To give you some idea of my influences, here's a list of my favorite 65 albums of all time in no particular order:
"Layla" Derek & the Dominos
"6 & 12 String Guitar" & "Greenhouse" Leo Kottke
"The Yellow Princess" & "Requia" John Fahey
"Live at Fillmore East" Allman Brothers Band
"An Anthology" Duane Allman
"Weasels Ripped My Flesh" Mothers of Invention
"Solid Air" John Martyn
"Crosswinds" Billy Cobham
"Electric Ladyland" Jimi Hendrix
"The Yes Album" Yes
"Tales from Topographic Oceans" Yes
"Rust Never Sleeps" & "Zuma" Neil Young
"Aerial Boundaries" Michael Hedges
"Vapor Drawings" Mark Isham
"Rivers Gonna Rise" Patrick O'Hearn
"4 Way Street" CSN&Y
"Land of the Midnight Sun" Al DiMeola
"Romantic Warrior" Return to Forever
"Bitches Brew" Miles Davis
"Visions of the Emerald Beyond" Mahavishnu Orchestra
"White Album" The Beatles
"All Things Must Pass" George Harrison
"Imagine" John Lennon
"Couldn't Stand the Weather" Stevie Ray Vaughan
"David Gilmour" David Gilmour
"Dark Side of the Moon" Pink Floyd
"The Wall" Pink Floyd
"Animals" Pink Floyd
"Wish You Were Here" Pink Floyd
"Swordfishtrombones" Tom Waits
"Headhunters" Herbie Hancock
"Physical Graffiti" Led Zeppelin
"Another Green World" Brian Eno
"One of a Kind" Bill Bruford
"Apostrophe" Frank Zappa
"The Miraculous Hump Returns from the Moon" Sopwith Camel
"Journey to Love" Stanley Clarke
"The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" & "Trick of the Tail" Genesis
"12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus" Spirit
"Isle of View" Jimmie Spheeris
"Viva Terlingua!" Jerry Jeff Walker
"Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir" Michael Murphy
"Willis Alan Ramsey" Willis Alan Ramsey
"Live from the Mars Hotel" Grateful Dead
"Complete Prestige Recordings" Lightnin' Hopkins
"Open Fire" Ronnie Montrose
"So What" Joe Walsh
"As Falls Witchita,So Falls Witchita Falls" Pat Metheny Group
"Burgers" Hot Tuna
"Flying in a Blue Dream" Joe Satriani
"Aja" & "Katy Lied" Steely Dan
"B.W.Stevenson" B.W.Stevenson
"Tea for the Tillerman" Cat Stevens
"2001:A Space Odyssey" movie soundtrack
"Famous and Poor" Josh Alan
"Furthermore" Shawn Phillips
Godspell movie soundtrack
"Mysterious Traveller" Weather Report
"Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters" various artists
"Uma" Susan Alcorn
"Miles of Aisles" Joni Mitchell
"Souvenirs" Dan Fogelberg
All of these albums have in some way changed my life or affected my concept of experiencing music,either listening,playing or composing.
Kavin. (yes,thats Kavin with a period!) describes his playing as "eclectic acoustic" and turbo acoustic, embodying elements of folk, rock & blues and utilizing both 6 and 12 string guitars. His original songs cover a variety of subjects; historical themes, science fiction and of course, personal experiences. Kavin. also plays instrumentals in various styles,fingerstyle and flatpick, sometimes using alternate tunings and slide.
After twenty five years of playing guitar and songwriting,Kavin. (pronounced like "Gavin") stepped out onto the public stage in 1998,
performing in the musical production of "The Man Who Rides The Wind" (Main Street Theatre, Mansfield,Texas). Perry Stewart of the Fort Worth Star Telegram described Kavin.'s "fine guitar work" in his review of that stage production. He was also a semi-finalist in the B.W.Stevenson songwriting competition at Poor David's Pub in 2000 in Dallas with his songs "Over the Falls" and "Hang Up and Drive". Since then he has played in a wide variety of venues in and around the Fort Worth area, treating audiences with his engaging songwriting and unique guitar playing style.
He has recently released his cd "Texas Tonefreak" which displays his diverse songwriting and propulsive guitar technique.
