guitarjunky wrote:
I guess that all in all, it will be quite a guitar week-end in Montreal from June 27 to 29!
I simply cant wait! Im coming now!
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| Author: | guitarjunky [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | GREAT LINE UP FOR THE MONTREAL GUITAR SHOW!!! |
For its second edition, the Montreal Guitar Show has stepped up its programming considerably with Guitarmania, an all-new concert series featuring world class guitarists. On stage, we’ll have a chance to see and hear virtuosos working in all musical styles: Frenchman Pierre Bensusan, who leaves audiences spellbound with his mastery of world music, jazz and folk; Antoine Dufour, rising young Canadian acoustic guitar and fingerstyle whiz; Jim Hall, a bona fide jazz guitar giant; Michel Haumont, another extraordinary French musician who cites John Renbourn, Chet Atkins and Marcel Dadi among his influences, playing alongside fellow countryman Jean Félix Lalanne, a supremely gifted and eclectic guitarist whose playing has been likened to “the beating of butterfly wings;” guitarist John Jorgenson, one of the pioneers of Gypsy swing in the United States; dazzling American guitarist Andy McKee, who’s been known to play one-handed and to use his instrument as a rhythm box; Montreal-born Erik Mongrain, a talented self-taught composer-performer and lap-tapping specialist whose idols are Michael Hedges and Montrealer Don Ross, the fingerpicking master and first repeat winner of the US National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship; Talented Montreal guitarist Jordan Officer, who performs with Susie Arioli and has also collaborated with Thomas Hellman and Richard Séguin; 20-year-old English fingerpicking phenom Gareth Pearson; the amazing Hawaiian Jake Shimabukuro, nicknamed the “Jimi Hendrix” of the ukulele; and Martin Taylor, described by Pat Metheny as “one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument!”All of these artists will also give a workshop as well as meet their fans at the Show. Additional workshops will be given by leading guitar experts, among them world-class luthiers such as Rick Davis, William “Grit” Laskin, Tom Ribbecke, Jeff Traugott, Rick Turner and Ervin Somogyi, as well as Tim Brookes, author of the bestselling Guitar: An American Life, Jeff Doctorow, a major collector of luthier guitars—Doctorow owns one of two Picasso guitars by Linda Manzer, the other belonging to Pat Metheny!—and Georges Gruhn, author, collector and leading vintage guitar expert. Visit http://www.montrealguitarshow.com to book your stay and buy your tickets! |
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| Author: | Alan Carruth [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GREAT LINE UP FOR THE MONTREAL GUITAR SHOW!!! |
Any chance of setting up a few 'mini-concerts' of people playing instruments by exhibitors? My friend, Ken Bonfield, is coming along to help, and he's a fine player with a number of CDs to his name. I'd sure like to help him out as much as he's helping me. |
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| Author: | guitarjunky [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GREAT LINE UP FOR THE MONTREAL GUITAR SHOW!!! |
Alan Carruth wrote: Any chance of setting up a few 'mini-concerts' of people playing instruments by exhibitors? My friend, Ken Bonfield, is coming along to help, and he's a fine player with a number of CDs to his name. I'd sure like to help him out as much as he's helping me. Yes of course Alan, On top of these ticketed concerts, luthiers at the show will have the opportunity to present free mini concerts. My gang will contact everyone for that very soon. I guess that all in all, it will be quite a guitar week-end in Montreal from June 27 to 29! |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GREAT LINE UP FOR THE MONTREAL GUITAR SHOW!!! |
guitarjunky wrote: I guess that all in all, it will be quite a guitar week-end in Montreal from June 27 to 29! I simply cant wait! Im coming now!
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| Author: | Alan Carruth [ Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GREAT LINE UP FOR THE MONTREAL GUITAR SHOW!!! |
guitarjunky wrote: "On top of these ticketed concerts, luthiers at the show will have the opportunity to present free mini concerts. My gang will contact everyone for that very soon." THanks. I know you had mentioned that, but the line-up for the ticked concerts was so big I was afraid I'd got missed in the rush! I should have known that was not the case. Boy, is this gonna be some weekend! |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GREAT LINE UP FOR THE MONTREAL GUITAR SHOW!!! |
Will there be players for luthiers who don't have one coming with them? |
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| Author: | WarrenG [ Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GREAT LINE UP FOR THE MONTREAL GUITAR SHOW!!! |
Ken Franklin wrote: Will there be players for luthiers who don't have one coming with them? oooh! oooh! oooh! Can I volunteer to play guitars from everybody?  Ha ha! |
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| Author: | guitarjunky [ Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GREAT LINE UP FOR THE MONTREAL GUITAR SHOW!!! |
guitarjunky wrote: 20-year-old English fingerpicking phenom Gareth Pearson; I made a big mistake here... I should have wrote «Gareth Pearson is a 19 year old Welshman!!!» Sorry Gareth |
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