Masters of Guitar
N O   M U S I C   I S   S O L D   F R O M   T H I S   W E B   S I T E
FEATURED ARTISTS INDEX

 
    :::::::::  Will Ackerman    Choice Selections
    :::::::::  The Opening Of Doors  (1992) * * * * *
WILL ACKERMAN     The Opening of Doors

  1  The Opening of Doors
  2  The 1000 Mile Stare
  3  Bahia, Nebraska
  4  A Happy home in Katmandu
  5  Murray's Song
  6  A Movie of a Placid Lake
      on a Moonlesss Night in September

  7  Last Dance
  8  Santos and the Well-Traveled Bear
  9  Silver Gate
10  The Inexorable Drift of Tectonic Plates
11  A Movie of a Placid Lake... (reprise)

 
    :::::::::  Muriel Anderson  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Heartstrings  (1999) * * * * *    :::::::::  Music For Life Alliance
Muriel Anderson        Heartstrings
1  Nola
2  Mysterious Barricades
3  Sakura Sakura  (Cherry Blossom)
4  Irish Medley: Shebig and Shemoor/
      Rosin the Bow/The Twin Reel/Saint Anne
5  Mr. Bojangles
6  Vincent
7  Cuban Lullaby
8  Danza
9  Minuet No. 3

10  Leyenda
11  Simple Gifts
12  Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
13  Peanuts Theme

To Mark           Muriel Anderson
 
    :::::::::  Alex de Grassi  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Pure - Alex de Grassi  (2006) * * * * *
Pure - Alex de Grassi

1  Bright Sky
2  Western
3  McCormick
4  Clockwork
5  Deep At Night
6  Charlotte
7  Children's Dance
8  36
Pure - Alex de Grassi  (back cover)

  9  The Monkulator
10  Turning
11  Overland
12  Digital Interlude
13 Inverness
14  Cumulus
15  Gymnopedie No. 3
    :::::::::  Alex de Grassi: Windham Hill Retrospective  (1992) * * * * *
Alex de Grassi:  Windham Hill Retrospective

1  Overland
2  Causeway
3  Western
4  Window
5  Clockwork
6  Blue Trout
7  White Rain
8  Cumulus

  9  A Momentary Change of Heart
10  Luther's Lullaby
11  Charlotte
12  Turning: Turning Back
13  Children's Dance
14  Mirage
15  Slow Circle II
16  Blood and Jasmine
 
    :::::::::  Al Di Meola  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Orange and Blue  (1994) * * * * *
    :::::::::  World Sinfonia  (1991) * * * * *
Al Di Meola     Orange and Blue
Orange and Blue

  1  Paradisio
  2  Chiliean Pipe Song
  3  Ta'alina Chant
  4  Orange and Blue
  5  This way Before
  6  Summer Country Song
  7  If We meet Again, Part One


  8  If We meet Again, Part Two
  9  Cyprus
10  Theme of the Mother Ship
11  Precious Little You
12  Casmir
13  On My Own
World Sinfonia
World Sinfonia

  1  Perpetual Emotion
  2  Orient Blue
     - Al Di Meola, Piazzolla, Astor
  3  Tango Suite, Pt. 1
     - Al Di Meola, Piazzolla, Astor
  4  Tango Suite, Pt. 3
     - Al Di Meola, Piazzolla, Astor



  5  Falling Grace
  6  Last Tango for Astor
  7  No Mystery
  8  Lustrine
  9  Little cathedral
10  La Cathedral
 
    :::::::::  Tommy Emmanuel  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Live One  (2005) * * * * *
Tommy Emmanuel   -   Live One
      Featured songs include...
                Classical Gas
                Michelle
                Angelina
                Mombasa
                Mona Lisa
                Amazing Grace
                Train to Dusseldorf
                House of the Rising Sun
Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel
Catch a live performance to truely appreciate the artist's
varied techniques and musicianship... or, check out www.youtube.com
- enter Tommy Emmanuel in the YouTube.com search box -

