I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July, celebrating the independence of this great nation, the Unites States of America. I thank the Lord for the great principles of freedom our nation was founded on!Speaking of independence, I have a friend who has always remained independent from the many commercial influences that are so common in music today. His name is Mick Martin and he plays pure, raw country blues on the acoustic guitar in the tradition of the old masters. A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed his CD and instructional DVD package, Revelator (See my June 21 post).
Mick is also an incredible flatpicker. The photo above is of Mick jamming with the late Bill Monroe, "the father of bluegrass." I'm pleased to announce that Mick has begun a teaching series by which the beginning guitarist can learn the fundamentals of flatpicking from the ground up--and this instructional course is absolutely FREE! His first lesson is an introduction to flatpicking guitar and rhythm, including the basic chords. More lessons will follow. To go right to Mick's first lesson:
Click Here!
Mick also teaches fingerpicking on his site--and don't forget to check out his great country blues CD and DVD instruction! Mick's home page is at:
http://www.Mick-Martin.com
