Student Jams: Finding Common Ground With Singing Songs

I've taught at many bluegrass camps down through the years, and one thing I noticed early on is that the various instruments have little common ground when it comes to tunes. Tunes that are easy for the fiddle or mandolin, like Liberty or Soldier's Joy, are not easy for the banjo. Many lead guitar players…

Women’s Jam Camp: Still Room

  Howdy, folks, Casey and I are really getting excited about our upcoming Women's Jam Camp! This is a new venture for us and we're looking forward to jamming with women on all the bluegrass instruments, not just banjos! NOTE: We are offering two scholarships to the camp. These will cover the cost of the…

Naming The New Chris Henry Mandolin DVD – Choose Your Favorites

Howdy again, Folks, Thanks for all the great suggestions for our new mandolin DVD, taught by son Chris, with Murphy on guitar. I totally agree with the student who wrote, "I don’t envy you the task of selecting a name for this DVD." But, it's kinda fun, especially with your help. As I mentioned, this…

Naming Our New Mandolin DVD

  Howdy, Folks! Long time, no blog! Been busy. Been shooting a new mandolin DVD. We finished up the actual recording this past weekend! YEA! Done! In the can. Now, Red's real work beings: editing it and pulling all the pieces together to make it look like we did everything in one take with no…