Homespun

Some of the most creative and compelling contemporary music in recent years has been made by acoustic fingerstyle guitarists. The term "fingerstyle" denotes the use of thumb and two or three fingers of the picking hand to achieve moving bass lines, sharply delineated melodies and complex harmonies. Some artists use classical guitar techniques to create their music, others blend classical ... Read More

Preston Reed has reinvented how the acoustic guitar is played with his dynamic use of percussive devices and unusual playing ideas. You'll learn to create a multitude of sonic and rhythmic effects with Preston's "rim shots," "bongo hits," slap harmonics, double hammer-ons, two-hand tapping, right-hand fretting and other techniques. In Slap Funk, Border Towns and Tribes, he ... Read More

Fingerstyle ace Laurence Juber displays his usual combination of technical virtuosity and high musicianship. Recorded "live" at the famed Caffé Milano in Nashville, LJ plays some of his most requested pieces-- Rules of the Road, Pass the Buck, When Harry Got to Heaven, Solo Flight, In Your Arms, Cobalt Blue, You Can't Go Back, Bob's Your Uncle and ... Read More

Featuring Muriel Anderson, Thom Bresh, Michael Chapdelaine, Seymour Duncan, Nokie Edwards, Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Fairclough, Buster B. Jones, Stanley Jordan, Laurence Juber, Stan Lassiter, Brent Mason, Preston Reed and Mitch Watkins. With Eddie Bayers, Drums; Michael Rhodes, Bass; John Hobbs, Keyboards; Tom Roady, Percussion. Muriel Anderson's world-class guitar events bring top players together for what are always powerful musical ... Read More

Now you can see and hear Preston Reed "live" in concert, creating the amazing sounds - rim shots, bongo hits, slap harmonics, double hammer-ons, two-hand tapping, right-hand fretting etc. - that have given his playing such notoriety around the world. Songs include: Blasting Cap, Lady's Night, Slap Funk, Hijacker, Acufuse, Somehow We'll Make It Home, The Rain Maker, Corazon, Hyperjig ... Read More