Category: Music
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Ken Talks About “Willie Nelson”
[vcex_button url=”https://kenchapple.com/SOL” title=”Visit Site” style=”graphical” align=”center” color=”green” size=”medium” target=”self” rel=”none”]Click to Order[/vcex_button] Willie Nelson is a song on the new album Shades of Life that you can order today! Tell you about Willie Nelson? My song “Willie Nelson” isn’t really about Willie Nelson. It’s about two separate adventures from the east coast, to Portland Oregon.…
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New Album! “Shades Of Life”
[vcex_button url=”https://kenchapple.com/SOL” title=”Visit Site” style=”graphical” align=”center” color=”green” size=”medium” target=”self” rel=”none”]Click to Order[/vcex_button] Hey Everybody! We’ve been working on this record for almost 3 years and we’re super excited to share it with you. “Shades Of Life” just came back from the mastering studio last week and we’re very happy with how it turned out.…
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Old Dangerfield for Guitar with TAB
I love this Bill Monroe tune, and there aren’t many references out there for guitar players, so I thought I’d put together an arrangement of it. I hope you like it! Click here to DOWNLOAD Old Dangerfield Guitar TAB
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Developing A Powerful G-Run
Hey all! I had a student request a video of some bluegrass rhythm stuff we went over in a lesson last week, so I thought I’d share it with my readers. The goal of this video is to give you some tips to improve your bluegrass rhythm playing by employing a rest stroke. This technique…
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Crossing The Black *OFFICIAL RELEASE*
It’s Here, We’re There! It’s been just over 2 weeks since we moved into our new house in Asheville, NC. It’s been amazing so far! I’ve already met some amazing musicians and I don’t imagine that it will be long before I have a band together with which play this material. In the meantime, you…
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Down in the Willow Garden
This old Appalachian murder ballad with Irish roots has been done over and over again by greats such as Charlie Monroe, The Stanley brothers who recorded the song twice in the 50s, the Everly Brothers and even Norah Jones and countless others. This song has always befuddled me. Why does this poor dude’s father think that…
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Ken Chapple and Simon Linsteadt Attic Session
On a cold February evening, a lonesome traveler arrived at my door. His name was Simon Linsteadt, and he was on a journey to show to his soul what it meant to truly be a solitary wanderer. We shared stories of jams come and gone. We listened to bits of the new Steep Ravine record,…
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5 Albums To Inspire Your Flatipicking In 2015
Here is a little list I’ve compiled of albums (in no particular order) that I stumbled across in the past year that may be slightly off the beaten path. I definitely recommend purchasing all of these fine recordings. For your convenience, I have provided links to buy these records from the artist. Allen Shadd –…
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Big Sciota
Here’s a flatpicking solo over a favorite jam tune among my bluegrass friends in the Pacific NW. Enjoy.
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Black Mountain Rag