Welcome to the music of John Boulware. I play the fiddle, viola, mandolin, guitar (fingerstyle and flatpicking), bass, and tenor guitar. I sing and play a variety of acoustic music styles including bluegrass, old-time, gospel, celtic, swing, country, and classical. I play for weddings, parties, and festivals. I have also filled in with bands and done session work. I teach guitar, fiddle, and mandolin lessons with the Mountain Music Folk School in Chattanooga, Tn.

News: Updates to the Website

Slim Pickin's

I have started playing with a bluegrass band in Chattanooga called Slim Pickin's. We have recently won three awards and have recieved lots of local publicity. Check out our myspace here. Feel free to contact us and sign up for our mailing list.

Mountain Music Folk School

The other music teachers that I work with have recently organized The Mountain Music Folk School. We are moving to a new location and have lots of big plans in store for the future including new group classes. Take a look at our website for more details.

News: Update to the Website - New Photos

I have updated the Bac Trakers' section of the photo albums. Check it out!

News: Spatial Effects at Caffeine Addicts in Ringgold, Ga

Friday, November 21st, I played with Spatial Effects at Caffeine Addicts in Ringgold. You can read more about the band and the venue here.

News: Playing the Signal Mountain Opry's 29th Anniversary Show

This Friday, September 5th I will be playing with Lou Wamp and Swing Shift and Valley Grass for the Moutain Opry's Anniversay show this year. Admission is free so come on out and support a great local bluegrass/old-time/country music venue.

http://www.mtnopry.com/

http://www.geocities.com/mountainopry/directions.html

News: Article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press!!

Casey Phillips wrote an article for the Chattanooga Times Free Press about me winning both fiddle categories at Uncle Dave Macon Days this year. Check it out online here. There is also a video of me playing Brilliancy, the tune that I won the Contest Style division at Uncle Dave Macon Days with.

I have also put some photos up from the contest I won recently down in Ringgold, GA. You can read about that here.

News: Last article in Bowing Technique series

That's right. I have finished the article series with a 4th installment, Advanced Bowing Tips and Tricks. You can always find all of this series here. Soon I will start working on some music theory lessons to post on there.

I have also posted a new transcription of the song Uncle Penn by Bill Monroe.
You can find it in the Sheet Music section.

News: New Twin Fiddle Music: Liberty

Bowing:Volume and Tone Pointers

NEW ARTICLE!!!

I have posted my first twin fiddle transcription. The song is a classic fiddle tune called Liberty.

Here is the next episode in the bowing series: Volume and Tone Pointers.

http://johnboulware.com/wordpress/?p=15

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News: 7 Exercises to Improve Your Bowing -

NEW ARTICLE!!!

Here is the next article in the Bowing Technique series I have going on.

http://johnboulware.com/wordpress/?p=7

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News: The 3-Point Perfect Bow Grip -
NEW ARTICLE!!!

I have started a series of articles on bowing tehnique. Here is the first one in the series:

http://johnboulware.com/wordpress/?p=6

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News: Article in the Chattanoogan.com!!

Tom Brown recently wrote an article on me and recently published in on an internet news site called the Chattanoogan.com.
Here is a link to it if you would like to read it:

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_110618.asp

Oh, and I have a new blog post up about my trip to West Virginia. (Pictures coming soon!)