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Yard Sailing

swaytothis wrote 2 weeks ago: “Yard Sailing” is a song for autumn, written in 2001 in DADGAD. I recorded it in my livi … more →

Tags: Fall, Music, Acoustic Guitar, autumn, Guitar, patti witten, singer-songwriter, Songwriting

Finger Style Guitar Delight1 comment

shayanafzal wrote 4 weeks ago: I recently experienced the bliss of attending a finger style guitar gig in Toronto. I am not too big … more →

Tags: Music, acoustic, Andy McKee, Bass, Don Ross, finger style, Guitar, Guitar Technique, Guitar Tuning

Hymn 421

songcritique wrote 1 month ago: Note from the Author: ‘Hymn 421′ is an adaptation of the 1840 hymn ‘We are Living, … more →

Tags: acoustic, Religious, Rock, Authur C. Coxe, ben brown, Blog, critic, Critique, forum

New video - The Golden Key5 comments

Benji wrote 2 months ago: As promised a few hours ago, here’s the new video: This is one of the new tunes written for th … more →

Tags: Solo banjo, videos, Banjo, benji flaming, contemplative, Mellow, New age, Solo, Video

Alternate Tunings

swaytothis wrote 3 months ago: Early this morning I thought I would play through “Another Minute More,” a song I wrote … more →

Tags: Music, patti witten, Guitar, open tunings, Acoustic Guitar, sycamore tryst, Guitar Chords

Solo banjo CD available September 22nd3 comments

Benji wrote 4 months ago: With Monroe Crossing’s new CD, Heartache & Stone, set to release in a couple of weeks, I … more →

Tags: monroe crossing, Music, Solo banjo, Banjo, benji flaming, contemplative, Solo

Writer's block

songwriterstipjar wrote 4 months ago: Q. I’m a guitar player. All my songs seem to be in the same few keys: G, C and E. And there is … more →

Tags: Writer's Block, Creativity, open tuning, Stuck

David Wilcox guitar tunings for every song/album1 comment

songwriterstipjar wrote 4 months ago: This just seen on Facebook: the complete list of tunings from David Wilcox. David’s die-hard g … more →

Tags: Creativity, alt tuning, Capo, cut capo, David Wilcox, Drop D, Kyser, open tuning, partial capo

Capo tricks

songwriterstipjar wrote 10 months ago: First I want to dispel a myth. Somewhere along the way I was told that capos are for amateurs. Maybe … more →

Tags: Songwriting, open tuning, Capo, altered tuning, partial capo, Shubb, David Wilcox, Third Hand Capo

Video - Carol of the Bells4 comments

Benji wrote 11 months ago: I recorded this video about two weeks ago, but my laptop decided that it no longer liked my video ca … more →

Tags: Solo banjo, videos, Banjo, bells, benji flaming, Carol, Christmas, contemplative, Mellow

Video - Titania's Music Box1 comment

Benji wrote 1 year ago: An exercise in restraint. With the exception of the introduction and ending, this tune is composed f … more →

Tags: Solo banjo, videos, Banjo, benji flaming, contemplative, Harmonics, Mellow, monroe crossing, New age

Video - Northern Sunrise

Benji wrote 1 year ago: Thanks so much for all the positive feedback on the first video! I’ll be posting videos at lea … more →

Tags: Solo banjo, videos, Banjo, benji flaming, contemplative, double C, Mellow, monroe crossing, New age

Video - High Above the Hills3 comments

Benji wrote 1 year ago: Last night I tracked down the video camera, power adapter, tripod, and blank tape, and made a quick- … more →

Tags: Solo banjo, videos, Banjo, benji flaming, contemplative, Mellow, monroe crossing, New age, Solo

The dagger is there where you left it

kebabdylan wrote 1 year ago: ok. I am  back. I have recorded two malkmus/pavement covers but that is not for today. You can downl … more →

Tags: kebab dylan, Songs, MIDI, moody, Abuse, Bitter

Learning Your Own Songs So That You Can Play Them Again3 comments

mrguiles wrote 1 year ago: Sounds like one of those “chicken and egg” scenarios doesn’t it? I wrote a song in … more →

Tags: New Song, steven wesley guiles, As They Please, dadgad

Everything She Wants (Wham!)3 comments

kebabdylan wrote 1 year ago: So this makes it almost 3 weeks in a row (and I even have one more completed track in the bucket) So … more →

Tags: kebab dylan, MIDI, Cover, cover song, wham!, George Michael, Pregnant, Marriage, 80's

where would you go

kebabdylan wrote 1 year ago: Where Would You Go (aka Kebab Dylan does his best sparklehorse impersonation)Here is a new ditty tha … more →

Tags: kebab dylan, Songs, MIDI, ILLicit, boarding school, moody, sparklehorse, whisper

trenches and warfare

kebabdylan wrote 1 year ago: OK. So it’s been a while. I have been somewhat out of the loop lately and although I have many half … more →

Tags: kebab dylan, Songs, MIDI, Devil, 330, tangent

Had a Revelation

kebabdylan wrote 1 year ago: So here is a song I just re-recorded. Originally recorded maybe two years ago, the original had some … more →

Tags: kebab dylan, Songs, dissonance, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, Harmonics


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