Struttin' Strings

The seven fingerstyle guitarists on this DVD have all put their own highly personal stamp on the instrument not only by the way they play but also by the music they write and interpret and the emotions and images their music invokes. No other instrument has found such a vast global audience in the last 40 years and as you'll see and hear no other instrument is capable of such a diverse range of sounds and styles. As divergent as these performances are the personal backgrounds of these highly creative and influential musicians are interwoven by the mentors who inspired and guided them their influence on each other and by the events which have become a part ofmodern musical history.BOB BROZMAN: Zonky Down The Road Train SongPIERRE BENSUSAN: La Femme Cambree CordilliereJOHN FAHEY: On The Sunnyside Of The Ocean Who Will Rock The CradleJORMA KAUKONEN: Embryonic Journey Water SongJOHN RENBOURN: Sweet Potato AngieSTEFAN GROSSMAN: Struttin' Rag Blues For The MannMARTIN SIMPSON: Medley:The Turtle & The Asp/Dreamtime Icarus

Solos-This DVD lesson is for the intermediate and advanced fingerstyle guitar player. It is for the student who feels comfortable with an alternating bass technique and wants to expand and explore ideas in blues and ragtime using moreadvanced right and left hand techniques. The four instrumentals featured in this lesosn are all extended compositions offering a variety of musical ideas. Piano sounding blues in the key of A are presented in 'Mississippi Blues'and 'Blues For The Mann'. A Blind Blake approach in the key of C is used for the 'Glory Of Love'. 'Struttin' Rag' in the key of E Brings together thress distinct sections. It opens with a blues piano sounding motif and then stepsinto a more country atmosphere. It finishes with a series of bass licks reminiscent of Merle Travis's 'Walkin' The Strings'.