Podcasts about Michael Hedges

Album discussed is Michael Hedges' 'Live On The Double Planet.' New song discussed is OK Go's 'Love.'*This episode was recorded on Sunday, May 26, 2025For all of Mutlu's tour dates and tickets visit⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mutlusounds.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠To suggest an album, leave a comment or visit us at ⁠⁠⁠https//www.carllandryrecordclub.com⁠⁠⁠The intro music is "I Should Let You Know" by Marian Hill.This is Carl Landry Record Club episode #163

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Long-time musical collaborators Mariah Parker (piano, santur) and Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar) share their unique blend of captivating music that is sure to uplift. Performing original compositions inspired by the musical cultures of Spain, Brazil and India mixed with the contemporary colors of jazz, the duo creates a mesmerizing sound that has been described by concert goers as ‘absolutely spellbinding' ‘dazzling and unforgettable' and ‘a transporting experience.' Mariah Parker Mariah Parker has been playing music from the time she could reach the keys on the grand piano in her family home. As a composer, pianist and bandleader her work crosses cultural boundaries with an exuberant quest for defying musical labels or categorization. Her academic tenure at UC Santa Cruz was distinguished by her involvement with ethnomusicologist Fred Lieberman and the iconic drummer Mickey Hart on the “Planet Drum” project, marking her early foray into the fusion of musical traditions. Her discography began with the critically acclaimed Sangria in February 2009, followed by Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert in 2017 and Windows Through Time in 2024. The last two albums have both enjoyed months of prominence on the National Jazzweek Airplay chart and been celebrated globally for their innovative soundscapes and compositional brilliance. Windows Through Time (released June, 2024) “One of the most beautiful and surprising releases of 2024” — Thierry De Clemensat, US correspondent – Paris-Move and ABS magazine “Genre-bending brilliance….with Windows Through Time, Mariah Parker cements her position as a leading voice in contemporary music” — Jazz Sensibilities Matthew Montfort Matthew Montfort is the leader of the innovative world fusion group Ancient Future, and a pioneer of the scalloped fretboard guitar, an instrument combining qualities of the South Indian vina and the steel string guitar. Montfort studied intensively with vina master K.S. Subramanian in order to apply the note-bending techniques to the guitar. In 2012, he was added to the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists list at http://DigitalDreamDoor.com , joining luminaries such as Michael Hedges, Chet Atkins, John Fahey, and John Renbourn. Montfort has recorded with legendary world music figures ranging from Bolivian panpipe master Gonzalo Vargas to tabla maestros Swapan Chaudhuri and Zakir Hussain. He has performed concerts worldwide, including the Festival Internacional de la Guitarra on the Golden Coast of Spain near Barcelona and the Mumbai Festival at the Gateway of India in Bombay. Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts. #commonweal #sacredmusic #musicthatheals #healingmusic #solsticeofheroes commonweal, sacredmusic, musicthatheals, healingmusic, solstice, summersolstice, summersolstice, winter solstice, winter

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with David HarlandDavid is a singer/songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist in the tradition of great innovators like Michael Hedges, Nick Drake, David Wilcox, and Billy McLaughlin, who believes music holds the power to reach the deepest parts of our lives and make the world a better place. http://www.makingascene.org

Canciones salvadoras de FleetwoodMac, Joe Egan, AllisonRussell,GrahamNash, Michael Hedges, The PsychedelicFurs... «Mah Nà Mah Nà» es una canción popular compuesta por el italiano Piero Umiliani... Se hizo muy popular la versión televisiva de The Muppets. Y un pequeño homenaje a Serrat, reciente Premio Princesa de Asturias.DISCO 1 CAKE Mahna, MahnaDISCO 2 NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS Center Of MeDISCO 3 FLEETWOOD MAC GypsyDISCO 4 JOE EGAN FreezeDISCO 5 MICHAEL HEDGES After The Gold RushDISCO 6 ALLISON RUSSELL The ReturnerDISCO 7 GRAHAM NASH A Better LifeDISCO 8 GARY OLSON Giovanna PleaseDISCO 9 THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS The Ghost In YouDISCO 10 JAKE SHIMABUKURO & JACK JOHNSON & PAULA FUGA  A Place In The SunDISCO 11 MARI TRINI Cuando me acariciasDISCO 12 SERRAT En PausDISCO 13 SERRAT CiudadanosDISCO 14 SERRAT LucíaEscuchar audio

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 10/19/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be featuring an autumnal mix of music featuring Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen, Warren Haynes with Railroad Earth, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Michael Hedges, Paul Simon, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, and Nico

Todays special bonus episode features a fascinating discussion with Michael Johnson and Michael Hedges from one of the world's most prestigious hifi brands, Monitor Audio. The highest quality equipment is needed to deliver the best experience for music lovers like us, especially in a world where quality is often sacrificed for quantity and convenience. This wide ranging discussion lifts the lid on the world of audio equipment design of the highest level. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the sound of Monitor Audio... If you can, please support the Electronically Yours podcast via my Patreon: patreon.com/electronicallyours

We launched the Acoustic Guitar Podcast two years ago and the show has grown a lot in that time, thanks to listeners like you! This re-release of our first-ever episode includes Part Two which previously had only been available to our Patreon supporters. In this episode, we share stories of first guitars. Tune in for renowned musicians Eric Bibb, Bruce Cockburn, Courtney Hartman, Richard Thompson, Badi Assad, Sharon Isbin, and Tommy Emmanuel; heartwarming, inspiring, and surprising tales from the community; plus previously unheard recordings of Doc Watson and Michael Hedges; and Dick Boak demonstrates the first instrument he ever built, long before his storied career with C.F. Martin & Co began.Additional resources:Learn more about the artists who shared their stories in this episode: Badi Assad, Eric Bibb, Dick Boak, Bruce Cockburn, Tommy Emmanuel, Courtney Hartman, Sharon Isbin, Richard Thompson. If you want to keep your first (or second, third, or 30th!) guitar in top playing condition, check out the Acoustic Guitar Owner's Manual and Acoustic Guitar Care & Maintenance guides.Join our Patreon community to access bonus podcast episodes, exclusive live workshops, and more. The Acoustic Guitar Podcast theme music is composed by Adam Perlmutter and performed for this episode by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers.This episode is hosted by Nick Grizzle and Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, produced by Tanya Gonzalez, and directed and edited by Joey Lusterman. Executive producers are Lyzy Lusterman and Stephanie Campos Dal Broi.The Acoustic Guitar Podcast is produced by the team at Acoustic Guitar magazine, including:Publisher: Lyzy LustermanEditorial Director: Adam PerlmutterManaging Editor: Kevin OwensCreative Director: Joey LustermanDigital Content Director: Stephanie Campos Dal BroiDigital Content Manager: Nick GrizzleMarketing Services Manager: Tanya GonzalezSpecial thanks to our listeners who support the show on Patreon.Support the Show.

"I'll learn to work the saxophone I'll play just what I feelDrink Scotch whisky all night long, and die behind the wheelThey got a name for the winners in the worldI want a name when I loseThey call Alabama the Crimson TideCall me Deacon Blues"Call me fortunate for being able to share my love of Music with you each weekend on Whole 'Nuther Thing. Joining us are Garland Jeffreys, Warren Zevon, Miles Davis, Fleetwood Mac, Ben Sidran, Maria Muldaur, Otis Redding, John Mellencamp,The Doors, Love, Tom Waits, Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Michael Hedges, John Lennon, Seatrain, Supertramp, The Beatles, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Lenny Kravitz and Steely Dan

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Michael Hedges, Technical Director of the Monitor Audio Group and Nick Fichte, Business Development Director Home and Yacht of L-Acoustics about why they have embraced the Immersive Audio Design Recommended Practice and how they are incorporating it into their businesses.

"Well I think it's fine, building Jumbo planesOr taking a ride on a cosmic trainSwitch on summer from a slot machineGet what you want to if you want, 'cause you can get anythingI know we've come a long wayWe're changing day to dayBut tell me, where do the children play?"I'm not sure where the children play, but I'll be right here playing 2 hours of "Music Without Boundaries" for your enjoyment. Please join me and Laura Nyro, arole King, Beach Boys, Elton John,  Bob James, Traffic, Doors, Michael Hedges, Miles Davis, Jef Beck Group, Ben Sidran, Elvis Costello, George Benson, Bloodd Sweat & Tears, Earth Wind & Fire, Neil Young, Full Moon, Tower Of Power, Christopher Cross, Love, Buffalo Springfield, Beatles, Nick Drake, Van Morrison and Cat Stevens...

