Thanks a lot Rob 
Loved it, Trond, keep doing what you’re doing!
Thanks a lot David
Much appreciated 
Bring on the glum !! I’m with you and Brian, who needs cheer and the shiny happy people ! That was lovely Trond, despite your introductory put down. Don’t be so hard on yourself, twas well played and sung !
Hahahaha!!! Thanks @TheMadman_tobyjenner
Who needs happy songs?
Yeah. I share that boat with you and Brian 24/7 
Thanks Toby
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I have been working on fingerpicking without anchoring for a while now.
So did a recording today to see how that went.
It has been quite difficult and still is to play with no anchor. It changes up things. The chord change is slower for some reason. Its much harder too pick out strings. I have played most set patterns last week, was weird going back to random strings.
The recording is a disaster though. Turned out that the camera did not tape the picking hand 
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Well that was a rather good listen, it felt like a more intimate performance. Like you had just picked up the guitar and started playing to yourself and we all just gathered around the fire place to listen. Never heard the song before. I’d be interested knowing what it was you were playing.
Thanks @Socio
Appreciate your nice words.
The song is called stone played by a band called Whiskey Myers… check them out, they are cool band
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I would love to see your right hand Trond so I can actually comment on how are you getting on 
sounded good to me, very nice and mellow tune.
From my experience what taught me not to use anchor (at least not always I might still occasionally use it if it’s more convenient) is a song incorporating first three fingers and a thumb in picking pattern. If you are using ring finger you can’t use the anchor and that’s how you can learn to get rid of it 
My suggestion - main theme from a movie called The Crazy Heart with Jeff Bridges called The Weary Kind by Ryan Bingham. I have it on my channel if you want to check out, has plenty of tricky changes but it’s really worth giving it a try.
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I love the weary kind Adi. I will check it out. Have not really had any attempt on it, i have written it off as too difficult. But yes, that was a good idea. I do play some things with anchor. I aim to be able too do both. As you said. Sometimes it is convenient with anchor.
Thanks for the tips, i will dive into Ryan Bingham
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That sounded good to my ears, both guitar and singing, Trond. You are making progress with the finger-picking without an anchor finger.
Not following this, Adrian. I used my pinky as an anchor for the first few years of trying to finger-pick, which certainly included House of the Rising Sun picked with index, middle, ring picking GBe strings. I’m now working at not using the pinky in that way.
@tRONd Trond, what I picked up to be important is still having some part of the arm or hand anchored to provide some stability. I keep my forearm anchored against the top of the guitar body, but getting control of the hand, to keep movements to the minimum is taking plenty practice.
And it remains a pain to switch back to picking after say thumb-strumming the chorus to achieve much sought after variation between verse and chorus. Maybe when I have 100s and 100s, if not 1000s of hours of doing it, it will be as natural as strumming open chords.
We must just keep on trondling.
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Yes. I see the issue with no anchoring and switching between strumming and picking. That is something I’m not able too do. I can play a song with picking hand in one position. But as soon as i change between strumming and picking i find it impossible for now.
I think i like this new verb Brian came up with… trondling
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Sorry for late reply David, a bit busy while being away 
when I started playing the song I mentioned I found for myself that using anchor while playing with ring finger as well was slowing me down and was awkward so I learnt how to play without anchor due to it being uncomfortable to me, that is where my suggestion came from that perhaps other will feel the same way however I tried on one of guitars I found from my past at hometown using anchor for fingerstyle with 3 fingers and thumb and certainly it is doable, however still uncomfortable to me
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Another great video @tRONd, always enjoy your ones. Yep, bummer we couldn’t see your picking hand but still an enjoyable play and sing through.
Hey this one slipped under the radar, Trond
Another understated but cool song.
You get away with all sorts, you know. Even the wobbles in tempo almost sound like they are on purpose to add some fragility
Good stuff indeed
I’m going to trondle over to What are you listening to now , as you reminded me of another sad Norwegian troubadour
Hehehehe… thanks a lot @brianlarsen and @jkahn
Yeah. Whole point with that recording was to tape my right hand
Very nice, Tron! Sorry I’m just meeting you. I jumped over to your learning log also. Interesting read about your buying and selling your guitars and finding some you loved and knowing it when you played them. I also enjoyed this song. Something I would like to play soon. I’m going to go now and check out Whisky Myers! Anyway, Good job!
Thanks Pamela
Appreciate it
Hi Trond,
Weird, I could have sworn I already posted something here…it must have gone wrong a few days ago when I was looking for a video with Tommy Emmanuel… in which he tells…almost yells…use an anchor… 
So, having said that… a nice song again 
… just work out the mistakes and it can be on CD …and a happy sun for you, you gloomy singer 
Greetings
Hahahaha Roger. I could sworn the same thing but i dont find it either.
Im struggling a bit with this anchor finger and thumb placement. I do know mr. Emanuell has said this thing about anchor finger. And yeah… i seems like he found it to work
Appreciate your feedbacks and your small drips of sunshine. Makes me smile
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