Lucy Watusi by Don Ross (1960-) Donald James Ross commonly known as Don Ross, is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist noted for the emotion and intensity of his playing as well as his use of extended technique. Ross’s music borrows from blues, jazz, folk and classical music creating a style that he describes as “heavy wood”
Ripplin by Pat Kirtley Pat Kirtley (born in Kentucky, USA) is a US-American fingerstyle guitarist, composer and guitar teacher. Pat Kirtley grew up in a musical Kentucky family. As a child he was exposed to the musical influences of his mother’s family – listening to country and bluegrass – and his father’s family who were …
Zacheus by Doyle Dykes (1954-) Doyle Dykes is an American country acoustic guitarist. He has influenced by a wide variety of musical styles and musicians such as Chet Atkins, the Allman Brothers, to the Beatles and U2. Cited along with guitarists such as Tommy Emmanuel as one of the best finger-style guitarists in the world, …
Jock Ohazeldean by Martin Simpson (1953-) Martin Stewart Simpson is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in the British Isles, America and beyond. While best known as an acoustic guitarist, Martin originally started out as a banjo player, and also plays the electric …
Hangin With The Girls I Know by Merle Travis (1917-1983) Merle Robert Travis was an American country and Western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. Merle Travis is famous for his masterful guitar playing and his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native Muhlenberg County, Kentucky “Travis picking”, a syncopated style …
Gone But Not Forgotten by Preston Reed (1955-) Preston Reed is an American fingerstyle guitarist. Reed plays with his fingers, thumbs, fists and hands at once, suggesting a whole band at work: drummer, keyboard player, bass guitarist and several guitarists at once. He uses both hands for tapping (two-hand tapping) and frets chords with his …
Bari Impov by Kaki King (1979-) Kaki King is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar, and her diverse range in different genres. King’s fingerstyle playing combines fret-tapping with slap bass techniques, using the guitar …
Commune by Roy Harper (1941-) Roy Harper is an English folk/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since 1964. He has released a large catalogue of albums (21 studio albums and 10 live albums). As a musician, Harper is known for his distinctive fingerstyle playing and lengthy, lyrical, complex compositions, a result …
The Harry Lime Theme by Martin Carthy (1941-) Martin Carthy MBE is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon[1] and later artists such as Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in …
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Engagement Waltz by David Grier The most award-winning guitarist in recent memory is David Grier. For the past several years, he has been voted by the members of the International Bluegrass Music Association as Best Guitar Player of the Year. He has also appeared on two Grammy- winning recordings: “True Life Blues-A Tribute to Bill …
