I first took up guitar in the early seventies by learning the Classical technique.
My main inspiration at the time was that I wanted to be able to play like Leo Kottke
on his phenomenal Takoma release "6 & 12 String guitar." Of course that meant an
eventual migration to Steel Strings, though I still own a fine Bostan (Mexican)with
Cedar top and a beautiful tone - model 113.
Learning Syncopated Fingerstyle doesn't
happen overnight. But the discovery of John Fahey 's music helped a lot. Around 2000,
my first two cds, "Oak Cake" and "Deep Wood Variations" were self-published and
released on the now defunct 'mp3.com'. I have combined them into a single cd, along
with 3 bonus tracks. It is available at CdBaby , called "Deep Wood".
I do all of my own recording and audio production. I have collaborated with
fellow MySpace Music Artists Pat O'Connell and Charlie Schmidt , and am credited with
audio production on Charlie's Cd "Xanthe Terra" on the Strange Attractors label. I
also have 2 other more recent cds available as well: "Harken", and "Secret Orchard
Apparatus". On these I delve into a little more experimentation with addition of field
recordings(a la Fahey, or KLF's 'Chill Out': which is merely an ode to Pink Floyd's 'Atom Heart Mother', so Really, Fahey & The Floyd... probably my
2 greatest influences anyway.), synthesizer, digital echo/sample, and
other accompaniments.
I also have a track on the Fantasy label John Fahey Tribute Album [cd]:
"The Revenge of Blind Joe Death".
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