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Articles
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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 | |
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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. | |
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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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