Bluegrass Jam Along

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...

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 lead track where I play backup so you can work on the tune.  It's four times through in the key of C 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...

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 jam along track where I play backup, followed by the melody then we keep swapping.  It's four times through in the key of C at 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:55 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want...

This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Billy in the Lowground. 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 a...

My guest on the podcast today is Marcel Ardans, who most of you will know through his site and YouTube channel Lessons With Marcel (if you don't know those, check out the links below!) We chat about learning to play, how both of us came to love bluegrass despite not being raised with it and how all musicians are on the same journey (and all fall flat on our faces sometimes!). It was a lot of...

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 rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup.  It's four times through in the key of G at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:28 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord char...

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 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 (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 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:42 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 we've got something new on the podcast - an interview. This is the first of many and my guest today is Jake Eddy. Jake's the guitarist with The Becky Buller Band and also has a great new record of fiddle tunes, featuring top pickers including Kenny Smith and Bryan Sutton. We chat about Jake's intro to bluegrass, his experiences teaching, why you should practice with a metr...

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 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:33 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 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:31 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 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:35 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a c...