1 2 3 Fingerstyle Guitar

Sandor Szabo - Alexandria
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Label/Cat#: Acoustic Music Records, Rough Trade # 319.1118.242 | Country/Year: Germany 1997
Genre: Acoustic Guitar | Style: Modern Acoustic Guitar, Modern Fingerstyle

…And there is truly much to be discovered here: inspiration from the Near East and Far East, a new awareness of his own Hungarian traditions of folk music, classical concepts of form, as well as much, much space for the free flow of thoughts and ideas - improvisation. Not only is Szabó's musical vocabulary unusual: in addition to the "conventional" guitar, the Hungarian also plays instruments with 8, 10 or even 16 strings and frequently relies on custom-made designs with a special "Eastern" sound. Szabó succeeds in something that is a rare feat in music: he astonishes the listener, he is the seducer who every listener with a slight penchant for what is special is only all too willing to follow.

Lucas Michailidis - The Offering
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Label/Cat#: Acoustic Music Records # 319.1288.242 | Country/Year: Germany 2002
Genre: Acoustic, Folk, Guitar Music | Style: Singer/Songwriter, Modern Fingerstyle

„The Offering“ – das ist akustische Gitarrenmusik in ihrer reinsten Ausprägung, ohne Overdubs oder Studio-Tricks. Getragen von fließenden Melodiebögen vermischt Michailidis Folk, Pop und Jazz zu einem prächigen Pastell-Gemälde, das Klischees konsequent vermeidet…

Monte Montgomery tears it up on the fretboard and the mic, and he's brought a strong rhythm section just for reinforcement. His guitar playing describes a true wealth of sounds–just picture a slap-bass player on an acoustic steel string with a penchant for Stevie Ray Vaughn, and you'll be in the ballpark. At the same time, his blazing fingerstyle, precise, percussive accompaniment, and exceedingly creative use of harmonics are only part of his truly unique guitar style. And Montgomery's outstanding technique does not prevent him from delivering a clear, melodic solo that dances through the changes.The folk-tinged songwriting is well developed, and this man's got stuff to say about life and love. In fact, Montgomery is an impressive, versatile vocalist in his own right……

A quirky detour of late-'60s British progressive/blues rock, Blodwyn Pig was founded by former Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams, who left Tull after the This Was album. Abrahams was joined by bassist Andy Pyle, drummer Ron Berg, and Jack Lancaster, who gave the outfit their most distinctive colorings via his saxophone and flute. On their two albums, they explored a jazz/blues/progressive style somewhat in the mold of (unsurprisingly) Jethro Tull, but with a lighter feel. They also bore some similarities to John Mayall's jazzy late-'60s versions of the Bluesbreakers, or perhaps Colosseum, but with more eclectic material. Both of their LPs made the British Top Ten, though the players' instrumental skills were handicapped by thin vocals and erratic (though oft-imaginative) material. The group were effectively finished by Abrahams' departure after 1970's Getting to This. They briefly reunited in the mid-'70s, and Abrahams was part of a different lineup that reformed in the late '80s; they have since issued a couple of albums in the 1990s.

Take a 110 minute lesson with one of the top acoustic fingerstyle guitarists on the scene today. In his friendly and patient teaching style, Adam Rafferty shows you 4 of his favorite Steve Wonder fingerstyle arrangements slowly, note for note. He'll show YOU how to do his special 'pop, click, pick and slap' techniques which help make these solo arrangements some of the funkiest, most grooving versions of these songs available to guitarists today! Also covered are walking baselines, harp like chords, and how to make the guitar parts 'lock up' like a full band. You'll be able to play solo guitar versions of 4 classic Stevie Wonder songs, Superstition, I Wish, Overjoyed and Sir Duke. No music reading required, all tablature is included with the printed material!

These four pieces are arranged for solo guitar along with four duets, featuring cello, English horn, piano by George Winston and violin by Darol Anger.