|
Post by nkforster on Aug 26, 2014 13:54:34 GMT
This is always an interesting one. Which players really "got you" in the past and still influence you today? For me it was my Grandfather who taught me guitar every Sunday afternoon after he'd been to the pub when I was a bairn. I've no recordings of him, but I can hear his style and his tone in my playing all these years later. The closest I've ever heard to him is Perrie Willie the late great guitar player from Shetland. Here he is: its not so surprising they're similar, as both were born a similar time and both very influenced by what they heard on the radio - Eddie Lang, Django and such. Like Willie, my grandfather Charlie played in "dance bands" where they would play whatever folk wanted, a waltz, a bit of swing, a march, whatever.... Anyway, So that's mine...who are yours? nigel www.nkforsterguitars.com
|
|
leoroberts
C.O.G.
Posts: 24,546
My main instrument is: probably needing new strings
|
Post by leoroberts on Aug 26, 2014 14:40:57 GMT
I thought that was Mull of Kintyre for a while, there! My 2 major influences as far as playing goes are Ralph McTell and James Taylor though I am but a pale shadow... songwriting influences would be ...ermmm... Tom Lehrer, Fred Wedlock and the like
|
|
|
Post by andyhowell on Aug 26, 2014 15:33:09 GMT
Although I have played the guitar since 11 or 12 I can still remember going to see Ralph McTell at Birmingham Town Hall and hearing him play ragtime guitar ..
... Whoo — what was that? Suddenly there seemed to be no need for piano teachers. I had found my music.
Ralph is still a first love but others who have made a big impact include: Nic Jones; Whizz Jones; Bert Jansch and so on.
The old Country Bues guys are my real addiction — Blind Blake, Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, Willie Mctell, Robert Johnson, Son House ...
Of the contemporary guitarists who are still at the top of their game: Steve Tilston (very under-rated); Tony McManus; Martin Simpson; Phil Beer and Steve Knightly; Pierre Bensusan — and I love Larry Pattis.
Just finishing writing on the computer and listing to Blind Blake!
|
|
Akquarius
Cheerfully Optimistic
Posts: 2,509
My main instrument is: Towet Fingerpicker, Dreizehnter SJ15 "Akquarius"
Mini-Profile Background: {"image":"","color":"020202"}
Mini-Profile Name Color: f9a507
Mini-Profile Text Color: f9a507
|
Post by Akquarius on Aug 26, 2014 17:28:24 GMT
It started with Gordon Lightfoot and John Renbourn. After that came Tony McManus, Pierre Bensusan, Ian Melrose and Franco Morone.
I think it was the intro of Lightfoot's Minstrel Of The Dawn, where the notes fizz like champagne bubbles that got me hooked first. Then came John Renbourn's LP The Nine Maidens.
From then on I was looking for that sound where notes are spun like a spider's web. I found Pierre Bensusan's Intuite, Ian Melrose's Wolves and Franco Morone's Stranlandia. I had strummed away on my guitar for a while then, but this combination turned my interest to fingerstyle.
|
|
|
Post by bellyshere on Aug 26, 2014 17:33:09 GMT
Bert Jansch and John Renbourn were the first ones which i thought "wow", i want to play like that. Both of them guys still influence my playing today.
|
|
|
Post by alexkirtley on Aug 26, 2014 21:03:58 GMT
Justin Townes Earle, both in playing and songwriting
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 22:14:46 GMT
I don't think I took finger style seriously until I discovered Tony McManus, then Soig Siberil, and both continue to influence me, not just in the way they play, but also their choices of what to play.
But I think, going back to who made me want to play guitar- Hank Marvin for the beautiful sound he was able to produce, and making me want to play along with him on my badminton racquet, and John Williams for introducing me to the awesome classical guitar repertoire and made me want to play classical guitar in the first place.
