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Darren Watson - Slide Guitar In Standard Tuning

Darren Watson - Slide Guitar In Standard Tuning

In the Blues 101 section of the website, we bring you a series of lessons that will help you get out of the bedroom and along into playing with others either at a jam night or with your own band.
In this installment Darren Watson, vocalist and guitar player in his band Darren Watson and the Real Deal Blues Band, passes on a few tips and techniques for playing slide guitar in standard tuning.

For more information on Darren Watson and the Real Deal Blues Band, please visit the band’s web site: www.darrenwatson.com

Rex McLeod - The Shuffle

Rex McLeod - The Shuffle

In the Blues 101 section of the website, we bring you a series of lessons that will help you get out of the bedroom and along into playing with others either at a jam night or with your own band.
In this installment Rex McLeod, drummer with local blues band Black Dog and owner of his own drum school, talks about how to lay down various shuffle feels.

For more information on Black Dog, please visit the band’s web site: Black Dog Blues Band

Darren Watson - The Jam

Darren Watson - The Jam

In the Blues 101 section of the website, we bring you a series of lessons that will help you get out of the bedroom and along into playing with others either at a jam night or with your own band.
In this installment Darren Watson, vocalist and guitar player in his band Darren Watson and the Real Deal Blues Band, talks about how to get along at a blues jam.