This page is place to come to find out about new releases of fingerstyle guitar music.  When this site is notified of a new CDs being released, this page will announce it here with links to the artist web page where you can get more information, listen to samples, and/or links to where they can be purchased. 

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Last update: Nov. 29, 2009
 


Vin Downes
Skies and Openings

"Skies and Openings" is the first recording by fingerstyle guitarist Vin Downes.  It is comprised of eleven original songs (sample) with influences of Americana, Blues, Classical, Folk and Jazz. It includes seven solo performances and four pieces with guest musicians Lois Carpenter on bass, Mike Fumento on drums, and Jeffrey Young on violin.  "Skies and Openings" is the culmination of years spent exploring fingerstyle guitar.  It is a mix of styles and moods in a pure acoustic setting.

Downes began studying guitar at the age of eleven. His early interests were in electric guitar, but this changed when he heard the music of Michael Hedges and Leo Kottke. He was immediately intrigued with the art of fingerstyle acoustic guitar.  Downes went on to earn a degree in classical guitar performance and music education from William Paterson University. Along the way, he has studied classical composition, Indian tabla, and American roots music, while developing a love for jazz and all improvised music.

http://www.vindownes.com
Vin Downes MySpace
YouTubeVideos
Vin Downes at CDBaby


David Barrett
The Dead Arm

This is David Barrett's fourth acoustic CD featuring new compositions on six and twelve string acoustic guitars, classical, resophonic, mandolin, and laud. All of the tracks are performed solo, except track 8, which is a multi-tracked mandolin tune. Album produced, written and arranged by David Barrett. Photography and design by Paul Reid.

http://www.noisytrade.com 
http://www.myspace.com/noisytrade


Aug, 2009

Adam O'Connor
2 Head City

2 Head City is Contemporary Solo Guitar, un-fenced. It is unique, risky, unorthodox and beautiful.  This music is a fusion of styles which are seldom found together on one album, in one tune or on one guitar. Adam O'Connor weaves musical ideas in a way that makes it difficult to categorize. The 12 original tunes make this album as much about the writing as it is about the playing. The cover shot of an oil refinery reflects the music within; fiery, shadowy, ugly and beautiful, intricate, precarious and brilliant.

People can listen to most of the tunes in full at http://www.myspace.com/adamoconnor1
Hear 3 others at www.adamoconnor.net
Buy a hard copy from:
http://www.acmemusic.com.au/ 
and soon on CD baby
Or download from iTunes by searching adam oconnor or 2 Head City


Adam Palma
Good Morning

Adam has worked as a session guitarist since 1998 having played with several of the best Polish jazz and pop musicians, singers, arrangers and composers, not to mention international artists such as Chris de Burgh and Hamish Stuart (Average White Band). His influences cover a wide variety of musical styles from rock to country, from acoustic fingerstyle guitar to jazz and from AC/DC to Frank Sinatra.

Although Adam claims he is a rock guitarist his skills are varied and diverse and in recent years has branched out into fingerstyle acoustic guitar. He has played acoustic at the Wirral International Guitar Festival and other guitar festivals in Europe. Recently his hard work was acknowledged by no less than the world famous acoustic guitar wizard Tommy Emmanuel, who has invited Adam to take part in the most prestigious guitar event in the world: The Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS) in Nashville in July 2009. This is a fantastic accolade for Adam and is indeed high praise and recognition from one of the true acoustic guitar masters.

Please visit Adam's website www.adampalma.net to find out more about his first solo album "Good Morning" and to listen to the samples.


Mary Flower
Bridges

Mary Flower, a 2008 Blues Music Award Nominee for “Acoustic Artist of the Year,” brings her uniquely personal vision of roots music to the most fully realized album of her career. On Bridges , the guitarist’s sound is technically dazzling yet grounded in the down-to-earth simplicity of early 20th century American music.

In unearthing obscure gems from the songbooks of 1920s and ’30s America to complement her own rootsy compositions, Flower explores and illuminates the complex relationships between Piedmont blues, ragtime, jazz, and old-time gospel music.  Unconventional instruments such as piano, tuba, accordion, clarinet, mandolin, and saxophone flesh out the arrangements on 14 tracks that, taken together, reveal Flower to be capable of remarkable nuance — as well as more stylistic diversity than just about any other artist currently recording under the “acoustic blues” banner

"A luscious, lusty mix of rootsy styles, anchored by Flower's immense finger-style guitar technique and warm-as-honey-and-whiskey voice.  Her meter-perfect guitar work is inventive, dexterous and rock solid. Her voice is as comforting as a winter quilt and effortless as a breeze."
—The Oregonian