“Very enjoyable - not just for guitarists who will be awed by his blending of styles - but also by non-musicians who just enjoy good songwriting. This artists deserves a listen.” - download.com
“Fine guitar work.” - Perry Stewart,Fort Worth Star Telegram
"Nice, mellow country-blues." -The Stash Dauber blog
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Music is my religion, my addiction, and primary method of staying sane in this crazy world. I believe that music can heal,relieve stress,bring peace and bridge the gaps that separate us all, be it race,ethnicity,religion,age,lifestyle, whatever.
My first GOOD guitar was/is an Alvarez 12-string, 70's vintage, which I still play. It sounds sweeter with each passing year. I also use these 6-strings:Takamine EF-341C,Taylor 814-CE and a Sigma DM-4, which I use for open tunings and has a custom paint job: a version of Michaelangelo's Sistine chapel mural, actually found on the album cover of "Fathers and Sons" which shows the Black Blues God in heaven handing down a resonator to the cocky white kid Adam.
The music I play is a mixture of acoustic Blues,Rock,Folk,fingerstyle instrumental,Hawaiian slack-key,Piedmont, banjo-style fingerpicking (I use fingernails,no fingerpicks). My sets are usually one-half originals/one-half cover tunes,one-half songs/one-half instrumentals.
These are some of the artists I cover:
Neil Young,Beatles,Pink Floyd,Jimi Hendrix,John Lennon,Procol Harum,Fleetwood Mac,Led Zeppelin,Jethro Tull,Robert Johnson,Lightnin' Hopkins,Bill Broonzy,Leo Kottke,Jefferson Airplane,Jorma Kaukonen,Muddy Waters,Woody Guthrie,Duane Allman. I even do fingerpicky instrumental versions of James Brown's "I Feel Good" and the Flintstones theme.
Check out my gig dates, I would love to play for you!
I am also very interested in doing gigs such as house concerts and parties, wedding receptions, mall openings...whatever!
This year I took part (again) in the RPM Challenge, which is to record an album (10 songs OR 35 minutes long) in the month of February. Check out the albums I submitted for 2008 and 2009:
So nice to hear More "Good" News..:-),I love the smooth dreamy feel of Chrysanthemum, did you do the harp work? Where did that perc. come from? I've listened to it twice now and am about to listen a 3rd as I play some lead work over it! One of my favorites for sure. Thanks for the continuing inspiration Kavin.!
This is the rowdy monthly anything goes show!! Lots of great poets and musicians, lots of great poetry and music!!! SINGER SONGWRITER AND SPOKEN WORD SHOWCASE!!! a wide variety of styles and sounds, serious talent, seriously, come check us out!!! So far we have tentatively lined up some of our DFWOPENMIC’s fav’s and a few new faces as well…
please join us in Arlington and be a part of something great!! 8PM Wednesday June 24th THE GOODTIMES BAR is located @ 931 W. Division St, Arlington,TX. (couple blocks west of Cooper) as always for details http://www.dfwopenmics.com seeya at the mic!!
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They claim there are a million Kindles out there, but I don't know anyone. I think it works on iPhone, but might require some Kindle app. Glad to send you a word file instead, if you send regular email.
how about....100 people with 100 bucks campaign. do it now. work out the perks later. names and addresses taken of those who contribute. this is how locals should act.....struggle.....
go get on the list ........fill it up......get your band some local leverage.........be creative be at the table.......
Just dropped by to show some love,and thank U again for bein' a FRIEND...Put us in your TOP friends if you have room,so you can check our upcoming shows schedule on the page often (it's always updated) ...Marvin
02-12-2009 19:00 at FWSA Work Shop & Meeting Bluebonnet Room at Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Cost: Free
FWSA March workshop: Michael Pollard - Portable Pro-Tools Studio Demonstration. Mike is a producer who plays multiple instruments,and earned his degree in Music Theory from Dallas Baptist University. The Bluebonnet Room at Rodeo Plaza Between Exchange Ave. & Stockyards Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas
i wish we could do the RPM challenge, but we just finished a 16-song album. we're going to have to take a short break from recording, i think. it was good to see everyone.
