Arranging a session song II: Instrumentation, lead breaks, flow

Instrumentation Maybe this is your regular session, and you knew before you arrived that Mal was likely to bring his banjo and Ian’s in town this week with his button box. Maybe you’re in a strange city and you’ve walked into a session bursting with mandolins and fiddles. As song leader, you’ll never have total...

Instruments

We often get questions about what kinds of instruments are 'allowable' in an acoustic music session. Well, generally speaking, acoustic instruments.