Folks, I just heard about this new APSU Workshop and Competition for fingerstyle and classical guitarists in Tennessee at the end of June. Many of you will know Richard Smith from the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society conventions, as well as from his concerts and recordings. And of course we know Bill Piburn from the great [...]
I am tired today. Really tired but also incredibly happy. Last night Laurence Juber played one of those concerts that all of us in the audience will be raving about for years to come.
Have you ever looked forward to some event for a long time only to be vaguely disappointed when it arrived? Last night [...]
Today is a day that I have been looking forward to for months - since Laurence Juber let me know that he would be playing at Hugh’s Room in Toronto tonight, to be precise.
I have been asked why I have “pushed” this concert so much. There are several reasons. The biggest is that I rate [...]
Well it is now less than a week until Laurence Juber appears at Hugh’s Room in Toronto on May 26. No one who lives within driving distance will want to miss this show. You can reserve seats here: http://hughsroom.com/
(I notice that LJ’s picture has disappeared from this page but I’m sure that is a temporary [...]
Friday night fingerstyleguitar.ca finished off their Toronto concert season in style. In addition to headliner Tommy Emmanuel, a perennial favourite with guitar fans, there was a stellar “warm-up” show from the Frank Vignola Trio. By the end of the set the Vignola Trio had the audience cheering and calling for more. Tommy came on after [...]
I have been concerned about the effects of the recession on musicians, and remarks by some friends recently helped crystallize some of my thoughts. In all cases we were talking about two really exciting guitar concerts coming up in Toronto: Doyle Dykes on April 23 and Laurence Juber on May 26 (both at Hugh’s Room). [...]
By now you know that I am very excited about Laurence Juber’s upcoming appearance in Toronto at Hugh’s Room on May 26. If you want to know more about LJ and get some idea of what he will be playing take a look at this interview from the Port Orchard Independent:
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/poi/entertainment/90355644.html
I was enthusing to a friend about Laurence Juber’s upcoming concert in Toronto on May 26 at Hugh’s Room when he asked me: “Can LJ play jazz?”
I’ll tell you what I told him: “Watch this video and then you tell me.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtSkrdXWxzI&
And in answer to his (and probably your) next question, yes he did record this [...]
I am so glad to be able to announce:
a concert by Laurence Juber in Toronto at Hugh’s Room on Wednesday May 26.
Things are really getting interesting toward the end of June and into July, especially for guitarists.
Just announced today is the completion of Adam Rafferty’s DVD “How to Play the Music of Stevie Wonder - Arrangements for Solo Fingerstyle Guitar”. I have had more email about Adam’s playing, and especially his YouTube videos, than any other [...]