Events
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Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure joins Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt,
and musicians from around the globe at this year’s WOMAD festival
in Redmond, Washington, the weekend of July 28–30. Details are available
online at www.womadusa.com,
and tickets can be purchased by phone from Ticketmaster.
Quebec’s best fiddlers, accordionists, and guitarists gather to
celebrate the region’s rich music tradition July 28–30 at Mémoire
et Racines in Joliette, near Montreal. Get the scoop at (888)
810-6798 or at www.memoireracines.qc.ca.
The Great Northwoods Guitar Building and Repair Seminar,
featuring renowned experts such as Frank Ford, Dan Erlewine, and
Flip Scipio, will take place September 13–16 at Bryan Galloup’s
Guitar Building and Repair School in Big Rapids, Michigan. For information,
call (231) 796-5611.
The Guitar Foundation of America has announced its fall
2000 solo classical guitar competition in San Antonio, Texas. Deadline
for applications is August 7. Get the list of required pieces and
pick up an application form at www.guitarfoundation.org
or write Jeff Cogan, 120A S. Cross Creek Rd., Orange, CA 92869.
If you’re coming to the summer NAMM show in Nashville, July
21–23, please stop by the Acoustic Guitar booth and pick
up tickets to the fourth annual Acoustic Café concert at
Caffé Milano, Saturday, July 22, at 7 p.m. The concert will
feature great acoustic performances by Ed Gerhard, Laurence Juber,
and Ulli Bögershausen. Tickets are also available at the sponsor
booths: EMF Acoustics, GHS Strings, and Breedlove
Guitars.
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New
Releases
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Ricky Skaggs and Tony Rice deliver knockout old-time
vocal harmonies and gorgeously understated mandolin and guitar duets
on the 1980 classic Skaggs and Rice, just reissued by Sugar
Hill.
Guitarists seeking to bolster their alternate-tuning chops
have some new tools available this summer. Check your local music
store for new Mel Bay titles Pierre Bensusan Presents D A D G
A D Guitar and D A D G A D Tuning by Julie Henigan. Homespun
Video (www.homespuntapes.com or [800] 33-TAPES) has some new lesson
tapes include Exploring D A D G A D Guitar with Laurence
Juber. For open tunings in D A D G A D and beyond, check out Acoustic
Guitar’s new Alternate Tunings Essentials. Read about
it at www.acousticguitar.com
or call (800) 827-6837 to order.
Flatpicking fans will rejoice at the release of Clarence
White: 33 Guitar Instrumentals. The tracks are culled
from White’s personal tape library and available for the first time
on compact disc. A portion of the proceeds will go to erecting a
memorial to the legendary guitarist. Order from Sierra Records,
PO Box 5853, Pasadena, CA 91117; fax (626) 355-4065; www.sierra-records.com.
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Fledgling guitar pickers of the youthful persuasion should check
out the interactive lessons, links, and animated "Strumtoons"
at www.guitarsforkids.com.
Mandolin Café at www.mandolincafe.com
is a mecca for enthusiasts of the guitar’s eight-stringed cousin.
The site provides extensive player and maker information, tablature,
lessons, links, and more.
The Guitar Talk discussion forums at Acoustic Guitar Central
are generating a lot of buzz about guitars, gear, players, and technique.
Drop by to add your two cents or pick up a tip at www.acousticguitar.com.
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