Oct 23, 2008

Lance Allen
Naturally

Lance Allen was born and raised in Kentucky. His father brought him home from the hospital and took pictures of him next to his own guitars. This was the beginning of what his father had always hoped for.  He grew and took and interest in the guitar at 12 years old. Lance became very motivated and learned all sorts of music from guitar legends as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton. A move to Ohio and a new guitar teacher opened Lance's eyes to the world of Fingerstyle guitar. Some of the people he was introduced to were Chet Atkins, Phil Keaggy, Merle Travis, and Tommy Emmanuel. Tommy was and continues to be one of Lance's main influences, although he listens to lots of different music.  'Inspiration is all around me.' Lance would say.  He teaches guitar, and his students inspire him. And his wife, Twila, who takes all of his pictures. You can hear Lance's music on PBS all around the country. He's been published with Melbay and with Fingerstyle guitar many times. Not only that, he was inducted into the Thumbpickers Hall of Fame in 2008.  Pete Huttlinger likes his chops, as many guitarist say!

You'll love this cd, and keep an eye on his career as a guitarist and you'll see more beautiful music to come.

A Mean Guitar Player!'
Peter Frampton
            "proud of Lance and the work he is doing"  
Tommy Emmanuel

Lance Allen
www.myspace.com/guitarlancer
www.youtube.com/guitarlancer
 


Aug. 11, 2008

Kenn Fox
Sacred Wood

Midwestern Fingerstyle guitarist, Kenn Fox, has a long and accomplished career- releasing eight solo albums to date, as well as five others with his wife and collaborator, Blues vocalist, Mare Edstrom. While his album projects usually feature a “Who’s Who” of Wisconsin talent, a completely solo recording is something often contemplated but never done... until now. As the proprietor of Paramount Guitars (a high-end Guitar Gallery), Fox has endless exposure to unique hand-made instruments. This project grew out of both his love for fine instruments and his life-long fascination with fingerstyle guitar.
So in the winter of 2007, after selecting guitars by four of his favorite builders, Fox began writing. Since the Paramount website features soundbites of each new guitar, this became a forum for accumulated ideas that eventually became the fourteen new compositions featured on "Sacred Wood.”
The guitars chosen for the project, were built by four different
Luthiers, and feature different wood combinations and build styles. The album allows the listener the opportunity to study and compare, truly a delight for the connoisseur of fine instruments. The liner notes include lots of technical info and color photos of each guitar. Each of the solo compositions was written on and for one of these guitars. Every composition is an exploration of texture and melody with a predominant Celtic flavor appearing throughout the recording. Tablature of many of the tracks will be available soon.

Sacred Wood 
http://www.kennfox.com


Mike Dowling
The Blues Ain't News

Mike Dowling has scored another grand slam with his newest release The Blues Ain't News.  This newest CD is along the lines of his Swamp Dog Blues CD and covers a variety of blues tunes in ways that only Mike Dowling can do them.  With an outstanding cast of backup players like Grant Dermody (harmonica), John Miller (Guitar), Cary Black (Bass) and Orville Johnson (Mandolin), Mike creates very compelling music with his silky smooth vocals and impeccably tasteful guitar playing.  The CD opens with knockout rendition of "Nobody's Lovin Me" and never lets you down for 12 cuts; including Lonnie Johnsons "Tomorrow Night", the Delmore Bros "Blue Railroad Train" and "Trouble Ain't Nothing But The Blues", and a great dedication to his wife Jan with Cy Coben's "Good Woman's Love.  Mike continues to amaze in his ability to craft incredibly moving arrangements in tunes like John Hurt's "Blue Harvest Blues" and with the help of Orville Johnson's mandolin talents, Bill Halley's "Miss the Mississippi and You".  He even offers a taste of Hawaiian style slide playing in his instrumental of Julian Adderly's "Sermonette".  I have yet to hear a CD from Mike I didn't like, but for those of us addicted to Mike's music, this newest release is a must have.  He even thought of us guitar players by putting his tuning information in the liner notes!

Paul Kucharski
acousticfingerstyle.com

Get your copy at CDBaby


Peter Janson
Winter Gifts

The newest release from Peter Janson, Winter Gifts, is a winter theme album of mostly solo guitar works featuring original music as well as Peter's unique compelling arrangements of classic titles Angels We Have Heard, Christe Redemptor, and Greensleeves.

