News, Views and Opinions for Acoustic Guitar Players
Posted in Acoustic Guitar Players, Tablature, Video on May 9th, 2008
Paul Brady owns the traditional song, ‘Arthur McBride and the Sergeant’. His Lowden accompaniment sounds effortless, but shows great dexterity and passion. Although first recorded in the mid 1970’s, his versions of ‘Arthur McBride’ and ‘The Lakes Of Pontchartrain’ are still being asked for by audiences today. In many folk clubs Arthur McBride is on [...]
Posted in Acoustic Guitar Players, Book Review, Online Course Review, Video on May 7th, 2008
I’ve been a fan of British guitarist Gordon Giltrap for many years. Heart’s Song was the first thing I heard him play as it was used as theme music for the BBC’s Holiday program in the 1970’s. It went on to be nominated for an Ivor Novello award.
Over the years, Gordon has worked with [...]
Posted in Acoustic Guitar Players, Fingerstyle Guitar, Video on Apr 28th, 2008
In this first post I’m going to share a video of one of my favorite acoustic guitar players, John Renbourn. I first met John at a guitar gathering in Cheshire, England. After following his playing for many years, I was thrilled to see and hear him play in a very small and intimate venue.
Here [...]
