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Missy Raines at Kaufman Acoustic Kamp

Mon, 06/23/2014 - 10:52am

Written by MissyRaines

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Spent last week teaching at Kaufman Acoustic Kamp in Maryville, TN where I had lots of one on one time with all my students. Also met several fellow Academy of Bluegrasser's there including Ruth Loy and we took a moment to grab a photo. I just love getting to meet you all 'out there' at gigs and camps - makes it that much better when we communicate here online.

The next music camp I'm headed to this summer is NashCamp July 29 - Aug 2, it's located just a few miles west of Nashville. For more info go to www.nashcamp.com or my website, www.missyraines.com.

The Challenges of Singing and Playing Bass

Tue, 03/04/2014 - 10:10am

Written by MissyRaines

Topics: double bass, missy raines

As we head very slooooooowly into spring...I thought I'd spend a moment talking about some of the unique challenges of singing while playing bass. You need to create and keep up a solid foundation or 'road' for the rest of the band to ride on, but you are also soloing on top of that ribbon of road. How do you keep both aspects in time? What are you experiencing as you sing and play at the same time? Let me know. Send me a video of a song you're working on.

As I look out my window today, I see snow. I'm holding out for the first peep of a daffodil... Keep the faith, folks. It's gotta get here before long!

Keep pickin, Missy

New Interview with Missy Raines

Fri, 02/14/2014 - 12:45pm

Written by AW

Topics: bass, bluegrass, missy raines

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"I watch performers all the time, my heroes, not only for their music but how they carry themselves on stage. That’s really important for me. Because when a performer is at ease, then everyone in the room is at ease." - Missy Raines

There's a great new interview with Missy Raines that Lisa Jacobi conducted for her Artist2Artist podcast. The two discuss everything from how Missy first got into music, playing bass, being a female in a male dominated industry, performance advice, learning from mistakes, and much more! Click on the player to listen to the inteview here or click the picture to read a transcribed version on Lisa's website.