Music reviewer Denez McAdoo says "... [a] sense of ancient spirituality pervades the entire album; though Janson's decidedly contemporary finger-picking style manages to adopt this spirit, as well as the melodic patterns, and make it all feel quite at home in our modern world... Listen to his music: Janson simply plays for the passion of his art; a sentiment that shines through on every track of Winter Gifts."

Buy the Album


Vince Serrioz
Years With No Tears

Sometime ago Vince came up with idea to make a CD with songs he had been writing for ten years.  Playing the guitar for over thirty years he listened to greats such as Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, and John Fahey. This CD is all instrumental guitar songs that have touched him at some point in his life. They were written from his feelings...and from the heart. The title cut, "Years With No Tears", is the only vocal and was written with his good friend Manual Gonzales.  It represents how fast time goes by, how we miss the years with no fears or tears, and how we must make those moments last!  

Vince Serrioz: "I think I have finally developed my own style over the years and I hope you enjoy these songs as much as I have in writing them. Thanks for listening! "

"I like your steady groove and the ragtime influences. 'Kiva Dance' is a little compressed sounding, but overall it's all nicely presented. "
Laurence Juber

"Beautiful playing, Vince! Proud to be your friend in music. Many thanks and cheers from Italy."
Roberto de Luca


Lance Allen
Sometimes In Life

Lance Allen was born and raised in KY and took interest in the guitar at 11 years old. Being surrounded by music he began learning songs that his dad could teach him and before long the guitar became his primary interest.  After a lot of practicing and playing, he began to pick the guitar with his fingers and discover the possibilities of fingerstyle guitar. He learned songs from Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Phil Keaggy, and other great fingerstyle guitarists. Soon, writing his own compositions became a daily part of his life.

 

At only 28 years old and with a new acoustic guitar album, Lance continues his music journey into the future. He teaches guitar full time and has been featured in Fingerstyle Guitar magazine as well as Nashville Public Television. You'll love the music that he is creating. Some of the musical influences on this CD are Tommy Emmanuel, Marcel Dadi, Stephen Bennett, and lots of other guitarists.

'A Mean Guitar Player!'
Peter Frampton
            'A good Album!' 
Tommy Emmanuel
 

www.guitarlancer.com (still under construction)
www.myspace.com/guitarlancer
 


Jan. 2008

Pete Berryman
The Return

"Pete explores various moods and influences with equal respect for Folk Jazz and Celtic roots. His love for the acoustic guitar and it's ability for nuance  and subtlety is showcased in this album of fresh and highly original compositions. "
Ralph McTell

" There's no doubting that Pete Berryman's an outstanding guitar player, but "The Return" does more than just showcase his fingerpicking talents - it proves he's a great composer too."
Acoustic Magazine

" Pete is one of the unsung heroes of the British acoustic guitar movement."
John Renbourn

" Pete Berryman is one of the UK's hidden jewels."
Guitarist Magazine.

More about Pete and samples at peteberryman.com
guitarcds.net and kesson.com


Lawrence Blatt
Fibonacci's Dream

Lawrence Blatt new release "Fibonacci's Dream" is the follow up to "Out of the Woodwork", Blatt's debut album which has been selected as a finalist for the best album 2007 in the New Age category for the Independent Music Awards. Fibonacci's Dream takes you on a journey of music and math and contains 13 original compositions that span from solo acoustic guitar works to richly layered multi-track acoustic instrumentals. In addition to guitar, bass and percussion instruments, Lawrence utilizes some unusual stringed-instruments on this album including a charango, ronroco and a 100-year-old Ditson mandolin.

 

"If you love acoustic music, you'll want to add this album to your collection and you'll find that every song is great!  Lawrence Blatt created original, full bodied songs with the guitar in focus on Fibonacci's Dream."
Reid Murray from the Muse's Muse

Blatt's album "Fibonacci's Dream" is available at CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes and other fine retailers.


TREASURES OF HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR (Various Artists)

At the weekly Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series on Maui, Hawai'i’s best musicians gather to play this unique style of music. This is the third album of songs recorded live at the slack key show. The first two albums, Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume One and Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Live from Maui, were each awarded a Grammy for Best Hawaiian Music Album of the Year in 2006 and 2007 respectively.

For more information about the CD and an mp3 audio demo, please visit www.danielho.com


Ronnda Cadle & The String Poets
After

Cadle lets her guitar sing out like a voice on the new album "After", officially released during her July 13 performance at Eddies Attic, the premiere listening room in the folk-rock heaven of Decatur, Georgia. Produced by Don McCollister (Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins), the album contains thirteen tracks that showcase Cadle’s intricate guitar harmonics and delightful interplay with the unorthodox instrumentation of her collaborators, the String Poets. Atlanta scene veterans Carol Statella (viola), Sherry Iles (bass) and Jordan Marshall (percussion) comprise the Poets.

