Podcast: Fleet Fingers Pt. 2 The Americans
Episode #17-02 | airing 1-11-17
This week we continue our feature Fleet Fingers and examine American Fingerstyle Guitarists. American players take their influence from the Blues players but put the emphasis on softening the melodic quality of their playing while still using many of the components of the Blues. We’ll hear Merle Travis, John Fahey, Guy Van Duser, Michael Hedges, Paul Rush and many others. Fingerstyle guitar from some American masters.
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Artist / “Title” / CD / Label
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Merle Travis / “Saturday Night Shuffle” / The Merle Travis Guitar / Raven
Blind Thomas (John Fahey) / “Wanda Russell’s Blues” / Fonotone Records Box Set / Dust to Digital
Peter Land / “Bituminous Nightmare” / The Thing at the Nursery Room Window / Tacoma
Leo Kottke / “Jack Gets Up” / Live / On the Spot
Guy Van Duser / “Stars Fell on Alabama” / Stride Guitar / Rounder
Willie Nelson / “All of Me” / Stardust / Columbia Legacy
Laurence Juber / “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” / Under an Indigo Sky / Solid Air
Michael Hedgers / “All Along the Watchtower” / Live on the Double Planet / Windham Hill
Merle Travis / “Walkin’ the Strings” / The Merle Travis Guitar / Raven
Tom Rush / “Rockport Sunday” / Circle Game / Elektra
Paul Simon / “Kathy’s Song” / The Paul Simon Songbook / Columbia Legacy
Joni Mitchell / “The Priest” / Ladies of the Canyon / Reprise
Mary McCaslin / “My World is Empty Without You” / Old Friends / Philo
Hot Tuna / “Water Song” / Burgers / RCA
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways