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Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Can you Sound Like THIS Acoustic Blues Legend? ★ Acoustic Tuesday 246

Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Tony Polecastro

Music

4.8842 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Charlie Parr is one of the most under-the-radar living guitar legends out there. He's known for his wild country blues and roots sound. In this video, you'll learn how to sound like this guitar legend and learn some tips and tricks from my years of knowing and playing with him! ​Charlie Parr is first and foremost a folk artist. He's incredible talented, humble, and dedicated to carrying on the traditions of folk music. Whether its hill country blues or a one of his original compositions, I highly recommend you check him out! Once you've gotten a taste of his sound, you're probably wondering how you can incorporate his techniques and style into your own playing. Luck for you, that's why I made this episode. I'll be serving 10 guitar lessons to help you emulate Charlie Parr.  But more importantly, you'll learn how to find your own sound via the wisdom of Charlie Parr — just check out the episode and you'll know what I mean! Featured in this episode...- Charlie Parr  - Smithsonian Folkways - Sam Bush  - Taylor Guitars  - Chicago Music Exchange

Transcript

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0:00.0

Charlie Parr is a folk and blues great, who still surprisingly flies under the radar for most.

0:06.0

Today, that changes. On today's show, you're going to be learning about Charlie, his approach to music, and his unique playing style.

0:13.0

So go ahead and grab your guitar, tune up, and get ready for a stellar show.

0:17.0

Hey, TAC family, welcome to episode 246 of the Acoustic Tuesday Show.

0:21.6

This show is designed to inject your guitar journey with a weekly dose of fun, focus, progress, and inspiration.

0:27.6

A bit later on today's show, we'll be hopping in a time machine so I can answer some questions and address some comments from past Acoustic Tuesday episodes,

0:35.6

one of which is indirectly from a founding member

0:39.5

of the birds. You'll see what I mean. You're also going to see which guitar like the TAC

0:43.8

family is working on today. It's entitled Bingo Bango. And of course, your weekly dose of

0:49.8

acoustic news awaits, which includes a plane delay, some B bending, and much, much more.

0:56.8

But first, let's take some lessons from Charlie Parr.

1:00.7

If you've never heard of Charlie Parr before, today's going to be a blast.

1:04.5

If you're a long time Charlie Parr fan, today is going to be a blast.

1:08.7

Because you're going to get a look at his unique guitar style

1:11.2

and his unique approach to learning music. Now a little bit of background before we dig into

1:17.2

the lessons. I interviewed Charlie, I think about six years ago at this point. And when he came

1:24.1

in for the interview, I had never met him. I had never spoken to him other than to give him directions to the studio.

1:30.7

Now, fast forward, he is a dear friend of mine.

1:34.1

We've played gigs together.

1:35.8

We chat.

1:36.4

We talk music.

1:37.4

And it's really a cool relationship that was built from the guitar.

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