 

“I just call it good music,” says Cadle, when asked to define her unique instrumental sound. “It’s relaxing but it’s not New Age. It’s classical, but not strictly classical, for the purists. It’s folk, yet it’s informed by classic rock. It’s a little bit of everything and it has enough room to take the listener on a journey. And I’m along for the ride, too, because I’m constantly amazed at the places it can go. Creating music is a soul-satisfying trip that never ends.”

Ronnda is an amazing technician on the guitar. She coaxes a full-voiced sound out of the instrument and the result is a confident, clear tone. She's a melodic, hooky writer. Her songs stay with me for days.
--Sue Ennis, Songwriter and collaborator Heart
 

For more information on Ronnda Cadle & The String Poets visit or to purchase their latest release "After" please visit-
http://www.ronndacadle.com
http://www.myspace.com/ronndacadle


Sep. 2007

Guy Buttery
Songs From The Cane Fields

Nominated for  Best Instrumental Album of the Year  at the South African Music Awards.    Put on this CD and you can almost feel the warm breeze off the Indian Ocean.  Guy Buttery's music is all about atmosphere and contrast, and he's drawn from the sights and sounds of his South African surroundings and culture to conjure it all so magically.  Somewhere halfway through "Cane Fields" a smooth transition from fingerstyle to ambient acoustic tone poems occurs, experimental ground cleverly foisted as traditional.

"...I closed my eyes and imagined a small band of wizened African minstrels that might be playing strange, esoteric instruments. When I opened my eyes, Guy Buttery was still there. A lone person, having a conversation with wood and steel in an empty room."
 - The Saturday Independent

Guy Buttery's albums are now available online at www.guitarcds.net


Don Maloney
Eight Rivers

"Eight Rivers" is 7 and 8 string guitarist Don Maloney's first solo CD.  Don has countless influences and uses traditional fingerstyle techniques as well as contemporary approaches like slapping, popping, and tapping to perform catchy melodies, interesting chord changes, and funky bass lines simultaneously.  "Eight Rivers" features original compositions for the 7 string acoustic guitar, 7 string fretless guitar, and 8 string electric guitar.

Samples and the CD are available at Don's web site
www.donmaloney.com
and also from iTunes


Michael Mucklow
The View From Here

For some, the guitar road leads from the solitary to the ensemble.  For Michael Mucklow, years of playing, learning, and developing as a musician with other players led him to exploring the instrument on his own terms. With the release of "The View From Here", his second solo project, Mucklow plays songs that require the listener to stop and take in each note, each phrase, each idea.  You can tell that these songs come from some place deep within, extending who Mucklow is and presenting it to us as a sort of offering we gladly accept.  All of the songs are aided by a generous dose of reverb, which gives Mucklow a richer, fuller sound.  The playing is neither flashy nor overdone, but sometimes almost bare in its approach, and for these songs, it works well.  There are 11 tracks in all.  "Phosphor" builds from a simple fingerpicked melody line to a rhythmic dance accompanied by a percussion track.  "Mysterium" is a dark, haunting piece which wafts over the listener, drawing you into its slow movement.  The early sky seeps into view on "Color of the Morning".  "The View From Here" ends with the happy "Convertible", leaving you with a light, refreshed feeling.  Michael Mucklow gives us a warm, solid offering of solo guitar music on this disc, music you can listen to.

~ Minor 7th, Kirk Albrecht
 Listen to full length songs on The View From Here


LAWRENCE BLATT
OUT OF THE WOODWORK

"Lawrence Blatt’s "Out of the Woodwork" has been a real treat! Some of the thirteen original pieces are solo guitar and some are layered with electric bass and various percussion instruments, all played by Blatt. The meticulous liner notes give insight into the inspiration for the individual pieces, and also name the specific guitars being played and how they are tuned. The music indicates a variety of influences from folk to classical to jazz guitar, and most of the songs are relaxing yet upbeat and optimistic. Both traditional and highly innovative, this is a great album on several levels."

Kathy Parsons review of "Out of the Woodwork"
published in Solo Piano Publications.

To purchase this CD


MICHAEL YOUNG
LIVE FROM FORT COLLINS

Recorded in October 2006 and released on American Sketch Records in February 2007, LIVE FROM FORT COLLINS--the latest release from MICHAEL YOUNG and the follow-up to his debut I LISTEN TO MY FEET--is an hour long, unedited live in-studio radio performance originally broadcast on KRFC 88.9 FM in Fort Collins, CO. The intimacy and simplicity of the recording emerges as Michael and host Philip Coggon chat--unscripted--and enjoy the nine (9) tunes interspersed with interview over the course of the hour. LIVE FROM FORT COLLINS not only reveals Michael’s rhythmic, bouncy, and melodic playing, but also reveals a candid look at Michael on a personal level.

