It’s been a long time coming but I’m delighted to say I’ve published the first two Patreon only instruction videos. I’m exploring playing over non-blues…
My boy was two years old this weekend (bare with me, this isn’t a baby post, I promise). It’s absolutely astonishing how much more capable…
Last weekend I enjoyed playing a few songs with one of my favourite guitar players, David Broad. David has been playing fingerpicking guitar all over…
New year, new stuff. As I mentioned in the last post, I’m raring to go with more harmonica content this year. The first fruit of…
I’ve been wanting to make my own stomp-box for literally years. If you need a quick intro, a stomp-box is just something you can rhythmically…
I prefer to use Zoom if possible for online lessons. It’s available on most platforms and seems to work well for most people. I can…
A few weeks ago one of my students shared a tip he’d been using to help him read and memorise licks. Norm lives in Western…
There is a tendency for beginner players to become fascinated by the seemingly hundreds of different harps available, and the endless minutia of differences between…
I was watching this video of Jerry Portnoy playing with Rick Estrin and the lick at around 1:20 caught my attention. It’s a very cool…
I’ve put together a video briefly describing various ways you can use jam tracks to your advantage. I realised I often advise people to work…