influences and what makes them unique. First up is Billy Strings, followed by Trey…

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Fiddler’s Dram (D 75 bpm) – You Play Rhythm

This week we're jamming along to Fiddler's Dram and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup.  It's four times through in the key of D at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:34 Don't…

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Fiddler’s Dram (D 75 bpm) – You Play Lead

This week we're jamming along to Fiddler's Dram and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup so you can work on the tune.  It's four times through in the key of D at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:24 Don't…

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Fiddler’s Dram (D 75 bpm) – Performance

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Fiddler's Dram. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times to the…

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Fiddler’s Dram (D 75 bpm) – Jam Along

This week we're jamming along to Fiddler's Dram and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, followed by the melody then we keep swapping.  It's four times through in the key of D at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:48 Don't…

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Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger book) Interview

My guest this week is Emma John, author of the wonderful book 'Wayfaring Stranger – A Musical Journey in the American South'. We chat about what made a British journalist and cricket fan want to travel to North Carolina and write a book about bluegrass, the key lesson Emma learned from the Kruger Brothers  and…

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