[Laughingboy68]

I have played dozens of songs for decades using my own fingerpicking style. I often use a lazier thumb pattern.

Just this week, I started to refine a few with a more disciplined Travis picking style. I have been meaning to do this for years, but often got frustrated with the need for the right hand to almost be on autopilot. I’m finally getting over the hump.

It seems that Bruce Cockburn’s Wondering Where the Lions Are was the piece that finally clicked it in for me. I’ve been playing this particular song with a more syncopated rhythm for at least 20 years, but Travis picking really establishes the bounce that drives the tune.