folk music

I've been asked to play along with a singer/guitarist and percussionist/harmonica player on a folk music set. I'm used to playing mostly rock and pop and blues. About 70% of the folk songs we're covering originally had no bass, so I'm needing to create a lot of bass lines. I find I'm struggling...

Hi all. Old man here finally getting serious about the music. I have a nice little P Bass made down south and it probably could use some fresh strings. Don't use a pick; I'm playing folk/blues/country with friends. After reading a few threads here, seems like flatwounds are the way to go. So ...

I can’t say that I saw this coming... [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] ...even with being in the auxiliary of a punky celtic/ska band that has been throwing this sort of thing into their musical gumbo for quite some time. Who knew? It remains to be seen if this brings a new lease on life for...