folk music | Guitar Musingshttps://www.guitarmusings.comthoughts and explorations on becoming a better guitar player and writerFri, 02 Dec 2016 03:41:33 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1My Tribute to Dave Carterhttps://www.guitarmusings.com/my-tribute-to-dave-carter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-tribute-to-dave-carterhttps://www.guitarmusings.com/my-tribute-to-dave-carter/#commentsSat, 19 Jul 2008 06:25:01 +0000http://www.guitarmusings.com/?p=90In 2001, I stumbled upon a CD that changed my musical life. The CD was…

The post My Tribute to Dave Carter first appeared on Guitar Musings.]]>In 2001, I stumbled upon a CD that changed my musical life. The CD was called “Drum, Hat, Buddha” by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer. My first experience was a 30 second clip, “Disappearing Man,” where the pure, piercing voice of Tracy Grammer captured my attention. I was instantly a fan and got the CD. Upon further listening, I began to take notice of the songwriting of Dave Carter and it truly moved me. His lyrics and honest voice will conjure images in your mind that are so vivid, it feels as if you are experiencing the story personally. I was excited with my new discovery and hoped for a day to experience their music live.

To my dismay, Dave Carter left this world six years ago today and only months after I was lucky enough to discover this treasure. I was disappointed and saddened that I would never see him live or hear any new music. Thankfully, Tracy and a strong community of Dave Carter fans have faithfully kept his music alive for all to hear. So today, like many Dave Carter fans, it is with a heavy heart that I will listen to all my Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer CD’s and celebrate the life of a true American treasure.

Dave Carter
August 13, 1952 – July 19, 2002

Learn More About The Music of Dave Carter:

http://www.daveandtracy.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Carter

http://www.tracygrammer.com/

http://members.aol.com/rongrittz/daveandtracy.htm

The post My Tribute to Dave Carter first appeared on Guitar Musings.]]>https://www.guitarmusings.com/my-tribute-to-dave-carter/feed/2Can’t wait for Bruce Cockburnhttps://www.guitarmusings.com/cant-wait-for-bruce-cockburn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cant-wait-for-bruce-cockburnhttps://www.guitarmusings.com/cant-wait-for-bruce-cockburn/#respondWed, 20 Feb 2008 06:35:52 +0000http://test.mountainvistatech.com/2008/02/20/cant-wait-for-bruce-cockburn/In a little over a month, I will be at a Bruce Cockburn concert. He will…

The post Can’t wait for Bruce Cockburn first appeared on Guitar Musings.]]>In a little over a month, I will be at a Bruce Cockburn concert. He will be playing at the Denver Folk and Roots Festival March 28th.   It will be the 7th time that I’ve seen him play live and I will never miss a show.  In case you didn’t know, he is a big influence on my playing.  Probably the single reason why I switched to fingerstyle guitar completely.  The man can write some serious music;  his guitar playing is incredible with that “thumb of steel” pounding the base while he plays some incredible leads.  To top it off, he is a master at the words so if are in the Denver area that Friday, go!  You will not be disapointed.

http://www.swallowhill.com/festivals/DenverFolkFest2008/DFRF2008.htm

http://cockburnproject.net/

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