Guitarist Michael Hedges transcended genre with his incendiary two-hand technique, oddball instruments, and plethora of unique tunings. And his creative cover arrangements, from Sheila E. to Zappa, are in a world of their own. On this episode, we hear from his family, friends, and scholars who share what Hedges' music means to them, and what's in store for Hedges fans.Sponsored by StewMac: Click to get 10% off until June 16, 2024! - https://stewmac.sjv.io/JzMyNeGet at us: 100guitarists@premierguitar.com Call/Text: 319-423-9734Podcast powered by Sweetwater. Get your podcast set up here! - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/75rE0dGuitarist Michael Hedges transcended genre with his incendiary two-hand technique, oddball instruments, and plethora of unique tunings. And his creative cover arrangements, from Sheila E. to Zappa, are in a world of their own. On this episode, we hear from his family, friends, and scholars who share what Hedges' music means to them, and what's in store for Hedges fans.Get at us: 100guitarists@premierguitar.com Call/Text: 319-423-9734Sponsored by StewMac: Click to get 10% off until June 16, 2024! - https://stewmac.sjv.io/JzMyNePodcast powered by Sweetwater. Get your podcast set up here! - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/75rE0d Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0aXdYIDOmS8KtZaZGNazVb Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/100-guitarists-you-should-know/id1746527331Playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/michael-hedges-100-guitarists/pl.u-LL2Bs7D8KGShow LinksOfficial Website: https://michaelhedges.com/Michael Hedges Tuning Database: https://www.stropes.com/?glbm=19&fa=7Gear List: http://nomadland.com/Point_A.htm

Senie Hunt, a self-taught singer-songwriter and percussive guitarist, adopted from Sierra Leone to the United States. He brought his profound love for West African rhythms and percussion to his new home. Having endured the hardships of Sierra Leone's Diamond wars during his early childhood, Senie sought solace in the enchanting beats of the djembe drum, allowing him to creatively process his traumas.Upon arriving in America, Senie's father introduced him to the guitar, igniting a wave of experimentation where he skillfully merged traditional guitar styles with a captivating percussive groove, a testament to his West African heritage. Drawing inspiration from esteemed musicians like Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, The Allman Brothers, as well as later influences such as Michael Hedges, Tommy Emmanuel, and Andy McKee.With a mesmerizing approach and unique style, Senie captivates audiences with his live looping, crafting performances that are a captivating blend of eclecticism, power, and artistic finesse.Recognized for his mastery of the guitar, Senie was honored with the Innovators award at the GSM Music Awards. Additionally, his remarkable talent earned him nominations for Best Male Performer of the Year in 2021 and the Rising Star award in 2022 at the esteemed New England Music Awards. His career highlights includes being the opening act for renowned artists such as Richard Thompson, The Levin Brothers, Brooks Young, Daby Touré, Kris Allen, Robert Randolph, The Wailers, and Recycled Percussions.https://www.facebook.com/seniehuntmusic/https://www.instagram.com/seniehuntmusic/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVvO9LRVRoFtzUYFop6HQUwHost - Trey MitchellIG - treymitchellphotographyIG - feeding_the_senses_unsensoredFB - facebook.com/profile.php?id=100074368084848Sponsorship Information  -  ftsunashville@gmail.comTheme Song - The Wanshttps://www.thewansmusic.com/https://www.facebook.com/thewansmusic/https://www.instagram.com/thewans/?hl=en

This week on America's Podcast, we're welcoming back guest Lee Gerstmann! We're diving into David Gilmour's "On an Island." Will this album make us want to escape to a desert island and hide, or will it make us want to come back to the mainland and blast it? No spoilers here! Tracks of the Week include Marc's pick, "Bullet The Blue Sky Live" by U2, Lee's choice, "Aerial Boundaries" by Michael Hedges, and we're wrapping it up with Jerry's selection, "Snowblind" by Styx. Until next week, don't hide away on an island - come out and join us for a few drinks, maybe have a Mai Tai'! Cheers! #davidgilmour #onanisland #classicrock

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"Well, I really wasn't, such a Johnny Ace fanBut I felt bad all the sameSo I sent away for his photograph and I waited till it cameIt came all the way from Texas  with a sad and simple faceAnd they signed it on the bottom From the late great Johnny Ace,"Plese join me and The Late Great Johnny Ace on the Sunday Edition Of Whole 'Nuther Thing. Also joining us are Phil Collins, Michael Hedges, Cat Stevens, Traffic, Porcupine Tree, Pat metheny, Tears For Fears, Jeff Beck, Justin Hayward, Jean Luc Ponty, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Moody Blues, Dire Straits, Harry Nilsson and Paul Simon

Vertical Horizon lead vocalist and founding member Matt Scannell joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss the other "VH" band, the origin of the band name Vertical Horizon, where Matt Scannell learned to play and love the guitar, Michael Hedges creating the violent acoustic genre, playing with Carter Beauford of Dave Matthews Band, Vertical Horizon getting a deal with RCA and Matt Scannell mastering the art of songwriting, Tiffan Amber Thiessen in the You're A God video, the song Everything You Want coming to Matt Scannell in a dream, James and Matt bonding over the successfulness of choosing to be bald, meeting and befriending Neil Peart of Rush, a live performance of Everything You Want, Matt Scannell's first concert, first drug and first sexual experience and so much more!(Air Date: April 20th, 2024)Support our sponsors!YoKratom.com - Check out YoKratom (the home of the $60 kilo) for all your kratom needs!To advertise your product or service on GaS Digital podcasts please go to TheADSide.com and click on "Advertisers" for more information!The SDR Show merchandise is available at https://podcastmerch.com/collections/the-sdr-showYou can watch The SDR Show LIVE for FREE every Wednesday and Saturday at 9pm ET at GaSDigitalNetwork.com/LIVEOnce you're there you can sign up at GaSDigitalNetwork.com with promo code: SDR14 for a 14-day FREE trial with access to every SDR show ever recorded! On top of that you'll also have the same access to ALL the shows that GaS Digital Network has to offer!Follow the whole show on social media!Vertical HorizonTwitter: https://twitter.com/VerticalHorizonInstagram: https://instagram.com/OfficialVerticalHorizonJames L. MatternTwitter: https://twitter.com/jameslmatternInstagram: https://instagram.com/thejamesmatternRalph SuttonTwitter: https://twitter.com/iamralphsuttonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamralphsutton/The SDR ShowTwitter: https://twitter.com/theSDRshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesdrshow/GaS Digital NetworkTwitter: https://twitter.com/gasdigitalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gasdigital/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pro tip: please watch the short video version of this post that I link to www.GuitarSuccess4U.com/10AlternateTuningMyths. It will give you a much clearer grasp of what I'm sharing here.Abbreviated transcript and table included below…Have you always wanted to play in alternate tunings, but felt a little intimidated by the process? Not anymore.Let's dispel 10 myths together and find some hidden treasures when it comes to alternate tunings.The 6 machine heads on our guitars are like a 6-digit combination lock, and the alternate tunings we can access with them can be incredibly enjoyable. Here are 10 myths I'm going to dispel about alternate tunings.  You ready?Myth #1 – “Alternate tunings are too difficult to get into.”By definition, an alternate tuning is any tuning that's different from standard tuning, so even Drop-D can fall into this category. This is the best place to start. All you do is start with a standard-tuned guitar and then tune one string down – your 6th string, until the 12th fret harmonic matches the open 4th string D (watch the video to see how.)Myth #2 – “Alternate tunings can be achieved with a partial capo.” If were to take a standard tuned guitar and place a partial capo on strings 5, 4, and 3 on the second fret, and play those notes open, they would sound an Esus4.If I tune another guitar to DADGAD and place the capo on the second fret, I'll have access to the same open notes that sound an Esus4. And although some of the chords might sound similar on both guitars (see the video), that's where the similarity between the partial capo and the alternate tuning end.Look at this closed voicing A Major scale on a standard-tuned guitar with a partial capo, and contrast it to a DADGAD capo 2 guitar.Myth #3 – “You can figure out the tuning of a guitar from an audio recording.” Sometimes. Not always. I wrote a song in DADGAD and recorded it on an album with my capo on the 3rd fret. Later, a friend liked the song so much that he taught it to himself from the recording, and played it in standard tuning, but with a lot more fretted notes. Myth #4 – “The tuning dictates the key.” Not necessarily. I actually learned a beautiful fingerstyle song by Pierre Bensusan in DADGAD while studying with him in France called “L'Alchimiste,” and that song was in DADGAD but in the keys of C and F Major…without a capo. Pretty wild.Myth #5 – “Alternate tunings require a dedicated guitar.” I think it depend on how quickly you can re-tune. I caught Michael Hedges in concert a couple times and he had two 6-string guitars for the whole show – one he played onstage, while his technician re-tuned the other one offstage. He must have played in upwards of two dozen tunings with just those two guitars. At my concerts and when I lead worship, I use at most, three guitars. I try to keep my guitars in neighboring tunings as well, and to plan my sets accordingly.Myth #6 – “Each tuning takes a long time to learn to play in.” Actually, once you've re-tuned, you can be creating great music in minutes. There's something sweet about exploring a new tuning for the first time, and finding chord voicings that are just not possible in standard tuning or even partial capo positions.Myth #7 – “Once you re-tune, you have to re-learn the instrument.” As I mentioned, you don't have to re-learn everything in a new tuning. Some strings, if they remain in their original pitches, can allow for some of the same figures we know, like three-string chord voicings or melodic fragments. Some tunings are nice for specific textures, drones, or certain keys. But a new tuning doesn't necessitate re-learning the entire guitar from square one. Myth #8 – “Alternate tunings require special string gauges.” If we keep the same strings proprietary to their standard locations on the guitar, I recommend medium gauge – 13 to 56, from high to low, because a set of these strings splits the difference between the heavy gauge strings and light gauge strings.Myth #9 – “Your tunings drastically affect your collaborators' choices.”As long as you're in concert pitch and playing chords or melodies, this really doesn't affect your collaborators in a major way.You might have a little fun mystifying your bass player who thinks they know which notes you're playing, especially on your low strings, but no, tunings don't affect other musicians, at least not logistically. They may actually inspire your collaborators artistically, which could be really cool. Lastly…Myth #10 – “There are only a limited number of alternate tunings out there.”  Think about my analogy of a combination lock for a moment. There are lots of possibilities, especially if there are six digits on your lock. If we were to compute each string as having a combined range of an octave (in other words, each string could theoretically be tuned down a Perfect 5th and up a Major 3rd), how many alternate tuning possibilities could there be on a 6-string guitar?  Answer: 2,985,984 tunings! A six-string acoustic guitar in good shape is primed and ready for exploring alternate tunings, so I encourage you to step out and take the risk. Who knows? You might write an arrangement or a brand-new song in a new tuning…today. Maybe you'll find a way to arrange a worship song you love, in an alternate tuning, perhaps combined with a capo across all 6 strings for the key where it works best for your voice, your band, or both. I hope you do.As we wrap up, without going too deep into a discussion about gear, I will say that there are automated tuners, tuning levers and pegs that can be added to a guitar to customize the precision and speed with which someone can re-tune their guitar.  Guitarist Adrian Legg is a prime example of someone who has leveraged these kinds of tools. But a six-string acoustic guitar in good shape is primed and ready for exploring alternate tunings, so I encourage you to step out and take the risk.  Who knows?  You might write an arrangement or a brand new song in a new tuning…today.  Maybe you'll find a way to arrange a worship song you love, in an alternate tuning, perhaps combined with a capo across all 6 strings for the key where it works best for your song, your band, or both.  I hope you do.And if you're looking for more insights into discovering some hidden treasures that the guitar and music have to offer, I would be honored to be your guide in a one-of-a-kind online experience called GuitarSuccess4U.  I've never seen anything like what we have, therefore, I had to create it.  We have a 6-stage Success Path, proven strategies for multi-modal learning, a collection of hand-picked guest experts, and a community of like-minded Christian guitarists who just might be on a similar journey to you.  Will you discover what we've worked so diligently to create? Please take a moment to visit GuitarSuccess4U.com and see what we're up to. It could change your guitar world, and transform your musical world.I hope to see you inside GuitarSuccess4U. Keep showing up, have serious fun as you play your guitar, and I'll see you next time.Thanks for reading Guitar Serious Fun! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit guitarseriousfun.substack.com

