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The Key to Happiness

Permalink 01/16/11 10:57, by Paul Bourgeois, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Monday Morning Musical Musings, Paul Bourgeois , Tags: dan grigor, famous, happiness, jorma kaukonen, musician, nice, paul bourgeois, play, thomas dolby
I'm in a really cynical mood right now. Some fool once said "If you try your best you will become really famous and then you will be happy." If I was the one who said it, I was an idiot at the time. more »

A Conversation with Jorma Kaukonen

Permalink 01/13/11 23:18, by Dan Grigor, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Dan Grigor , Tags: dan grigor, fur peace ranch, hot tuna, ian buchanan, jack casady, jefferson airplane, jorma kaukonen, martin guitar
by Dan Grigor I was a kid, playing guitar in church at reform school in upstate New York when I first heard the Jefferson Airplane and Jorma Kaukonen's guitar. There, any time you got your hands on new music it was something special. Someone gave me… more »

Getting Ready for NAMM 2011

Permalink 12/06/10 20:29, by catfish, Categories: NAMM 2010, NAMM 2010 Music, Frank Butler, NAMM 2011 , Tags: carol kaye, dan grigor, deke dickerson, guitar geek, jorma kaukonen, namm
by Frank Butler So here at barefootmusicnews.com, we are gearing up for the 2011 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. It is in January on the west coast and in the summer in Nashville. So what is NAMM?  Well it is not a Vietnam War memorabilia convention.… more »

Monday Morning Blues Dan Grigor Plays Road Trip on the 12-String

Permalink 05/10/10 02:49, by Dan Grigor, Categories: Monday Morning Blues, BFMN Exclusive , Tags: dan grigor, hanson guitar, jorma kaukonen, martin guitar, monday morning blues, namm 2010, road trip
I really do have the Monday Morning Blues this morning. I usually take Monday off. Today I have way too much to do. I have great stuff to get ready for you this week… more »

Video Tour of the Martin Guitar Booth at NAMM 2010 - Part Three

Permalink 04/24/10 16:21, by Dan Grigor, Categories: NAMM 2010, BFMN Exclusive, Dan Grigor , Tags: cf martin, chris thomas, dan grigor, david crosby, jorma kaukonen, laurence juber, marty robbins, mi-si simple jack, namm2010, ukulele
Part Three starts with the amazing D-100...the new wood models... the David Crosby 12-string, Marty Robbins guitar, the Laurence Juber and the ukeleles … more »

NAMM 2010 - Day Four Wrap up

Permalink 01/25/10 16:39, by Dan Grigor, Categories: NAMM 2010, NAMM 2010 Music, BFMN Exclusive , Tags: 000 guitar, 109, 110, 999 guitar, carol kaye, cisco robles, d-100, dan grigor, frank butler, jorma kaukonen, mark goveney, martin guitar, namm
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 »

Tasty Guitar Riffs from NAMM 2010

Permalink 01/24/10 01:57, by Dan Grigor, Categories: Guitar, Acoustic, Electric, NAMM 2010 , Tags: 000 guitar, 109, 110, 999 guitar, carol kaye, cisco robles, d-100, dan grigor, frank butler, jorma kaukonen, mark goffeney, martin guitar, namm, sharemyguitar
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 »
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