Soleares by Rafael Marin (1862-) Rafael Marin was a talented guitarist and flamenco music composer. Born in Pedroso de la Sierra, Province of Sevilla, Spain, July 7, 1862. While very young he became an enthusiastic aficionado of the guitar and the flamenco music. Rafael Marin published a Flamenco Method book. “Methodo Para Guitarra- Aires Andaluces“. …
Twilight in Galisteo by Ottmar Liebert (1959-) Ottmar Liebert is a German-born composer and guitarist, born to a Chinese-German father and a Hungarian mother. As a child, he spent most of his time traveling Europe and Asia with his family. Ottmar leads an ensemble called Luna Negra (“Black Moon”), which has gained popularity performing as …
El Mantoncillo by Paco Pena (1942-) Paco Peña is a Spanish flamenco guitarist. He is regarded as one of the world’s foremost traditional Flamenco players. Pena began performing throughout Spain with a government-sponsored folk music and dance program where Peña established himself as a highly-regarded accompanist to Flamenco dance and singing.
4 am by Pierre Bensusan (1957-) Pierre Bensusan is a French-Algerian guitarist. As sephardic Jews, his family came from Spain, Spanish Morocco and French Algeria. The genre of his acoustic guitar music is often characterized as Celtic, Folk, World music, New Age, or Chamber jazz. He has also published three books of music and tablature. …
Granadina by Rafael Marin (1862-) Rafael Marin was a talented guitarist and flamenco music composer. Born in Pedroso de la Sierra, Province of Sevilla, Spain, July 7, 1862. While very young he became an enthusiastic aficionado of the guitar and the flamenco music. Rafael Marin published a Flamenco Method book. “Methodo Para Guitarra- Aires Andaluces“. …
Solea de Arcas by Rafael Marin (1862-) Rafael Marin was a talented guitarist and flamenco music composer. Born in Pedroso de la Sierra, Province of Sevilla, Spain, July 7, 1862. While very young he became an enthusiastic aficionado of the guitar and the flamenco music. Rafael Marin published a Flamenco Method book. “Methodo Para Guitarra- …
Bunyans Hymn by John Renbourn (1944-) John Renbourn is an English guitarist and songwriter. While most commonly labelled a folk musician, Renbourn’s musical tastes and interests take in early music, classical music, blues and world music. His most influential album, Sir John Alot (1968), featured his take on songs from the Medieval era.
Blackwater Side by Bert Jansch (1943-2011) Herbert “Bert” Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter. He recorded at least 25 albums and toured extensively from the …
Auroras Powder Rag by Stefan Grossman (1945-) Stefan Grossman is an American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and singer, music producer and educator, and co-founder of Kicking Mule records.
Questions by Tommy Emmanuel (1955-) William Thomas “Tommy” Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as “Best Acoustic Guitarist” in their readers’ poll. In …
