‘Our Brown County’ Article On Foster July 10, 2013 I had the privilege of being the subject of an article for one of our local magazines, Our Brown County, in the July/August 2013… Continue Reading
The 26 Stages Of Learning To Play The Guitar July 9, 2013 See it every day. Sometimes… it’s just like this. The 26 Stages Of Learning To Play The Guitar. Continue Reading
Joan Osborne – What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted – [STEREO] – YouTube July 8, 2013 Joan Osborne performs this classic Motown hit originally by Jimmy Ruffin. from the movie “Standing In The Shadows Of Motown”…A Story About The Motown… Continue Reading
Shipping container family home: building blocks in Redwoods – YouTube July 8, 2013 Always enjoy the videos of Kirsten Dirksen, who travels the world looking at alternative architecture. Here’s an exceptional example of shipping containers transformed into… Continue Reading
Planet Earth Has Less Water Than We Think! July 6, 2013 A sobering realization, no? Think we maybe oughta not waste, contaminate and abuse this precious resource a little bit, eh? As a child, you… Continue Reading
Music is a moral law July 5, 2013 “Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness,… Continue Reading
The film | GO AROUND AND DO SHIT.com July 5, 2013 At first you might think it’s just a party road-trip flick by a bunch of ne’er-do-well young men out to laugh it up and… Continue Reading
Robin Trower Bridge Of Sighs – YouTube July 2, 2013 The incomparable King of Tone, Robin Trower, who after all these years seemingly has lost not a bit of his edge, if anything is… Continue Reading
Russia and China building their gold reserves July 2, 2013 When it comes to monetary policy, the West just doesn’t get it, and the US in particular is leading the way towards currency devaluation… Continue Reading
Tommy Emmanuel – Daytripper/Lady Madonna (by The Beatles) July 1, 2013 Every time I hear Tommy Emmanuel play, my first thought is, “what a showoff”. Of course, I mean this in the very best way,… Continue Reading
Foster on WFHB’s ‘Local Live’ January 21, 2011 On January 19, 2011, I had the opportunity to appear on Local Live, a weekly 30-minute radio show on Bloomington, Indiana’s WFHB Community Radio. Here’s a stream of the show. Continue Reading
Guitarist Mark Robinson Finds Quitting His Job A Smart Move November 17, 2010 The story of Mark Robinson’s journey from sideman to headliner is an inspiring one. It’s the age-old story one never gets tired of hearing, replete with discouragement eaten for breakfast, dashed dreams never forsaken, and determination to just go for it, by God, no matter the odds against success. Continue Reading
Carrying Instruments On Airplanes Might Get Easier September 16, 2010 The United Federation of Musicians (AFM) has muscled language into a new FAA reauthorization bill to help make traveling with precious musical instruments by air a less terrifying prospect. Sign the petition. Continue Reading
REVIEW: Savarez Corum Alliance “Carbon” Strings June 26, 2010 I’ve been wondering for, oh, the past forty years or so, if somebody would one day come up with a viable alternative to nylon strings. Leave it to Savarez to finally get the job done. Continue Reading
Will Ray Jammin’ With Jeff Foster May 17, 2010 On May 4, 2010, I had the chance to catch legendary Hellecasters guitarist Will Ray doing a G&L clinic in Muncie, IN. Later, I was invited to get onstage and take a ride on a 12-bar, trading licks with a master Tele swarm picker. Too cool. So just in case ya missed it…. Continue Reading
Anticipating ‘The Banjo Project’ Documentary April 24, 2010 If we look to our brief, tumultuous history in search of a musical instrument deeply interwoven with the American story, one instrument quickly rises to the surface… an instrument as staccato as the abrasive American temperament itself. Continue Reading
Indy House Concert: Bob Lucas April 12, 2010 Had a wonderful house concert experience tonight up in Indianapolis. We cruised up from Bloomington to catch a fellow StringDancer member in the act, the multi-talented Bob Lucas performing solo. Continue Reading
Video Review: The Godin Grand Concert Ambiance Guitar April 6, 2010 An extended video review of the Godin Grand Concert Ambiance guitar by StringDancer webmaster Jeff Foster. This guitar offers nylon-string players state-of-the-art performance and sound with a custom electronic modeling package developed expressly for this instrument by Fishman. List price is $1798, street price around $1500. Continue Reading
Goin’ To Work In Tall Buildings by John Hartford April 1, 2010 Video of John Hartford playing Going To Work In Tall Buildings. Continue Reading
Concert Review: Tommy Emmanuel March 22, 2010 Every so often, a musician just has to go catch a genuine touched-by-God talent in concert. It’s vital to occasionally reinforce the desire to… Continue Reading
