Doyle Dykes
from Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch Hosted by Greg Koch / Doyle Dykes
Greg welcomes the mighty Doyle Dykes, one of the contemporary masters of fingerstyle guitar, the nicest guy in the world, a great storyteller, and of course, a frightening guitar player. They talk thumb picks, hot licks, and the glory of gear! 1:46 - That time in Hollywood that Dolye inspired Greg to learn how to self-accompany as a guitar player, and how it’s beneficial for songwriting, performance, etc 9:50 - Doyle’s induction into the Thumb Picker’s Hall of Fame 11:47 - Doyle’s book “The Lights of Marfa”, and what it was like recording an Audio Book 13:31 - How Doyle approves various level of preparedness in performing his library of (difficult) guitar music, the legend of Merle Travis, and a bit of playing on Doyle’s old Martin 29:45 - Celebrating the music of the Washington D.C. area, and more stories about Doyle’s inspiring musical circle 34:15 - Experimenting with different picking styles, and thoughts on the use of a thumb pick 37:52 - Some of Doyle’s guilty pleasures (bands, artists, etc) 42:28 - Doyle’s favorite owned gear 46:42 - How Doyle’s been spending his time during COVID Total Length: 54:26
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Greg welcomes the mighty Doyle Dykes, one of the contemporary masters of fingerstyle guitar, the nicest guy in the world, a great storyteller, and of course, a frightening guitar player. They talk thumb picks, hot licks, and the glory of gear! 1:46 - That time in Hollywood that Dolye inspired Greg to learn how to self-accompany as a guitar player, and how it’s beneficial for songwriting, performance, etc 9:50 - Doyle’s induction into the Thumb Picker’s Hall of Fame 11:47 - Doyle’s book “The...
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- 1:46 That time in Hollywood that Dolye inspired Greg to learn how to self-accompany as a guitar player, and how it’s beneficial for songwriting, performance, etc
- 9:50 Doyle’s induction into the Thumb Picker’s Hall of Fame
- 11:47 Doyle’s book “The Lights of Marfa”, and what it was like recording an Audio Book
- 13:31 How Doyle approves various level of preparedness in performing his library of (difficult) guitar music, the legend of Merle Travis, and a bit of playing on Doyl…
- 29:45 Celebrating the music of the Washington D.C. area, and more stories about Doyle’s inspiring musical circle
- 34:39 Experimenting with different picking styles, and thoughts on the use of a thumb pick
- 38:16 Some of Doyle’s guilty pleasures (bands, artists, etc)
- 42:52 Doyle’s favorite owned gear
- 47:06 How Doyle’s been spending his time during COVID
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