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In Search of the Great American Guitar Concerto
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In Search of the Great American Guitar Concerto
by John Stropes
Reviews of Ice Fields by Leo Kottke and Stephen Paulus, and Jean Felix-Lalanne's Symphony for a Country Gentleman. This article originally appeared in the March/April 1991 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine.
A Fun New Way to Play the Guitar!
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A Fun New Way to Play the Guitar!
by John Stropes
Michael Hedges' song "Hot Type" uses a revolutionary new right-hand technique that has the potential to shake up the world of finger-style guitar. This article originally appeared in the September/October 1996 issue of Fingerstyle Guitar magazine.
Little Gremlins
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Little Gremlins
by John Stropes
Michael Hedges' song "Ragamuffin" is a stunning composition that draws many different types of techniques together for its transcendent musical objective. This article originally appeared in the January/February 1997 issue of Fingerstyle Guitar magazine.
Michael Hedges
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Michael Hedges
by John Stropes
Michael Hedges is gone. One of the world's great composers died in an auto accident at the age of 43
Fingerstyle Goes To College
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Fingerstyle Goes To College
by Ben Woolman
How a dedicated teacher and scholar created the world's only college-level program in fingerstyle guitar.
Joseph Spence/Fingerstyle Phenomenon
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Joseph Spence/Fingerstyle Phenomenon
by John Stropes
Once a Bahamian sponge fisherman, the late Joseph Spence fused native musical traditions and a potpourri of American Styles into a powerfully original brand of fingerpicking, inspiring such diverse artists as Ry Cooder, Peter Lang and Taj Mahal. This article originally appeared in the October 1981 issue of Frets magazine.

Tour Schedules

Billy McLaughlin Tour Schedule - This is a direct link to the Billy McLaughlin tour schedule.

Michael Gulezian Tour Schedule - This is a direct link to the Michael Gulezian tour schedule.

Leo Kottke Tour Schedule - This is a direct link to the Leo Kottke tour schedule.

Dan Schwartz Tour Schedule - This is a direct link to the Dan Schwartz tour schedule.

Justin Roth Tour Schedule - This is a direct link to the Justin Roth tour schedule.

Alex de Grassi Tour Schedule - This is a direct link to the Alex de Grassi tour schedule.

Willy Porter Tour Schedule - This is a direct link to the Willy Porter tour schedule.

Web Sites

Billy McLaughlin Web Site - This is the official Billy McLaughlin web site.

Michael Gulezian Web site - This web site is the official web site of Michael Gulezian.

Ray Kane Page of Dancing Cat Records - This page provides a biography and information on recordings by Ray Kane.

Leo Kottke Web Site - This is the official Leo Kottke web site.

Getting to mouth off - This is an article on Leo Kottke written by Anil Prasad.

Blowing the Saddletank - This is an article on Leo Kottke written by Anil Prasad.

Dan Schwartz Web Site - This is the official Dan Schwartz web site.

Nomad Land - The Nomad Land web site is the offical Michael Hedges web site.

Michael Hedges Page of Windham Hill - This link points to Michael Hedges recording information from Windham Hill.

Inspiration and Imagination - This is an article on Michael Hedges written by Anil Prasad.

Patrick Brayer Web Site - In 1996 and 1997, Michael Hedges spent three or four weeks producing and performing on a recording for lyrical genius and guitarist Patrick Brayer. Unfortunately, these sessions have not yet been released, but much of Patrick's prolific output is available.

Lucas Michailidus Web Site - This is the official Lucas Michailidus web site.

Justin Roth Web Site - This is the official Justin Roth web site.

Ben Woolman Web Site - This is the offical Ben Woolman web site.

Alex de Grassi Web Site - This is the official web site for Alex de Grassi.

Sonny Chillingworth from Dancing Cat Records - This web site provides a biography and information on recordings by Sonny Chillingworth.

Pino Forastiere Web Site - This is the official web site for Pino Forastiere.

Enver Izmaylov Web Site - This is the official web site for Enver Izmaylov.

Willy Porter Web Site - This is the official web site for Willy Porter.

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