Blues Mandolin & Beyond: Website of Jim Richter
A Tonal Butcher of Stringed Wood
I am scheduled to teach the blues mandolin track at Mandolin Camp North April 13-18th, 2018 in Charlton, Massachusetts. Due to family and school commitments, I was not able to host my Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us,…
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It has been awhile!! 2016 was a year of doctoral-focused work. I wrote an early thesis and took my qualifying exams (I passed, thank you very much). Being a bit burned out by school and work, I’ve taken 2017 off…
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Here’s the first part of a series of 70s guitar anthem rock tunes I’ll soon put up. Everyone knows this tune by Free from the album Fire and Water. No more formidable duo than Kossoff and Rodgers. Clean stripped down…
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I’m sorry about how long I’ve been away. Between a job promotion and helping a 17 year old go through the college application and scholarship process, I haven’t touched a mandolin much. Here’s another installment in my blues series: Freddie…
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Yesterday I posted a 15 minute YouTube lesson for last months’ tab of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Pride & Joy. Tab is available to Tab Subscribers to this site. Enjoy the lesson.
The quintessential crossover blues riff made famous in the rock world by Jimi Hendrix. Classic riff that is chord-based. Video to follow. Available through the tab subscription through this website.
It’s been awhile since I’ve focused on blues, so I will spotlight great riffs or tunes over the next few months. The first is SRV’s “Pride & Joy,” the quintessential Austin Tejas big balls roadhouse blues tune. This is the…
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Due to a last minute cancellation, there is still room in this year’s (and likely final) Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us in Bloomington IN 7/29 through 8/1. Jim Richter, the Grant Street Inn, and Kimble Mandolins announce the 5th…
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There is still opportunity for a couple of people to join us for this year’s Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us w/ special guest Will Patton. Please contact Jim at jim@jimrichter.com if you are interested. This years camp has…
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Richter Mandolin 3rd Edition PDF (sold through this site; digital interactive version sold through Apple iTunes bookstore for iPad only) has been updated to include links to audio and video of the book’s lesson. For sale for $10 through this…
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