The Red-Haired Boy

Banjo practice

• The Red-Haired Boy (A major)


• Redwing (G major)


• Little Sadie (A minor)

Jake Ryder Wins the Youth Flatpick Guitar Contest!

Larry's guitar student, Jake Ryder, placed first in the Flatpick Guitar "Youth" category at the 2007 Vandalia Gathering yesterday. His mom, Mrs. A over at Country Life filmed the performance and put it on Youtube. Jake's in the eighth grade, and he's a mighty fine picker, in my opinion. Here he is playing "Beaumont Rag" (first video) and "Whiskey Before Breakfast" (second video).

Oh, and just in case you're wondering, that's Larry Combs playing backup for Jake. Did I mention Larry gives guitar lessons?

Fisher's Hornpipe

Autoharp, concertina practice

Fisher's Hornpipe

Fisher's Hornpipe

Autoharp practice:
Fisher's Hornpipe, D major

Fisher's Hornpipe

Afternoon practice, English concertina and autoharp.

• Fisher's Hornpipe, D major


• Whiskey Before Breakfast, D major

Rights of Man

Monday evening practice, English concertina

• Whiskey Before Breakfast, D major


• Miss McLeod's Reel, G major


• Rights of Man, G minor

Williams River

English concertina, Sunday afternoon on Williams River, with Mudhole Control, Larry Combs, Jake Ryder.
G tunes: Temperance Reel; Miss McLeod's Reel; Redwing; Under the Double Eagle;

D tunes: Whiskey Before Breakfast; Liberty;