10 Guitar Lessons I Learned from Jeffrey Foucault ★ Acoustic Tuesday 261

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Tony Polecastro

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🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Jeffrey Foucault is a triple threat. He rights bone-chilling lyrics, is an incredible guitar player, and has an unforgettable voice. So what can you learn from the master of the Americana genre? If you haven't heard of Jeffrey Foucault, I'm going to feature some great clips that'll help you open your eyes to his artistry. More importantly, though, you're going to learn 10 lessons from Jeffrey Foucault. From emphasizing the "one" to using your personal experience in songwriting, there's so much you can learn from this guitar player. Jeffrey flies under the radar too often, and I believe his songwriting and artistry deserves closer attention. I love Jeffrey Foucault's playing because it's unique without sounding "out there." He rides a fine line between fingerpicking and flatpicking, blues and country, folk and bluegrass. His lyrics cut deep. His voice is unmatched. If you're interested in learning how to play like Jeffrey Foucault or want to know how to incorporate some of his style into your playing, be sure to watch the whole episode! Featured in this episode...- Jeffrey Foucault - Bob Minner - The Bluegrass Situation [ BGS ] - Billy Strings - Ryan Truettner - GrassRoots Community Network - WYCEradio - Red Ants Pants Music Festival - Wayne Griffith - Alex Inselberg - WKU PBS - Mule Resonator Guitars

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0:00.0	Jeffrey Foucault is one of those triple threat musicians.
0:03.5	He writes profound songs, he sings in a way that cuts straight to your heart, and he plays
0:08.7	guitar effortlessly, and in any which way that's necessary to serve the song.
0:13.6	And that's exactly what you'll be discovering today.
0:16.9	Today's show is all about learning Jeffrey Foucult's guitar playing style.
0:22.0	Hey, Tack family, this is episode 261 of the Acoustic Tuesday show.
0:27.1	This show is packed full of inspiration and fun, designed to help you get more fulfillment,
0:31.7	progress, and joy from your guitar journey.
0:34.5	Throughout today's episode, I'll be sprinkling in some acoustic news you can use,
0:39.4	which includes a fiddler's impactful quote, a builder's battle, which I know for a fact you can
0:46.5	relate to, and much, much more. Plus, I'll be sharing some comments from the Mule Guitars episode,
0:52.3	one of which got my hackles up.
0:55.0	We'll get to all of that in due time, but first go ahead and grab your guitar.
0:59.0	Let's learn some guitar lessons from the great singer, songwriter, and guitar player Jeffrey Foucault.
1:05.0	I've got 10 lessons from Jeffrey that I want to share with you, so let's get started.
1:09.0	Lesson number 10, space. It's okay to not
1:14.0	play. Jeffrey exercises great restraint when it comes to certain songs because I think he knows
1:20.4	that sometimes not playing has more impact than if you play a bunch. Case in point, the song Blues for Jesse May.
1:30.3	Hear what he does here.
1:31.3	He just uses one repeated riff, not a bunch of notes,
1:35.3	to drive home the mood of the song.
1:38.3	The only way I can get to love everybody.
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