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Tommy Emmanuel Youtube Tutorial for Guitar
Here’s Tommy Emmanuel doing an Acoustic Guitar Video on Youtube. This has some great practical ideas on how to practice. So simple and sensible And here’s Tommy reinventing Classical Gas Tommy Emmanuel Youtube Classical Gas Tony Hogan
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Acoustic Guitar Video Youtube Antoine Dufour
Here’s a great Acoustic Guitar Video on Youtube by Antoine Dufour, extremely funky and percussive, It’s called Drac and Friends And if you liked that, check out this: Antoine Dufour Acoustic Guitar Tony Hogan
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Lior and Serena Ryder Youtube
I just saw the show Rockwiz on television it had Lior and Serena Ryder performing Neil Youngs Heart of Gold. Very nice. Lior also did a very good acoustic tune. Excellent backing band as usual. I love it when music … Continue reading
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Kenny Rankin Dead- Sad News
I just heard the news that the great singer songwriter guitar player Kenny Rankin has passed on. I am grateful to him for his beautiful music which I have listened to since the early seventies. Sending well wishes and Bluessing … Continue reading
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Acoustic Guitar Tapping Youtube
Here is a very interesting Acoustic Guitar video of a guitar player by the name of Justin King using acoustic guitar tapping techniques. Justin has an album called Bleu. To hear samples of Justins music, go to the website at the … Continue reading
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Don Alder Exploding Acoustic Guitar Youtube
Here is the great acoustic Guitar Player Don Alder on youtube video. He’s playing away and then it happens, the guitar explodes. For more information about Brunner Guitars go to the Brunner Guitar site
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Loren – Acoustic Guitar Player Part 3
Here’s Part 3 of my series on Acoustic Guitar Players Loren is an Australian musician who comes from Western Australia and now lives on the beauty NSW North Coast. He plays an acoustic style that falls into the category of … Continue reading
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Micheal Hedges Youtube – Harp Guitar
I’m surprised how many guitar players there are who have never heard of Michael Hedges, the brilliant innovative guitar player / composer who died in 1997. Many of the new players such as Andy McKee and all the other acoustic … Continue reading
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Pierre Bensusan Youtube Guitar Tutorial
Here is a very interesting Video of an Acoustic Guitar arrangement of the traditional Irish tune Shi Bhig Shi Mhor in DADGAD tuning, played by Pierre Bensusan. This arrangement is an improvisation around the original tune. The last couple of … Continue reading
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Gypsy Guitar Youtube
Regardless of what style of guitar you like, it would be very hard to deny the brilliance and beauty displayed in this Guitar Video on Youtube by Stochelo Rosenberg and Romane. They have taken aspects of what Django started and … Continue reading
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Peter Miller Acoustic Guitar Youtube
Here’s some very nice Steel String Acoustic Guitar by an Australian based Acoustic Guitarist called Peter Miller. Peter will be performing on the same bill as the great French based guitar player Pierre Bensusan at the Soundlounge on the Gold … Continue reading
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Michael Hedges Youtube Harp Guitar
For those of you who remember the great (late) Michael Hedges, here is in action. I was also most interested when Jazz Guitar player Pat Martino recorded with Michael Hedges on Both Sides Now (Martino album). Many may not be … Continue reading
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Jimi Hendrix Acoustic Youtube – Hound Dog
It’s 40 years since since I first heard Hendrix, I have never seen this. Jimi Hendrix playing Hound Dog on acoustic guitar. An absolute gem of a find. wow! Thanks to John Francis for bringing it to my attention … Continue reading
Gordon Giltarp Youtube – Cakewalk Blues
You may or may not be familiar with the guitarist Gordon Giltrap, but for those of you that have heard of the brilliant Scottish Jazz guitar player Martin Taylor, Gordon has recorded with Martin. For me that was a surprise … Continue reading
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Phil Keaggy Youtube Legacy
Here is a tune on Yotube Video by the great acoustic fingerstye guitar player Phil Keaggy. It starts off as a reasonably simple tune but then develops with some rather interesting techniques, it’s a very nice acoustic piece. I was recently introduced … Continue reading
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John Cephas – Moves On
The guitar world was saddened by the death of Blues Player John Cephas For further news about the passing of John Cephas News To go the official site of John Cephas With Deepest Respect and Condolences to Johns Family
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Tommy Emmanuel Youtube Guitar Lesson
You’ll love this. Tommy Emmanuel a giving an Acoustic Blues Guitar lesson in the key of E, it’s called Stevie’s Blues, as in Stevie Ray Vaughan. Please note: Since I first posted this article, unfortunately it has been removed because … Continue reading
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Paul McCartney Michelle
Paul McCartney playing Michelle, do I need to say anything else.