 
    :::::::::  John Fahey  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Peter Lang  (1974)  * * * * *
  ::::::::: A collection of songs from acoustic guitar masters
John Fahey    Leo Kottke    Peter Lang     Now available on CD
:::::::::  John Fahey...
:::::::::   On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
:::::::::   Sunflower River Blues
:::::::::   Revolt of the Dyke Brigade
:::::::::   In Christ There is No East or West
:::::::::  Leo Kottke...
:::::::::   Cripple Creek
:::::::::   Ice Miner
:::::::::   Red and White
:::::::::   Anyway

:::::::::  Peter Lang...
:::::::::   St. Charles Shuffle
:::::::::   When Kings Come Home
:::::::::   As I Lay Sleeping
:::::::::   Thot Song
 
    :::::::::  Almira Fawn  * * * * *
    :::::::::  an amazing young musician/singer/songwriter
    :::::::::  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Chillax  (2009)

Almira Fawn    Chillax

1  Chillax
2 - What\'s On Your Mind
3 - Have You Ever Lost Something
4 - Without You
5 - Need to Realize
6 - Go
7 - I Know
8 - Abandoned
Almira Fawn
photo by Mark D McKinley
           
    :::::::::  Antonio Forcione   * * * * *
    :::::::::  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Heartplay  (2006)
    :::::::::  Duets with bassist Charlie Haden
Antonio Forcione     Heartplay
1  Anna
2 If?
3 La Pasionaria
4  Snow
5  Silence
6  Child's Song
7 Nocturne
8  For Turiya


Antonio Forcione - Guitar
Charlie Haden - Double Bass
 
    :::::::::  Michael Hedges ...played the guitar   Choice Selections
Beyond Boundaries
       (2001) * * * *
Michael Hedges        Beyond Boundaries

Additional Releases from Hedges...
Torched (1999)
Live On the Double Planet (1987)
Oracle (1996)
The Road to Return (1994)
Watching My Life Go By (1985)
Aerial Boundaries (1984) * * * *
Breakfast In The Field (1983)
  :::::::::Taproot
       (1990) * * * * *
Taproot
  1  The Naked Stalk
  2  The Jealous Tunnel/About Face
  3  The Jade Stalk
  4  Nomad Land
  5  Point A
  6  Chava's Song
  7  Ritual dance
  8  Scenes (On The Road To Shrub2)
  9  The First Cutting
10  Point B
11  Song Of The Spirit Farmer
12  The Rootwitch
13  I Carry your Heart
   "TAPROOT... a masterpiece. Inspired composition and execution."    - Mark's Online Music Source
 
    :::::::::  Leo Kottke  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  One Guitar, No Vocals (1999) * * * *
LEO KOTTKE: One Guitar, No Vocals

1  Snorkel
2  Morning Is The Long Way Home
3  Too Fast
4  Three/quater North
5  Retrograde
6  Chamber of Commerce

  7  From "Little Treasure"
  8  Bigger Situation
  9  Accordion Bells
10  Peckerwood
11  Blimp
12 Even His Feet Look Sad

 
    :::::::::  Mark Kroos   Choice Selections
    :::::::::  And Grace Will Lead Me Home  (2009) * * * * *
Mark Kroos
1  Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
2  Novelty Theme Park Items
3  Indigo Child
4  Stairs, Two at a Time
5  The Descent
6  Capo 4

Instrumental guitar
 7  Tide Pools at Monterey
 8  Mythical Reptile Surge
 9  The Demons Were Gone
10  The Redemption (Here You Are, Glowing Sun)
11  Amazing Grace

Mark Kroos - Double Neck Ovation Guitar
 

    :::::::::  Ben Lacy   Choice Selections                    PHOTO
    ::::::::: (inventive guitarist combines lead & accompaniment)
    :::::::::  One Track Mind (2003) * * * * *
Ben Lacy       One Track Mind

  1  Layercake
  2  Hey Nineteen
  3  Get Your Feet Wet
  4  Bobby's Tune
  5  Perpetual Pendulum
  6  Billie Jean
  7  Simple But Effective
  8  Morning Mist of Someday
  9  Slap Crackle Pop
Ben Lacy's fingerstyle techniques are astounding.  Lacy layers intricate accompaniment and hammered fretboard percussion beneath rock and jazz inflected leads.  Seven of the nine tracks on One Track Mind were recorded without use of over-dubbing.

