The Best Dobro Songs According to Andy Hall

Fri, 05/16/2014 - 8:35am
Written by AW

Dobro expert Andy Hall tells us what he thinks the best Dobro songs are out there. Some of these you may be familar with while others you may not have heard before. Either way, they're all great Dobro songs that come highly reccommended by a great Dobro player. These are in no particular order and we've included Andy's notes on each one above the videos. There's also some great Dobro playing from Andy on the new Infamous Stringdusters album Let It Gowhich is now available.

We Hide and Seek - Jerry Douglas

"To me this song really defines the creative approach to modern Dobro music. Most Dobro music tends to be heavily blues based, but this embodies a more melodic, more adventurous sound." 

Andy's Weissenborn Guitar Lessons

Fri, 11/08/2013 - 5:58pm
Written by AW
Topics: andy hall, dobro

weissenborn guitar lessonsAndy has recorded a new couple new lessons on the Weissenborn guitar, which is a special type of lap steel guitar named after the manufacturer Hermann Weissenborn in the 1920s.  In the first lesson Andy talks about the history of the Weissenborn and demonstrates the instrument's qualities.  In the second lesson he teaches a tune on the Weissenborn (tab included!).

Find these in the Intermediate section, or just click on the picture below to jump right to Andy's "Introduction to Weissenborn"

weissenborn dobro

Feeling comfortable when performing

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 8:47pm
Written by Andy Hall

feeling comfortable when performing

Howdy folks. This blog entry is actually an answer to a question that I received in the forums. It relates to a home page video I posted a while back about how to bring that relaxed feeling of playing at home to the stage. Hopefully there is some helpful info here for you. 

Hey Bill,

How to play Dobro: Wearing the Picks

Mon, 07/15/2013 - 1:40pm
Written by AW

Next in our series of Dobro lessons we learn all about using Dobro picks. In this sample video lesson from the Online Dobro School, Andy Hall also goes over some different wood choices for resonator guitars. But first let's talk about how to wear those dobro picks!