Humble Uker Recommendation: Flatpicking Guitar Magazine

Hello Friends:

I am going to recommend one issue of a fantastic magazine for flatpicking guitar. Yes, I said guitar BUT I think there is such high quality instruction that every bari-uke player should have atleast one issue. I have reviewed these before and they are written for guitar but these magazines are only $6 at your fine music store or you can get a yearly subscription and have them mailed to your home with CD's of the songs in them.

• It is a first class publication, color cover with thicker white pages inside.
• There are numerous fantastic articles about music and skill developing.
• This specific issue uses "Fiddle Tunes" as a basis for instruction.
• The article "An Approach To Fiddle Tunes" is fantastic and I think gives a broad scope of techniques that will give you plenty of information to grow on.
• I play through the examples using my fingers in the up-down technique that a picker would use but I keep my hands free for strum variations that are common to the ukulele.
• There are (4) features and (18) articles in (92) pages. [NOTE: In this specific issue the articles are just a variety of flatpicking compositions by a wide array of modern players.]
  
• Most of the songs are a bluegrass but the techniques are universal.
• They have some scales to work on as well.
• NOTE: Most of the songs are suited for guitar -- therefore I recommend this one issue for you to see if the magazine truly works for you too.

I say $6. That's just $6 and I think you'll find an amazing read. I think that everyone that likes to incorporate some fingerpicking into their playing will enjoy this magazine.

So the details...

FLATPICKING GUITAR MAGAZINE
(published bi-monthly)

Highview Publications

P.O.Box 2160

Pulaski, VA 24301

PHONE: (540) 980-0338

FAX: (540) 980-0557

ORDERS: (800) 413-8296

eMail: highview@flatpick.com

Web Site: http://flatpick.com

(6) Magazines anually for $30

(6) Mags + (6) CD's for $60

And now they have a PODCAST archive.

[Incidentally I have no connection with anyone at this publishing company -- I just share this with those who share my enthusiasm for playing music on the baritone ukulele.]