Bluegrass Jam Along

I've got something new for you on the podcast this week.  I know a lot of you, alongside working on fiddle tunes, are also working on breaks for vocal songs. So I'm adding some songs to the podcast too, starting with Old Home Place. I know these songs often get played in different keys depending on who sings them, so I'm giving you a set of four different tracks in different keys. T...

This week we're jamming along to Old Joe Clark 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. 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 Old Joe Clark 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 A at 85 bpm. backing track starts at 00:25 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just...

This week we're jamming along to Old Joe Clark 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 A at 85 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...

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Old Joe Clark. 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 a...

My guest this week is Bob Minner. Bob has been the acoustic guitarist for country icon Tim McGraw for almost 30 years now, and he's also a fantastic bluegrass picker. His latest project, 'From Sulphur Springs To Rising Fawn : The Songs of Norman Blake' is a wonderful tribute to the music of Norman and Nancy Blake, featuring duets with people from the worlds of country and bluegrass,...

Hi everyone. Today marks a year from me uploading the very first episode of Bluegrass Jam Along, so I thought I'd celebrate with something a little different! Today we're jamming along to the very first tune I added to the podcast - Whiskey Before Breakfast, in D. Rather than the standard tracks though, I thought it would be fun to try something a bit more free flowing, where we're...

My guest this week is Jarrod Walker, best known to most of you as the mandolin player in Billy Strings' band. We chat about all sorts of stuff, including what Chris Thile taught him about learning fiddle tunes, how he almost ended up selling instruments for a living rather than playing them, the pros and cons of plugging in onstage and going from landscaping one day during the pandemic to pla...

This week we're jamming along to Red Wing 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 95 bpm. backing track starts at 00:26 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just...

This week we're jamming along to Red Wing 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 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 (or just want...

This week we're jamming along to Red Wing 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 95 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 chart...

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Red Wing 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!...

This week we're jamming along to The Girl I Left Behind Me 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 chor...

This week we're jamming along to The Girl I Left Behind Me 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 00:26 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord ch...

This week we're jamming along to The Girl I Left Behind Me 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 w...

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune The Girl I Left Behind Me. 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 do...

This week we're jamming along to Waiting For the Federals 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...

This week we're jamming along to Waiting For the Federals 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 00:25 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 Waiting For the Federals 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 00:47 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you wa...

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Waiting For the Federals. 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 don...

This week's interview is with author Tim Brookes, about his fascinating book 'Guitar - An American Life.' The book looks at how the guitar took shape as the modern instrument we know today, but also its place in American culture and how it went from being a fringe instrument to reaching the point where it outsells every other instrument combined. Tim talks about the process of havin...

This week we're jamming along to Old Joe Clark 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 75 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 Old Joe Clark 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 A at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:25 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just...

This week we're jamming along to Old Joe Clark 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 A at 75 bpm. backing track starts at 00:30 Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord...

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Old Joe Clark. 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 a...