Bluegrass Jam Along

This week we're jamming along to Turkey in the Straw 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 at 00:24 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (o...

This week we're jamming along to Turkey in the Straw 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 G at 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:50 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a...

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Turkey in the Straw. 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 forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and...

This week's Food For Thought episode was inspired by Punch Brothers' new cover of Tony Rice's 'Church St Blues' (well, their cover of Tony's cover of Norman Blake's original!) As always with Punch Brothers and Chris Thile, opinions have been divided. Some people really take offence at a song they love being covered in a way they don't like. So I started thin...

This week's food for thought centres around the question 'should we stop calling people 'gifted'?' I've been thinking a lot (and talking to other people) about the notion of 'gifted' vs 'hard working' and wanted to share some thoughts on it with you. In the episode I mention a great documentary called ' Flamekeeper - The Michael Cleveland Stor...

This week we're jamming along to Angeline the Baker 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 95 bpm. backing track starts at 00:27 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart...

This week we're jamming along to Angeline the Baker 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 95 bpm. backing track starts at 00:29 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or...

This week we're jamming along to Angeline the Baker 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 95 bpm. backing track starts at 00:43 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a c...

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Angeline the Baker. 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 forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and j...

This week's food for thought centres around the question 'what is the actual tune?' We all know Whiskey Before Breakfast, right? But we also probably all know slightly different versions. So, how does Whiskey Before Breakfast actually go? I've included a snippet from the interview I did with Bryan Sutton  for episode #100, which addresses this, but I'd love to know how you...

This week we're jamming along to Black Mountain Rag 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 forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart...

This week we're jamming along to Black Mountain Rag 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 00:27 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or...

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Black Mountain Rag and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, then the tune and we swap over.  It's four times through in the key of D at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 0:45 Don't forget to check out the other two episodes when you're done. If you want a c...

This week we're jamming along to the Black Mountain Rag. 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 forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam along! If...

Hi everyone. This is the first in a new series of episodes called 'Food for Thought'. Each one introduces an interesting (and short!) thought or idea about music that got me thinking about how I play and what music means to me.  I'm sharing them in the hope you'll find them interesting and come and join the conversation. The first is the result of reading an interview with Tony...

This week we're jamming along to East Tennessee Blues 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 C at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:32 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord cha...

This week we're jamming along to East Tennessee Blues 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 C at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:27 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (...

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune East Tennessee Blues and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, then the tune and we swap over.  It's four times through in the key of C at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 1:01 Don't forget to check out the other two episodes when you're done. If you want a...

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune East Tennessee Blues. 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 forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and...

Welcome to the 100th episode of Bluegrass Jam Along. To celebrate we have a very special interview with bluegrass flatpicking legend Bryan Sutton. Bryan is not only a Grammy Award winner, he was also awarded the IBMA Guitar Player of the Year award 10 times. On top of that he's the flatpick guitar teacher at ArtistWorks and has spent the past decade helping players (like me) improve their tec...

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Bill Cheatham 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 A at 85 bpm. I'm playing guitar with a capo on the 2nd fret. backing track starts at 00:34 Don't forget to check out the othe...

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Bill Cheatham 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 melody.  It's four times through in the key of A at 85 bpm. I'm playing guitar with a capo on the 2nd fret. backing track starts at 00:24 Don't forget to check out the other...

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Bill Cheatham and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, then the tune and we swap over.  It's four times through in the key of A at 85 bpm and  I'm playing it on guitar with a capo at the second fret. backing track starts at 00:51 Don't forget to check out...

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Bill Cheatham. 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 forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam al...

This week we're jamming along to Billy in the Lowground 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 C at 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:32 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord c...