Kyle Gray Young

Love's Dreams Waltz was the first guitar solo published by BMG Magazine. This appeared in the April 1904 issue. It came out at a time when guitar was not a very popular instrument when compared to the banjo and mandolin…

As season three of Star Trek: Picard wrapped up this past week, I decided to pay a little tribute to one of my favorite television franchises with a new guitar arrangement. I reharmonized a few of the chords but hopefully…

To say that I’m a Michael Nesmith fan is putting it mildly. He’s been my number one musical influence, along with the other Monkees of course, for as long as I can remember. Imagine my surprise when I came across…

Now available on all major streaming platforms! Here are a few links to the song on various streaming platforms. I think there's also a nifty new thing on my nifty new website that will play my new song at the…

Hey there! Merry Briggsmas!

I'm so excited to share this with you! My complete transcription of Briggs' Banjo Instructor is available now! I transcribed all 56 instrumental solos from the original 1855 book. This was the world's first banjo tutor…

Terveisiä! Greetings!

Please allow me to introduce the release of Ancestral Melodies! This is a collection of six books with over 150 brand new arrangements of traditional Finnish folk tunes. The arrangements work together in the guitar, piano, and…

I have a major announcement! I was just awarded my first grant! I can’t thank the Central Minnesota Arts Board enough! It’s truly an honor that you thought my ideas were worthy of funding. Furthermore, the name of this grant…

Hey all,

Just a quick post to tell you about my new banjo club that I started. It's completely free to join and you get ten new banjo tunes emailed to you every month. That's pretty much it! Just enter…

Greetings!

I wanted to make a quick post here to tell you about my new sheet music shop on Gumroad. While I move everything from my current site over there, most of my arrangements are free (or close to it)…

Hi all! Just a quick update to point you towards my Bandcamp page. Ever since the pandemic started, Bandcamp has dedicated the first Friday of every month to us artists. 100% of what you spend on music today will go…

Greetings! As a bit of a new year's resolution to myself, I decided to start releasing new music again. The last time was in May of 2010 when I released my last album, Songs For The Moon. I had…

As I sit here trying to decide which electric strings to buy for myself to put on my Telecaster, I’m reminded of one of the most frequent questions I get asked. I thought I’d take some time to gather my…

In my years of teaching, this is one of the most commonly asked questions I’ve received. Sounds simple enough, right? But have you seen how many there are to choose from?

When you get down to it, there’s nothing wrong…