Why I Created SlideCity

I’m a Weissenborn player myself, and I’ve spent a lot of time in the small but passionate communities that exist around slide instruments. I love those communities, but they’re scattered across different groups, platforms and corners of the internet, and I’ve always wished there was one place that could bring the wider slide world together.

That idea became SlideCity: one community for Bottleneck, Lap Steel, Resonator, Pedal Steel and Weissenborn players, all living side by side. Each instrument still has its own dedicated space, but they’re part of the same larger community. That cross-pollination is a big part of what SlideCity is about — a tuning, technique, sound or musical idea from one part of the slide world can easily spark something new in another.

SlideCity is meant to be a place of our own: somewhere to discover music, exchange knowledge, talk instruments and find inspiration across the whole world of slide guitar.

And it isn’t meant to be shaped by me alone. The people who become part of SlideCity will also help decide how the community grows, what it becomes, and where it goes in the future.