Day 8: Eighth of January

Eighth of January by Tony Rice.

Flatpicking guitar playing at it’s best. In 2005 my dad and I saw Tony Rice live at Rockygrass in Lyons Colorado. I had been playing the guitar for about a year and had a large collection of flatpicking how-to guitar books. Every time I listen to Tony play, I am just amazed at how fast he moves that pick. I tried to play this and other fiddle tunes on my guitar, and while my bass picking and G runs are passable, even on one string, I could never get my pick moving very fast. And Tony is doing it on all six strings with a tempo that smokes.