You just beat me to it on this guy Bob. Only found out about him a few weeks ago when browsing 'acoustic guitar' on You Tube. Was about to post his version of America by Toto. Excellent stuff.
He has just finished a tour of the UK although looking at his list for 2008 it appears he is back here in May.
I have pointed him out to Bob (as has Miles? Or was it Dylan? Bob?) - although Bob has yet to feature Andy's playing on his show.
I know he picked up on Jake Shimabukuro after seeing his YouTube performance of "Gently Weeps" so hopefully he can showcase Andy and introduce him to a wider audience.
I downloaded both his albums from the iTunes Store and can recommend them if you enjoy the videos...
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Bob, Also thanks for alerting me to a new album by him. You mention his latest as being his fourth? I am only aware of Dreamcatcher and Art of Motion prior to this one.
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His first release was called 'Nocturne' and was released in 2001....so that makes it 4 If you like this guy try Erik Mongrain. He can be found here http://www.erikmongrain.com/
Harry, Thanks for that info - I'll check out your link too.
Watched the vid... WOW! Just downloading the Fates album from iTunes Store....
EDIT: Just did some digging and found an interview with Andy - "It will be out in August. It will feature 11 tracks, 5 of which are old tunes from my first album Nocturne (re-recorded + remastered) and 6 new ones. The original Nocturne album is out of print and I was never too happy with the recording quality so I've been re-releasing the tunes from that album on these newer discs. Art of Motion featured 4 tracks from Nocturne." http://instrumentalcase.com/McKee.aspx
So it seems like I have most of the songs from "Nocturne" anyway!!!
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Bob, glad you liked the Erik Mongrain video. I'm not technical enough to put the video up on this thread.....can you do it? I'm sure that others would like to see it. He is an amazing player. You do know that they all take their skills from the Master.....Michael Hedges....who was a leading light of this type of guitar playing.
Bob, thanks for putting the Erik Mongrain video on here. I would love to know how to embed a video on this site.......maybe Les would put together a small guide to help people like me embed videos.
Andy McKee
Posted - 05/12/2007 : 19:18:06