"He crafts evocative pieces that take listeners on flights of fancy as well as gritty trips."
Jim Beal, San Antonio Express News

Learn more about MICHAEL YOUNG at http://www.michaelyoungmusic.com
You can hear samples and buy the album at CDBaby


LEGENDS OF HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR, live from Maui

This 12-song collection features a host of slack-key masters, both traditional and contemporary.  The disc opens with Ledward Ka'apana's tranquil 'Opihi Moemoe and closes with a collaboration by George Kahumoku Jr., Keoki Kahumoku and  Da 'Ukulele Boys on Ka'aahi Kahului, the train song by Palani Vaughan.  In between, there's a wealth of classic showmanship — Cyril Pahinui's  vocal on Ka Makani Ka'ili Aloha, Dennis Kamakahi's Ahulili vocal,  Martin Pahinui's Ka 'Ano'i vocal, Ozzie Kotani's Pauoa Liko Ka Lehua/Papakolea Medley,  Richard Ho'pi'i's Papalina Lahilahi vocal, Bobby Ingano's Hula Blues instrumental, Daniel Ho's Kumu Mele vocal, and George Kahumoku Jr.'s Aloha 'Oe vocal.  Daniel Ho mixed and mastered the session, capturing the live quality complete with applause and some impromptu chatter.  Tracks with voices add earnest emotion to the spirit of the tunes.

For more information about the CD and an mp3 audio demo, please visit www.danielho.com


Slow Play: Jigs, Reels, and Hornpipes
Jeffery Hillgrove

Slowplay - A new CD by Jeffery Hillgrove featuring himself on guitar and Del Eckels on the bodhran.  A collection of some of the most popular session tunes in the celtic repertoire, all played at a slow to moderate tempo. A great tool for the musician new to celtic music or for the listener to experience the tunes played in a more relaxed manner than the usual breakneck tempo of a celtic session

Audio samples also available on

Sycamore Creek
Dorian Michael

Dorian Michael has released his third solo CD.  It features relaxed, fluid performances of six originals and six covers spanning a variety of styles; blues, folk, jazz, contemporary,  Dorian makes them all of the same cloth yet this variety gives the listener plenty of musical surprises.  Even the familiar tunes on this CD have organically unpredictable renditions.  And the audio quality is first rate.


Radio Flyer
Steve Dillon

Steven's long awaited CD "Radio Flyer" has just been officially released.  This is Steven's sophomore effort and once again showcases his broad background while highlighting his unique, progressive acoustic style.  From the groove-based Goochland Shuffle and Tumbleweed to the contemplative Voyager, as well as the soothing tune A Walk In The Park, there is something for all acoustic guitar enthusiasts.  The tracks were engineered by Kim Person (yes, the same one that produces Tommy Emmanuel's music) who dialed in a wonderful acoustic tone from start to finish.  Steven's fingerstyle guitar influences include Don Ross, Billy McLaughlin, Preston Reed, Peter Finger, Stephen Bennett, and similar Narada and Windham Hill guitarists.  "I believe that my style and sound have been shaped by my past as well as musicians who were inspired by Michael Hedges.  I'm sort of a second generation Hedges'-influenced player." 

The CD can be purchased and song samples can be heard at his CDBaby.com site. 
http://www.cdbaby.com/stevendillon2
Additionally, individual tracks will soon be available for digital distribution from iTunes and your other favorite digital outlets.


Motionography
John Morgan

 John Morgan is an acoustic guitarist living in central Ohio.  Unencumbered by fame or fortune, he is pursuing his musical dream:  performing, teaching, writing and recording.  

 This CD is full of art and motion and emotion, using dancing fingers on sonic canvas in a beautiful scenery full of poetry. The music is meditative and is soothing ones soul with engaged sound palettes full of resonation and rhythmical patterns. Influences from jazz, classical and world music can be heard with top-notch and creative techniques.
- The Bridge Guitar Reviews, Henk te Veldhuis
 
 Full length cuts from Motionography can be heard at www.freesologuitar.com.
It can be purchased from: http://morganguitar.com/ 


Daniele Bazzani 2006
Daniele Bazzani

"Daniele Bazzani" is the second solo album for the italian fingerstylist  after "Truss Roads", the well received debut CD released in 2003.   Both CD's were produced by the independent label www.fingerpicking.net.  There  are 14 tracks of which 12 are originals.  One is co-written with singer Gina Fabiani and one is a cover of an italian song from the sixties.  Daniele performs completely alone except for the last track, sung by Gina, and for "The Baby" that includes the viola of Silvia Battisti D'Amaro.  Daniele plays with and without a thumbpick in standard and open tunings.  Available at CD Baby

"Best unknown guitar talents out there? There's a guy from Italy called Daniele Bazzani, who plays well, really well"
Tommy Emmanuel, C.G.P.