"It's your life and you can do what you wantDo what you likeBut please don't keep-a me waitingPlease don't keep-a me waiting'Cause I'm so tired, tired of waiting,Tired of waiting for you"No waiting for terrific tunes on the Sunday Edition of Whole 'Nuther Thing, please join me and Wishbone Ash, Van Morrison, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Fairport Convention, XTC, Coldplay, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Seatrain, Loggins & Messina, It's A Beautiful Day, Iain Matthews, Pat metheny, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Moody Blues, Jefferson Starship, Michael Hedges, Renaissance, Yes, Deodato, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and The Flock.

Philly Artist's New Album And Deko Entertainment Take The International Stage#newmusic #newalbum #singersongwriter #philadelphia #dekoentertainment Stockton, NJ - The anticipation surrounding Stephen DiJoseph's upcoming record release, Songs Dreams Circumstance, is elevated by exciting news. DiJoseph, a renowned Billboard-honored pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist, has announced a significant partnership with Deko Entertainment (ADA/Warner Music Group). With an intriguing career marked by numerous accolades, DiJoseph's musical artistry has consistently left an indelible impression on the industry and audiences alike. His ability to stir profound emotions through his vocals, instrumentally, and neurodiversity story makes him an unforgettable artist. This forthcoming album features 12 award-winning songs earning praise and recognition from critics and competitions. DiJoseph is reminiscent of such iconic and varied artists as Michael Hedges, Peter Gabriel, Keith Jarrett, Cat Stevens, and John Mayer.Website: https://www.stephendijoseph.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephendijosephFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiJosephMusicandFilmX: https://twitter.com/stephendijosephThanks for tuning in, please be sure to click that subscribe button and give this a thumbs up!!Email: thevibesbroadcast@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/listen_to_the_vibes_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevibesbroadcastnetworkLinktree: https://linktr.ee/the_vibes_broadcastTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeuTVRv2/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheVibesBrdcstTruth: https://truthsocial.com/@KoyoteFor all our social media and other links, go to: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/the_vibes_broadcastPlease subscribe, like, and share!

"All the leaves are brown and the sky is grayI've been for a walk on a winter's dayI'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.California dreamin' on such a winter's day"Actually, it hasn't been very warm since 2024 began. Doesn't compare to our Midwest friends but we're spoiled here.Please join me on the Saturday edition of Whole 'Nuther Thing.I'll do my best to warm you up with some tasty morsels of tunes featuring The BoDeans, Laura Nyro, Pat Metheny, Jeff Buckley, Genesis, Harry Chapin, Tom Rush, The Beatles, Left Banke, Michael Hedges, John McLaughlin, Harry Nilsson, The Hollies, Beatles, Velvet Underground, King Crimson, Jean Luc Ponty, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Simon & Garfunkel, Rascals, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and The Mamas & The Papas...

Is this one of the best or worst method books for fingerstyle guitar? You can learn to play music by simultaneously using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Dan Thorpe's Fingerstyle 101 is a method book for learning to play fingerstyle (or “fingerpicking”) guitar.  The book is appropriate for absolute beginner fingerstyle players who have some experience with open chords.  Intermediate and advanced players will fly through this book and may find a few useful ideas but probably won't find any revelatory information or inspiring performance pieces.  The author has written this book with older adult students in mind, although any beginning students would certainly benefit from working through it.  The book contains lots of practical advice on fingerpicking technique, playing posture, and strategies for practicing and memorization.  It has sections including “Pro Tips to Make Your Fingerpicking Journey Easier and More Enjoyable,” “The 7 Most Deadly Fingerpicking Mistakes,” and “The 10 Steps for Getting the Most Out of Your Fingerpicking Playing.”  There is one section of the book (less than half the book) with actual playing examples, and these examples are great first fingerpicking patterns to learn along with some practical applications. There is lots of text in the book.  Fortunately, this text is informative without being bland.  Lots of lists, summaries, pictures, etc.  The text has a large font size so it is easy on the eyes.  Thorpe provides advice for avoiding guitar-related injuries – i.e. information about how to hold the guitar in the classical style to help older students avoid back pain.  There is some psychology about how to learn efficiently/effectively and how to make and set goals.  There is a chord reference guide as well as sections on understanding basic rhythms and reading tablature (TAB). The playing section in the middle of the book progresses at a reasonable pace for a beginner fingerstyle student.  Thorpe teaches ten fingerpicking patterns, and for each pattern there are three examples.  The first example is as basic as possible over a single chord shape.  The second example has you play the pattern over a simple chord progression (always C G D).  Since you always utilize the same C G D chord progression, you will be able to focus your brain power on your picking hand and the new pattern.  This is also very practical because if you want to fingerpick the guitar while singing, it is useful to try out a pattern over simple chord progressions that you might find in folk or pop songs.  Finally, the third example introduces a more complex chord progression, stylistic elements such as hammer-ons and pull-offs, and sometimes a (very simple) moving melody or bass line.  These third examples are not long enough to be performance pieces, but they may inspire you to add some flair to your accompaniment fingerpicking or to write your own compositions. The book doesn't progress far enough to establish a specific style within the umbrella of fingerstyle guitar.  You learn a few classical arpeggiation patterns, a few Travis picking patterns, and a few patterns that have some folk or blues flair.  The book doesn't get into the modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc.  No thumb slaps, guitar body percussion, or tapping. All playing examples are provided in standard notation (treble clef) and tablature.  Audio recordings are available for all playing examples. You could use either a steel string or nylon string classical guitar to work through this book. Published by Rockstar Publishing  © 2015, 2020.  Distributed by Hal Leonard. My eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: go to http://joemcmurray.com/checkout/ to purchase a pdf of my eBook. My music is available on all streaming platforms: Pins on the Map: my third fingerstyle guitar album will be released on January 19, 2024.

