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Tim Alexander Passes
All of us at Homespun were very saddened to learn of the sudden passing, in April, of the excellent keyboard player Tim Alexander. Tim played piano and accordion for the acclaimed Texas swing band Asleep at the Wheel for 12 years before leaving the road to continue as a session ...
Read moreGet In On Happy Traum's Guitar Workshops This Summer and Fall!
Happy Traum will be performing and conducting several fingerpicking and blues guitar workshops across the country. Each one will help you develop your technique, increase your repertoire of songs and advance on your instrument. These classes are open to any player who knows the basics and wants to move on ...
Read moreHow to Send a Homespun Gift Download
If you are considering giving the gift of one or more Homespun lessons to an aspiring musician in your life, using our Instant Access catalog makes it fast and easy to send a download. Simply go to our shop and search for the lesson(s) you'd like to send ...
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Hi Everyone,
Summer is officially upon us! We're all looking forward to a season of festivals, guitar camps, picnics, barbeques and other musical events where you can get together with friends and family to make music. This is the best time to use your songs, licks, solos and other techniques learned from our many excellent Homespun instructors. Whether you play blues, bluegrass, old-time, folk, swing or good old rock and roll, we've got the lessons to help you get it all together.
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Have a healthy and musical summer!
Happy and Jane Traum and the Homespun Team
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