NEW CD "The Bridge" - RICK PAYNE
| POSTED BY: agw | POSTED ON: 01/30/07 02:17:38 | ||
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(b)The Bridge - Rick Payne(/b) The new album by master acoustic blues guitarist, Rick Payne is an acoustic tour de force. Rick usually confines himself to solo work, both on stage and in the studio, but on "The Bridge" he has surrounded himself with a top class crew of musicians, including the great Stuart Gordon on fiddle and Cliff Thorne on bass. Rich arrangements, the finest playing and excellent, mature songwriting all combine to make "The Bridge" one of the finest roots acoustic albums you're likely to hear this year. Check out previews at: http://www.rickpayne.co.uk/cdshop2.htm (b)REVIEW by BLUES MATTERS(/b) What a lovely introduction to the CD with Rain. The title track follows and moves gently along like slow flowing waters, very restful combination of slide and acoustic. Living By Night opens with melancholy violin before the guitar comes in and builds the song with the violin flowing back, out and in, beautifully constructed song and theme. Not until Little Girl does the drum take effect and something else stirs on this so cool album. Don't Turn Out the Light just melts you as the intro flows, Rick's gentle and easy voice joins and implores. Just loved the guitar work on My day is Done and the tumbling percussion work. 6 Feet under the Ground features rambling trombone and is a fabulous loose combination. |
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Gilbert Isbin releases new fingerstyle program with AGW
| POSTED BY: agw | POSTED ON: 01/30/07 02:08:43 | ||
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Gilbert Isbin releases new fingerstyle program with AGW Category: Music Gilbert Isbin releases new contemporary fingerstyle program with acousticguitarworkshop.com Acclaimed Belgian guitarist, Gilbert Isbin, has been working with the Acoustic Guitar Workshop for the past year on a program of video instruction lessons - FINGERSTYLE A LA MODE. As part of the sessions an audio CD was also made - FINGERPRINTS. 10 exquisite cuts, including 9 original Isbin compositions and a new solo acoustic guitar version of the fabulous "Three Hours" by Nick Drake. The video lessons feature a PIP technique (Picture In Picture), whereby the viewer sees the picking and fretting hand simultaneously. This is supported by midi tablature which the student can play back at any tempo they desire. The video lessons on FINGERSTYLE A LA MODE concentrate on contemporary fingerstyle techniques and are presented through 7 Isbin workshop tunes: "Boyman Blues", "Fleur's Dance", "Fragile", "Happy At Your Doorstep", "Lullaby", "Study One" and "Troubled". The presentation also incorporates bonus Nick Drake tab of "Riverman", "Freeride" and "Way To Blue", plus a number of other great giveaways. More details at the Acoustic Guitar Workshop http://www.acousticguitarworkshop.com/fsalamode |
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