"There you stood on the edge of your feather, expecting to fly.While I laughed, I wondered whether I could wave goodbye,Knowin' that you'd gone.By the summer it was healing, we had said goodbye.All the years we'd spent with feeling ended with a cry,Babe, ended with a cry,"If you're expecting to fly, join me on this Musical journey on The Sunday Edition of Whole 'Nuther Thing on Planetary Jam. Joining us are Dire Straits, Tangerine Dream, Oasis, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Jack Bruce, Tears For Fears, Michael Hedges, Radiohead, Richard Harris, Tears For Fears, The Paul Winter Consort, Neil Diamond, Supertramp, Pino Domaggio, Eric Burdon & The Animals, King Crimson and Buffalo Springfield. We'll also have a tribute to John Lennon who was murdered on December 8th, 1980.

Today we interview Warren Burnett. Warren has recently dropped his first Songcard titled ‘Into The Unknown'.In this episode, Warren tells his story.About the ArtistInfluenced by Michael Hedges, Dave Matthews Band, Days Of The New, and Robert Johnson. With Melodic tones and forestry original sound beautiful campfire melodies.Warren has written 10 studio albums over the years and also founder and calibrator of Dark Brook Music as well featuring Maliki Norton and Jeff Adams lead guitarists on many songs on his first 2 albums and 7th . With 100s of live guitar videos on YouTube featuring Radio and TV interviews and on stage performances . With alternate tuning technique's and finger-style to flat pick with slide guitar to mandolin, dulcimer and keys.Warren Continues today still in his melodic musical path daily writing and exploring new boundaries of the guitar weekly with the outdoors as his practice space or in the cabin in the woods. Creating music over the past 24 years for the ever Changing Seasons of New England. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unlockyoursound.substack.com

"Some silicone sister with her manager misterTold me I got what it takesShe said, I'll turn you on sonny to something strongPlay the song with the funky break'Cause she was blinded by the lightRevved up like a deuceAnother runner in the night"Sunglasses are highly recommended for today's musical journey on the Planetary Jam at Morning Breeze Radio.Joining us are Minnie Ripperton, Michael Hedges, Yes, Van Morrison, The Verve, Beatles, John Mellencamp, Jean Luc Ponty, Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck, Tim Buckley, Roxy Music, Tears For Fears, The Doors, King Crimson, Red House Painters, Supertramp, Radiohead, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Bruce Springsteen, XTC, Dire Straits and Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Is this one of the best or worst method books for fingerstyle guitar? You can learn to play music using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Richard S. Saslow's The New Art of Ragtime Guitar is a fun, well-graduated repertoire + analysis book for learning to play the fingerpicking guitar style known as ragtime guitar.  It is aimed at intermediate and advanced fingerstyle players, although late beginners can certainly take a stab at the first couple tunes.  The book teaches ragtime guitar through studies of 8 tunes of increasing difficulty.  Each tune is broken down into sections with around 6 measures of the music (treble clef and tablature) on one page and a detailed analysis on the facing page.  Full condensed tunes are in the back of the book. Out of the author's eight original tunes, seven are standard sounding ragtime tunes and one is a blues.  Among the ragtime tunes, there is a bit of variation in feel from upbeat and happy to bluesy and minor to jazzy.  There are also several key signatures and some unique harmonizations.  All of the ragtime tunes utilize an alternating bass line as well as some short segments of walking bass line.  The blues tune mainly uses a monotonic bass typical of the Texas blues fingerpicking style. This is not a method book for learning the basics of fingerstyle guitar in a logical progression from your first notes through to mastery (check out Alfred's Beginning Fingerstyle, Hal Leonard's Fingerstyle Guitar, or Mel Bay's Complete Chet Atkins Guitar Method).  However, there are about 20 pages of introductory text discussing equipment, notation, the ragtime style, and technique.  There is definitely some useful information in this section, especially for novice players.  However, I wouldn't get too caught up reading this entire section all at once – I would recommend jumping into the tunes which often refer you back to the technique sections of the introduction.  Read the detailed stuff then! Where the book really excels is in its presentation of the music and its corresponding analysis.  As I mentioned before, for each ragtime tune you will see ~6 measures of music on one page and the detailed analysis on the facing page.  This analysis features detailed directions, techniques, and other tips for the 6 measures at hand.  I usually play through the music once, and then go through the analysis carefully, marking fingerings, anchor fingers, guide fingers, etc. into the music as well as into the condensed version of the tune in the back of the book.  The analysis really does give you insights into how to properly play these tunes (and future tunes from any source) smoothly and musically. Authentic sounding fingerstyle ragtime tunes. Good difficulty graduation. You will spend much more time playing music than analyzing music theory.  Online recordings of each tune are available. The book doesn't get into the modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc.  No thumb slaps, guitar body percussion, or tapping. I recommend using an acoustic steel string guitar rather than a classical guitar since there are multiple tunes that utilize the fretting hand thumb over the top. Independently published by the author via Acoustic Truth.  © 2011, 2017 (2nd edition) eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: go to http://joemcmurray.com/checkout/ to purchase a pdf of my eBook. Riding the Wave: my second fingerstyle guitar album is available on all streaming platforms. Pins on the Map: my third fingerstyle guitar album will be released in January 2024. The first single, "Open Road," was released 10/20/23. Watch it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/uPBh8sZQsT4?si=EM_wAwnHFqU1VC9C

"Rows and floes of angel hair and ice cream castles in the airAnd feather canyons everywhere I've looked at clouds that wayI've looked at life from both sides now,From up and down, and still somehow, It's life's illusions I recallI really don't know life at all"Let's discover Life together through the magical illusion created by Music. Our Whole 'Nuther Thing "Red Eye" journey this week will feature answers from Earth Opera, Linda Ronstadt, Pat Metheny, Harry Chapin, Dr. John, Ten Years After, Carly Simon, Jeff Beck Group, Chris Isaak, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Welch, Fred Neil, The Left Banke, Mark-Almond Band, Neil Diamond, Traffic, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan, Baker Gurvitz Army, Michael Hedges, Richie Havens, The Critters and Joni Mitchell.

Is this one of the best or worst method books for fingerstyle blues guitar? You can learn to play music using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Miggs Rivera's Fingerstyle Blues is an inspiring, well-graduated method book for learning to play fingerstyle blues.  It is aimed at intermediate and advanced fingerstyle players.  Each chapter ultimately provides a full performance tune, but starts by describing a new concept or technique (or two) and providing examples that prepare you for the performance song.  As advertised, this book is focused entirely on fingerstyle blues with deep dives into various substyles including delta blues (Robert Johnson), boogies (John Lee Hooker), slide blues (Son House), and Texas blues (Lightning Hopkins).  There is even a tune that has a modern character with some jazzier chords. I love how in each chapter the book provides technical exercises that directly prepare you for the upcoming performance tune.  Often the author will simplify a section of the performance tune and then provide more complexity with each subsequent example.  The first chapter of the book presents a somewhat basic 12-bar blues, then provides 5 separate 12-bar variations that each focus on adding a new technique (hammer-on grace notes, slide grace notes, rubato bends, chords fragments, rubato bends on the higher and lower strings), and finally culminates in an all-inclusive performance tune.  Mr. Rivera really hit the nail on the head with his teaching approach. The author provides some music theory, but only that which is immediately applicable to an upcoming performance tune.  You will spend much more time playing music than analyzing music theory.  The book includes access to private/un-searchable YouTube video lessons through QR codes.  You will need a cell phone that can pull these up.  These videos are extremely helpful as they include explanations and demonstrations by the author.  These are particularly useful as they show you the proper rhythms and feel. One thing to note about this book is that it doesn't emphasize improvisation which is a huge part of blues music.  However, you could learn about improvisation elsewhere (with a private teacher or with a book like Joseph Alexander's Fingerstyle Blues Guitar) and then implement it into the tunes of this book. Authentic sounding fingerstyle blues tunes. Excellent difficulty graduation – examples build off each other and get gradually more complex and difficult.  Cohesive feel throughout the book, especially as the final performance tune pulls from the earlier tunes. Not much emphasis on improvisation. Online video lessons are extremely helpful – difficult rhythms and feel are much easier to learn with the videos. The book does introduce some modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc.  You will learn to play thumb slaps and various percussive hits on the guitar body. I would recommend that you use an acoustic steel string or electric guitar.  You could use a nylon string classical guitar if absolutely necessary, but I wouldn't recommend it. Independently published by Miggs Rivera.  © 2020 eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: go to http://joemcmurray.com/checkout/ to purchase a pdf of my eBook. Riding the Wave: my second fingerstyle guitar album is available on all streaming platforms. Pins on the Map: my third fingerstyle guitar album will soon be released.

