Blue Monday Livestream-blues backups, ergonomy when playing guitar, Daddy Slides, Leadbelly

Welcome!
I'm livestreaming every Monday at 9pm CEST, and this corresponds to:
12pm PST / 2pm CST / 3pm EST / 8pm GMT (London) / 7am AEDT (Sidney)

I've recorded a video that you can watch prior to the livestream:
If you feel uncertain about how to tune to Open D and Open G, if you'd like to learn basics of fingerpicking and slide playing, watch this video first (11 mins only)
Then join me LIVE! Welcome!

[I apologize for the echo in my guest's audio, will sort it out until next time...]

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro music - “Kairo Blues” / Welcome all!
06:20 Welcome Song - “Midnight Special”
09:40 Guitar Backups - in the style of “Kansas City Blues” (fingerpicking)
13:30 Explanation of the fingerpicking technique played
19:00 Guitar Backups - Fast blues shuffle in E
22:40 Explanation of how I played this shuffle
27:20 Special Guest - Jan Simon from Daddy Slides (I apologise for the echo on Jan’s audio)
50:30 Lick Of The Week - “Take This Hammer” in Open G and Open D
1:00:20 Ergonomy when playing guitar
1:04:40 Artist In Focus - Leadbelly
1:15:20 Outro - thank you all for coming

The Welcome Song:
"Midnight Special"

Attention! The "Lick Of The Week" is being played in both Open D and Open G today, so prepare by watching the video:

Lick Of The Week: "Take This Hammer"
See info here:

Most of the guitars Homesick Mac is playing are made by the master luthier Michael Sandén:

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Homesick Mac (Dragan Ruzic - Macan) is an acoustic (for the most part) guitarist and singer born in former Yugoslavia, now living in Sweden.
I run annual Guitar Retreats for "non-guitarists" at the island of Ven in southern Sweden.
Hit me up on Twitter:
@homesickmac