Bernard Fanning is an Australian Singer Songwriter Guitar Player and in his other parallel incarnation is the lead singer of a band called Powderfinger. This youtube Acoustic Guitar video is of Bernard Fanning performing one of his solo tunes called Watch Over Me. This is a great ballad to play and sing. My favourite [...]
Entries from December 2008
December 25, 2008
Great Singer Guitarist Albums
It’s almost 2009 so I thought I’d write a short article on my favourite acoustic guitar singer songwriter albums. The ones that I think are a standout. Yes there are many others but I love these ones. This beautiful album is a mix of blues guitar, slide and Indian music. Yes that’s right Indian from [...]
December 19, 2008
We Three Kings Youtube – Tim Thompson
Ok it’s Christmas. Here’s a youtube guitar video by a guitar player called Tim Thompson. As I haven’t recorded ay of my own arrangements of Christmas tunes , I thought it would be nice to point you to some other players. Here’s a link to his site http://www.timthompsonguitar.com/
December 17, 2008
Steve Howe Youtube – Yes Mood For a Day
Anyone who was alive, conscious and listening to music in the early seventies would have been aware of the British band called Yes with Steve Howe on guitar. Yes were very experimental in their style and were up there at the time with Pink Floyd, Wishbone Ash, Genisis, Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake and Palmer, all [...]
December 15, 2008
Tim Sparks Youtube – Acoustic Guitar
Tim Sparks is a great fingerstyle acoustic guitar player. If you asked me who were the top ten acoustic fingerstyle players that I like, Tim Sparks would be on my list. I particularly like the album One String Leads to Another. Tim often ventures of into music of other cultures as well. The album At [...]
December 9, 2008
Antoine Dufour Youtube – Acoustic Guitar
Here’s another great youtube by Canadian guitar player Antoine Dufour. He has one of the smoothest left hand fretting techniques I’ve seen in a long time. Great harmonics and artificial harmonics, as well as a sensible taping technique, he keeps it musical. To hear another Antoine Dufour Youtube click here Antoine Dufour Tony [...]
December 4, 2008
Stefan Grossman Youtube Guitar Video
Here’s a great tune by Stefan Grossman’called Bermuda Triangle Exit recorded in 1977, it’s one I learnt about 30 years and still play to this day. It’s written in the style of Jerry Reed the great guitar player who died earlier this year. The first section of the tune has a descending bass part that [...]
December 3, 2008
John Martyn Youtube – Bless the Weather
Here’s a youtube from 1978 of the very , brilliant John Martyn doing Bless the Weather. John Martyn was very inspired by his contemporary Nick Drake. In fact Solid Air was in dedication to Nick Drake. John Martyn is one of the many British Guitarists that uses open tunings. Other examples are Davey Graham, [...]