In this Podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA talks with Michael Hedges, Technical Director and Michael Johnson, Global Marketing Director of Monitor Audio about their company, products and industry support.  Monitor Audio has been a long-time CEDIA member and supporter and graciously decided to sponsor the CEDIA Podcast. https://www.monitoraudio.com/ https://www.monitoraudio.com/en/hyphn/ https://www.monitoraudio.com/en/creator-series/  

This week on the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, host Jorden Guth is joined by Monitor Audio global marketing director Michael Johnson and technical director Michael Hedges to discuss how the Concept 50 speaker was developed; how it evolved into the company's new flagship retail offering, the Hyphn; what makes a Monitor Audio speaker sound like a Monitor Audio speaker; and what's in store for the future.  Sources: Monitor Audio Hyphn Speaker 1 - From Visionary Concept to Cutting-Edge Completion: https://youtu.be/uk5vckG5Imw Monitor Audio Hyphn Speaker 2 - Advanced Acoustical Concepts and Daring Industrial Design: https://youtu.be/5BTZ5REwjCQ Chapters: 00:00:00 Announcement 00:00:20 Introductions 00:00:40 How Michael and Michael fell in love with hi-fi 00:06:38: Making speakers the Monitor way 00:24:27 Music Break: "Dollshade" by Van Crankin 00:25:29 How the Concept 50 and Hyphn actually came together 00:33:26 The response so far… 00:40:49 We love rock'n'roll

This is one of my favorite episodes ever! It is so cool the Michael Hedges is in the list and from our home town of Enid, Oklahoma!Curtis kicked my butt on this one, but there is always next week!

Will Ackerman is a visionary composer, fingerstyle guitarist and producer. As the founder of Windham Hill Records, he achieved international success with his own music and that of artists such as Michael Hedges, George Winston, Alex De Grassi and others.  Windham Hill's sumptuous, detailed sound is widely acknowledged to be a milestone in the evolution of the acoustic guitar. Let's face it: When the first D-28 rolled off the Martin Guitar Company production line, they were hardly expecting Michael Hedges! In fact, no one was...least of all Will Ackerman. In this conversation, he shares some beautiful stories about meeting Michael for the first time and the recording sessions for Aerial Boundaries!  We also get some extraordinary insights about the early days of Will's career, hanging out with the Kingston Trio, kayaking with Steve Jobs, the correct way to kick priceless digital mastering equipment, and much more. Many of you doubtless know that Will Ackerman was touched by tragedy at an early age. He talks candidly about this when we discuss his beautiful piece, "The Impending Death of The Virgin Spirit." Once again - this is REAL LIFE on the fretboard - but listener discretion is encouraged.  I caught up with Will Ackerman during his visit to the beautiful English town of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The hotel where he was staying had been a favorite of Queen Victoria and its staff continue to uphold fastidious levels of excellence...even at one point interrupting the recording with a session of vacuum cleaning right outside the room. While I dealt with this Ackerman was left with a hot mic;  I have kept the results for posterity.  To contribute directly to Life on The Fretboard please use this Tip Jar link https://michaelwattsguitar.com/tip-jars/4745 This episode was brought to you by the kind sponsorship of Mirabella Guitars https://www.mirabellaguitars.com/ , Microtech Gefell Microphones  https://www.microtechgefell.de/, Fretboard Journal and, you, the listener. To learn more about Will Ackerman visit https://williamackerman.com/  Join me next time where I will be spending time with the extraordinary talent that is Italian singer/songwriter Emma Tricca. You may have seen her on tour with Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets or Dinosaur Jr. It's a fantastic conversation that I can't wait to share with you.  

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You can learn to play music using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Hal Leonard's 100 Most Popular Songs for Fingerpicking Guitar is a repertoire book filled with solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements of popular songs from mostly the 1960s through present day.  Genres covered include classic and modern rock, pop, folk, jazz, theme songs, Spanish classical, and more.  There are songs from the Beatles, Ed Sheeran, Duke Ellington, Metallica, Aerosmith, Imagine Dragons, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, etc.  Most of the tunes are suitable for intermediate fingerstyle players, although there are some easier tunes for late beginners as well as some tunes that are significantly more difficult.  If you are looking to build out your repertoire for local gigs, this book is incredible!  Overall, the arrangements are in guitar-friendly keys, they stay below the 5th fret, and they sound good.  You can always simplify or add to the arrangements to suit your tastes and skill level.  Most tunes are in standard tuning, although there are some tunes that use drop D tuning.  Tunes are arranged utilizing a variety of techniques including simple melody and bass, alternating bass, and arpeggiation. The book doesn't get into the modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc.  No thumb slaps, guitar body percussion, or tapping. Although this book is a repertoire book and not a method book, there is a single page in the back providing an “Introduction to Fingerstyle,” which is probably worthless to anyone who is attempting to play the tunes in this book.  The rest of the book is just filled with song arrangements in alphabetical order, and there is no background information for any of the tunes.  The music is presented as a treble clef lead sheet with the main melody and the harmonizing chords written above, and the solo guitar arrangements are presented in treble clef and tablature.  Occasional left-hand fingerings are provided. Although this book has great tunes for your gigs, it would be difficult to bring the book to a gig and play from the pages.  The book is 430 pages and has a softcover binding, so you need binder clips to hold the pages open.  Most tunes require multiple page turns, which is a disaster if you are holding the pages open with binder clips.  Your only options would be to photocopy pages or memorize the tunes. For most of the tunes you could use an acoustic steel string or classical nylon string guitar since most arrangements don't require using your fretting hand thumb over the top. Extensive song selection.  You are bound to like at least a few of the tunes if you like popular or rock music. Great arrangements that generally feature melody and bass, alternating bass, and/or arpeggiation. Provides treble clef lead sheets (melody with harmonizing chords written above) as well as treble clef and TAB guitar arrangements. Some fretting hand fingering is included, but there isn't any picking hand fingering. Hard to hold pages open, lots of page turns. No audio access.  However, arrangements generally sound similar to the original tunes. Published by Hal Leonard.  © 2019 eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: go to http://joemcmurray.com/checkout/ to purchase a pdf of my eBook. Riding the Wave: my second fingerstyle guitar album is available on all streaming platforms.

