It’s March so I’ve had enough time to sit back and reflect on 2013 and it occurred to me… Why did I only put out 3 YouTube videos in 2013? What was I so occupied with that I only managed to get that much work done? Well, there was my first album, The Suite Acoustic, that I wrote and recorded. That was a 16 track behemoth that tested my resolve and my sanity but I managed to get it out regardless. I sold enough CD copies to put that puppy into its second printing so you know, that was nice. What was the other thing I was doing? Oh yeah,…

This is a list of 10 albums most responsible for the guitarist I am today.  They are in no particular order, so this isn’t a “Top Ten”: 1.) John Renbourn—The Black Balloon2.) Alexander-Sergei Ramirez—Sor: Compositions for Guitar3.) John Williams—Spanish Guitar Music4.) Pepe Romero—Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez5.) Sharon Isbin—Bach: Complete Lute Suites6.) Yo Yo Ma—Bach: Complete Cello Suites7.) James Levine conducts Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana8.) Sabicas—El Rey Del Flamenco9.) Miles Davis—Kind of Blue10.) Pepe Romero—Giuliani: Complete Guitar Concertos John Renbourn’s “Black Balloon” comes first to mind.  My parents played it occasionally but I became fixated with it when I was 15 or so.  I had been playing guitar for about 3 years…