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Everlast Youtube – What it’s Like
I first heard this tune by Everlast called What it’s like, a few years back when a guitar stdent I had said he wanted to learn it. It’s very simple and that in itself is a great lesson in music. … Continue reading
Bob Dylan Youtube – Mr Tamborine Man
A week or so back I was standing in sa book shop in Byron Bay and this song came on and I was dumb-struck for a few minutes, I couldn’t leave until it was over. Bob Dylan with his signature … Continue reading
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John Martyn Dead – Sad News
I sadly have just heard the news that the great John Martyn has passed on. The Rolling Stone Article John Martyn Dead I’m sure may guitars across the world are grateful for his beautiful music. Here is a simple audio youtube … Continue reading
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Cold Play Acoustic Youtube – Chris Martin Solo
It’s always very healthy to hear some of the more famous musicians and band members without a band, just a guitar and voice. It helps the guitar player who is just starting out to put things into perspective and to … Continue reading
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Paco De Lucia Youtube Flamenco
Here’s a very interesting video of the great flamenco guitar player Paco de Lucia. The tune is called Solea. As many would realise, Paco is a very adventurous guitar playr that has explored other areas of music apart from flamenco … Continue reading
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Peter Mulvey Youtube Acoustic Guitar
I found this guy Peter Mulvey by accident and I thought it would be nice to share his playing with you. It’s very thoughtful acoustic guitar and this tune also has some nice harmonics and tapping, so as a fellow … Continue reading
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Asa Youtube – Fire on the Mountain
Here’s a very interesting tune by the Nigerian singer that is now making a name for herself in Europe. Asa was born in France of Nigerian heritage, she returned to Nigeria at two but later returned to France. Her … Continue reading
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Salif Keita Youtube Mali
This youtube acoustic guitar video is of the great musician Salif Keita from Mali in Africa. Salif is an albino desecendant of a a great leader of a warrior tribe. He moved from Mali to other parts of Africa and … Continue reading
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Mississipi John Hurt Youtube – Blues
Mississipi John Hurt is a Blues and Country Blues Legend. The youtube guitar video tune is called You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley. Notice his alternating bass notes If you want some very cool country blues guitar scales that … Continue reading
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Ralph Towner Youtube – Icarus
Ralph Towner the guitarist from the band Oregon, the brilliant improvisational quartet, holds a place in the Earths history and the expeditions to the moon. When the Apollo astronauts travelled to the moon they had a cassette of Ralph Towners … Continue reading
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Bernard Fanning Youtube – Watch Over Me
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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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Guitarist Worldwide – Tony Melendez Youtube
Tony Melendez, I salute you and am humbled
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Guitar Lesson – Double Stops
This Guitar Lesson, although it is not extremely complex, it could take your playing into new areas if yo don’t already play this sort of thing; and I’ll just about guarantee that you don’t use these type of things in … Continue reading
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Christine Kane Youtube Acoustic Song
I’ve only recently been introdeuced to Christine Kane’s music via the Putumayo American Folk album. Her style is a blend of Folk Country. One song is called No Such Things as Girls Like That, it’s interesting vocal line. The … Continue reading
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Bela Fleck Youtube Flecktones
This is the first time I’ve posted a youtube to this guitar blog that didn’t have an acoustic guitar in it but I couldn’t resist this one with Bela Fleck the contemporary banjo player playing banjo. Bela Fleck has worked … Continue reading
Al Di Meola Paco De Lucia John McLaughlin Youtube
This version of Mediteranean Sundance played by Al Di Meola Paco De Lucia John McLaughlin is fantastic. I saw them play it live over 20 years ago and it’s interesting to see how the tune has developed over that period of … Continue reading
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Kevin Eubanks Youtube Acoustic
Kevin Eubanks is very well known amongst Jazz players. To hear him on acoustic is a treat. I thought it would be great to introduce his playing to people that woudn’t generally get to hear him. He is from Philadelphia … Continue reading
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Bruce Cockburn Youtube Acoustic Guitar
Bruce Cockburn is a brilliant acoustic guitarist from Canada, very famous over there and also in some parts of the world. Many of the younger guitar players may not know of him so I’ve decided to post about another youtube … Continue reading
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Seals and Crofts Youtube
The Early Seventies was a great period for acoustic music, both commercially and in smaller environments such as small concert halls, cafes and bars. Seals and Crofts were one of my favourite duos, along with Batdorf and Rodney; they had … Continue reading
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McGowan Guitars Virginia
McGowan Guitar I LOVE BEAUTIFUL GUITARS I’ve stated a number of times in this guitar blog site that what I’m trying to do is raise the standard of guitar playing by making available resources, inspirational videos of great players, guitar … Continue reading
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Bruce Cockburn Youtube in Mali
Bruce Cockburn has always been an exceptional guitar player with odd twists in his playing and has worked with numerous musicians of different styles. To hear Bruce playing with the Kora master Mamadou Diabate is a treat. The kora is a … Continue reading
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Bruce Cockburn and Rick Emmett Youtube
Bruce Cockburn and Rick Emmett are both Canadian guitar players, this youtube video is from 1981. You may be aware of Rick from his work with the band Triumph and his exposure through Gguitar Player magazine. Bruce Cockburn has been … Continue reading
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Acoustic Hall and Oates Youtube
Most people would know Darryl Hall and John Oates as a pop band / duet and may not be aware of their acoustic roots. Amongst musicians Hall and Oates were held i high regard as an acoustic duo before their … Continue reading
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Jerry Reed Youtube Jammin’Beyond
NEWS FLASH – Jerry Reed Dies Jerry Reed, the great country guitar legend has gone to the great jam in the sky. As a tribute to the brilliant guitar player I’ve posted about this guitar youtube. To read more information, … Continue reading
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