(c) 2005 Mark's Online Music Source
 
    :::::::::  Billy McLaughlin  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  (smooth guitarist)
    :::::::::  Out of Hand (1999) * * *
Billy McLaughlin        Out of Hand

  1  Out of Hand
  2  Clockshop
  3  Candleman
  4  Hold on to Forever
  5  Midwatch

  6  11
  7  Flying Dream
  8  William's Run
  9  Soulmates
10  The Best of My Love
 

    :::::::::  Monte Montgomery  * * * * *  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  (innovative, dazzling fretwork and technique)
New & Improved - LIVE
:::::::::   (2003)
Monte Montgomery    New & Improved

  1  Wishing Well
  2  Tug Of War
  3  Took Too Long
  4  All I Can Do
  5  Sara Smile
  6  Romeo & Juliet
  7  Broken Arms
  8  River
  9  Lie To Me
10  Erased
11  Northeast Texas Women
12  In The Gaze Of The Spotlight's Eye
Mirror
:::::::::   (1999)
Monte Montgomery    Mirror

  1  Hopin' That You'd Slow Down
  2  Mirror
  3  Let Me Go
  4  I Know You By Heart
  5  All I Can Do
  6  I've Done Nothin' Wrong
  7  Tear Down The Wall
  8  Took Too Long
  9  Whirlwind
10  When Will I
11  Magnolia

 
    :::::::::  Kelly Joe Phelps * * * * (Highly Recommended)   Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Tunesmith Retrofit  (2006)  * * * *
   Accomplished songsmith and musician -- depth of compositions
   and vocals reveal a musician in-tune with their artistic emotions.
Kelly Joe Phelps      Tunesmith Retrofit

  1  Crow's Nest
  2  The Anvil
  3  Spanish Hands
  4  Plumb Line
  5  Scapegoat
  6  Big Shaky

  7  Tight To The Jar
  8  MacDougal
  9  Loud As Ears
10  Red Light Nickel
11  Handful Of Arrows
12  Tunesmith Retrofit

 
    :::::::::  Willy Porter * * * * (Highly Recommended)   Choice Selections
    :::::::::  High Wire Live  (2003)  * * * *
Experience the partial-capo soundscapes and lyrical journeys of guitarist Willy Porter.
Willy Porter     High Wire Live

1  Tribe
2  Angry Words
3  Unconditional
4  Breathe
5  Dishwater Blonde

  6  Jesus on the Grille
  7  Paper Airplane
  8  You Stay Here
  9  Mystery
10  Road Bone

 
    :::::::::  Chris Proctor  Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Under the Influence (2000) * * * *
   (guitarist from Salt Lake City, Utah ... also holds Taylor Guitar Workshops)
CHRIS PROCTOR       Under the Influence

1  Nights in White Satin
2  Martha My Dear
3  Shea Beag Shea Mhor / The Coola Shores
4  Ohio
5  Revisiting The Sailor's Grave
6  California Dreamin' / Paint It Black / Runaway
7  The Huckleberry Hornpipe / Limerock / The Kitchen Girl

  8  The Last Steam Engine Train
  9  Nothing Is Easy / Bach Bourree
10  Bach To Ireland
11  Hey Jude

 
    :::::::::  Stephen Stills (one man, one guitar, acoustic set)   Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Stills Alone (1991) * * * * *
Stephen Stills   STILLS ALONE  (Great acoustic set)
  1  Isn't it So
  2  Everybody's Talkin'
  3  Just Isn't Like You
  4  In My Life
  5  The Ballad of Hollis Brown
  6  Singin' Call
  7  The Right Girl
  8  Blind Fiddler Medley
  9  Amazonia
10  Treetop Flyer



See Also:
 
    :::::::::  Tierra Negra & Muriel Anderson   Choice Selections
    :::::::::  New World Flamenco (2010) * * * * *
New World Flamenco

  1  White Horses   3:18
  2  L'Air Du camargue   3:49
  3  Nosotros   3:40
  4  Cloud Cover   3:38
  5  Cafe Au lait   2:51
  6  En El Bosque De Cristal   4:11
  7  On The Market Place   3:07
  8  Mighty Days   3:14
  9  Summer Morning Rain   3:51
10  Entre Dos Riojas   3:07
11  See You In The Bar   3:09
12  Sara La noir   3:30
13   Fantasia De Fuego   3:31
14  View From Space   4:54
15  Midnight Solo  3:34
Raughi Ebert
Leo Henrichs
Muriel Anderson
Danny Gottlieb
Mark Egan
Victor Wooten
Helmuth Fass
Sabina Amadia
Felipe Rengifo Hernandez Jr.
 - Flamenco guitar
 - Flamenco guitar
 - Classical and Harp guitar
 - Drums
 - Bass
 - Bass
 - Bass
 - Palmas
 - Latin percussion
 
