Guitar Conversations Podcast

Acoustic Uprising is a guitar documentary by Melbourne director Drew Roller. It explores the emergence of a new style of acoustic guitar playing called Acoustic Fingerstyle guitar which has taken the internet (in particular YouTube) by storm. I'm joined by Drew to talk about his journey around the globe to discover the origins and new innovations surrounding this style of guitar playing.

Today I talk with 18 year old finger style  sensation Joseph Balfe. He recently appeared at the Melbourne Guitar Show (where I met him) He has won a string country music of awards and recently performed with Tommy Emmanuel.

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Sergio interviews Fernando Perez about his life as a guitar master of many cultures.

An interview in Italian featuring Andrea Vettoretti a well known Italian guitarist and director of the International Guitar Festival of Two Cities. In this interview we chat about his career, creative process, and philosophies. We also explore his new CD and project Wonderland.

Nick Charles is an Australian blues and finger style legend. With an impressive catalogue of original music and arrangements he has a notable reputation as a true guitar master. On my chat with Nick we cover his international touring career, the challenges of being a solo guitar act, his collaborations and projects, and his goals for the future. I hope you enjoy my chat with Nick Charles.

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Matt Withers is making waves in the classical guitar scene in Australia by blending skillful solo playing with various collaborative projects. He is a member of acclaimed Guitar Trek, and Brew Duo, and is the founder of the Australian Music Composition Competition. He also performs regularly with ARIA award winning musicians and top Australian Orchestras. We caight up last week to chat about his upcoming performances and recodrings as well as the challenges of finding your niche in the guitar worls, and his beginnings in Adelaide and Canberra.

More info at `https://mattwithers.com.au

Music

Zapateado by Regino Sainz De La Maza from his album Solo

Intermezzo Op 118 No2 by Johannes Brahms performer by Guitar Trek on album Seren Nights

We talk about Pat Metheny, Miles Davis and his great band! Please excuse the audio quality which suffered from the less than ideal recording environment I am hoping to have him back for a more in depth interview later this year.

Marion Scaap and Peter Constant's 25 year long career as Zoo Duo has seen them become leaders in chamber and ensemble guitar playing. They have been at the forefront in the development of the Guitar Orchestra genre in Holland and have also toured internationally as a sought after guitar duo. I recently caught up with them on the eve of their Austrlian tour and we chat about the program they will be playing, the guitar seen in Holland, the challenges of working with large guitar ensembles and lots more.

For more information about the Zoo Duo you can visit www.zooguitarduo

UK based Aquarelle Guitar Quartet has been steadily building an international reputation since forming in 1999. Alongside the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and Guitar Trek they were one of the first guitar chamber groups of its kind and have continued to bring this dynamic form to new audiences.  They have appeared at major guitar festivals and released six albums and are known for their captivating performances.

On this episode( which was a four way Skype chat) we talk about their career highlights and challenges as well as their new album release  called Aspects. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mike Baker, Rory Russell and Vasilis Bessas from the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet.

Music Featured in this episode includes:

From their recent release Aspects

• Quiccan by Andrew York
• Flippen (The Flip) by Karl Mikael Marin and The Punch Brothers 

 

 

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Thanks for listening to this episode don’t forget to write a review or leave a comment on iTunes or visit www.sergioercole.com to hear more great interviews which include John Williams, Manuel Barrueco, Tommy Emmanuel and lots more! See you next time.

In our conversation we talk about her latest CD from Bach to Brasil, her guitar story and recent projects.