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English acoustic guitar virtuoso Martin Simpson has come a long way from his roots in Lincolnshire Northern England. He played his first paid gig at fourteen became a professional at seventeen and shortly after found himself in the vanguard of the British folk-rock movement. Martin's dynamic solo guitar performances are legendary showcasing his mastery of the acoustic guitar as well as his far-ranging repertoire. He possesses a seemingly effortless command of multiple complex styles including powerful percussive techniques unique frailing and fingerstyles and a ground breaking use of open tunings. This 70 minute DVD presents a solo concertrecorded at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley California.

Martin Simpson Teaches Alternate Tunings is a fantastic book with accompanying DVD which explores a systematic approach to open and altered tunings.Martin Simpson teaches how the important tunings relate to standard tuning and to each other and also explores available chords in each tuning. He explains open G D and C tunings DADGAD tuning suspended modal tunings and covers everything from tunings used in popular nineteenth-century pieces to tunings used by today's rock artists. The book includes diagrams and the music is presented using both traditional music and tablature notations.The accompanying DVD correlates with theexamples and pieces in this book. The DVD also includes some performances of Martin Simpson's arrangements of classic tunes.

Cette collection de musique traditionnelle de l'Irlande et l'Ecosse arrangé pour guitare solo est le résultat d'une étude de passionnés de la tradition de certains des meilleurs musiciens jouant dans ce genre. Ce volume présente Martin Simpson, Steve Baughman, Pierre Bensusan, canard Baker, Tom Long, Pat Kirtley, El McMeen. / DVD

Martin Simpson brings brilliant harmonic colors and resonant voicings to every song he plays, achieving his trademark sounds by retuning his strings to open chords and DADGAD along with more unusual configurations. Martin takes the 'fear factor? out of retuning, teaching players to discover their own ideas through some of his favorite guitar pieces: Come Write Me Down - The Green Linnet - Icarus and others. Early intermediate level. 1 hr., 30 min. / Guitare

In this third part of his excellent analysis acclaimed British guitarist Martin Simpson teaches more advanced techniques and theories on how to bring out the widest possible harmonic range on the guitar. His fingerstyle playing combined with his unique guitar frailing and clawhammer style strumming will inspire guitarists of all levels. The tutorial features more complex arrangements in Gsus4 and DADGAD tunings of: Donal Ogg My Genorous Lover Betsy The Serving Maid The Coo Coo Bird and a showstopping arrangement of Miss McCloud's reel. This intermediate level tutorial DVD also includes the music and tablature for thefeatured songs. A treat for all acousitc players seeking the most sumptuous and resonant sounds for their solo arrangements.

Volume Three-This is the third volume of a series of DVDs presenting the recent evolution of fingerstyle guitar presents a range of stylists who at times appear to have little more in common than the mantle of instrumentalists testing their talents and repertoires to the limit. What bridge exists between Larry Coryell’s avant-garde amble and Martin Carthy’s assay of a bagpipe tune? Only one of shared curiosity and courage of test pilots determined to break personal stylistic sound barriers. Each of the nine artists here writes his musical signature with bold and unmistakably individual strokes. Musically diverse the common thread among them is a commitment to pursuing a unique version onefor which the voice happens to be the guitar. Martin TaylorMedley: Dixie/Old Man River Martin Simpson Medley: The Banks Of the Bann Bantry Girl’s lament & Jock O’Hazeldean Bob Brozman Man Of The Steel Blues Larry CoryellJulia La Belle Steve Howe Clap Martin Carthy The Siege Of Delhi Peppino D’Agostino Acoustic Spirit Martin Simpson & Bob Brozman A Southern Grove Tim Sparks Samiotisa Martin Taylor & Gordon Giltrap Colin’s Meadow Steve Howe Second Initial Martin Simpson Charlie’s Boogie Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick Byker Hill Peppino D’Agostino Acoustic Funk Bob Brozman Subtropical Stomp Tim Sparks Oniro Martin Taylor Just Squeeze Me Martin Carthy Old Tom of Oxford

Featuring: John Renbourn Martin Carthy Stefan Grossman Bob Brozman Martin Simpson Duck Baker Brad Jones and Peppino D'Agostino.The performers in this 60 minute DVD express different traditions personalities and stylistic approaches through their guitars.

This collection of traditional music from Ireland and Scotland arranged for solo guitar is the result of a passionate study of the tradition of some of the finest musicians playing in this genre. This volume one features Martin Simpson Steve Baughman Pierre Bensusan Duck Baker Tom Long Pat Kirtley El McMeen.