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Steve Baughman -Life in Prism Review

Terence — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:00:48 +0000

Steve Baughman | 2010 | Life in Prism Review |

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Steve Baughman is a renown Celtic fingerstyle performer and has recorded with Rounder Records and Solid Air Records and has toured an taught widely in the United States, [...]

An interview with El McMeen | Feature Article

Terence — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:00:20 +0000

An interview with El McMeen | Feature Article

El McMeen is a renown Celtic fingerstyle performer whose music has been described by Guitar Player Magazine as “unbridled acoustic beauty…drop-dead gorgeous”. He has recorded 12 CDs since 1991 and is widely published. In particular he is known for his Mel Bay book on Complete Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar [...]

Celtic Guitar Masterclass | Irish Sea

Terence — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:30:58 +0000

Welcome to the Celtic Guitar Masterclass here at Guitarbench.com.

For this next celtic guitar masterclass I wanted to look at simple piece called the Irish Sea. Its a simple waltz in the key of G dorian. I think it will accessible to folks with basic fingerpicking skills, and will provide a simple primer on arranging [...]

An interview with Steve Baughman | Feature Article

Terence — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:45:16 +0000

An interview with Steve Baughman | Feature Article

Steve Baughman is a renown Celtic fingerstyle performer and has recorded with Rounder Records and Solid Air Records and has toured and taught widely in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. His new album, Life in Prism, an album of fingerstyle solos and duets, is set to [...]

Celtic Guitar Masterclass | O’Carolan’s Receipt

Terence — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:00:44 +0000

Welcome to the first installment of the Celtic Guitar Masterclass here at Guitarbench.com I will be writing a series of articles looking at the various techniques and approaches used when arranging celtic music for the guitar. I will be using a variety of pieces as examples, ranging from beginner to more [...]

Celtic Guitar Masterclass | What is Celtic Guitar?

Terence — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:45:31 +0000

What is Celtic Guitar?

I get asked this question alot. I will hand someone my cd, or tell them i am a musician, and usually the next question is “what kind of music to you play”. I usually respond, “celtic guitar” then have to follow it up with a lengthy explanation. Obviously [...]

Anton Emery -Noone Lasses Review

Terence — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:00:19 +0000

Anton Emery | 2009 | Noone Lasses Review

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Anton Emery has been a name I’ve heard over and over again in association with Celtic fingerstyle. Word out of Swannanoa was that Anton’s technical ability never compromised a lyrical, [...]

Shannon McNally. Artist Interview.

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:45:42 +0000

Video Feature Shannon McNally Bohemian Wedding Prayer For full screen click here

TT – Thanks for taking the time out for this interview Shannon. I was just wondering how you got started performing?

SM – The first thing I ever performed in was a [...]

Tom Doughty. Artist interview.

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:46:25 +0000

Tom Doughty | 2009 | Artist Interview

Tom Doughty is possibly one of the most original, creative lap style guitars I have had the privilege to meet. Tom first started playing the guitar when he was a child. However in a road traffic accident in 1974, Tom permanently became a disabled [...]

Steve Kaufman: Pigtown Fling Tab Lesson

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:04:41 +0000

Pigtown Fling| Tab & lesson| Steve Kaufman

Steve says:

“Here’s an easy tune for you flatpickers. Pigtown Fling is sometimes called Stony Point but Stony Point is a 4 part tune (See my book Championship Flatpicking) as taught to me by John Hartford. Pigtown Fling is a fun tune to play and you shouldn’t have [...]