David Grier at the Fretboard Journal - "Beaumont Rag"

In early 2013, flatpicking guitar great David Grier stopped by our offices to perform a few tunes (and crack a few jokes). In this video, he plays a great rendition of "Beaumont Rag."

In this video, Grier is playing a dreadnought guitar made by Dake Traphagen of Bellingham, Washington.

As longtime readers will remember, Grier was the cover story of the Fretboard Journal #16. Copies of that issue are still available via our website.

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