A musical home

Folk songs, alternate tunings,
and the art of making music.

Lessons, songbooks, and a small community of musicians gathered around the work of Joni Mitchell and the wide world of folk song.

Video lessons

Sit-down lessons on tunings, technique, and the songs that shaped the songbook.

PDF songbooks

Downloadable songbooks with chords, lyrics, and notes on tuning.

A members' forum

A quiet corner of the internet to share what you're learning, with other players.


“You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity.” — Joni Mitchell