http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=OpenDGuitar

I've posted a few more original tunes...kind of a frustrating process to encode and then watch qulity go down! But anyway, you get the gist of the tunes.

Maverick - written in 2007
Named for my Golden Retreiver

St. Mildred's Court - written in 1982
About a place and time in Kentucky

Low Impact - written in the 1980s
Aeorobics for your fingers.

Banjo - written about 2002?
Reminding me that a lot of tunes sound better on other instruments other than a dreadnaught guitar!

Bill,

I find it all stunningly good. I especially like the melody on 'Low Impact'. I have a couple of questions :

1) What brand of guitar is that ?

2) Do you use 3 or 4 fingers to fingerpick ?

Thanks for posting those great tunes on Youtube Bill. Great PLaying!
Bill Hall

Thanks for the comments. I'll alert as I add more.

Guitar: Mossman (mossman-guitars.com)
Model: Badlands.
..which is really a custom Texas Plains model that I built while apprenticing in 1993 when producing video documentary "The American Acoustic Guitar" in grad school. It's a walnut deadnaught with walnut sunburst, abalone fret diamonds, burled walnut headplate, gold tuners, slot through saddle, 1 3/4 in neck at nut. Name came from look of the grain pattern on body -- reminded me of the view flying over Badlands territory.

Mossman has a very interesting history...from Stuart Mossman to Scott Baxendale to current owners. Started with fabulous design and everyone along the way has added improvement tweeks.

I fingerpick with thumb and three fingers..even a pinky thrown it sometimes. Self taught, but took classical lessons twenty-five years ago which helped hand technique to avoid muscle strain.

well you have to get yourself to Toronto next May...!!!
hey RonJ - look at this! holy moley!
I'll have to put my air guitar away!

Bill,

Do you have any arrangements of Lightfoot tunes ?

Yes, I routinely threw in Lightfoot songs when playing clubs. I usually thried for the obscure so I wouldn't seem like the average kid with a guitar immitating his hero! (No one would know they were Lightfoot tunes...except for a guy named Tony Lane who knew as many as I did...Tony has gone on to write number one hits for George Strait and several other country artists...he has one video on YouTube).

Approaching Lavender works very well in D tuning. As does In My Fashion, though I've never mastered the talking part...throws me off.

Hi Bill,

That's a great sounding guitar. Your finger picking is awesome. ~Jesse~ :)

[ June 10, 2007, 17:35: Message edited by: Jesse-Joe D18 ]

Bill,

You're playing is amazing! I'm dying to learn Low Impact...is that in Open D tuning?

Thanks,

Kenyon

Hi Bill,

I listened to them all several times, they are beautiful! Thanks for putting your music out there for all of us to enjoy.

Bill,

Thank you so much for sharing! Just beautiful.
Still reminds me of Kottke. :) :) That's great! :)