Celtic Journey
Christopher Dean

Cairney Hill Music is proud to announce the January release of Celtic Fingerstyle Guitarist Christopher Dean's third album, "Celtic Journey".   Joining Dean on this album is world renown/award winning Highland Bagpiper Aaron Shaw, and  Irish multi-instrumentalist Brian Baynes, who also co-produced the album. Baynes gained rave reviews from his production of Nollag Brolly's "Under a Pale Moon", which was noted by Irish Music Magazine as one of the top three Irish music albums released (in Ireland) in 2004.   This instrumental album contains the traditional and contemporary folk music of Ireland, Scotland, and England. The pace of this album progresses from "breathtakingly beautiful" to "foot stomping ballistic".
To listen to samples from "Celtic Journey", as well as Dean's other two albums, log onto www.cairneyhill.com

"...many guitarists seem to concentrate on playing the instrument rather than the music. The music of Dean is exactly the opposite of this position. Very rarely have we heard a more sensitive and expressive guitarist who communicates through his Taylor guitar."
 Alfredo De Pietra, Keltika Magazine, Milan, Italy


Never Alone
Tom Mowrey

Tom Mowrey's new cd release "Never Alone" highlights not only his skills as a guitarist, but as a composer, arranger and producer. This eclectic mix of original instrumental guitar music "jazz, rock, solo acoustic, celtic, inspirational" features Christian recording artist and world renowned guitarist Phil Keaggy, legendary jazz guitarist Joe Negri, and Glass Harp drummer John Sferra. Also helping out on this cd are some very fine back-up musicians. 
 
 Joe Negri's review, "Tom Mowrey shows his skills as a composer, guitarist, arranger, and producer on his "tour de force" Never Alone CD. Lots of gaelic charm abounds in the music which was composed by Mowrey. Tom gets a nice assist from a couple of "fair pickers" in their own right. The sensational Phil Keaggy and yours truly Joe Negri lend smooth support on several of the cuts. Also helping out are some fine back-up musicians who help give this CD a strong professional quality. All in all Never Alone is a strong showing for the multi-talented Mowrey." 
 
 "Never Alone" can be purchased at www.cdbaby.com or by visiting Tom's website at www.tommowrey.net.


Sophia
Philippe Fouquet

After his first critically acclaimed record "Ouvrir" realised in 2002, Philippe Fouquet gives us his second record "Sophia": 12 songs for solo acoustic guitar in very versatile styles from classical to world music and eastern influences, and also celtic and baroque.

"Philippe Fouquet, is a noteworthy and sublime guitarist which will impress any guitar lover and music enthusiast with his own unique signature Henk te Veldhuis

You can listen samples and order his records at:
http://www.philippefouquet.com


Cordes' ialement
Michel Dalle Ave

If you frequent the Tab sections of this site, you probably have seen and maybe even play some of the compositions on Michel's newest CD Cordes' ialement.  Beautiful compositions and outstanding musicianship grace every cut of this CD.  Songs like Murciana will transport you instantly to a French seaside cafe and leave you wanting ever more of the music that is Michel Dalle Ave.  The breath and beauty of songs like Murciana and Fatilidad show that Michel Dalle Ave is one of the finest fingerstyle composers around today.  Michel clearly demonstrates that fingerstyle guitar is well represented in France.

Paul Kucharski
acousticfingerstyle.com

You can order your copy at Michel's Web site
http://www.guitare33.com/


Acoustic Inventions
Mark Casstevens

After backing up quite a number of recording artists in the Nashville studios for the last 30 years, Mark Casstevens is front and center with this collection of 13 fingerstyle originals. Primarily performing on nylon string guitar, Mark features several ragtime pieces including "All Thumbs" which has been recorded by Chet Atkins, Marcel Dadi, Muriel Anderson, Todd Hallawell and Jerome Malaval.

