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Bryan Sutton Interviews Molly Tuttle at RockyGrass 2016

Wed, 12/14/2016 - 11:38am

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This interview was filmed in the Artistworks RV at RockyGrass 2016. Molly had performed on the main stage earlier in the day and Bryan was intrigued by her claw hammer style guitar playing. In this interview Bryan and Molly discuss musical inspiration, current projects and Molly teaches Bryan some claw hammer technique on the guitar. They jam the flatpicking standard "St. Anne's Reel" in part 1 and later in part 3 they perform "Been All Around This World" with Molly singing and playing. We also have live performance footage from Molly's main stage performance set coming soon which features Missy Raines on bass, John Mailander on fiddle and Wes Cornet on banjo so stay tuned! Find this new 3 part series in the +Music area or just click here.

New Guitar Lessons: "Fireball Mail"

Tue, 11/29/2016 - 3:35pm

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Topics: bluegrass, bryan sutton, guitar

new guitar lessons - fireball mail

Greetings, we've added some new guitar lessons online on the classic bluegrass song "Fireball Mail". Bryan recorded different versions for each level in the curriculum, find them in the Learning Channel or click the links below!

Clinch Mountain Backstep on Guitar

Mon, 08/08/2016 - 5:35pm

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Topics: bluegrass, bryan sutton, guitar

In honor of the bluegrass pioneer Ralph Stanley, we’ve added some new guitar lessons from Bryan Sutton on "Clinch Mountain Backstep”. Ralph was a bluegrass pioneer who passed away in early June, and is well known for his work with his brother, Carter. Together the Stanley Brothers helped forge a large amount of what we now consider bluegrass classics. Ralph's vocal and banjo sound evokes a very lonesome quality in bluegrass.

"Clinch Mountain Backstep" has been a jam standard for many years and we hope you have fun learning it, or trying out the variations. Bryan has recorded different versions for the Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced levels in the curriculum - and for each version you'll find PDF tab/notation and play-along backing tracks available on the lesson pages.

If you’re a member of Bryan's school and logged in, just click the links above to go right to the new lesson pages. RIP, Ralph Stanley!