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Eric Tingstad

2007 GRAMMY Nominee

About Me

2003 GRAMMY AWARD WINNING GUITARIST, PRODUCER AND ENGINEER
Grammy Award winning fingerstyle guitarist Eric Tingstad is well known for his impressionistic style and an uncanny ability to unearth the soul of musical landscapes creating a distinctive sense of place. It's been said by more than a few, that upon hearing just five to six notes, one can categorically determine sight unseen, it is Eric Tingstad playing guitar.
His inimitable style stands out in his latest musical offering titled, SOUTHWEST (Cheshire Records) slated for release in late 2006. A longstanding and highly visible steward of the land, Tingstad conceived this project eight years ago under the working title, "The Desert Project." Earthy and evocative, the music evokes the landscape and ancestral spirit of the great American Southwest.
  

"Acoustic instrumental music simply doesnt get any better period."Bill Binkelman KFAI-FM
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Member Since: 1/5/2006
Band Website: erictingstad.com
Band Members: Eric Tingstad:guitars
Terry Lauber:pedal steel
Garey Shelton:bass
Petra Ståhl:vocals
TJ Morris:drums
Tim Miller:percussion
Murl Allen Sanders:accordion
Nancy Rumbel:woodwinds
Gary Stroutsos:native flutes
David Lanz:piano
Influences: Andre Segovia, Jimmy Page, Fernando Sor, Eric Clapton, Francisco Tarrega, Steve Hackett, Mark Knopfler, Leo Kottke, Isaac Albeniz, Phil Lucas, Dave Piff, Bill Bunce, Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Mickey Baker, Will Ackerman, Robert Fripp, Wishbone Ash, Lindsay Buckingham, Jeff Beck, Alex de Grassi
Sounds Like: Soundtrack for the Western Desert.
Record Label: Narada/Virgin/EMI and Cheshire
Type of Label: Indie