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This week we feature the extremely talented multi-instrumentalist, and the IBMA’s five-time Dobro Player of the Year, Justin Moses.  We talk with Justin about how he got started playing music in his family’s band, the various bands that he…

In this video Brad Davis discusses and demonstrates how to use a walk up to one of the notes of the first chord of a song to help launch your solo.

By Russ Hooper and Randy Slacum Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine May 1967, Volume 1, Number 11 The typical bluegrass band consists of a bass, banjo, fiddle, (or mandolin) and guitar. Not typical, but included in some bands is the autoharp, harmonica, or the dobro guitar. The dobro was first made in San Francisco during…

This week we feature multi-instrumentalist and singer Gaven Largent who plays the Dobro with East Nash Grass and the Dan Tyminski Band.  Jerry Douglas is on the cover of our November 2023 issue and so our podcasts this month highlight Dobro…

In the October 2023 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine, we featured fiddler Justin Branum and his fiddle instruction website. So that you can get a feel for the kind of lessons Justin provides on his site, we are providing a sample lesson where Justin teaches two-bar licks that can be played over the G, C…

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine November 1981, Volume 16, Number 5 According to Webster’s: FLUX —to become fluid; a substance used to promote fusion. Put Jerry Douglas and his Dobro into a band—and you know how he got his nickname. Constantly complementing vocals and other soloists, or ripping off one of the dazzling breaks he…