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FGH-0019: Interview with Don Ross - 2 time National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion & Composer
Summary, Episode 19:
In 1988, Don became the first Canadian to win the U.S. National Fingerpick Guitar Championship. He won again in 1996, still the only two-time winner of the competition.
Don has toured regularly since 1989, across Canada, the USA, a dozen European countries, Japan, Taiwan, China, Australia, Russia and India.
He has played live and on recording with U.S. guitarist Andy McKee, Canadian singer/guitarist Brooke Miller, Canadian guitarist Calum Graham, & Toronto bassist Jordan O’Connor. Don composes scores for television, radio and film, and does production and recording engineering for a variety of other musicians.
He’s released numerous CDs and DVDs for the Candy Rat Record label, including his new album, A Million Brazilian Civilians, on CD and see-through orange vinyl.
(Timestamps are for audio version of the podcast.)
2:49 Welcome Don! 3:52 Don’s earliest musical influences. 6:50 Don as a composer first, guitarist second. 8:40 Discovering Leo Kottke’s approach…music with humor. 9:20 Exposure to modern composers Steve Reich, Xenakis, John Adams. 10:40 Don talks about composing for film & TV. 15:44 We discuss alternate tunings and why Don Does uses them. 22:33 Why composes away from the guitar. 24:04 Music – Don plays his composition – “A Million Brazilian Civilians.” 27:33 Don’s relationship to classical guitar. 31:04 I ask Don about his live sound setup. 32:50 Keep it simple…we talk pickups, pedals and other guitar nitty gritty. 34:53 Don tells his “pedalboard on the highway” mishap story. 39:46 What are Don’s hobbies outside music? 41:25 His best advice for musicians. 44:47 The guitar tablature “trap.” 50:22 Ending credits & podcast contact info. 53:14 Music – Don plays his composition – “Seven Seven Four.”
Don’s Links:
https://donrossonline.com/
Don on Facebook
Don on Youtube
Don on Twitter
Don’s band project is called “Don Ross – Louder Than Usual”
About the Podcast
Ask me a question for the podcast Q & A episodes HERE - adamrafferty.com/ask
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By Adam RaffertySummary, Episode 19:
In 1988, Don became the first Canadian to win the U.S. National Fingerpick Guitar Championship. He won again in 1996, still the only two-time winner of the competition.
Don has toured regularly since 1989, across Canada, the USA, a dozen European countries, Japan, Taiwan, China, Australia, Russia and India.
He has played live and on recording with U.S. guitarist Andy McKee, Canadian singer/guitarist Brooke Miller, Canadian guitarist Calum Graham, & Toronto bassist Jordan O’Connor. Don composes scores for television, radio and film, and does production and recording engineering for a variety of other musicians.
He’s released numerous CDs and DVDs for the Candy Rat Record label, including his new album, A Million Brazilian Civilians, on CD and see-through orange vinyl.
(Timestamps are for audio version of the podcast.)
2:49 Welcome Don! 3:52 Don’s earliest musical influences. 6:50 Don as a composer first, guitarist second. 8:40 Discovering Leo Kottke’s approach…music with humor. 9:20 Exposure to modern composers Steve Reich, Xenakis, John Adams. 10:40 Don talks about composing for film & TV. 15:44 We discuss alternate tunings and why Don Does uses them. 22:33 Why composes away from the guitar. 24:04 Music – Don plays his composition – “A Million Brazilian Civilians.” 27:33 Don’s relationship to classical guitar. 31:04 I ask Don about his live sound setup. 32:50 Keep it simple…we talk pickups, pedals and other guitar nitty gritty. 34:53 Don tells his “pedalboard on the highway” mishap story. 39:46 What are Don’s hobbies outside music? 41:25 His best advice for musicians. 44:47 The guitar tablature “trap.” 50:22 Ending credits & podcast contact info. 53:14 Music – Don plays his composition – “Seven Seven Four.”
Don’s Links:
https://donrossonline.com/
Don on Facebook
Don on Youtube
Don on Twitter
Don’s band project is called “Don Ross – Louder Than Usual”
About the Podcast
Ask me a question for the podcast Q & A episodes HERE - adamrafferty.com/ask
Like, join friend us on the Facebook podcast page
Check out the complete episode playlist here
Subscribe via:
iTunes
Stitcher
Google Play