    :::::::::  TINH (incredible guitarist, John Fahey was his mentor)   Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Acoustic Rain (2002) * * * * *
TINH    Acoustic Rain
  1  We're Still Soldiers
  2  Mua Tren Song Ma
  3  Butterflies in a Pagoda
  4  Islamabad
  5  Liam's Luulaby
  6  1968
  7  The Firery Sky
  8  To Heal the Wounded Hearts
  9  I Remember John Fahey
10  Home/Auld Lang Syne
11  Star-Spangled Banner
Tinh was born a few miles northeast of Saigon.  From there, he moved to Pakistan, then moved to the Philippines.  Next, he attended college in Salem, Oregon where he earned a bachelor of music degree and Salem, Oregon became Tinh's residence. Tinh began expressing the turbulent life experiences of living in Vietnam during the war through his music.

Tinh and guitar master John Fahey became friends in Oregon, often sharing new songs with one another. Tinh studied the guitar techniques of his mentor and now carries the torch of the late John Fahey through his own music and own interpretations.
TInh gives honor to Fahey through a composition that Fahey was unable to finish. Fahey was never satisfied with the direction of this particular composition and eventually offered it to Tinh for completion. Tinh finished the composition and respectfully titled it, "I remember John Fahey."

On the evening I saw Tinh perform, he ended the performance with an open C tuning arrangement of the Star-Spangled Banner and dedicated it to the audience. That song, along with original compositions, can be found on his "Acoustic Rain" CD.

(C) 2002 Mark's Online Music Source
To Mogs     Enjoy the album     Thanks     Tinh
 
    :::::::::  Frank Zappa (underrated composer/gifted guitarist) Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Apostrophe` (1995) * * * *
             *   album was originally released in 1974
Frank Zappa       Apostrophe`

  1  Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
  2  Nanook Rubs It
  3  St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
  4  Father O` Blivion
  5  Cosmik Debris
  6  Excentrifugal Forz
  7  Apostrophe`
  8  Uncle Remus
  9  Stink-Foot
 
HARD TO FIND:
    :::::::::  Robin Crow (guitarist)   Choice Selections
    :::::::::  Electric Cinema (1992)  * * * *
Robin Crow   Electric Cinema
  1  Shooting Stars
  2  Suite: Spirits From the Past
      - Roundabout
     - Still Haven't Found
       (What I'm Looking For)
     - Another Brick in the Wall
  3  Seven Leagues Under
  4  11th Hour
  5  Rainmaker
  6  Speed of Sound
  7  Sleepwalking
  8  The Great Abyss
Robin Crow
    :::::::::  Windows to the World (1988)  * * * * *

 
    :::::::::  Preston Reed (guitarist, unique methods and phrasing)
    :::::::::  Choice Selections
Instrument Landing
Preston Reed    Instrument Landing
(1989) * * * *
  1  Torch Song
  2  Tiny Time Pills
  3  Frequent Flyer
  4  Inside a Face
  5  Flatonia
  6  White Espadrilles
  7  Life of Riley
  8  Fifteen Year Reunion
  9  Hannerhead
10  Instrument Landing
11  Bye Bye Boo Boo
Halfway Home
Preston Reed    Halfway Home
(1991) * * * *
  1  You Are Always With Me
  2  Baroque
  3  A Wish for Peace
  4  Halfway Home
  5  Deadline
  6  Anthem
  7  Pattern Picker
  8  An Island of Your Own
  9  Pull Tap
10  Twang
11  Time Will Tell
:::::::::  Border Town (1992) * * * *
Preston Reed       Border Town

1  Jungle Highway
2  Border Towns
3  Sunrise Drive
4  Signal Path
5  Film noir

  6  Outskirts
  7  Portofino
  8  Big Fat Frets
  9  Dead Cool
10  Hit The Ground Running


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