STEVE BAUGHMAN AND ROBIN BULLOCK

Celtic Guitar Masters

The magnificently rich sound of two acoustic guitars conjures up the ancient musical landscapes of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany in the hands of master Celtic guitarists STEVE BAUGHMAN and ROBIN BULLOCK. These two virtuosi together in concert, surrounded by guitars (and citterns and mandolins) and completely relaxed with their audience, form an irresistible onstage synergy. Traditional airs, jigs and reels blend with the timeless harp compositions of Ireland's legendary bard Turlough O'Carolan, hypnotic Breton dances, rollicking Appalachian fiddle tunes and narrative ballads from both sides of the Atlantic, as two of North America's leading Celtic guitarists join forces to create a uniquely beautiful sonic experience.

Steve and Robin met as instructors at the Swannanoa Gathering's Guitar Week in 2000, sat down to share a few tunes informally, immediately realized that something very special was happening, and proceeded to capture that magic on their duo CD Celtic Guitar Summit. Honored by Acoustic Guitar Magazine with an "Editor's Pick" as one of the top CDs of 2003, Celtic Guitar Summit "sheds new light on O'Carolan's enchanting melodies and on the long history of Celtic music they inspired," according to The Washington Post. Sing Out! hailed Celtic Guitar Summit as "a shimmering collection of haunting melodies, ringing tones and consummate musicianship," while Dirty Linen warned that the CD was "guaranteed to lower your blood pressure. Other side effects may include uncontrollable smiling or blissful humming."

STEVE BAUGHMAN is the author of the Mel Bay books Celtic Guitar Method, Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Solos, An Open Tunings Christmas, and his latest, Frailing the Guitar. He has recorded three solo CDs, A Drop of the Pure, The Angels' Portion and Old World Christmas, and appears with guitar legends Pierre Bensusan, Martin Simpson and El McMeen on the Rounder Records Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar CD/Video series The Blarney Pilgrim and Ramble to Cashel. In Bensusan's words, "Steve's technique is impeccable...transcended guitar music with heart and spirit."

Three-time WAMMIE Award winner ROBIN BULLOCK is a prolific composer and virtuoso multi-instrumentalist on 6- and 12-string guitars, cittern, mandolin, piano and bass guitar. A founding member of the innovative acoustic world-music trio Helicon (winners of the Association for Independent Music's prestigious INDIE Award), Robin has toured extensively throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe and appeared on over fifty CDs, including four critically acclaimed solo CDs, Green Fields, Midnight Howl, Between Earth and Sky and The Lightning Field. Classical Guitar Magazine calls Robin "A musician whose technical skill and stylistic expertise are second to none...a time-served folkie of the highest calibre," while Guitar Player simply describes his work as "Breathtaking."

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