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FGH 0026: Interview with Peppino D’Agostino – Transcendant Guitarist and Composer

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Summary Episode 26:

A native of Italy, D’Agostino has made his considerable international mark as a musical artist on the guitar since he arrived in America 37 years ago. In 2017 Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent superheroes of the acoustic guitar.

The CD, “Every Step of The Way,” was awarded by Acoustic Guitar’s People’s Choice Awards with a Bronze medal for Best Acoustic Album of All Time. His signature Seagull acoustic guitar has been voted among the ten best signature guitars by Guitar Player magazine.

To date, Peppino has recorded 19 CD’s, performed in over thirty-seven countries at international festivals and concert halls. He has shared the stage with such greats as Leo Kottke, Sergio Assad, Larry Carlton, Eric Johnson, Tommy Emmanuel, Martin Taylor, Roland Dyens, David Tanenbaum, and many more.

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FGH 0025: Interview with Jon Gomm – Singer Songwriter and Fingerstyle Guitar Innovator

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Summary Episode 25:

Jon Gomm is a singer songwriter considered to be one of the world’s true virtuoso guitarists possessing a unique style most elite musicians consider revolutionary.

Jon was born and continues to live in the North of England. His songs are driven by his use of one acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, basslines and twisting melodies all at the same time with no external effects. The emphasis remains on his soulful vocals and songwriting with his original material influenced by everything from Robert Johnson to Radiohead.

His live shows combine deeply personal performances allied with a natural wit, with a once seen, never forgotten two-handed guitar style, both physical and complex, producing sounds people can barely believe are coming from a humble acoustic guitar.

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FGH 0024: Interview with Thomas Fellow – First-Rate Guitarist from Germany

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Summary Episode 24:

Thomas Fellow is a musician with an almost inexhaustible supply of innovative energy. He is a first-rate acoustic guitarist, a stunning virtuoso, and is considered one of the best musical collaborators in the guitar world.

His name is associated with the development of the pioneering education program called the “Acoustic Guitar (concert music, world music, jazz, and pop)” at the “University of Music Dresden” (Germany). He’s the artistic director of the “European Guitar Award” and he is also known for authoring the comprehensive book entitled the “FELLOW GUITAR BOOK” – which focuses on the role of the guitar as an accompanying instrument.

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FGH 0023: Interview with Muriel Anderson – Multi Dimensional Fingerstyle Champion

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Summary Episode 23:

Muriel Anderson is one of the more multi-dimensional guitarists on the scene today. She plays primarily nylon string but also plays a 20-string harp guitar in her concerts, frequently accompanied by a backdrop of visuals by photo-artist Bryan Allen. Her current program includes a virtual re-enactment of the solar eclipse, with music and images from around the world.

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FGH 0022: Interview with Billy McLaughlin – His Historic Comeback

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Summary, Episode 22:

For twenty years, Billy McLaughlin astounded audiences around the world with his complex and rhythmic music. At the height of his international recording and touring career, Billy was diagnosed with Focal Dystonia, a mysterious and yet-to-be-cured neuromuscular disorder that rendered him unable to play his own music.

Despite every effort to combat his condition, soon Billy’s career was over.But the long deafening silence was broken when Billy began a historic comeback.

He was doing the unthinkable – relearning his songs one note at a time with his opposite hand…

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