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Edson Lopes is a great player I recently found on Youtube. He has fluent technique (makes it look really easy, I’m jealous!), a wonderful sound, and a great repertoire. Here are a couple of my favorite videos:

This is a fun piece by Paul Chasman, a guitarist/composer living in Oregon (notice the extra strings). I have a few of his CDs and I would recommend checking him out if you have the chance. My personal favorites are the Sonatas and Songs from the Bay.  I would also recommend checking out his My Page Archives. There he gives all kinds of advise on composing and playing the guitar.

Highly recommend!

-Rob

Tommy Emmanuel is one of my favorite guitarists to watch on youtube. He truly seems to enjoy what he is doing. In this video he is giving a workshop in Amsterdam about performing, technique, practicing, etc. I believe what he is trying (successfully I believe) to do is inspire the audience.

At about the 13 second mark he states:

“I’m actually an example to you of somebody who makes a living of playing the guitar.”

Later (5:36) on he gives advice on getting noticed. Tommy’s advice is: “Get good. If you’re good we’ll all notice you.”

I had the pleasure of seeing Tommy in concert back in September (2012). It was a wonderful experience and I would recommend seeing him. He tours constantly so there is a chance he will be in your area.

Here is a video of Tommy “getting good.”

Enjoy!

Rob

scores and tabs: http://www.robertlunncomposer.com/pages/store.htm

And the answer is:

Angel Romero!!!

Angel, of course, comes from a family of great guitarist. He is also a conductor (I didn’t know that, bad Rob! bad Rob!).

Here is a video of him conducting a symphony by Beethoveen (No. 5):

Here is a video of him warming up (I’d say he is warm):

Finally, here is a video of him playing Fantasia by his father, Celedonio Romero. At least I think this is the piece, it is not mentioned in the video info.

(Music starts at the 1:99 mark)

-Rob

scores, tabs, and mp3s available at http://www.robertlunncomposer.com

I must admit, it has only been in the last couple of years that I have become a fan of David Russell. Not that I had anything against him, just hadn’t heard anything from him. That changed when I came across these two videos:

Spatter the Dew:

The Bucks of Oranmore:

My favorite David Russell cd is “Music of Torroba.”

I would say this cd is in my top 10 of all-time favorite classical guitar cds. It’s a combination of David’s wonderful playing, gorgeous miniatures by Torroba, and superb recording.

-Rob

scores, tabs, and mp3s available at http://www.robertlunncomposer.com