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So, I was walking through a local mall and came upon a “Mexican Book Store.” Never having seen one before, I went in. As I was...

Welcome aboard Westbrown, I am right across the bay on Kent Island… When we were first married, my wife and I rented an apartment on...

Ah, I remember the summer of ‘70, having a “1A” classification for the draft, peace, love and mind altering drugs, playing in a “jug...

I have an Aria "acoustic/electric" polycarbonate body guitar that I bought in the mid '90s to carry on my sailboat while cruising and...

Also, while I am thinking about it, hand position is also very important. Finding the right height and wrist position goes a long way...

Finding the right seat is important. I’m on third and hopefully final seat on mine as it is seeming to be comfortable. After two back...

I really like my Clearwater baritone uke. Solid spruce top, polycarbonate back and sides, built in “passive” pickup 🛻. Ordered it from...

Is “mute strum” kinda like the air guitar version of the chord? 🤪

I am basically a “strummer” as I usually play a harmonica in a holder. Trying to play single notes on my ukulele, guitar, or Irish...

Back in the late sixties, early seventies, I used this Hohner “Truetone” Pitch Pipe to tune the tenor banjo 🪕 I played and the guitar...

With my tenor guitar, the strings are pretty much the same width apart as my 6 string acoustic, with two less strings. Even with my fat...

You can always use a capo, and play the song in a different format of chord shapes, but in the same key…

Emily is one of two great female vocalists we have. Check out “Up to the Mountain”, A Martin Luther King song sung by Allie… with Al...

I have always been partial to “Son of a Son of a Sailor Man”. We are playing a small local festival in October, and will be adding a few...