Summary, Episode 26:

A native of Italy, D’Agostino has made his considerable international mark as a musical artist on the guitar since he arrived in America 37 years ago. In 2017 Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent superheroes of the acoustic guitar. The CD, “Every Step of The Way,” was awarded by Acoustic Guitar’s People’s Choice Awards with a Bronze medal for Best Acoustic Album of All Time. His signature Seagull acoustic guitar has been voted among the ten best signature guitars by Guitar Player magazine.  

To date, Peppino has recorded 19 CD’s, performed in over thirty-seven countries at international festivals and concert halls. He has shared the stage with such greats as Leo Kottke, Sergio Assad, Larry Carlton, Eric Johnson, Tommy Emmanuel, Martin Taylor, Roland Dyens, David Tanenbaum, and many more.

Peppino's Social Links:

• http://www.peppinodagostino.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/user/peppinodagostino
• https://www.facebook.com/PeppinoDAgostinoGuitar
• https://twitter.com/pdagostino
• https://www.musicworldretreats.com/

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Summary Episode 25: Jon Gomm is a singer songwriter considered to be one of the world’s true virtuoso guitarists possessing a unique style most elite musicians consider revolutionary. Jon was born and continues to live in the North of England.

His songs are driven by his use of one acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, basslines and twisting melodies all at the same time with no external effects. The emphasis remains on his soulful vocals and songwriting with his original material influenced by everything from Robert Johnson to Radiohead.

His live shows combine deeply personal performances allied with a natural wit, with a once seen, never forgotten two-handed guitar style, both physical and complex, producing sounds people can barely believe are coming from a humble acoustic guitar.

Jon's Links:

• Jon's Website
• Facebook
• Youtube
• Instagram
• Twitter

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Summary, Episode 24:

Thomas Fellow is a musician with an almost inexhaustible supply of innovative energy. He is a first rate acoustic guitarist,a stunning virtuoso and is considered one of the best musical collaborators in the guitar world.

His name is associated with the development of the pioneering education program called the "Acoustic Guitar (concert music, world music, jazz, and pop)"at the “University of Music Dresden” (Germany). He's the the artistic director of the "European Guitar Award" and he is also known for authoring the comprehensive book entitled the "FELLOW GUITAR BOOK" - which focuses on the guitars role as an accompanying instrument.

35 years after his first full-length concert (at the age of 17) he has performed over 3000 concerts in more than 30 countries.

• www.thomasfellow.de
• EUROPEAN GUITAR QUARTET - "Medusa"

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Summary, Episode 23:

Her current program includes a virtual re-enactment of the solar eclipse, with music and images from around the world.

She is host of the renowned Muriel Anderson’s ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT and
is the first woman to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship and has performed/recorded with Chet Atkins, Les
Paul, and Victor Wooten among others.

She is currently working on a music and cookbook project, and is dedicating this year to working more on behalf of the charity she founded, The Music for Life Alliance, to support music education for kids.

Muriels’s Links:

• www.murielanderson.com
• Muriel on Youtube
• Muriel on Facebook
• Muriel on Twitter
• "A Bakers Dozen"
• Nightlights Live!

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Summary, Episode 21:

For twenty years, Billy McLaughlin astounded audiences around the world with his complex and rhythmic music. At the height of his international recording and touring career, Billy was diagnosed with Focal Dystonia, a mysterious and yet-to-be-cured neuromuscular disorder that rendered him unable to play his own music. Despite every effort to combat his condition, soon Billy’s career was over.But the long deafening silence was broken when Billy began a historic comeback.
He was doing the unthinkable – relearning his songs one note at a time with his opposite hand…

Billy’s Links:
www.billymclaughlin.com
Billy on Youtube
Billy on Facebook
Billy on Twitter
Billy on Instagram

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Summary, Episode 21:

Richard started playing the guitar at age 5 and has never looked back. Focusing early on with the fingerstyle guitar of Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, he began transcribing classical music, Jazz, the gypsy style of Django Reinhardt, bluegrass, ragtime and the blues to Sousa marches.

Now he is a seasoned performer with thousands of performances worldwide to his credit.

Richard has performed in five continents - North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia solo and alongside Tommy Emmanuel, Eric Clapton, Albert Lee, Dave Peacock, Martin Taylor, Brent Mason, Gary Brooker, Stuart Duncan, Bryan Sutton, Joe Brown, Ralph McTell and many others.

