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"Although he is perhaps better known as the singing/harmonica-playing half of the folk and blues partnership he has with Kenny Sultan, Tom Ball is also a steel-string guitarist of no small import; a picker whose interests and tastes cut headlong through dozens of musical cultures and several centuries." -- Kicking Mule Records, 1987
For full bio, info on Tom's harmonica work, guitar work, novels, music books, itinerary and discography of his nearly 200 CD appearances, please click tomball.us
Three of the selections here are from his (third) guitar CD, "Solo Guitar - Music From Films," and a few more from the upcoming (July '09) Christmas CD "'Tis The Season." (All four solo guitar CDs are available at CDBaby.)
Selections on the Christmas CD will include:
Away In A Manger
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Renaissance Fantasia
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
The Wexford Carol
Simple Gifts
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
Day By Day
Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) / O Come All ye Faithful
The First Noel
Rise Up Shepherd and Follow
Packington's Pound
O Come Emmanuel
Joy To The World
Once In Royal David's City
Silent Night
Villancico de Navidad (A Christmas Carol)
Auld Lang Syne / O Christmas Tree
Thanks for droppin' by!
PS: Yes there IS a Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan page on MySpace -- there's a link to it from the "friends" area just below.
In the meantime please feel free to visit them at tomballkennysultan.com
Cheers!
PS: here's a nice video - Maria Haro playing Sergio Assad's brilliant "Valseana." The first 30 seconds are an interview (in Spanish,) but stick with it -- it's a lovely piece:
Big Bill Broonzy:
Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens:
Miguelito Valdez:
John Daker:
