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- REVIEW: Royall ’29 Triolian Tenor Resonator GuitarPurchased August, 2023 from the Royall Guitars website. Features Good Not-So-Good 4.5 out of 5 stars!
- REVIEW: Mitchell Baritone UkulelePurchased ~March, 2000 for ~$139 from Guitar Centerhttps://mitchellguitars.com/mitchell-mub70s-baritone-ukulele/ Features Good Not-So-Good 5 out of 5 stars!
- REVIEW: Royall Parlor Tenor Resonator GuitarPurchased April, 2023 from the Royall Guitars website. Features Good Not-So-Good 5 out of 5 stars!
- REVIEW: Recording King “Dirty 30’s” Series 7 000 Tenor GuitarPurchased April, 2023 from my sales guru David Hess at Sweetwater. Features Good Not-So-Good 4 out of 5 stars!
- REVIEW: Eastwood Classic Tenor Electric GuitarPurchased April, 2023 from Eastwood Guitars website. Features Good Not-So-Good 4 out of 5 stars!
- REVIEW: Blueridge BR-40TCE Tenor GuitarPurchased August, 2023 from my buddy Doug up at Brightwood Music in Nederland, CO. Features Good Not-So-Good 3 out of 5 stars!
- Immigrant Songs: Musical GuestsThere is absolutely no way I could complete a project like “Immigrant Songs” by myself…I will need a LOT of help from my friends! So I’m calling on several talented … Read more
- Immigrant Songs: Where does the money go?Now that that nasty International Day of Commercialized Romance is safely behind us, we can return to our regularly scheduled program in which I once again plug the Kickstarter project … Read more
- Immigrant Songs: the Third Solo AlbumThe Kickstarter campaign for my third solo album is now LIVE! Check out the video below for details, and please back my project so I can bring you this new … Read more
- Meet “The Drum that Shall Not Be Named”I’ve admired the work of Albert Alfonso for many, many years. Not only is he an amazing drummer himself, he makes very fine bodhrans for a long list of the … Read more
- Meet “Finbar”I’d like to officially introduce a new addition to the family: Herb Taylor custom bouzouki #262. He has been named “Finbar” (due to the F holes). Red cedar arch top … Read more
- Meet “Django”I’d like to officially introduce a new addition to the family: Herb Taylor custom mandocello #269. He has been named “Django” (full name – “Django Fret the Mandocellorian”). Sitka Spruce … Read more
- Ireland Tour, 2022At long last, we’re going to Ireland! Christina and I have joined a musical package tour with my friends Tullamore and Hugh Morrison as part of the Tullamore “Discover Ireland” … Read more
- Rules to Live ByPERSONAL Always be the good guy. Don’t suck. Be authentically yourself. Moderation in all things (including moderation). If you ain’t havin’ fun, you ain’t doin’ it right. Passion over precision. … Read more
- Meet “Ursula”I’d like to officially introduce a new addition to the family: Herb Taylor custom bouzouki #262. She is a saucy dark lady of the night, and sounds and plays as … Read more
- New Herb Taylor Custom BouzoukiI am the proud new owner of Herb Taylor custom bouzouki #220! Herb is a world-class lutheir based in Golden, CO (about an hour from my house), and he has … Read more
- One Year OnOne Year On (from Stage IIIc melanoma diagnosis) 👍✌🤘🤟🖖 … Continue readingOne Year On
- From the “Cockpit”I have wanted to experiment with looping since I first saw KT Tunstall play “Black Horse & the Cherry Tree” on Jools Holland many year ago. I even went out … Read more
- Additions to the “Big Golden Songbook”™During our time of global pandemic “safer at home” social isolation, I’ve been doing regular Facebook LIVE musical hangouts called “The Howl”. Here’s a list of new additions to the … Read more
- Inside the “World Kit”I’ve gotten a lot of questions about my “World Kit” that I play with the Piper Jones Band, so I thought I’d provide some details. I’ve played percussion since I … Read more
- What’s That Thang Yer Playin’?!?I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the somewhat unique instrument I’ve been playing in my live streams. Well, it’s my approximation of an Irish bouzouki / octave mandolin. I … Read more
- Live Streaming in the Time of #CoronapocalypseI’ve been doing a lot of research and experimentation on how best to live stream musical performances, and here’s what I’ve come up with: iPhone or iPadThe newer the better … Read more
- Coronavirus causes mass gig cancellations – what can you do?There have been gig cancellations all over the place, affecting high and low alike. This is the right thing to do — health and safety always come first — but … Read more
- “Sheep’s Clothing” by the Numbers9 months (concept to release) 32 tracks pre-produced 12 tracks selected 16 guest musicians 25 instruments 6 voices 31 Kickstarter backers 1 Melanoma Stage IIIc diagnosis 7 hours of surgery … Read more
- Bringing it HomeWolf Loescher feels at home in many places: behind a microphone, behind a drum kit, behind a keyboard; on a stage, on a boat, on a mountain; in a kilt, … Read more
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Great rules for is all!!!
Wow! Yes, these are some excellent and practical rules. There are several of the personal ones that are operating principles…