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FGH-0010: Interview with Sönke Meinen – Guitarist, Composer and Winner of the 2016 “Guitar Masters” Competition

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Summary, Episode 10:

Interview with Sönke Meinen – Guitarist, Composer and Winner of the 2016 “Guitar Masters” Competition.

Sönke Meinen is one of the new masters of the guitar. His technical prowess and poetic compositions leave listeners spellbound and guitarists asking “how does he do it?”

Show Notes:

In this episode of the Fingerstyle Guitar Hangout Podcast, Sönke discusses his studies, his custom guitar by Christina Kobler, his creative process and more.

(Time stamps is for audio version of the podcast.)

  • 2:02 Highlights of his visit to the Ullapool Guitar Festival
  • 4:31 Sönke describes his style
  • 6:43 His origins with classical, and exploring steel string after 8 years
  • 8:44 Studying with Reentko Dirks, Thomas Fellow and the Dresden influence
  • 14:21 Sönke’s experience studying composition
  • 16:11 His approach to creativity and technique
  • 21:09 Writing music at the piano
  • 23:00 His comfort with nylon strings for melody
  • 24:08 His Christina Kobler “Crossover Model” guitar
  • 26:34 Music Track: Perpetum Mobile (Solo Guitar)
  • 30:52 His duo with violinist Bjarke Falgren
  • 33:05 The new duo album “Postcard to Self”
  • 34:40 The recording process for the CD and videos
  • 36:54 His guitar vocal duo with Anna-Lucia Rupp
  • 39:05 Other music – his swing band experience with Phillip Weichert / Baroque playing
  • 41:03 Sönke’s #1 musical goal
  • 44:53 What music Sönke is listening to these days?
  • 46:50 Sönke takes issue with typical “Youtuber Guitarists”
  • 50:36 Upcoming tour dates in China, Germany, Austria
  • 54:53 Music Track: The Breeze and The Curtain (Duo with Bjarke Falgren, Violin)

Sönke’s Links:

  • Website: https://www.soenkemeinen.com/
    Sönke on Youtube
  • Sönke on Instagram
  • Sönke on Facebook
  • Christina Kobler “Crossover Model” guitar

Perpetuum Mobile:

The Breeza and the Curtain:


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I’m Adam Rafferty – a guitar player born and raised in New York City, and currently spending most of my time on tour playing concerts and coaching my guitar students online at StudyWithAdam.com

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  1. DENIS CLAYTON says

    October 14, 2018 at 4:12 am

    I AM IN ABSOLUTE AWE IN THE WAY YOU PLAY THE BEATLES “IN MY LIFE”
    WOULD YOU PUT OUT AN INSTRUCTION VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.
    I WIULD BE FOREVER GREATFUL AND I AM SURE MANY OTHER FINGERSTYLE
    GUITARISTS WOULD BE ALSO
    KIND REGARDS
    D.CLAYTON
    QUEENSLAND
    AUSTRALIA

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    • adamrafferty says

      October 14, 2018 at 6:58 am

      Denis

      Thank you!

      A lesson for “In My Life” is available on https://StudyWithAdam.com and there is a free 14 day trial.

      Check it out!

      AR

      Reply
  2. John Charnock says

    October 14, 2018 at 4:54 pm

    Adam, We are in the European Union, there are no restrictions on the movement of people or work. I found your question amusing as we are about to throw all of that away

    Reply
    • Adam Rafferty says

      October 14, 2018 at 7:58 pm

      John – man, you are right of course.

      When I played at Ullapool I got held up at Heathrow with all kinds of questions and requests for work papers – which I did not have. I barely got through and made it to the gig.

      Another very well known fingerstyle player (also non-European) was actually put in a holding cell there at the airport for the same reasons….that’s why I asked Soenke about his experience.

      Reply
  3. John Charnock says

    October 15, 2018 at 7:38 pm

    Ha, I get the same grilling when I visit the US, customs make you feel like you are a drug trafficker, maybe its the guitar case that is a red light to them.

    Ullapool is on my wishlist, I have no excuses. I could be there in 8 hours or less. If I had known you were there I may have made the effort. However, I guess I would have been disappointed with you leaving early. Maybe next year.

    Interesting that you mentioned Woody Mann in one of your blogs, I met Woody in 1998 at the Wirral guitar festival and went to two IGS meetings in Columbia University 1999 and 2000.

    I hope to catch up with Woody in the UK next year in Buxton.

    Thank you for being a continuing source of inspiration.

    J

    Reply

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