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Story Archives of 'guitars'
Here's What's Awesome: Double Guitar Solos, Dating Rescues
By Brady Carlson on Sunday, November 1, 2009.I think Here's What's Awesome needs a catchphrase - something as catchy as Gomer Pyle's "Sha-zam!" but as down to earth as Daniel Schorr's "This is Daniel Schorr." Let's think on this as we explore another week of awesome links:
And next, three people and a piccolo
Two Brazilian musicians prove that a) you don't need two guitars to play a guitar duet, and b) you don't need to "beatbox" or sing about robots to become an internet musical sensation!
Six String Nation
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, August 3, 2009.
Schoolchildren in the U.S. are taught about the pilgrims and pioneers who persevered through hardship and fought unruly natives to settle this country. We learn about the huddled masses stirred together in a great melting pot, as if we invented immigration.
Our single-minded concept of "a real American" excludes our neighbors to the south, and the north. Many Canadians are more circumspect over just what "Canadian-ness" is. Canadians tend to look more critically at the genocide of "first nations" people, at identity, at sovereign populations and policies. From this tentative nationalism comes Six String Nation, an idea, a book, a website and one composite guitar making its way across Canada.
Jowi Taylor is Peabody Award-winning broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He came up with the idea for Six String Nation in 1995, on the eve of a referendum for Quebec’s sovereignty. The guitar was crafted by luthier George Rizsanyi and made its debut eleven years later, in 2006. Jowi Taylor joins us with more about this project, which reflects an ongoing quest for Canadian identity.
View the guitar from Six String Nation
(Photo by quartertonality via Flickr/Creative Commons)
Are guitar makers using any sustainable materials?
By EarthTalk on Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Guitars on the Gibson assembly line. (Justin Brockie, courtesy Flickr)
Here's What's Awesome: Cakes Gone Wrong, Guitars Gone Green
By Brady Carlson on Saturday, August 23, 2008.
You're Frosting It Wrong
The Guitar Doctor
By Jon Greenberg on Friday, March 28, 2008.In a small walk-down shop in Exeter, New Hampshire, old guitars find new life at the hands of Pat DiBurro. Some are over 150 years old. When DiBurro finishes with them, his goal is that they should sound as good as that day long ago when some master guitar builder declared them done. DiBurro has been working on guitars for over 30 years and as New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg reports, in that time he’s learned that sometimes the most demanding bosses are the dead ones.
Guitar Duo: Gerry Putnam and Tom Pirozzoli
By Liz Bulkley on Thursday, July 26, 2007.Gerry Putnam and Tom Pirozzoli are more than just two guys and two guitars. They each have established music careers; one plays jazz fusion and is the head of a recording studio, the other is a singer/songwriter and recording artist. After admiring each other's work for thirty years, they've combined their efforts in a new cd called "Conversation Without Words." We'll hear them play a range of tunes live in the studio.
The Gypsy Jazz of Ameranouche!!!
By Liz Bulkley on Sunday, June 10, 2007.The members of Ameranouche!!! are keeping the traditions of Django Reinhardt alive with their virtuosic and spirited performances. The trio will join us to talk about their work and heat up our studio with some live music.
Musician George Winston
By Liz Bulkley on Monday, April 30, 2007.George Winston is famous for his contemplative piano music. Most call it "New Age", but he calls it "Rural Folk Piano". Lots of people don't realize he also plays a mean slack-key guitar and blues harmonica. He stopped by our studios to play a little and talk about his almost three decades in the music business.
***This interview originally aired November 28, 2006***
Guitarist Ed Gerhard
By Liz Bulkley on Monday, December 11, 2006.Guitar maestro Ed Gerhard is highly regarded around the country for his virtuosity, but he says the really important aspect of his work is writing good music. He'll swing by the Front Porch studios to play a few holiday songs and some material off his new album, Sunnyland.
Musician Kelly Joe Phelps
By Liz Bulkley on Friday, December 8, 2006.Kelly Joe Phelps is one of the country's premier slide guitar players. He wows audiences and critics alike with his fast but nuanced finger-work and thoughtful, narrative lyrics. Tonight he's stopping by the Front Porch studio to play some tunes and talk about his new album.
