ACOUSTIC ISSUE 51 MARCH 2011

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30CHRIS DIFFORD AND
GLENN TILBROOK Squeeze are one of the most beloved British bands
of all-time. With a new album out we find out what
keeps them at the top of their game.

ALSO ACOUSTIC
39 17 This month:
Ray Glenn Hughes
LaMontagne
Known for his quiet and RETUNE
reserved manner, Ray lets
us in on his career to date.
YOUR EARS
20 Listen to
something new
Photo by David Tiernan

25Toy Hearts
This band are keeping it in the family.

26Matt 45Eduardo
Andersen Niebla
This Canadian maestro lives We talk to the flamenco player
for live performance. about his burning passion for
the guitar.

28 Dave Rawlings UK LUTHIER CORNER

The uber-talented multi-
instrumentalist and record producer
has an interesting approach to
getting his live sound.
76 Sean Ashley
Putting modern meaning into the mandolin while honouring
traditional construction methods is the forte of luthier Sean Ashley
and his team.

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Chorale 54 Gordon Giltrap VE2000GG
Biography Biography
Duck Baker is one of the most

and advice columns can do just that... highly regarded fingerstyle Ray Gamble started his

Melody
guitarists of his generation. Various critics named
album “Spinning Song” among the best jazz records
his musical career on piano, but Techniques
you to dig into our of 1997 and one of the best guitar albums ever.
later in life fell in love with
Skill Level
Acoustic Magazine and staff would like to encourage the humble ukulele. His
This is suitable
grips with the wide range regular column in Acoustic
columnists pages more frequently and really get to

12-string
for beginner
Mead continues to help DAVID PRICE is designed to help the
This month Ray helps you tackle an
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competent acoustic guitarist
players Ray Gamble
you through the tricky waters of DADGAD. For ukulele RAY
‘migrate’ to the ukulele.

from the 18th century. Biography anonymous German chorale.

helps you through an anonymous German Chorale
pull off technique up to David Price has over 30 years GAMBLE
And for the beginners David Price helps you get your experience in many musical styles. Ukuele Player
In 1993 he was a finalist in “Guitarist of the Year”

The 6-string version of this guitar was so amazing

scratch. competition. As well as teaching, he keeps a busy
Enjoy! schedule of recording and performing.
I suspect that this chorale melody
LIN FLANAGAN had been around for a long time
from chord to chord. Also, be aware
of the linear aspect of the underlying
RGT Guitar Tutor when this anonymous 1704

our reviewer actually purchased the review model!

Biography
Lin Flanagan is one of the foremost
pedagogues in the UK. Aside from
has performed
his work in education, he
parts. For example, the bottom
harmonisation was made. I first
heard this piece a few weeks ago
line of the first few bars has its own
melodic identity – G F# G D C C D Eb
when my wife played it for me on D G F# G. The last bar of the second
the harpsichord and I was struck by
in various system has a descending scale figure
the simple strength of the tune. (You -

Can this 12-string live up to that standard? Paul Brett

settings including solo classical guitar, small-group again, be aware of the melodic
must be wondering what kind of significance of such a pattern.
jazz, folk, blues and rock.
musical household has a harpsichord
In the key of G minor, the melody
and a room full of ukuleles!)
DAVID MEAD Usually chorales are sung and/
modulates to related keys in several
places. Note the bright-sounding Bb
Tuition Author or played in four real parts –

finds out.
major at the repeat bar. Following
Biography soprano, alto, tenor and bass – each
part having equal importance
this brief visit to the relative major
the tune makes its way to the
David Mead is one of the UK’s in the musical structure, yet still
© Tina Korhonen

dominant, D major, in preparation for

foremost guitar writers, having conforming to the western traditions the final cadence in the home key.
authored several best-selling tutors. Anofaccomplished
harmonic progression. Clearly, the Perhaps I should mention for the
acoustic guitarist, he has released twofourcritically-
real parts are out of the ukulele’s benefit of players more used to the
acclaimed albums, Nocturnal and Arboretum.
range, but the harmony in this guitar that there are several instances
transcription remains faithful to the where the high fourth (re-entrant)
DOYLE DYKES 1704 model.
A successful performance of this
string takes the melody note.
I do hope you enjoy this example
Guitarist
piece relies on a smooth progression of an early German chorale.
Biography

58 Martinez MSCC14
Tennessee based Doyle Dykes is one of
the world’s leading fingerstyle acoustic Chorale Melody
guitarists who has been heavily influenced by Chet
Atkins and Duane Eddy. As a master clinician, Doyle
has performed workshops and concerts with his trusty
Taylor Signature Model all over the world.

RAY GAMBLE
Ukulele

Biography
With an interesting new take on the classical guitar,
can this Martinez offer something new to the
Ray Gamble started his musical
career on piano, but later in life fell
in love with the humble ukulele. His regular column
in Acoustic is designed to help the competent
acoustic guitarist ‘migrate’ to the ukulele.

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110 Chris Gibbons

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