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Summary, Episode 20:

Don Alder plays acoustic fingerstyle guitar with a passion that has quickly earned him a reputation as Vancouver’s “best kept little secret”. Don is a world-class fingerstyle guitarist with a “wow factor” that has let to multiple endorsement deals with major manufacturers and a collaboration with Greenfield guitars to produce a signature acoustic guitar- the “Don Alder G4” model.

Don currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His unique style of playing incorporates fingerpicking with simultaneous percussion on the soundboard to create a wall of sound.

He is often referred to as sounding like a four piece band. Don’s music is his own unique weave of deeply textured melody and story. Lyrical and compelling, his original songs are notes of exploration – some passionate and haunting, some hard-driven, others light and teasing.

In quiet pieces or pushing right to the edge, Don’s phenomenal fingerstyle playing and rich voice captivate.

“Don is Canada’s secret fingerstyle weapon – it’s only a matter of time until everyone discovers this world class player. I am honored to have Don endorsing my guitars.” World Class Luthier, Michael Greenfield

(Timestamps are for audio version of the podcast.)

• 2:44 Welcome Don Alder!
• 4:20 Don’s earliest musical inspirations
• 8:34 Don gets an electric guitar in his hands for the first time
• 14:02 Don starts playing in bands
• 15:52 Don and the bass player’s onstage gun prank goes wrong
• 19:42 Don explains how he started playing solo acoustic guitar
• 22:39 Music – Don plays his composition “Fingers Fingers Fingers”
• 27:30 Don becomes a studio player
• 37:01 Don’s musical, color, touch, and his personal approach to the guitar – how to learn how to play like yourself
• 46:07 At a live performance people are looking for a journey, they want to walk home with an experience
• 52:04 Don’s advice he would like to give to more guitar players – more heart, play music not just songs and technique
• 53:35 A fellow guitarist seeking advice writes a song for Don Alder
• 57:31 Don’s message to all musicians
• 58:58 Don’s last message to everyone!
• 1:00:03 Ending credits and podcast contact info
• 1:03:01 Music – Don plays his composition “Haunting Me”

Don’s Links:

• http://www.donalder.com/
• Don on Facebook
• Don on Youtube
• Don on Twitter

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Summary, Episode 19:

In 1988, Don became the first Canadian to win the U.S. National Fingerpick Guitar Championship. He won again in 1996, still the only two-time winner of the competition.

Don has toured regularly since 1989, across Canada, the USA, a dozen European countries, Japan, Taiwan, China, Australia, Russia and India.

He has played live and on recording with U.S. guitarist Andy McKee, Canadian singer/guitarist Brooke Miller, Canadian guitarist Calum Graham, & Toronto bassist Jordan O’Connor. Don composes scores for television, radio and film, and does production and recording engineering for a variety of other musicians.

He’s released numerous CDs and DVDs for the Candy Rat Record label, including his new album, A Million Brazilian Civilians, on CD and see-through orange vinyl.

(Timestamps are for audio version of the podcast.)

2:49 Welcome Don!
3:52 Don’s earliest musical influences.
6:50 Don as a composer first, guitarist second.
8:40 Discovering Leo Kottke’s approach…music with humor.
9:20 Exposure to modern composers Steve Reich, Xenakis, John Adams.
10:40 Don talks about composing for film & TV.
15:44 We discuss alternate tunings and why Don Does uses them.
22:33 Why composes away from the guitar.
24:04 Music – Don plays his composition – “A Million Brazilian Civilians.”
27:33 Don’s relationship to classical guitar.
31:04 I ask Don about his live sound setup.
32:50 Keep it simple…we talk pickups, pedals and other guitar nitty gritty.
34:53 Don tells his “pedalboard on the highway” mishap story.
39:46 What are Don’s hobbies outside music?
41:25 His best advice for musicians.
44:47 The guitar tablature “trap.”
50:22 Ending credits & podcast contact info.
53:14 Music – Don plays his composition – “Seven Seven Four.”

Don’s Links:

https://donrossonline.com/

Don on Facebook

Don on Youtube

Don on Twitter

Don’s band project is called “Don Ross – Louder Than Usual”

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