Harp Guitar Dreams

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Product Description A gorgeous and moving new harp guitar compilation. 13 solo instrumental tracks many commissioned specifically for this project that will appeal to everyone from New Age fans to virtuoso instrumental guitar fans. Featuring a wonderful mix of world-class harp guitarists, including popular favorites, fingerstyle champions and newer artists, the lineup includes Muriel Anderson, John Doan, Andy Wahlberg, Andy McKee, Don Alder, Carter Lancaster, Tim Donahue, Tom Shinness, Dan LaVoie, Jeff Titus, Gregg Miner, Pete Bradshaw, and surprise guest harp guitarist Alex de Grassi! Produced by Gregg Miner exclusively for Harp Guitar Music. Specifically designed as an infinite musical experience. Relax during your massage, chill out during your drive, share with friends over dinner, or put on your iPod phones and savor every luscious note. However or wherever it moves you, we invite you to share our dreams. Includes 16-page full color booklet highlighting each artist and instrument! Review Dazzling collection of 13 tracks from an array of harp guitar virtuosos --Elderly InstrumentsHarp Guitar Dreams...is wonderful. Personally, I was amazed at the sound created by the musicians. The richness of the instruments and the spirit of the compositions make it perfect for my show. The booklet included with the...CD was a great addition - friends can't believe the beauty of the instruments! --Andy Dooley-Miller. KVMR, Nevada City, CAI had the privilege to review the initial compilation of Harp Guitar virtuosity called 'Beyond Six Strings' (see Minor 7th Sept/Oct 2006), and I remain haunted by the textures of sound these amazing instruments produce. Led by the efforts of Gregg Miner, the harp guitar -- a novelty originally introduced near the turn of the 20th century, but never with a solid home in the acoustic music world previously -- is opening the ears of a new millennium to the aural possibilities of instruments with dozens of strings, and the artists who dare venture into their realm. This second collection of pieces by various guitarists is called 'Harp Guitar Dreams,' as much for the ethereal effect they have as the imagination behind the compositions. Of the 13 pieces in the CD, eleven are new, while two have been released previously -- but it's nice to hear them anyway. Andy McKee -- who seems to be able to do anything on a guitar -- sets the disc on a solid course with his 'Into the Ocean,' putting to good effect the droning of the long-scale bass strings while delicately picking the melody and keeping his groove intact. Every cut on this CD is excellent. Some other standouts for me: Alex DeGrassi on 'Reverie for Greensleeves' playing an amazing Fred Carlson creation called the New Dream 39-string Harp-Sympitar, where the melody undulates in and around the traditional tune, Muriel Anderson's 'View from Space' with its cascading harmonics introducing one of her trademark sweet melodies, and the title cut played by the brilliant John Doan, 'Harp Guitar Dreams,' which taps into the full spectrum of tonal tastiness found only on harp guitars. It's a fitting finale to a wonderful disc. Oh -- and don't download this one from iTunes -- the pictures of the artists with their instruments along with a description of their piece is worth the full price. --Kirk Albrecht, minor7th.com