You can learn to play music using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Stefan Grossman's Complete Country Blues Guitar Book is a repertoire book of various substyles of fingerstyle blues (general old time country blues, Delta blues, ragtime blues, Texas blues, and bottleneck blues).  Most of the tunes are suitable for late-beginner and intermediate fingerstyle players, although advanced players will certainly enjoy the tunes as well.  The music in this book may sound “old-timey” (much of it comes from the 1920s and 30s), but it is really fun to play if you are interested in the style.  Aside from the large selection of tunes, the book provides tons of cool history, interviews of blues players (Skip James and W.C. Handy), and historical photos – makes for a great coffee table book! The book is organized into sections for each substyle of fingerstyle blues.  At the beginning of each section there is a textual description and history of the blues substyle being presented.  Before each tune, there is a description of where that tune originated from, who played it in this style, important recordings to listen to, and some technical performance details. Most of the tunes provide you with a single progression of the tune – sometimes only 20 or 30 seconds long.  In a real performance you would probably want to repeat the form multiple times with singing, variations, or improvisation.  My only complaint about the book is that it would have been helpful if the author had explained this a bit more.  However, if you take the listening recommendations seriously then you will get the idea. The book provides both treble clef and tablature.  There are no right or left-hand fingerings provided (except occasionally in the description before the tune).  The tablature is unusual in that the fret numbers are written between the lines instead of on the lines, but I quickly adjusted to it without any problem. The majority of the tunes use standard tuning.  However, alternate tunings are used extensively within the sections on “Country Blues Guitar: The Alternating Bass and Open Tunings” and “Bottleneck Blues Guitar.” This is a repertoire book full of song arrangements.  This is not a method book that teaches you the fundamentals of how to play fingerstyle blues guitar.  However, if you have some fingerstyle experience, then this book will provide you with a lifetime of fun (at almost 260 pages, it will literally last you a very long time). Authentic fingerstyle blues tunes from various substyles. Great organization. Good difficulty graduation – easier tunes to start each section. Short tunes. Lots of alternating bass and monotonic bass Strange tablature will take a few minutes to adjust to. No fingerings for right or left hand. No audio access, but there are lots of listening recommendations that are helpful. The book doesn't get into the modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc.  No thumb slaps, guitar body percussion, or tapping. I recommend using an acoustic steel string guitar rather than a classical guitar since there are multiple tunes that utilize the fretting hand thumb over the top.  You will need a slide for the final section, but you can use it with your normal guitar. Published by Mel Bay Publications.  © 1992 eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: go to http://joemcmurray.com/checkout/ to purchase a pdf of my eBook. Riding the Wave: my second fingerstyle guitar album is available on all streaming platforms.

April 9, 2023 - Michael Hedges encourages us to rejoice and celebrate on this Easter Sunday and shows us why we should.

You can learn to play music using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Joseph Alexander's Fingerstyle Blues Guitar (published by Fundamental Changes) is an excellent book for learning the fundamentals of fingerstyle blues guitar with either a monotonic or alternating bass.  While this book does have some beginner friendly material, it will especially resonate with intermediate or advanced players.  It is also great for non-fingerstyle blues, rock, or jazz guitarists looking to cross over into fingerstyle blues.  The first half of the book is focused on improvising lead melodies over a monotonic bass (mostly E minor pentatonic over an open 6th string), and the second half of the book is focused on blues chord progressions and picking patterns, soloing over blues progressions, turnarounds, bass lines, and two short studies. This book presents lots of licks to teach you how to play over a monotonic bass line.  If you haven't ever improvised using pentatonic scales, then you may find yourself just learning and memorizing cool blues licks.  If you really want to get the most out of this book, then you need to spend time incorporating the phrases into blues progressions and improvising your own blues phrases over blues progressions.  I suggest mastering each example with the monotonic bass (open 6th string) and then playing it over a 12-bar blues progression.  For each technique presented in the book, I suggest coming up with your own phrases using that technique – if the book presents examples using slides, then improvise using slides.  Then improvise using slides over an entire 12-bar blues progression.  A great practical goal would be to play actual blues tunes with some improv in the middle. The second half of the book provides a bunch of accompaniment patterns over the I, IV, and V chords, and it provides some melodies on top of the chords.  There is a section on turnarounds, a short section on bass lines, and a final section with two short “studies.”  By the time you get through all of this you should have a decent idea of how to play a generic or improvised fingerstyle blues with a variety of feels in the keys of E and G.  Aside from the studies, there aren't any actual tunes in this book, but you'll have the tools to learn them from other sources. Authentic fingerstyle blues lines and grooves Good difficulty graduation – examples build off each other and get gradually more complex and difficult.  Cohesive feel especially to the first half of the book. No actual fingerstyle blues tunes to learn other than two short studies. Online audio access is really helpful – difficult rhythms and feel are much easier to learn with the audio tracks. No fingerings for right or left hand for much of the book.  Chapter 1 and Chapter 7 do have some picking hand fingering. Some examples are difficult to play on an acoustic guitar because of whole step bends.  You can always substitute slides for these big bends. The book doesn't get into the modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc.  No thumb slaps, guitar body percussion, or tapping. For most of the tunes you could use an acoustic steel string or electric guitar.  You could use a nylon string classical guitar if necessary, but I wouldn't recommend it. Published by Fundamental Changes.  © 2015 eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: go to http://joemcmurray.com/checkout/ to purchase a pdf of my eBook. Riding the Wave: my second fingerstyle guitar album is available on all streaming platforms.

Jon Gomm is a virtuoso singer-songwriter whose astonishing command of extended acoustic guitar techniques is coupled with thought-provoking lyrics and a dry, often anarchic sense of humor.    In this episode of Life on the Fretboard, Gomm shares his thoughts with host Michael Watts on having the guitar as part of his identity as well as a sanctuary, his horror of sonic paradigms and deeply dodgy guitar shops, the importance of Kurt Cobain, Michael Hedges bootlegs, and the vulnerabilities of practicing in airports.    Gomm also talks about the role the instrument has played in his life as a cathartic, healing element - particularly in times of loss and sadness. Something we can all perhaps relate to.    There is some adult language and listeners outside of the Leeds/Bradford conurbation may benefit from this brief glossary of terms:   "To be het up" - to be highly excited, even agitated.   "To wazz about" - To travel at great speed, often without a clear destination.   Life On The Fretboard is a Michael Watts production for Fretboard Journal and this episode would not be possible without the kind sponsorship of McNally Guitars and Microtech Gefell Microphones.    Links:   https://www.jongomm.com/ https://mcnallyguitars.com/ https://www.microtechgefell.de/ https://michaelwattsguitar.com/ https://www.fretboardjournal.com/    

You can learn to play music using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Hal Leonard's Fingerpicking Beatles is full of accessible arrangements of popular Beatles songs.  The tunes are suitable for late beginner/early intermediate through advanced players.  The arrangements often have simplified rhythms, they sometimes leave out either bass notes or inner harmony notes where they would be difficult to grab, they stay mostly below the 5th fret, and they are in guitar friendly keys.  I think this is a fun book that is well worth the money. The simplicity of many of the arrangements is something that I prefer for a repertoire book like this.  Hal Leonard has done the work of putting the tunes into guitar-friendly keys and providing basic arrangements that are entirely recognizable and effective.  Aside from the melody, the arrangements often include important bass lines, horn lines, and harmonies.  For experienced players, the tunes present many opportunities for embellishment. Some tunes are arranged in more of a melody and bass style, some feature more arpeggiation, and some feature alternating bass lines.  The style typically fits the essence of the tune. 1) Excellent repertoire from across the Beatles discography.  Variety of upbeat and slower tunes (and everything in-between). 2) Provides treble clef lead sheets (melody with harmonizing chords written above) as well as treble clef and TAB guitar arrangements. 3) Generally simplified arrangements as I detailed above. 4) Some fretting hand fingering is included, but there isn't any picking hand fingering. 5) Longer tunes have lots of page turns at sometimes inconvenient places. 6) No audio access. The book doesn't get into the modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc.  No thumb slaps, guitar body percussion, or tapping. For most of the tunes you could use an acoustic steel string or classical nylon string guitar since most arrangements don't require using your fretting hand thumb over the top. Published by Hal Leonard.  © 1996 eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: go to http://joemcmurray.com/checkout/ to purchase a pdf of my eBook. Riding the Wave: my second fingerstyle guitar album is available on all streaming platforms.

Ready to hear the difference between Spruce and Mahogany guitars? Same builder, similar models, but different tonewoods — which one would you choose?  I'm beyond excited for today's Acoustic Tuesday episode. We have a special treat as we dive into the world of Thompson Guitars, handcrafted in Sisters, Oregon. This time, we'll be comparing two absolutely incredible guitars from their lineup: the Thompson DC-MA and the Thompson MAD-ADI. Grab your pick, sit back, and get ready for a tonal adventure! The first guitar I'll be showcasing is the Thompson DCMA. This mahogany dreadnought beauty boasts deep and dark tones that will make your ears swoon. I'll be sharing my thoughts on the build quality, playability, and how that mahogany goodness provides a rich and resonant sound that'll leave you craving more. Next up is the Thompson MAD-ADI, crafted from Adirondack spruce. This guitar is the perfect contrast to the DC-MA, offering a much brighter and lighter tone. I'll delve into what makes the Adirondack spruce so special, and how its unique properties contribute to the guitar's overall sound and projection. Throughout the episode, I'll be playing both of these incredible instruments side by side, so you can hear the distinct differences in their tonal qualities. I'm excited to share my insights and help you decide which one might be the right fit for your playing style and taste. We'll also cover two fundraisers that are very near and dear to me. Please consider donating to make sure these musicians' lives are honored properly. The first documentary is called ORACLE: The Life & Music of Michael Hedges. You can donate by clicking the link below: https://seedandspark.com/fund/oraclefilm#story The second  fundraiser is for the Mississippi John Hurt Documentary Film. Click the link below to learn more and get involved: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mississippi-john-hurt-foundation-documentary-film Submit your guitarsenal at the link below! https://airtable.com/shrpAVAi9HUGVUW8b  Also featured in this episode... - Thompson Guitars   - Tommy Emmanuel   - Molly Tuttle   - WesternAF   - Willi Carlisle   - Chandler Huntley

