ACOUSTIC ISSUE 43 JULY 2010

COVER STORY

26
MUMFORD
AND SONS
Theyre everywhere - on the radio,
the TV, all the magazines. We catch
up with the band and find out the
secrets to their success.

20 Rosie ALSO ACOUSTIC

Doonan 15 This month:
Following in the footsteps Joe Matera
of the great female singer- RETUNE
Deidre OCallaghan

songwriters. HEADS UP YOUR

25 Graham
Sharp
Theyve toured with Steve
Martin (yes, that Steve Martin).
We catch up with The Steep
Canyon Rangers banjo player.
EARS
Interviews identifying
new talent on the
acoustic guitar scene.
34 Seth 18 Marcus Bonfanti
Lakeman 18 Terry Emm
With a new album out we talk 19 Katriona Gilmore and
to the new-folk hero about Jamie Roberts
his Martin endorseeship and
19 Katie Marie
more...

30 John
Hiatt 36Nils
We talk to the American Lofgren
blues player about a lifetime Playing with Neil
of playing and recording. Young and The Boss
takes some serious
skill. We talk to the
man behind the
Jan M. Lundahl
legends.

UK LUTHIER CORNER
68 Shaun Newman
We check in with a Devon based luthier who uses traditional
techniques with a modern edge.

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Acoustic Techniques
Gordon
GilTrAp
Instrumental Artist
Skill level: Advanced
Welcome back for more Vintage
Giltrap, featuring vintage material
dating back to the mid 70s, and even
further back than that to the mid 60s!
Over the next few months columns I
shall be revisiting these old chestnuts
of mine and presenting them in a
London
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92 Lin Flanagan
More words of wisdom from
Lin. Its time to reflect.
94 David Price
David helps you improve your
fingerstyle technique.
96 Keith Murray
Some exercises to help develop
your picking hand technique.
98 Stu Norman
More blues based lessons from
Stu.
100 Chris Gibbons
Chris helps you out with the
tricky area of rhythms.
Special Features
16 Classic Album
The Freewheelin - Bob Dylan.
68 UK Luthier: Shaun
Newman
We visit Crediton based luthier
Shaun Newmans workshop.
70 Interview: Bill Collings
The US master craftsmans guitars
are owned by Tom Hanks and
Stephen Spielberg. We find out
more.
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Biography
Gordon Giltrap is a
pioneer of acoustic
music in the UK. His
extensive discography
gives evidence of a skilled
musician whose expertise
lay in composition and
arrangement. His pieces
have become acoustic
standards, played and
enjoyed by young and
old alike.
fresh new way.
This month well be taking a look
at London. This piece follows on from
Echoing Green in my last column,
and once again the same rules apply.
Play this piece as soulfully and with
as much expression as possible. The
Vintage
Giltrap
Returning to London and
experiencing the emotion of the
journey, Gordon continues his
vintage expositions
poem that the composition is inspired
by is pretty dark. I feel that the music
emotion and colour out of the piece
should reflect that darkness. A fine
example of how this piece should be
played can be found on Raymond
conveyed so many years ago.
Burleys superb album, The Long
Road Home (HYP 7256). Here is a
NEW Gear Reviews
Acoustic keeps you up to date
with whats hot and whats not
in our gear reviews section.
40 Martin D15M
This mahogany model from Martin has clean and
austere looks - but does it have that rich Martin
Acoustic Techniques
Biography
Counting tone?
Chris is not only a
Rhythms: 2
guitar teacher but also a Techniques
Techniques composer and producer
Skill Level
Skill Level
having worked on
Suitable for
many orchestrations for
Suitable for television and recordings
intermediate
players
advanced
players
alike. He has many years
Here Chris expounds the correct feel
CHRIS
of experience both in
and execution of the 6/8 time signature
performance and helping
GIBBONS others develop their
by way of a jig
Composer playing potential to
44 Ozark 2110G and 2114G
Skill level: Intermediate their best.
Thank you for the positive response I
6/8 time; think of the tumpti- tumpti-
received from Counting Rhythms:1. which is a jig.
tumpti-tump of The Archers on BBC exercise would be on one (and ) a.
In the previous article we looked Jigs are in 6/8 time and the foot
perfect example of a master at work, Radio 4 thats 6/8.
would tap on the main pulses: one
The and is not played.
the way he wrings every ounce of
at the two most often used time
6/8 is a compound duple time. Here is an important note: do
two, one two etc.
Banjos
signatures: common time (or 4/4 time)
Duple because it has two main pulses, not confuse with 3/4 time! (Sorry for
and waltz time (or 3/4 time). These The tempo is around 110 bpm.
leaving the listener with a sense of and each pulse is divided into three shouting) 3/4 time has the stress
time signatures have four equal pulses Play the exercise then play the bass
melancholy that Blakes original poem beats, so it would be counted thus:
part which follows. The dotted quarter
on one followed by unaccented two
and three equal pulses respectively.
one - and - a, two - and - a | one - and - and three. If you were playing a simple
In this issue we will look at 6/8 time. note (dotted crotchet) is the pulse.
a, two - and - a |etc. bass part in 3/4 time, the stress would
The most commonly used here is If a rhythmic chord part were
Exercise 1 is a simple piece in 6/8 be on the one.
added, the notes sounded in the
Exercise 1 6/8
Synonymous with affordable instruments, these
two banjos look to offer quality at a good price.
Leon Hunt puts them through their paces.
48 AER Domino 3
They say you get what you pay for in life. This amp
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comes with a hefty price tag, and Sam Wise finds
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out if the sounds match.
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104 Pierre Bensusan
Pierre guides you through one 50 Takamine Miyabi
of his own compositions. The Japanese finishing on this guitar really makes
it stand out from the crowd. Huw Price finds out
more.
108Duck Baker
A tune to help you refine your
percussive picking hand.
54 DuPont MC60 and
Busato, and Stimer M12 Amp
These guitars are modelled on Djangos favourite
112 Gordon Giltrap instruments, and the amp is a replica of the great
Another vintage tune from the mans. Can they give you his sound?
legendary player.
60 Freshman AC10
116 Maartin Allcock A tiny amp at a tiny price. Sam Wise finds out if this
amp can punch above its weight.
Another trad arr tune to twist
your fingers.
62 Breedlove Solo D350/CM
Made in Korea to exacting specifications, this
118 Simon Mayor Breedlove is an intriguing proposition. With Richard
More mandolin moments with Thomas
Simon.
76 Making a Flatback
Mandolin
Luthier Shaun Newman guides
you through making your own
mandolin.
80 Legends of Acoustic
Django Reinhardt
82 History of Guitar
We continue our voyage through
the guitars family tree.
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