Jan 18: Fingerpicking the Blues with Eric Madis

11am-1pm

Dusty Strings, 3406 Fremont Ave N

Maximum Enrollment: 12

Registration & Refund Deadline: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Country blues includes southeastern (Piedmont) and southwestern traditions of Blind Boy Fuller, Mississippi John Hurt and Robert Johnson. This workshop will teach a classic tune from those traditions, how to develop strong thumb accompaniment and techniques for embellishment and improvisation.

Skills needed: Knowledge of basic chords, barred chords and familiarity with blues will help participants in this class for intermediate and advanced guitarists.

Please bring your guitar. Please give us a call if you think your guitar might need a tune-up!

Teacher: Eric Madis is a working musician, recording artist and has taught guitar throughout the US and Canada since 1976.