You can learn to play music using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Mark Hanson's The Art of Solo Fingerpicking is a serious method book aimed at intermediate and advanced guitar players who want to expand upon their knowledge of playing solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements utilizing alternating bass (or Travis Picking).  This might be the book for you if you have some experience playing fingerstyle and you want to learn some more advanced concepts and take things to another level.  Do not buy this book if you are just beginning with fingerstyle guitar. 1) The book expands on basic alternate-bass driven solo arrangements with lessons on how to create variations in your picking patterns, how to use chord inversions to modify your bass lines, how to play in alternate time signatures, how to add picking hand rolls to your picking patterns, how to use fretting and picking hand damping, and how to gain speed. 2) Excellent info on picking hand positions and technique.  More detail than almost any book I've seen. 3) After presenting a concept there is always a song that utilizes that concept.  This immediate application is satisfying and makes the book feel cohesive. 4) Great repertoire.  Mostly the author's original songs or arrangements.  No famous songs that you've heard on the radio, but the included songs are legitimately catchy, dynamic, and stylistically varied (within the umbrella of the alternating-bass style). 5) High quality audio access is included. The book does not discuss arranging for fingerstyle guitar (taking a tune or melody and creating a solo fingerstyle arrangement/version).  It also doesn't get into the modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc.  No thumb slaps, guitar body percussion, or tapping. I recommend using an acoustic steel string guitar rather than a classical guitar since there are multiple tunes that utilize the fretting hand thumb over the top. Published by Accent on Music and Mark Hanson.  Original © 1988.  Distributed by Hal Leonard. eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: go to http://joemcmurray.com/checkout/ to purchase a pdf of my eBook. Riding the Wave: my second fingerstyle guitar album is available on all streaming platforms.

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You can learn to play music using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Mel Bay's Complete Chet Atkins Guitar Method is an excellent method book aimed at beginner and intermediate guitar players who want to learn to play solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements in the style of Chet Atkins (the majority of which utilize an alternating bass/ Travis Style).  If you are interested in this country-blues style of playing that Chet Atkins made popular starting in the 1950s and lasting until his death in 2001, this is a great place to start.  This book ranges in difficulty from easy to intermediate, although a few of the final arrangements are fairly difficult. Starts with the very basics of music and playing the guitar, but focused on fingerstyle and fairly quickly gets you playing music with both melody and bass parts. Excellent and thorough look at playing solo fingerstyle arrangements utilizing alternate bass patterns.  Goes through one key signature at a time and covers all the normal guitar-friendly keys (C, Am, G, Em, F, Dm, D, Bm, A, F#m, E). Very accessible tunes that you can learn and perform.  Many of these tunes are old folks songs – you won't find any arrangements of popular modern music. Useful picking exercises to develop technique. Several classical-esque tunes that are refreshing after lots of alternate bass. All standard tuning until the final arrangements (a couple are in alternate tunings). This book does not get into the modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc. No thumb or string slaps, guitar body percussion, or tapping. Audio Access included. This is not a bad first fingerstyle guitar book to purchase and work through.  Obviously working with a teacher will streamline your development and prevent you from developing bad habits.  If you make it through this book, you'll have a great foundation for playing fingerstyle guitar.  You'll also learn some useable and fun arrangements of old tunes. I recommend using an acoustic steel string guitar rather than a classical guitar since there are multiple tunes that utilize the fretting hand thumb over the top. Published by Mel Bay, written by Chet Atkins.  © 1993 My eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: go to https://joemcmurray.com/index.php/merch/ to purchase a pdf of my eBook. Riding the Wave: my second fingerstyle guitar album is available on all streaming platforms.

You can learn to play music using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Hal Leonard's "Fingerstyle Guitar" is a solid method book aimed at beginner, intermediate, and advanced guitar players who want to learn to play solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements complete with melody, bass lines, and inner harmony. It also has a chapter focused on accompaniment styles for those players looking to play fingerstyle guitar and sing (or accompany another melody instrument.  This book ranges in difficulty from easy to hard, often within each chapter. 1) Good information about choosing an acoustic guitar and other gear. 2) Good fingerstyle arpeggiation and alternating bass patterns followed by musical application of those patterns.  Unfortunately, the musical applications are often disconnected from each other (they don't build on each other and there isn't much explanation). 3) Introduces all the elements of playing fingerstyle guitar. Melody, bass, inner harmony, arpeggiation, alternating bass, special techniques, introduction to alternate tunings. 4) Probably the best popular repertoire of any method book on the market.  Hal Leonard presents popular tunes from the Beatles, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, etc.  You could buy the book just for the repertoire. 5) Wonderful chapter on arranging for fingerstyle guitar. 6) Audio Access included. Personally, I don't like how the book teaches alternate tunings. It basically gives you a bunch of chord charts and a few examples for Open G tuning.  They do a slightly better job of discussing Drop D tuning.  It would have been nice if they had arranged “Silent Night” (the focus of Chapter 4) in each of these tunings so that you got a sense of why you might want to use them.  Obviously, each alternate tuning causes the melody to lay out differently on the fretboard, and each alt tuning gives you different access to bass notes, inner harmony, harmonics, etc. Although the book does introduce percussive string slaps, for the most part it does not get into the modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc. No guitar body percussion or tapping. Hal Leonard's “Fingerstyle Guitar” covers a lot of ground and you could return to it for years.  You could buy it just for the great repertoire.  However, as a method book, I'd first recommend Alfred's “Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar Method, and if you are into the alternate bass style then maybe Mel Bay's “Chet Atkins Guitar Method.” Acoustic steel string or classical nylon string guitar.  Published by Hal Leonard, written by Chad Johnson.  © 2009 eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: purchase a pdf of my eBook at http://joemcmurray.com/index.php/checkout/ Riding the Wave: my second fingerstyle guitar album is available on all streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.

You can learn to play music using a variety of resources including teachers, online resources, and books. Alfred's “Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar Method” is an excellent method book aimed at beginner and intermediate guitar players who want to learn to play solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements complete with melody, bass lines, and inner harmony. I wouldn't recommend starting in this book if you are just picking up a guitar for the first time, but if you have your basic chords down then you should be ok.  Even if you are a late-intermediate or advanced fingerstyle player, this book is a great creative springboard for new ideas and inspiration. 1) Good information about general fingerstyle guitar technique and useful music theory (the stuff you really need to know including diatonic chords). 2) Good fingerstyle patterns followed by musical application of those patterns.  These make for great warm-ups/technical skill-builders and they provide creative inspiration. 3) Introduces all the elements of playing fingerstyle guitar. Melody, bass, inner harmony, alternating bass, special techniques, introduction to alternate tunings. 4) Great repertoire.  All original songs (no famous songs that you've heard on the radio), but they are legitimately catchy and you could play a coffee shop gig with just the tunes in the book. 5) Audio Access The book does not get into arrangement for fingerstyle guitar (taking a tune or melody and creating a solo fingerstyle arrangement/version).  It also doesn't get into the modern percussive techniques used by modern players like Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Mike Dawes, etc.  No thumb slaps, guitar body percussion, or tapping. This is the first book in a 3-book series (Beginning, Intermediate, and Mastering).  The latter books do discuss more advanced techniques and dive deeper into alternate tunings.  However, this first book is extremely musical.  It's also worth checking out Alfred's “Beginning Fingerstyle Arranging and Technique for Guitar.” Alfred's “Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar Method” is very thorough and after working through it you should be well on your way to becoming a competent fingerstyle player. Acoustic steel string or classical nylon string guitar.  Published by Alfred Publishing, written by Lou Manzi.  © 1996 YouTube video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvrb-VyWwuk&list=PLwXQXeSXRs-iAIVuvwZ5V7ah1qs5jf3K8 eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar: purchase a pdf of my eBook at http://joemcmurray.com/index.php/checkout/ Riding the Wave: my second fingerstyle guitar album is available on all streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.

