All Instruments | Arty Hill | All Levels | Period 2 | Week 1 (July 6-10, 2026)
Country songs are stories, and a good country picker supports the singer, helping them get the story across to the audience. You don’t need to play fancy: in fact, keeping it simple – while listening closely to the other players – is usually the best approach.
We’ll talk about :
How to count off and end songs
When to play and when to rest
When to lower or to increase your volume
How to play rhythm
Basic elements of playing “fills” and lead
All levels, bring your instruments.
About the Instructor
From Baltimore, Md to Central Texas, Arty Hill packs the bars and dance floors with his unique brand of modern Honky Tonk. He sings with an “‘everyman’ quality…reminiscent of Johnny Cash.” (Vintage Guitar Magazine). His songs – marrying the soul of classic country with the wry storytelling of Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt – have been recorded by the Grammy-nominated Kenny and Amanda Smith Band, Alt-Country pioneer Jason Ringenberg, Rockabilly Queen Bee Marti Brom, and Austin’s Texas Sapphires, among others.
With his band the Long Gone Daddys, he has released 8 full length recordings and a Hank Williams tribute EP. and his songs have appeared in two seasons of “Gun it with Bennie Spies” on the Sportsman Channel and in the 2017 movie “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore” starring Elijah Wood. Arty is also co-founder of the Hank Williams Songwriting Workshop in Montgomery, AL., and an instructor at Augusta Heritage Classic Country week in Elkins, WVa since 2017.