Some Delta Blues

Here are two verses of a delta blues piece called "New Pony Blues" by Stefan Grossman. The hard driving rhythmic style of the delta blues makes it really fun to play. Even though there's no constant thumping bass, the implied beat in the way the syncopation works carries the whole thing forward!

New Pony Blues

Blues to Myself

In the last piece, I posted a recording I did with two guitars going at the same time. With the inferior recording technology that we have (ie none, save my laptop, which is actually, some ...) I think it was decent. That rendition also captures the excitement of playing guitar with someone else -- it's really fun. But I've done another recording of part of the same piece (this time at a slower beat ...to contrast getting caught up in the moment with a more measured interpretation) and then laid down a second track that just has a blues solo part. I think the results are decent -- and I played a little with the effects on Garage Band, to try to differentiate the two guitar parts more clearly. Have a listen! (it's only 35 secs long!)

Blues to Myself