Paul Race has been writing and playing all kinds of music since the 1960s, especially favoring traditional songs and sounds. He still writes songs, gives concerts, and does clinics to promote traditional instruments. He also creates web resources like CreekDontRise.com, HarpersGuild.com. and ClassicTrainSongs.com, to help other musicians get a good start on their own journeys. Camps, festivals, house concerts, Paul has played them all, and will be glad to play more if you want traditionally-inspired acoustic music at your event.

Getting My Guitar Callouses Back

A longtime friend and former pastor recently invited me to provide worship music and campfire music at a retreat for people of “a certain age.” The folks were delightful. Here’s an irony. I mostly play banjo when I play “out,” and you form different callouses when you play banjo. The…

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