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FRIDAY 10pm! Join me and @kylerj.guitar for anothe

FRIDAY 10pm! Join me and @kylerj.guitar for another night of old blues, jazz, and hillbilly music at @blackcatbar619 . Proud to have special guest @the_hunter_gatherer joining us from New Orleans on tenor banjo and more. EDIT: thanks to @ojocreativo in San Diego for this awesome tintype photo! He’s running a Valentine’s Day sale right now so hit him up for your own photo!

"Old Jake Gillie" based on the playing of Oscar Wr

"Old Jake Gillie" based on the playing of Oscar Wright of Princeton, West Virginia. I'm curious for some input on Wright's style from my fellow banjo nerds on here: Wright uses the drop thumb techniques here in ways I've only ever seen modern "melodic clawhammer" folks play, and in ways I've never seen any other old-timer play (e.g. using his thumb on the fourth string). Are there other old-timers that played with this expanded use of the drop-thumb technique?
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#oldtime #bluegrass #folk #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #oldtimeisagoodtime
#banjo #banjomusic #banjoplayer #banjolessons #clawhammerbanjo #clawhammer #frailing #dropthumbsnotbombs #scruggs

My arrangement of the self-aggrandizing Jelly Roll

My arrangement of the self-aggrandizing Jelly Roll Morton tune. Played on a 1936 Martin 0-17.

Happy to announce that two new volumes of guitar instructional videos are now available on @stefangrossmanguitarworkshop . Both focus on my original solo guitar arrangements of fiddle tunes, and ragtime and jazz piano. To purchase as download or DVD, or for info on online lessons, visit the linktree in my bio.
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#guitar #guitarist #thumbpick #thumbpicking #boomchuck #stefangrossman #guitars #guitarplayer #music #guitarporn #guitarsdaily #guitarsolo #guitarsofinstagram #acousticguitar #guitarlessons #ragtimeguitar #jazzguitar #onlineguitarlessons #bluesguitar #bluesguitarist #jellyrollmorton #nolamusic #ragtime #blue #bluesmusic #countryblues

Happy to announce that two new volumes of guitar i

Happy to announce that two new volumes of guitar instructional videos are now available on @stefangrossmanguitarworkshop . Both focus on my original solo guitar arrangements of fiddle tunes, and ragtime and jazz piano. Here's my arrangement of Kentucky fiddle legend Doc Roberts' "Cumberland Blues." Played on a 1936 Martin 0-17. For purchase as download or DVD via my bio linktree.
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#guitar #guitarist #thumbpick #thumbpicking #boomchuck #stefangrossman #guitars #guitarplayer #music #guitarporn #guitarsdaily #guitarsolo #guitarsofinstagram #acousticguitar #guitarlessons #ragtimeguitar #jazzguitar #onlineguitarlessons #bluesguitar #bluesguitarist #jellyrollmorton #nolamusic #ragtime #blue #bluesmusic #countryblues

Thanks to everyone they came out to @grandolebbqfl

Thanks to everyone they came out to @grandolebbqflinnsprings this weekend for the show with @echomountainband Especially all of my students that turned out. Y’all rock! After the show we headed out to Jacumba to my favorite desert hideaway for a great weekend of tunes.

Excited to have my string band join this stellar l

Excited to have my string band join this stellar lineup at the 2023 Father’s Day Festival presented by the California Bluegrass Association. Tickets pre sales just went online for CBA members. Check’em out: @californiabluegrass

264 hours in Lafayette (minus a few in New Orleans

264 hours in Lafayette (minus a few in New Orleans). There is so much life in Louisiana.

GUITAR NERDS: I’ve two new guitar instructional

GUITAR NERDS: I’ve two new guitar instructional videos available through Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop. Both focus on my arrangements of fiddle and piano music for solo guitar. Includes tunes from Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts, Jelly Roll Morton, Scott Joplin, and Charles Cooke. Link in bio for more.
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#oldtime #bluegrass #oldtimeisagoodtime #jellyrollmorton #ragtimeguitar #jazzguitar #nolamusic #guitarlessons #acousticguitar #guitarsolo #guitarsdaily #ragtime #blue #bluesmusic #bluesguitar #bluesguitarist #countryblues #onlineguitarlessons #guitar #guitarist #thumbpicking #stefangrossman #guitars #guitarplayer #music #guitarporn #guitarsofinstagram

44 hours in Eunice

44 hours in Eunice

40 hours in New Orleans.

40 hours in New Orleans.

Inspiring times at the @bklynfolkfest . Thanks to

Inspiring times at the @bklynfolkfest . Thanks to the @jalopybrooklyn crew that organizes this. Absolutely incredible. Thanks for having me!

Getting excited to head back east and play @bklynf

Getting excited to head back east and play @bklynfolkfest . Can you believe this lineup?! Holy cow. Not too late to get yer tickets at Brooklynfolkfest.com

Had a beautiful lil set with the @skilletlicorice

Had a beautiful lil set with the @skilletlicorice all-sorts orchestra including @kelly_marie_martin , @meredithaxelrod and Suzy Thompson at the @berkeleyoldtimemusiccon this past week. What a great ride it’s been with this crew. If you haven’t yet, pick up their latest album on a delicious mint-colored vinyl.

Just about that time.

Just about that time.

Hiking in the Eastern Sierras in between festivals

Hiking in the Eastern Sierras in between festivals. Next stop: @berkeleyoldtimemusiccon

A great time at the @millpondmusicfestival th is w

A great time at the @millpondmusicfestival th is weekend. Thank you @inyocouncilforthearts for having us! Thanks @marakaye for dance shots

Heading to the Sierras this weekend to play the @m

Heading to the Sierras this weekend to play the @millpondmusicfestival ! Joined by @timmcnalley and @ryanfinchmusic for the stringband!

More workshop and concert pics from the zig zag ol

More workshop and concert pics from the zig zag old time Campout. And a totally sweet fretless banjo from Brooks Masten. Pics from @suzsav76 and @ashlaylee

Wrapping a great week at Mt Hood, Oregon for the Z

Wrapping a great week at Mt Hood, Oregon for the Zigzag Old Time Music Campout. Led workshops on fiddle, banjo, and guitar. Jammed on plenty of D tunes from Pennsylvania, river soaks, and a whole lotta greenery. Thanks to the fine folks at Bubbaville for having me! PNW rocks!

Thanks to everyone who came out to my special cand

Thanks to everyone who came out to my special candlelight concert at the old bath house ruins of Jacumba. Definitely the most magical, beautiful place I’ve ever played. You could see the stars and Milky Way overhead. And I was blessed to share the evening with family in from Kentucky. For me it was the perfect intertwining of music, people, place, and time. I’ll never forget it!

Very thankful for @jacumbahotspringshotel and @impossiblerailroadtradingpost who helped organize, for those who showed up and enjoyed the night with me, and those that shared these beautiful pictures with me. It’ll be hard to top this show, but I’ll try :)

Photos from @stackaly @urbanhousewife @fleur.de.lisa_

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