The fantastic Croatian guitarist Zoran Dukic plays Invierno Porteño by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992), arranged by Sergio Assad. This comes via GuitarCoop and their great YouTube Channel. Such fluid and rapid musical lines, a few…
Scottish guitarist Matthew McAllister plays Bonnie, Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond (Murray Neil, arr. Russell). This comes via Slovenian guitarist/producer Uros Baric on his YouTube Channel. Beautiful playing as usual from the always-musical McAllister. Visit Uros’ fantastic…
South Korean siblings, Guitar Duo Vito (Soojin Lee & Seongjun Lee) play Asturias (Leyenda) Op. 47 by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909). Definitely an energetic performance, I really like the crisp rasgueado…
Brett Gunther – An IdeaAlbum Info & Sales (iTunes, Spotify, Google, et al): brettgunther.com Canadian guitarist Brett Gunther recently released a new album with sound production by Ralph Maier. Gunther…
Scott Tennant plays Sonata in A Major, K.322, L.483 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757). This video comes from the amazing GuitarCoop and their YouTube Channel. A nice and crisp performance by Tennant with great rhythmic drive…
Davide Di Ienno (guitar) & Tiziano Palladino (mandolin) play Running after the Dream by Italian composer Raffaele Bellafronte (b. 1961). This comes via Davide Di Ienno’s YouTube channel. Cool piece with some intensely intricate ensemble…
Canadiana by Emma RushRecorded at Central Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, ON. Produced and engineered by Kirk Starkey. Art, photography, and design by Richard Talbot. Buy or listen at: Emma Rush…
Canadian guitarist Michael Ibsen plays Junto al Generalife by Joaquin Rodrigo, Dreams and Farewell by Sergio Assad, and The Bonnie Bonnie Banks O’ Loch Lomond arranged by David Russell. These come…
Amazing 12 year old, Indonesian guitarist Diandra Aruna Mahira plays Zapateado by Sainz de la Maza (1896–1981). This comes via the Paris Guitar Foundation and their YouTube channel series. The PGF Series, directed by…
Nicola Montella plays Sonata L. 423 (K.32) by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube Channel and played on a 2017 Lorenzo Frignani guitar. Love the non-chord tones on the 2nd beat,…
Goran Krivokapić plays the Allegro from Violin Sonata No.2 (BWV1003) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via PARTITA Studio in Seoul, Korea on their YouTube. Although the sound is a little bright and…
The Lute Society of America’s WestFest Workshop was in Victoria this year and included a performance by the amazing Robert Barto. I have long been a huge fan of Barto,…