I've been up all night cutting together young Tallan Noble Latz interviewing Frank "Catfish Butler of The West Coast Blues Cartel. This Barefoot Cameraman has shot a few interviews. This one in particular will stick in my mind for sometime to come. Fasci… more »

I am having so much fun making these videos. What a thing it is to walk around this event with hundreds intruments playing. Guitars jammin' and drums drumming and horns blowing, amps crackling, a flute, a cello, a guy with a wacky pedal sound, a delightful cacophony… more »

Over the years I have dreamed of coming up with an environment to write that uses the “front end” of modern music technology while harnessing the power of actual acoustic instruments. This general area of interest has felt like fertile, relatively unex… more »

KENANSVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Singer and guitarist Willie Nelson canceled a North Carolina concert because of a bum hand about an hour after several band and crew members were busted for allegedly possessing moonshine and marijuana. more »

Flea, the well-known bassist for LA rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, has created his own range of affordable, quality bass guitars, and is donating personally signed instruments to help bring music education to kids. more »

I caught Orianthi's show at NAMM2010. The crowd was deep and they kept bumping me but this is too good not to share. I edited around the worst of the camera jiggles. Look past the video. Watch this girl play the guitar. Shredding or with a single note...… more »

“You go with what life gives you, and for me that was music,” says Orianthi. “I love to create, and just play.” Gibson has a great interview with Orianthi, Russell Hall talks to her about her guitars, her memories and her future. We caught her stage… more »

The 41st New Orleans Jazz Fest comes into better focus with today's release of the day-by-day roster. Headlining the opening Friday, April 23, are Lionel Richie, the Black Crowes and Dr. John. more »

Maricela Juarez, the manager of the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop, has hand-wound more guitar pickups used on gold and platinum records than anyone in the universe. During her tenure with Seymour Duncan she has literally wired the sound of practically every… more »

Nashville, Tennessee…January 26, 2010….One of Gibson Guitar’s most accomplished and dedicated luthiers, James “Hutch” Hutchins,  who spent 45 years at Gibson, passed away from an undisclosed illness surrounded by his family last evening. “Hutch” as many… more »

Top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Jan. 25, 2010 more »

Gibson Guitar Corp. is a defendant in at least five lawsuits filed in California and Washington D.C., dating back to last year that targets industry groups. more »

One of the coolest things that happened to me at NAMM 2010 was getting to know the little dynamo Known as "The T-Man." Tallan Noble Latz is a 9 year old natural-born rockstar. He plays the guitar with just the right combination of youthful exuburance and… more »

That’s it… It’s all over Barefoot and a little sore, we walked to the car in the rain. It was cool, the rainwater on my feet and the whole experience of NAMM 2010. I would like to thank the entire population of the convention for putting up with my antics… more »

Saturday would have been Django Reinhardt's 100th birthday The LATimes has a pretty good article about him. Stay tuned for an interview with Marty Faith of  John Pearse Strings, they have a new pick crafted to be the same size and shape as a "D'jango But… more »

That made me look at the video I have in a different light and here we go; a selection of tasty licks from the floor of the NAMM convention. Tucked into corners, playing little booth stages and sometimes in the aisles among the new gear we found some amazing players. Some were somebodies, some were nobodies and all of them were awesome.That made me look at the video I have in a different light and here we go; a selection of tasty licks from the floor of the NAMM convention. Tucked into corners, playing little booth stages and sometimes in the aisles among the new gear we found some amazing players. Some were somebodies, some were nobodies and all of them were awesome.Everywhere you turned at NAMM 2010 there was somebody ripping it up on something. Walking from booth to booth it was amazing to me how well they all went together. That made me look at the video I have in a different light and here we go; a selection of tasty licks from the floor of the NAMM convention. Tucked into corners, playing little booth stages and sometimes in the aisles among the new gear we found some amazing players. Some were somebodies, some were nobodies and all of them were awesome. more »

First thing this morning I caught a set from the USAF Mobility Band. They were rockin' so I shot it before coffee; that's how much I love you. I grabbed another barefootmusicnews.com World Exclusive Interview with Jason Cale, the guitar player, right after their show more »

 I am exhausted! It was a good day but not the best day. Technology hates me. My laptop will. Not. Connect. at the Convention Center and my phone isn’t very smart. D’oh! Aside from that and a bunch of dead batteries we got some great stuff today. We ta… more »

  Today I got to talk face to face with one of my real-life guitar heroes, Jorma Kaukonen, founding member of two legendary bands, The Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Not only did I get to meet him, I got to hand him one of my CDs… more »

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