Steve Mann, Lenny Breau, George Van Eps, Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Blake, Pierre Bensusan, Steve Kaufman, Jack McGann, Django Reinhardt, Lightnin' Hopkins, Bert Jansch, Pat Martino, John Carlini, Scott Nygaard, Joe Pass, Chet Baker, Susannah McCorkle, Tommy Emmanuel, Tony McManus, Mark Cosgrove, Davy Graham, Norman Blake, Phil Ochs
Sounds Like
Davy Grahams' quirky, brilliant fingerstyle instrumental: "Tristano"
After meeting the Rev. Gary Davis in 1969, I became obsessed with his amazing ragtime guitar style, and with the style of Blind Blake. This video goes back to those days of yesteryear for a bit of the ragtime blues style.
Rolly's Rag
=Here's Rolly playing some swing with the great Steve Kaufman!=
In the words of the estimable Bennett Hammond:
"Rolly ain't ersatz anything. He's the real deal, the gen-you-
wine article, the guitar picker's guitar picker. From top-to-
bottom, from Django to jingle-jangle he's the Capricornian ideal,
the heights and the depths, the guy you need in the band. You want
clean? He squeaks with it. You want dirty? He chafes, dribbles and
drools. Highsteppin' or clod-hoppin', martini sipping or corn
shucking, in a tux or a tee-shirt Rolly Brown is the man for all
seasons."
Rolly Brown is a lifelong student of the acoustic guitar. Beginning in 1964, he has, over the years, been a Nat'l Fingerpicking Champion, a Philadelphia Music Award Nominee, a sideman, soloist, student, and teacher. Folk music, blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, jazz, and swing have all been his passions. In the past decade, he has attained prominence teaching and performing at guitar camps in the eastern U.S., beginning when Steve Kaufman recognized his teaching skills in 1998.
Rolly has released five CD's on his Aussie Dog label, and has also posted a number of instructional films on Youtube, demonstrating his clear, down-to-earth approach to teaching guitar.
Rolly is also a licensed acupuncturist with over two decades of experience and a Tai Chi Chuan practitioner and instructor with 35 years of experience.
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Pics: Rol with Lehmann Eclipse, on "UnThump", the BMW R1200ST, with the Australian Kelpies and Jan, and with the legendary Steve Mann! Click on pic for larger version.
Rolly, thanks for the add and the kind words. it was great meeting you last month. I'll be back east for some shows next March, maybe we can get together and do some more pickin' then. Dan
It is a pleasure to have you as my MySpace friend… I find your MySpace page, your talent and your enthusiasm for music pleason’ to many… I welcome you’re other MySpace friends to visit my MySpace page that I’ve dedicated to my admiration of many talented guitar playing musicians of many styles… Stop by check it out and leave a comment if you like… Thanks Ken…
Nah, haven't put up (or recorded, for that matter) any of my own treatments for this environment ... yet. Appreciate your inquiry, though. ... Think Allan Reuss meets Davy Graham – but simplified.
Just wanted to thank you for your excellent tutorials and wonderful playing. Does the Aussie Dog ever plan to do some Aussie shows? Sure would be great to see you play live :-)
We are The Chuckies from KBA/GBG, Sweden & we are proud to get to know you!
The Chuckies is an "acoustic" version of The Chuck Norris Experiment which serves brand new Chuckies songs mixed with classic CNE tracks.
Our swell debut album is released on white 12" vinyl by www.myspace.com/tornadoriderecords. The CD version will be released by Nicotine Records this summer! Digital downloads are available everywhere, for example iTunes & Amazon.
We will celebrate these two cool releases with a mini-tour in Italy late september, check our MySpace page for updates on this. Wanna help out? Let us know!
HELLO ROLLY… I FIND YOUR MYSPACE PAGE, YOUR TALANT AND YOUR ENTHUSIASIUM FOR PLAYING THE GUITAR VERY PLEASON’ TO MANY… IT IS WITH ADMIRATION OF YOUR GIFT THAT I’M HONORED TO HAVE YOU AS MY NEW MYSPACE GUITAR PLAYING FRIEND… I WELCOME YOU TO VISIT MYSPACE PAGE THAT I HAVE DEDICATED TO MY ADMIRATION OF MANY TALENTED GUITAR PLAYING MUSCIANS OF MANY STYLES… STOP BY CHECK IT OUT AND LEAVE A COMMENT IF YOU LIKE… KEEP ON PICKIN’… THANKS KEN…
Forget the Gilchrist instruments... those stuffed bunnies are on a 4 year waiting list and are typically priced 4 times higher than all the other bunny manufacturers.
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