My good friend, Ed, is going to be interviewing Shane “The Original One” O’Brien for us at barefootguitar.com. We got together for a JAM and a plan. While Shane was there we shot a promo video for him. As long as we had the lights on we left the cameras running. We have a few […]
A Little Monday Morning Blues – Any Time You Want – A New Song Read More »
Check your local paper or an online entertainment guide for your area and I guarantee you that there is a bar near you that has a regular blues jam or open mic night. Even if you are a “big-time” guitar dude with a band and a myspace and merch for sale, you owe it to
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The snake scales answer all of those questions asked in Part One. First, all the positions contain all the same notes so you can change positions any time you want. May I recommend changing on a downbeat to start. You might want to begin by using the positions that start on the root of the
Don’t Suck at The Blues – Snake Scales Part 2 Read More »
One of the big differences between a good blues player and a blues player that sucks is the sound of the scales. There is a distinct pattern to the style of fair-to-middlin’ players. It is a natural sound, reflecting the fact that they are still playing the scale rather than the notes. The rhythm is too
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I’ve been up all night cutting together young Tallan Noble Latz interviewing Frank “Catfish” Butler of The West Coast Blues Cartel. This Barefoot Cameraman has shot a few interviews. This one in particular will stick in my mind for some time to come. Fascinating conversations with two monster blues guys. I can’t wait to show
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I am having so much fun making these. What a thing it is to walk around this event with hundreds of instruments playing. Guitars jamming and drums drumming, horns blowing and amps crackling, a flute, a cello, a guy with a wacky pedal sound; it is a delightful cacophony of tones, timing and snippits of
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