Steve James, Bob Brozman, Kelly Joe Phelps, Jerry Douglas, Josh Graves, Roy Book Binder, Rev Gary Davis, Blind Blake, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Black Ace, Corey Harris, Bukka White, Mance Lipscomb, Woody Mann, Michael Hedges, Ry Cooder, John Hammond Jr... ... ... ...
I play
traditional roots blues, country
blues and acoustic blues. I first started playing electric guitar
in 1986, after seeing Angus Young playing during the Rock in Rio
concert in 1985. I always listened to the Blues which drove
me to get my first resonator guitar 10 years ago. Since that
day, I abandoned electric guitar. Initially I had great
difficulty of finding study material or a traditional "rural" blues
teacher which left me thinking that the only way to really learn the
blues was by being self-taught. Perhaps the most difficult
part was switching to thumb and finger picks, which are essential to
the style.
My
principal influences include Robert
Johnson, Mississippi John
Hurt, Blind Blake, Blind Willie McTell, Steve James, Bob Brozman, Sam
Chatmon, Black Ace, Woody Mann, Mance Lipscomb, Rev Gary Davis, Kelly
Joe Phelps, Corey Harris and many
others. Since my transition to the "Acoustic World" I have
switched back and forth between steel string acoustics and resonators,
which are my true passion, as they lead me down the path to Country
Blues.
Comecei na guitarra eléctrica em 1986, depois de
ver o Angus
Young no Rock in Rio em 85. Sempre ouvi Blues, e
há cerca de 10 anos me deparei com o primeiro resonator.
Desde então, parei com a guitarra elétrica. A
dificuldade em conseguir material de estudo no Brasil, ou mesmo
professores no "velho estilo" do Blues rural, somado a minha
crença de que o Blues não se aprende na escola,
me levou a ser auto didata no estilo. No início foi bem
complicado, principalmente a transição da palheta
para o dedilhado com dedeira e unheiras de metal, que acho essenciais
para o estilo.
Minhas principais influências são Robert Johnson,
Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Blake, Blind Willie McTell, Steve James,
Bob Brozman, Sam Chatmon, Black Ace, Woody Mann, Mance Lipscomb, Rev
Gary Davis, Kelly Joe Phelps, Corey Harris entre
outros. Desde minha mudança para o "mundo
acústico", venho alternando entre o violão de
cordas de aço e os resonators, e há cerca de um
ano toco quase que exclusivamente em resonators, que são a
minha verdadeira paixão e que me levaram para o Country
Blues.
