Category: "BFMN Exclusive"
A Conversation with Jorma Kaukonen
01/13/11 23:18, by dang, 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… more »
Demeter Amplification from Tube Direct to Cult Collector Classic
07/21/10 21:50, by catfish, Categories: NAMM 2010, BFMN Exclusive, Frank Butler , Tags: dave tan, dean deleo, demeter amplification, frank butler, james demeter, namm, tube direct
by Frank Butler
We ran into James Demeter at the NAMM Show. Interesting guy. He was the guitarist for “The Heaters” back in the 70’s. (That’s him in the center, in the photo at left.) Although he knows his way around a guitar… more »
Monday Morning Blues From the Fender Stage at NAMM 2010
05/24/10 02:20, by dang, Categories: NAMM 2010, NAMM 2010 Music, BFMN Exclusive, Frank Butler, Dan Grigor , Tags: barefoot, barefootmusicnews, catfish butler, dan grigor, monday morning blues, music, namm2010
by Dan Grigor
Monday Morning again and I have been pretty busy. I was sifting through NAMM footage this week and I learned that there is a tape missing from our time in the Fender room. Great stuff, but it’s all gone. All I have left is the… more »
BFMN Exclusive Interview with Jason Cale, USAF Mobility Band Guitarist
05/23/10 02:30, by dang, Categories: NAMM 2010, NAMM 2010 Music, BFMN Exclusive, Dan Grigor , Tags: barefoot, bfmn, exclusive, grigor, jason cale, mobility band, namm 2010, travis afb, usaf
by Dan Grigor
By the third day of NAMM I was exhausted. NAMM was a nonstop run for us. I got there first and, suffice to say, I was not yet wide awake. I was making a beeline to the coffee in the press room as I walked through the door. I went through… more »
Tasty Guitar Riffs from NAMM 2010 #4
05/15/10 16:23, by dang, Categories: NAMM 2010 Music, BFMN Exclusive, Dan Grigor , Tags: 2010, anaheim, barefootmusicnews, dan grigor, namm, tasty riffs
The more I watch these, the more I wish I had turned a camera on and just left it on while walking around. As I think back over the sheer number of guitar players in the room I wish I had specifically collected riffs from the aisles. There were so many… more »
