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Nov 20

Starmites – Rebuilding an Unplayable Guitar Book

A critical look at the problematic Guitar book for Starmites and how I approached a rewrite of the book plus a rundown of the equipment I used for the show...

Jan 25

Spring Awakening – Detailed Notes on the Guitar 2 (Violin) Book

A detailed commentary on the Violin/Guitar 2 book for Spring Awakening, including a detailed review of the many errors and inconsistencies in the charts, tips for playing the songs and suggestions for equipment and guitar sounds...

Aug 20

Head Over Heels – Detailed Notes on the Guitar 1 Book

A detailed commentary on the Guitar 1 book for Head Over Heels and my approach to playing it, including tips on electric guitar sounds, technique and details of how I interpreted the music...

May 29

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Bright Star – A Banjo Roadmap

Some practical advice on playing Banjo for Bright Star, filling in some of the gaps in the book, including equipment requirements, tunings and capo settings, tuning adjustments during the show, and errors in the book…

Apr 6

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Decoding the Bright Star Banjo Book

A critical review of the problematic Banjo book for Bright Star, tips for interpreting it and examples of how I played it...

Jan 25

Reefer Madness The Musical – Detailed Notes on the Guitar Book

A detailed commentary on the guitar book for Reefer Madness and my approach to playing it, including tips on technique, details of how I interpreted the music and a list of errors in the book...

Jan 3

Playing Reefer Madness The Musical – Electric Guitar

My thoughts on the Guitar book for Reefer Madness The Musical, my experience playing it and the equipment and guitar sounds I used...

Nov 24

The Light In The Piazza – Detailed Notes on the Guitar Book

A detailed commentary on The Light In The Piazza guitar book and my approach to playing it, including tips on technique, and details of how I interpreted the music...

Sep 26

The Spitfire Grill – Detailed Notes on the Guitar/Mandolin Book

A (very) detailed commentary on The Spitfire Grill guitar/mandolin book and my approach to playing it, including tips on technique, and details of how I interpreted the music...

Aug 4

Playing The Spitfire Grill – Guitar & Mandolin

My thoughts on the guitar/mandolin book and orchestration for The Spitfire Grill, my experience playing it and a detailed description of the equipment I used...

Jun 3