Robbie
|
|
|
Post by vikingblues on Aug 26, 2014 22:20:23 GMT
For classical guitar it was Segovia - that meant some differences of opinion with the teacher I had for classical guitar some 10+ years ago. For electric guitar it was maybe Paul Kossoff and when I veered into blues it was also Peter Green. But for acoustic guitar I've listened to so little over the years until this last 10 months so there's really no-one springs to mind. I've really only listened much to Martin Simpson and Tony McManus so far and been overwhelmed by their quality. Not that I've ever sounded very much like any player I've been influenced by. Either through ineptitude or just wanting to play my own way (aka being too lazy to learn!). Mark
|
|
Phil Taylor
C.O.G.
Posts: 4,409
Mini-Profile Name Color: 680908
Mini-Profile Text Color: 121311
|
Post by Phil Taylor on Aug 27, 2014 10:58:37 GMT
Steve Howe of the prog rock band Yes was the first player to bring my attention to acoustic guitar when I bought 'The Yes Album' LP in 1971 and I have lots of his playing both acoustic and electric in my collection. Having said that, I have to go with Stefan Grossman. I stumbled across a 'Kicking Mule' various artist LP at my local library complete with tab book and a whole world opened up to me. Stefan is really out of fashion in terms of his own musical career but if you listen to for example, 'Shining Shadows' and his duet stuff with John Renbourn he has produced some great music. Many great players mention him as part of their initial musical guitar playing education so....... Stefan Grossman Phil
|
|
|
Post by andyhowell on Aug 27, 2014 12:16:49 GMT
Steve Howe of the prog rock band Yes was the first player to bring my attention to acoustic guitar when I bought 'The Yes Album' LP in 1971 and I have lots of his playing both acoustic and electric in my collection. Having said that, I have to go with Stefan Grossman. I stumbled across a 'Kicking Mule' various artist LP at my local library complete with tab book and a whole world opened up to me. Stefan is really out of fashion in terms of his own musical career but if you listen to for example, 'Shining Shadows' and his duet stuff with John Renbourn he has produced some great music. Many great players mention him as part of their initial musical guitar playing education so....... Stefan Grossman Phil Yes it's odd this one Phil. Arguably Grossman has had a bigger impact on popularising acoustic finger style and country blues than anyone and yet his music is not quite seen in the same light as many of those he played with. I do remember one concert with John Renbourne when the whole of the first two rows seemed to be taking notes on tunings and chord changes! These were the days before smartphones!
|
|
|
Post by slasher on Aug 27, 2014 16:14:14 GMT
I first saw Martin Carthy in the 60's. I had never heard anyone play a guitar like it. Being particularly interested in English folk I was amazed by the drive he put into his playing especially when in a duo/band situation, he really seems to "push it along". Still like it!
|
|
|
Post by pnut on Aug 27, 2014 16:18:08 GMT
Angus Young, Michael Schenker, Uli John Roth, Dave Gilmour, Carlos Santana, Andy Latimer, hmmmmm seems to be a trend here, think I might have the wrong type of guitar!
|
|
Phil Taylor
C.O.G.
Posts: 4,409
Mini-Profile Name Color: 680908
Mini-Profile Text Color: 121311
|
Post by Phil Taylor on Aug 27, 2014 16:56:59 GMT
Angus Young, Michael Schenker, Uli John Roth, Dave Gilmour, Carlos Santana, Andy Latimer, hmmmmm seems to be a trend here, think I might have the wrong type of guitar! Andy Latimer of Camel - Moonmadness, Rain Dances, Breathless, Nude etc......... the list goes on!! Superb music!! Phil
|
|
|
Post by pnut on Aug 27, 2014 17:24:38 GMT
Quite, one of my favorite bands when I was at school/uni, saw them at Newcastle City hall and they were fab, he has a superb feel and tone on his les paul
|
|
davewhite
Luthier / Guitar Maker
Luthier
Aemulor et ambitiosior
Posts: 3,544
|
Post by davewhite on Aug 27, 2014 17:37:09 GMT
From a long time back aka "Yuff", Ralph McTell, John James, Pete Berryman and Richard Thompson. "Middle ages" Martin Simpson, Tony McManus and Ed Boyd. "Old age" or "post modernist" (sounds better ) Mark Thomson, Keith Chesterton and James Daubney.
|
|