We have for you a BFMN Exclusive interview with The Original One, the great bluesman Shane O’Brien. Our intrepid Video Guru/Reporter Ed Lapple sat Shane down, got him to kick off those steel-toed boots and talk for a while. Talk he did. This is Part One of a series. Don’t miss this in-depth peek into […]
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[After watching Part One of Ed Lapple’s Artist Interview series on Shane O’Brien I realized I had video of us jammin’ so I’m adding it here. We have had a lot of fun together making music and videos.] Sometime in 2009, right before our annual 4th of July JAM at the CAM over at lakeelsinorecam.com, my
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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
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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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