My drop-D version of the traditional Turkey in the Straw. The first break was inspired (if not copied) from Dan Crary. I used to play this one with the Fall Line Bluegrass Band where we had a nice arrangement with the ba...

My version of the Merle Haggard classic.

Here's my cover of the classic Jim Croce tune Don't Mess Around with Jim. I heard somebody else play this and was inspired to figure out a solo version to use in my shows. People love this song! It's a great addition to...

WIRM is one of my favorite Robert Earl Keen songs. The album version is nice, but I needed a solo version that I could use to perform. This is what I came up with. Hope you enjoy it.

This is my version of the Norman Blake classic Randall Collins.

This is an old Grandpa Jones tune that I've performed in various bands over the years. Typically it's in G, but that's harder for me to sing and this nice version in E lays out well with the capo at the 4th fret.

This is a tune by John Penn that was covered by flatpicker Dan Crary. I heard it from Crary and worked up this arrangement. Although those guys are from CA, Highway 17 runs right through Fredericksburg where I live.

My version of the CCR classic arranged for solo performance.

This is a great old fiddle tune. I first heard a solo version from David Grier and that inspired this version. Hope you enjoy it.

Thunderation is an original song by Dan Crary, my favoriate flatpicker. This is my take on his tune, a great tune to play as a solo flatpicker. I think it first appeared on his album with the same name in 1990.

I played this song with the band Fall Line many times, but in the key of D. When I started playing solo gigs, I needed to move it in order to sing it! This is my solo version in the key of G.

This is one of my favorite tunes to play. It's 100+ years old, I believe. I first heard it on the guitar at a Norman Blake concert. The tune is an old march, but lays out very nicely in the key of C on the guitar.

Here's my version of the Billy Joel classic from 1978. It's in dropped-D tuning which allows for that nice roll at the beginning of the song. I used to play this one in the band Bookends and struggled a bit to work up a ...

I learned this tune when Tony Rice did it on his 1983 album "Church Street Blues" (another great tune, by the way), although it was written by Tom Paxton. This is a solo arrangement that involves a lot of crosspicking dur...

This is off the great album "The Mountain" by Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band. I loved the tune, so arranged a solo version that keeps the catchy melody in a nice melodic crosspicking intro and solo.

I've played this song in just about every band I've been in. I wanted a solo arrangment that still maintained the solo break and this is what I came up with. Play this in any bar and people will clap.

Here's my solo version of the Hometown Blues, a great Steve Earle classic. I learned this song originally from some friends in Chicago who were big fans. This arrangement is different from what Steve plays on the guitar....

Robert Earl Keen has been one of my favorite songwriters for many years now. This tune that appeared on the album What I Really Mean is a great tune for solo playing. Hope you enjoy it.

This tune by Gillian Welch first appeared in 2001. I played it when I was the guitar player for the Fall Line Bluegrass Band. But I didn't work up this solo version until I heard it done by Mark Cosgrove (1995 flatpickin...

This is my attempt at JT's great tune "Mexico" which came out in about 1975, I believe.

This is my solo acoustic version of the 1972 Norman Blake classic "Ginseng Sullivan." Tony Rice made this more popular on his Manzanita album in about 1990. I attempted to add a solo in the middle. Solo flatpicking is t...