Vicente Amigo Flamenco Guitar Video Youtube

As steel string acoustic guitar players, it’s good to get inspired by other musicians, particularly Nylon String guitarists.  There is none better these days than Vicente Amigo the Flamenco player.   Check out how good this guy is, apart from being a brilliant technician, he plays with phenomenal passion.  Here is a performance with vocals and percussion

To check out more Vicente go to Vicente Amigo Video

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Antoine Dufour Acoustic Guitar Youtube 2010

Here is a recent Antoine Dufour acoustic  Youtube video recording.  The tune is called To Run a Dream and is from the album Convergences

For more Anoine Dufour check out Antoine Dufour Video

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Vicente Amigo Flamenco Guitar Youtube

Here’s a wonderful Flamenco guitar player by the name of Vicente Amigo

This video was recorded in 1999, complete with Flamenco dancing and rhythm section.

For more Vicente, check out this beautiful Flamenco song Vicente Amigo

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Antoine Dufour Harp Guitar Youtube

Here’s Antoine Dufour on Harp Guitar and Tommy Gauthier on violin playing an original composition called Solitude.  Whereas many of the guitar tappers do acrobats and exhibit phenomenal skills which will push the acoustic guitar into new areas, Antoine always leans towards playing music. Tommy’s playing on this is exceptional

Click Here for more Antoine Dufour on Six String

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Guitar Player Youtube Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn is a player I have been listening to since the mid seventies, he’s a magnificent acoustic guitar player from Canada.   In this short youtube video there is a sample of his playing and also discussions about his approach.

For more Bruce Cockburn check out his playing with a great Mali musician Bruce Cockburn

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Rory Gallagher Youtube Acoustic Slide Guitar

Rory Gallagher ( 1948 – 1995) was an Irish guitar player who became  popular in the late sixties, while playing with his trio Taste, he went on to have greater success in the seventies and was named Musician of the year in 1972 by Melody Maker mag (ahead of Eric Clapton).  He was much loved for his electric blues playing on a Stratocaster.  He continued playing and touring  until his death in 1995.

In this Acoustic Slide Guitar Video on Youtube, Rory is playing the Blues classic, Can’t Be Satisfied.

Information about Rory go to Wikipedia Rory Gallagher

For other great Slide Guitar, check out Jerry Douglas

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Donovan Youtube – Catch the Wind

Here’s two versions of Donovan doing Catch the Wind, the first very Dylanish

And the second after a make over with a late 60′s filter on it :)

I think that in this one, Donovan is closer to finding his own music.

Both are very good, I’m not sure which one I prefer.

For more interesting videos, check out Led Zeppelin Acoustic

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