Dance Of The Goldenrod 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 of finger …
Fingers In Flight by Edward Gerhard (1959-2009) Buster B. Jones was an American guitarist specializing in the fingerpicking style. He toured often, earning the nicknames “Le Machine Gun” and “Pistola” for his fast playing style. Jones was also well known for his mentoring of young players and he appeared in 11 instructional videos demonstrating and …
The Handing Down by Edward Gerhard Acoustic/fingerstyle guitarist Edward Gerhard is one of the genre’s most gifted and highly regarded players. Although he currently resides in New England, Gerhard is originally from Philadelphia, where at the age of 14 he began playing guitar after being awestruck by the legendary Andrés Segovia.
Bayou Belles by Adrian Legg (1948-) Adrian Legg is an English guitar player who has been called “impossible to categorize”. He plays custom guitars that are a hybrid of electric and acoustic, and his fingerstyle picking technique has been acknowledged by the readers of Guitar Player who voted Legg the “best acoustic fingerstyle” player four …
Tattered Old Kite by David Wilcox (1958-) David Patrick Wilcox is an American folk musician and singer-songwriter guitarist. He has been active in the music business since the late 1980s. Many critics compare his style to James Taylor as well as Joni Mitchell and John Gorka.
Spring Fever Part A by Bill Mize Growing up in Sevier county in East Tennessee in the 50s and 60s provided Bill a deep well of musical influences to draw from. Local music showcases out of Nashville and Knoxville exposed Bill to artists of southern soul, early rock, bluegrass and mountain music.
Ill Be All Right by Jorma Kaukonen (1940-) Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen was a founding member of the popular psychedelic San Francisco-based band Jefferson Airplane
Berkley Springs 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”
The Friend I Never Met by Andy McKee (1979-) Andy McKee is an American fingerstyle guitar player. His style of playing and his compositions have earned him a considerable international fanbase. In late 2006, a live performance of his signature song “Drifting” became a Featured Video on YouTube and MySpace, achieving over 40 million views …
The Bricklayers Beautiful Daughter by William Ackerman (1949-) William Ackerman is an American guitarist and composer of acoustic-based instrumental music. He founded and ran for many years the influential New Age record label Windham Hill Records.On guitar tunings, William Ackerman has said that none of his songs use the standard guitar tuning
