Red Barn Radio's holiday program showcases Guitarist, harp-guitarist and  composer Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National  Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. Her “Nightlight Daylight” CD was listed  as one of the top 10 CDs of the decade by Guitar Player Magazine and  her “Heartstrings” accompanied the astronauts on the space shuttle. The  recent project “Sailing Dreams” is inspired by sailing to Maine with her  partner Bryan Allen. Her video of “Why Worry” on 20-string harp guitar  garnered a total of over 8 million views onlineMuriel has recorded with  country legend Chet Atkins and performed with Les Paul, Tommy Emmanuel,  and many others at her annual Muriel Anderson’s ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT®.  The event raises funds for the Music for Life Alliance, a charity she  founded to help provide instruments and lessons for kids. Muriel is a  gifted educator via her books and instructional DVDs, and teaching  online via TrueFire.com/h2495 and StringMasters.Muriel fell in love with  the guitar at an early age and learned every style available to her,  beginning with folk, bluegrass, and then jazz in high school. She  received a degree in music from DePaul University and went on to study  with classical virtuoso Christopher Parkening and with Nashville legend  Chet Atkins. She has composed music since age four or five, and has  written solo instrumentals and vocals, choral and orchestral  compositions.

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