MUSICAerial Boundaries by Michael Hedges

As we continue our 2023 Awards coverage, today we are talking to the sound team behind another film on the Best Sound Academy Awards shortlist — “Avatar: The Way of Water.”Joining us is four-time Academy Award winning re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor, and sound designer Christopher Boyes; supervising sound editor Dick Bernstein; re-recording mixer Michael Hedges; sound mixer Julian Howarth; and supervising sound editor Gwendolyn Yates Whittle.As you'll hear about in detail in this interview, every member of the sound and music teams needed to work very closely together, in a concerted effort, to make the sound of this film as clean and as clear as possible. Or as James Cameron would often put it, “clarity is king.” Easier said than done with a movie this complex.“In the end, Avatar — visually — is such a complicated image. And I think the human brain can easily take that in and enjoy it. But we — delivering the sound of Avatar — have to work against that, because the human brain can look at all those beautiful visuals, but can't necessarily process a thousand different sonic notions. Really, we wanna simplify it and get the sound to speak to the story that we're trying to tell. And it's not part of the story, it doesn't belong in the track.”— Christopher Boyes, Re-recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, and Sound Designer, “Avatar: The Way of Water”“Avatar: The Way of Water” is now in theaters, in Dolby Vision® and Dolby Atmos®, where available.Be sure to check out our earlier episode with Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, on dialogue editing and ADR.Please subscribe to The Dolby Institute Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.You can also check out the video for this episode.Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com. Connect with Dolby on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother's Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Maggie Mae. Maggie is one of the singer/songwriters that we saw perform at the Philadelphia Folk Festival back in August. She is a soulful singer-songwriter based in Philadelphia who fronts an exciting and energetic Folk/Funk group under the same name. She pulls inspiration from the music she grew up on and the strong musical foundation her family built, along with the ever-evolving world of music around her to carve out a sound all her own. Combining genuine, heartfelt lyrics with catchy, cutting guitar riffs, her songs can either touch your soul or make you want to get up and dance.  She has been described as “poppy, polished, talented, & promising,” by XPN's The Key's John Vettese. Originally hailing from Northern New Jersey, Maggie has always had music in her life. Her parents met in college and formed a bluegrass band called 'The Wild Oats,' and later performed throughout New Jersey with various traditional Irish bands. Her father instilled a love for 'all things string' from a very young age, and her mother always encouraged her to write and sing. With a Steinway Grand piano in her living room, and fiddles, penny whistles, hand drums, dulcimers, harps, mandolins, banjos, and guitars littered throughout her childhood home, Maggie has managed to pick up and write with just about any stringed instrument she can find. Growing up, she was always attending folk & bluegrass festivals, making sure she was up front for favorites like Martin Sexton, Dar Williams, Vance Gilbert, and Railroad Earth. Rock and Blues legends including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Allman Brothers, and Bonnie Raitt were always on heavy rotation in her house. During her time attaining an Associate's Degree in Music Performance, Maggie cultivated a love and appreciation for classical, jazz, funk, world, and jam music, and deepened her knowledge of jazz and bluegrass standards. She also fell deeply in love with one-man-band greats Michael Hedges and Keller Williams, leading her to discover and navigate the world of percussive guitar and loop pedals and effects. She puts all of this together to inspire, and continuously develop, the sound she creates today. Maggie has managed to round up a talented, ever-rotating cast of characters to support her over the years, featuring some of Philly's most talented musicians. No matter which lineup is sharing the stage with her, the band always brings an impressively varied set of skills and an undeniable energy to the stage. Maggie Mae has shared bills with both local and national acts including Soulive, The Heavy Pets, Dawg Yawp, Lohai, Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats, the Ladles, and more at many of Philly and New Jersey's premiere music venues. Maggie Mae released her debut single "Can You Hear Me Now?" featuring Jake Leschinsky of Philadelphia's favorite funk band, Swift Technique, on bass in November of 2018. The band made their debut appearance at World Cafe Live on December 20th, 2018 with friends Taylor Kelly & Erik Kramer filling the bill in celebration. You can listen to "CYHMN" on Spotify and iTunes.  At the end of 2019, Maggie won a contest to open for Soulive at the Ardmore Music Hall, where they made their debut as a 10-piece band. December marked the beginning of creating their debut album, recording the first single off the album, 'Hometown,' at Rittenhouse Soundworks with Michael Cumming engineering and Robby Webb producing. 'Hometown' is available everywhere. Maggie is currently in the studio recording her next LP, which is scheduled to release in early 2023. To find out more about Maggie and listen to some of her music, check out her website at www.maggiemaemusic.com. Click on either of the links below to listen to the conversation.

Jon Gomm is an acoustic guitar player extraordinaire and singer-songwriter of doom and destruction, along with playing a pretty wicked drum set on his guitar as well! Greg and Jon cover a lot of gristle in this episode!2:00 - That time Jon watched Greg at a clinic, and then played adjacent each out in Germany4:47 - A typical week for Jon - touring, playing, writing, and the like11:09 - Jon's touring rig15:14 - Jon's unique playing style, when different techniques were introduced, and B-Benders18:32 - Influences, and striking out on his own23:27 - Music degrees, the hordes of money they help you accumulate, and early gigs31:37 - A typical set when Jon performs33:16 - Being a showman on stage34:34 - Different tunings, and those mistakes that live on YouTube forever38:45 - Developing friendships through the love of music, and the modern influx of music education and technicality46:11 - What's Jon been listening to recently48:27 - What's coming down the road for Jon, and thoughts on physical pressings56:36 - The pressure of the modern music industry ($$$)Total Length: 65:44Fishman Dedicated to helping musicians achieve the truest sound possible whenever they plug-in. Wildwood Guitars One of the world's premier retailers of exceptional electric and acoustic guitars.

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet — Opalescent (Lagq Records) Jump to giveaway form New Classical Tracks - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet by “One could argue that the original goal was that we needed to get an ‘A' in this classical guitar ensemble we signed up for,” guitarist William Kanengiser said about how the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet started. “We're still working on it.” LAGQ was formed 40 years ago at the University of Southern California, and its members are celebrating that occasion with their new release, which highlights the varied colors of the guitar, Opalescent. “It started with a friendship I formed with Scott Tennant at one of Pepe Romero's master classes,” Kanengiser said. “This was before he arrived at USC, and Pepe was a member of Los Romeros, the most famous guitar quartet. He told Tennant and I that we should have a quartet. “It wasn't until two years later that we went from being the USC guitar quartet to the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. That's why we're celebrating our 40th anniversary now.” Can you talk about Matt Greif, your newest member, who also studied with Pepe in Spain? “Greif joined our group, and we call him the new guy. He's only been with us for 16 years. We're still breaking him in. He was my student at USC and has done beautiful arrangements for us, one of which is featured on the new recording. “It was heartwarming to see the arrangement of Michael Hedges' Aerial Boundaries. I hadn't realized he'd been gone for 25 years. To hear that piece of music brought back to life by four guitarists makes Hedges sound like he was actually playing four guitars.” Why is it so important to have Hedges' Aerial Boundaries on this recording? “Hedges had a groundbreaking recording on Windham Hill called Ariel Boundaries. It just blew the socks off everybody. It changed finger-style guitar forever. “The funny thing is, quite a bit of this arrangement is a straight cover of what he did. It speaks to his amazing virtuosity and creativity that it takes four of us to do what he did on one guitar. Greiff went off the beaten track in the arrangement with a minimal 12/8 section that also beautifully adds his voice to the piece. It seamlessly works its way back to the original Hedges' track later on.” Why did you dedicate the album to Australian composer Phillip Houghton? “He's most famous in the guitar world for his suite for four guitars called Opals. It attempts to portray the glints and reflections you see when you rotate the Australian national stone, the opal. “He passed away three years ago and when we had started playing Opals, we thought we should record this beautiful piece. That work started the whole idea of what other pieces can reflect on the intersection between light and sound, or between the colors of the guitar and the colors you would see in your mind.” How does Frederick Hand's The Chorale turn your quartet into a choir? “It's unusual for us to have each person playing a single line as if we were singing. It's probably the hardest thing to do with four guitars. “John Dearman liked to say, ‘You know, it took us half our career to figure out how to play together and the other half to figure out how not play together, but to be together.' That requires years, and a lot of telepathy.” To hear the rest of my conversation, click on the extended interview above, or download the extended podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch now More on Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Listen to the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's recent Twin Cities concert New Classical Tracks Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Giveaway Giveaway You must be 13 or older to submit any information to American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about things like our programs, products and services. See Terms of Use and Privacy. This giveaway is subject to the Official Giveaway Rules. Resources Los Angeles Guitar Quartet — Opalescent (Amazon) Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (official site)