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Learning

Bluegrass College - http://www.bluegrasscollege.org/
The Bluegrass College offers free "online lessons from the masters of bluegrass for banjo, bass, dobro, fiddle, guitar and mandolin."
​Beginning Bluegrass Songs for Jam sessions - Songs were once used at the Meridian Jam session
Great resource to get started - all songs with lyrics and chord and some with music notation.
More songs with Banjo taps, Guitar taps, Mandolin taps and sheet music in the Beginner Jam Blog and Intermediate Jam Blog.
Bluegrass Lyrics - bluegrasslyrics.com/
Ad-Free Lyrics for Traditional Bluegrass and Early Country Songs
Boise Old Time - http://boiseoldtime.blogspot.com/
This site is dedicated to Old Time Music in and around Boise Idaho and has links to the songs played at the old time jam. Also check the  Hermit Music Festival site.
FBBT (Free Bluegrass Backing Tracks) - www.fbbts.com/Home.html
The backing tracks hosted are Simon Mitchinson personal collection and are completely free and available to help with your practice. Each link on the tunes pages will play a chord progression in the style of the song in the title. If there is a song or tune that you would like a practice track for, suggest it to Simon (email address in the "About" tab).
Homespun Tapes - https://www.homespun.com/
Homespun Tapes "features the largest catalog of music lessons on DVDs and CDs available anywhere. Our lessons are designed for learning players at all levels, from absolute beginners (including kids) to experienced professionals -- and everyone in between."
Idaho Bluegrass Music Camp - for banjo, guitar, fiddle, and mandolin -  https://www.idahobluegrasscamp.org/
This is a four day workshop at the beginning of June in Weiser , ID with nationally known instructors and limited to 15 students per instructor. More info on the web page.
Native Ground Books & Music - http://nativeground.com/
Books and more from  Wayne  Erbsen with the initial goal to preserve and present Southern Appalachian music, but soon developed into a  broader range of American folklore, with themes such as the Civil War, cowboys, outlaws, railroads, rural America and gospel. 
Tintype Portraits of Old-Time Musicians from Appalachia - https://nyti.ms/2CHKH9g
Traveling around Appalachia in her mobile dark room, Lisa Elmaleh chronicles the people preserving an unglamorous American tradition.(New York Times article)

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PO Box 6074
Boise, ID 83707

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  • Home
    • About
    • Join Us
    • Donate
    • IBA Newsletter
    • Our Logo
  • Articles & Podcasts
    • Podcasts >
      • ​Jeremy Garrett Interview
      • Keith Reed Interview
      • Jason Homey Interview
      • Becky Smith Interview
      • Marv Quinton Interview
      • Rue Frisbee Interview
      • Donna and Mike Bond Interview
      • Honi Deaton Interview
      • Dennis Stokes Interview
      • Gary Eller Interview
    • Articles >
      • Glen Garrett - The Golden Years
      • Sammie Bush - came to Weiser
      • Mark O’Connor - My History at Weiser
      • Barbara Lamb - Fiddler Extraordinaire
      • Charlie Simmons -The Idaho Bluegrass Association from 1975 to 1985
      • Idaho's 19th century Fiddlers
      • Weiser Fiddle Champions ​ 1950s & 1960s
      • ​Byron Berline
      • Dave Frisbee
      • Weiser Fiddle Champions from 1970s and 80s
      • Megan Lynch Chowning
      • Fiddle Champion ​in 1990s and 2000s
      • Tashina and Tristan Clarridge
    • Snap Shot - Videos from IBA members
  • Events
    • Calendar (BCBB)
    • Open Mic
    • SpringGrass 2023 >
      • Springfest 2022
    • Winterfest
    • IBA Concert Series
    • Virtualgrass
    • Other Bluegrass Events
  • Jam
    • Idaho Jams
    • Jason's Beginner Jam Blog 2021 - 2022
    • Jason's Intermediate Jam Blog 2021 - 2022
    • All of Jason's Songs
    • Old Blogs from Jason >
      • Jason's Beginner Jam Blog 2019 - 2021
      • Jason's Intermediate Jam Blog 2019 - 2021
      • Jason's Beginner Jam Blog 2017 - 2018
      • Jason's Intermediate Jam Blog 2017 - 2018
      • Songs in 2016
  • Camps & Contests
    • Idaho Bluegrass and Banjo Camp
    • Banjo Contest
    • National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest
  • Idaho Bands
  • Teachers
  • Classified
  • Links
    • General
    • Learning
    • Specific Instruments