Strings and Frets

The seven fingerstyle guitarists on this DVD have all put their own, highly personal stamp on the instrument, not only by the way they play, but also by the music they write and interpret, and the emotions and images their musicinvokes.

No other instrument has found such a vast, global audience in the last 40 years, and as you'll see and hear, no other instrument is capable of such a diverse range of sounds and styles. As divergent as theseperformances are, the personal backgrounds of these highly creative and influential musicians are interwoven by the mentors who inspired and guided them, their influence on each other, and by the events which have become a partofmodern musical history.

BOB BROZMAN: Zonky, Down The Road, Train Song

PIERRE BENSUSAN: La Femme Cambree, Cordilliere

JOHN FAHEY: On The Sunnyside Of The Ocean, Who Will Rock The Cradle

JORMA KAUKONEN:Embryonic Journey, Water Song

JOHN RENBOURN: Sweet Potato, Angie

STEFAN GROSSMAN: Struttin' Rag, Blues For The Mann

MARTIN SIMPSON: Medley:The Turtle & The Asp/Dreamtime, Icarus