Sound samples and ordering information can be found at www.markcasstevens.com


Nightflight
Anthony McGloin

Anthony McGloin hails from the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.  His debut album exemplifies his audacity as a writer of epic tunes; evocative, dynamic and sometimes perpetual by nature.  It also shows his ability to capture humor in both arrangements and originals while the addition of Mandolin displays his Bluegrass and Swing influences.  You will also find influences from Latin, Classical, Pop and Traditional Irish music.  Of particular note is  his  Jim Williams Guitar which exudes a rich, organic tone.

The debut album from this Acoustic guitarist is impressive.......the composing skills and creativity of Anthony McGloin are noteworthy.
Bridge Guitar Reviews
available at CDBaby


Something's Cookingg
Michael Fix

"Something's Cooking" is the eighth album for Australian three-times Instrumental Golden Guitar winner Michael Fix. This album reveals Michael's growing confidence and self-assurance as one of Australia s finest and most widely respected guitarists. Michael's musical style continues to evolve, with his compositions becoming more innovative, and his arrangements more inspired.  In recent years, Michael has been taking his music overseas, finding many new fans and enjoying acclaim in Italy and Germany. Says Michael of the title track:  "You can't visit Italy and not be inspired by the food.  I like to think that Something's Cooking captures a sense of anticipation of something joyful and delicious."


Apr. 12, 2005

Blue Fandango
Mike Dowling

LISTEN TO SOME SAMPLES FROM THE ALBUM
Listen Here

Wind River Guitar is proud to announce the release of Blue Fandango, a stunning collection of solo guitar instrumentals and vocals that captures the range of Mike Dowling's  extraordinary talent.  From his hauntingly beautiful rendition of "Maria Elena" to the Reverend Gary Davis' raucous "Trying To Get To Heaven" this release is a tribute to some of Mike's favorite players and composers. 

Silky smooth vocals and impeccable guitar playing: Mike's latest release Blue Fandango is an absolute joy to listen to.  Along the lines of his critically acclaimed Swamp Dog Blues, this album offers up a perfectly executed collection of solo arrangements and original pieces. Mike's versatility and ability to take any piece and make it his own just amazes me.  Mike's dished up another winner for sure!
acousticfingerstyle.com


In His Own Words
Andrew Wrigglesworth

Born in Victoria, Australia, Andrew Wrigglesworth was in his early teens when he decided to pick up the guitar.  In 1999 Andrew was invited by Tommy Emmanuel to attend and play over in Nashville at the Chet Atkins Convention. It was there that he got to play to 5000 people and play with his boyhood idle, Tommy Emmanuel.  In 2002, Andrew recorded his debut Album "From The Laundry" featuring a range of Andrew's original compositions.  After touring Nashville , New York and London in 2003, Andrew jumped back in the studio with Geoff Cross and slick musicians Mathew Duniam, Phil Bartlett and Gerry Ciaverella to record his next album, In His Own Wordss

Cd's can be purchased at CDBaby


Completed
Mark Steven Brocke

MSB Productions is pleased to announce the debut CD release of Fingerstyle Guitarist Mark Steven Brocke, titled Completedd. The CD project includes original arrangements of contemporary and classic praise & worship songs, hymns, and standards, in addition to heartfelt original compositions in styles ranging from Classical/New Age, Country/Blues, Jazz, Latin and beyond.  Get more information, purchase CDs and listen to MP3 samples at www.markstevenbrocke.com

"I love fingerstyle steel string guitar. This is the stuff I love to hear. You can tell Mark is keenly aware of the tonality possibilities of his instrument and plays it to it's potential with feeling and finesse. nice stuff ... let's hear more! God bless."
Bruce Petros - www.petrosguitars.com


Tall Tales & Plain Lies
Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox is a guitarist and songwriter whose Georgia and Texas roots run deep.  He has steeped himself in a variety of styles from acoustic blues to swing and his acclaimed originals are rooted in the great Texas story-song tradition.  Matthew has appeared on stages, radio programs and at workshops throughout the US and United Kingdom and has recently released his second solo project, "Tall Tales & Plain Lies".  This all-original CD features the stellar playing of Peter Ostroushko on violin and mandolin, Clint Hoover on harmonica and Gary Raynor of "A Prairie Home Companion" on bass.

Fox’s second album ("Tall Tales & Plain Lies") is a set of well-crafted originals, most of which are well informed by various traditional styles.  A fine writer, Fox is particularly effective in story-telling songs.  Fox has a voice that holds the listener’s attention, his guitar playing is very good and he gets some excellent support from Peter Ostroushko, Gary Raynor and Clint Hoover.

