Whispering Stones - 3949

Review "His articulate, flawless fingering and lyrical phrasings engage the heart and invite the consciousness to open." -- NAPRA Trade Journal "Understated and clean, painterly and well-developed compositions... Petteway offerings hit the spot." -- ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE Product Description Whispering Stones CD is the WAMMIE Award winner for "Best Folk/British Isles Album." (Washington Area Music Association). It's traditional, Celtic & folk tunes and new compositions are inspired by the sacred standing stones in ancient Celtic lands. Features fingerstyle guitar with flute, mandolin, piano and cello. Includes: The English folk tune The Blacksmith, Sidh Beag, Sidh Mor, All Through The Night, and originals North Country, Midnight Ride and Whispering Stones. About the Artist One of the world's finest finger style acoustic guitarists, Al is an original. His style reflects diverse influences from Celtic to Bluegrass to American blues and his flawless performances, open tunings and signature guitar tone have become a legend. Winner of over two dozen Wammie Awards including the prestigious "Artist of the Year" and "Musician of the Year,"(Washington D.C.), Maryland State Arts Council winner for Musical Composition for his original works .Al was selected as one of the "Thirty Essential Artists of the Next Generation" by Acoustic Guitar magazine. His solo albums on the Maggie's Music record label are: The Waters & The Wild, Whispering Stones, Midsummer Moon, Caledon Wood and the Christmas CD A Scottish Christmas with Scottish fiddler Bonnie Rideout and Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer, Eric Rigler on pipes.A popular session musician, Al has appeared on over 50 CDs. His guitar music is published by Mel Bay and the Homepun Tapes instructional videos "Celtic Instrumentals for Guitar."
ASIN: B000003JM0
VSKU: GGV.B000003JM0.LN
Condition: Like New
Author/Artist:PETTEWAY,AL
Binding: Audio cd