EPISODE · Feb 19, 2025 · 1H
Jake Workman on 9 years with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
from Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews · host Matt Hutchinson
My guest this week is guitarist Jake Workman. Jake joins me to talk about his recently ended 9 year run with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, including a great story about how he got the gig, what he learned from playing with Ricky, why rhythm guitar is so important in that role and why now was the time to look for a new challenge.We also talk about Jake's long standing teaching career, including his thoughts on why listening is more important than transcribing and the importance of being yourself as a musician.To find out more, visit jakeworkman.com and follow Jake on Instagram and YouTubeJake is also teaching at Bryan Sutton's Blue Ridge Guitar Camp this year.Hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.Happy picking!Matt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks- Sign up to get updates on new episodes- Free fiddle tune chord sheets- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates:InstagramFacebook
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My guest this week is guitarist Jake Workman. Jake joins me to talk about his recently ended 9 year run with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, including a great story about how he got the gig, what he learned from playing with Ricky, why rhythm guitar is so important in that role and why now was the time to look for a new challenge. We also talk about Jake's long standing teaching career, including his thoughts on why listening is more important than transcribing and the importance of being...
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