- SingOut! Magazine, Winter 2005

Web of Dreams
Michael Fix

Michael Fix is a leading exponent of contemporary acoustic guitar and a consummate performer - and he makes it look so easy! Michael's repertoire includes Jazz and Blues, Celtic and Australian Folk, Country, Classical and his own distinctive compositions, many of which have received national TV and radio exposure, as well as various major awards. Michael's unique style - distinctively Australian and highly original in its presentation - marks him as a performer not to be missed.

"...you will be absolutely amazed by the latest compositions from Queensland based guitarist Michael Fix...ability to capture what he sees in life and to portray emotions and feelings and places and thoughts through his music and through his guitar is a gift few musicians posses.....tightly executed fingerpicking skills are Michaels trademark as he incorporates classical elements and flamenco influences with a strong twist of blues." 
- Jase Buchanan, Mixdown #115


In My Rearview Mirror: 
A Story From a Small Gaspé Town

Dale Boyle

Dale Boyle is a folk singer, songwriter, storyteller, guitarist, music researcher and freelance writer.  With record producers Daniel Levitin (Carlos Santana, Chris Isaak) and Susan Rogers (Barenaked Ladies, Prince), Boyle recorded his solo acoustic album, In My Rearview Mirror: A Story From A Small Gaspé Town.

Released Nov. 2004, the album blends elements of folk, country, and blues into compositions rich in storytelling with subject matter as diverse as the sounds themselves.  The stories are further held together by an overriding concept, with the songs arranged in order, like chapters in a book that together tell a bigger story. A Story From a Small Gaspé Town.

Think of this as Highway 132 Revisited. Dale Boyle soul-searches his roots through a 10 song itinerary that leads from his Gaspé home to the big city and back" . . . "There's also The Wilbert Coffin Story, where a wrongly accused miner meets the hangman.  That's real folk blues. 
- DEAN COTTRILL (THE HOUR)


Fingerstyle Guitar solos
Eltjo Haselhoff

Eltjo Haselhoff is a remarkable newcomer in the world of acoustic music. His debut album, Fingerstyle Guitar Solos contains twelve acoustic guitar instrumentals (ten of which are original work) which are not only technical performances that will impress many, but also captivating and often surprising musical creations. His songs cover a wide range of classical, Celtic, New Age, bluegrass, ballads, jazz and 'boom-chick' fingerstyle guitar, with a high level of originality and personal identity. The combination of strong and pleasing melodies, a great 'groove' and subtle percussion effects will make this CD a favorite of many acoustic music enthusiasts.

Eltjo Haselhoff 's impressive skills put him certainly among the best players in the finger-style circuit.
Bridge Guitar Reviews


Feb 16, 2005

Footprints
Eric Elias

Jazz Guitar instruction book author and Stromberg Guitar endorser, Eric Elias has recently released two CDs focusing on jazz and solo acoustic guitar compositions and arrangements.  “Solos, Duo, Trios and Quartets” features Eric in a variety of settings playing Arch top, nylon and steel string acoustic guitar as well as electric and upright bass.  Standards and original songs follow blues, bossa nova, and straight ahead jazz stylings with original songs in the same genres.  Footprints" is Elias’ latest fingerstyle acoustic CD.  Original tunes fall in the acoustic jazz and new age genres.  From Michael Hedges influenced two hand tapping to gospel and smooth jazz, Footprints, reflects Elias’ skill in blending styles and tasteful composition.   

The new generation of guitarists is crossing over in genre and style, and showing the strength that comes from melding various influences into acoustic music. One such player is Eric Elias, whose latest CD "Footprints" showcases his abilities in pop, acoustic, jazz, and even classically-tinged compositions. The 11 cuts on this recording reveal some fine chops and sensitive textures…Overall, "Footprints" is a good listen.
--© Kirk Albrecht Minor 7th - www.minor7th.com


Power Fields
Patrick Woods

Patrick Woods is a fingerstyle guitarist from Indiana that has just released his second album entitled Power Fields.  The album consists of him switching off between two instruments - his Wechter six-string acoustic and his ten string electric.  On the acoustic tracks, Patrick falls into the percussive style of players like Preston Reed and Michael Hedges.  On his ten-string treblebass, Patrick plays both bass and guitar at the same time - creating fat, jazzy grooves.  He has shared the stage with artists such as Michael Kelsey, Brian Henke, Peter Huttlinger, Guy Davis and Jim Volk to name a few. He is currently touring the Midwest in support of what he feels is his best album to date.

With danceable songs to motivate the body, blistering guitar work to stimulate the mind and aural dreamscapes to cleanse the heart and soul, there is no human emotion left unaffected by Power Fields
- John Hokenson - theguitarists.com