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Category Archives: Guest Columns
Heading to the Delta .. With the Blues in Mind
I recently attended a guitar and bass workshop at the Crossroads, the cradle of the Delta Blues in Clarksdale Mississippi. I have never been a big blues guy, not that I disliked it, just never overly exposed to the … Continue reading
“Glamping” At Riverhawk
What is “glamping” you might ask? Well, “glamping” is a term used for glamorous camping and what better way to do that than at a music festival. Those glamorous festival goers love to camp in style in an Airstream or … Continue reading
A Night To Remember
August 18, 1965 at 8:15 I was sitting in the Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta Georgia waiting to see The Beatles. That’s right, The Beatles. The story I recount below is pulled from the dusty memories of an impressionable 11 … Continue reading
Posted in Concerts & Festivals, Guest Columns, History, News & Events
Tagged The Beatles
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Memphis Blues
Memphis is the home of the delta blues sound and here I was, walking with my ten feet off of Beale. Walking in Memphis, but do I really feel the way I feel? While on a recent business trip to … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Columns, History, Musical Places of Interest
Tagged BB King Blues Club, Beale Street, Elvis Presley, Memphis
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Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Approximately one year ago, we had a hurricane named Irma but there was no thunder in that storm, Kentucky Thunder that is. On September 7, 2017, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder had been scheduled to perform at the intimate setting … Continue reading
Posted in Concerts & Festivals, Guest Columns
Tagged Ricky Skaggs & the Kentucky Thunder
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A Musical Journey In Phoenix
A trip to Arizona for spring training baseball offered my buddy Jim and I the opportunity to visit the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix last week. It was our first visit there, but certainly not our last. Located just north … Continue reading
To Pedal or Not to Pedal – Part II
To Pedal of Not To Pedal – Part II This is part 2 of our article on purchasing and setting up a pedal board (See Fretmentor’s Blog entitled “To Pedal or Not To Pedal Part 1”, where we talked about … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Columns, Recording & Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Electric Pedals, Guitar pedals, Pedal Board
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Country Music Hall of Fame
The Country Music Hall of Fame A Visit Down Memory Lane My wife and I spent the weekend in Nashville for our anniversary. We live an hour and a half south and believe it or not, had never been to … Continue reading
Posted in Banjo, Fiddle, Guest Columns, Guitar, History, Mandolin
Tagged Bill Monroe, Country Music Hall of Fame, earl scruggs, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Nashville, Tennessee
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Tuning Your Banjo Head Using A Drum Dial
What is a drum dial and how can you use it to set up your banjo head correctly? Fretmentor student, Justin Lambert, explains the process of tuning your banjo head with a Drum Dial, in today’s guest blog. Drum Dial … Continue reading
Posted in Banjo, Guest Columns, Recording & Technology
Tagged banjo head tuning, drum dial
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Slowhand Still Up To Speed
The latest feature for Fretmentor’s Blog is to hear about the experience of other music lovers, students and performers . Today, I have invited a guest (Andy Baumann) to contribute his review of the Eric Clapton concert he attended recently. … Continue reading
Posted in Concerts & Festivals, Guest Columns, Guitar
Tagged Blues, Cream, Derek and the Dominoes, Eric Clapton
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First Time’s A Charm
A recent feature for Fretmentor’s Blog is to hear about the experience of other music lovers, students and performers . Today, I have invited a guest (Doug Cone) to contribute a story on his experience performing music for the time … Continue reading
Music Festival Jammin’
A new feature for Fretmentor’s Blog is to hear about the experience of other music lovers, students and performers . Today, I have invited a guest (Chick Veenstra) to contribute a story about his attendance at his first music festival. … Continue reading
Posted in Concerts & Festivals, Guest Columns, Other
Tagged bluegrass jam, Music Festivals
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The Gift of Music
A new feature for Fretmentor’s Blog is to hear about the experience of other music lovers, students and performers . Today, I have invited a guest (Silvia White) to contribute a story on her recent experiences playing music for a … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Columns, News & Events, Other, Uncategorized
Tagged Music Performance, music therapy
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