David Perdu at Guthrie's Folk Club - 6am Wednesday 7 September 2011

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David Perdu has only been performing in Second Life since March 2011 and I first heard him soon after that when he played alongside Russell Eponym his friend and neighbour also from North Wales.  David is a very accomplished and well-established player of classical guitar in the real world, and fast gaining in experience as a performer in Second Life.  

David is becoming a frequent performer in SL, sometimes with his SL Partner EsmeRose Melody as lead vocal. On Wednesday he entertained us alone, filling the 6am slot at Guthrie's ... 2pm in the afternoon here in the UK.

James Corachea Raising Funds for Japan at Notes Shack Pub - Wednesday 16 March 2011

I first heard James Corachea last Sunday at Bonaire where NAG were holding their Guitar Players Fingerpicking Day.  It was immediately obvious that I was listening to real talent and very skilled and imaginative acoustic guitar playing of the finest quality !!  Yet again I was struck by how much good music there is to discover in Second Life, how easy it is to miss it and how lucky I had been to discover this formidable artist just by pure chance !!

James comes from the windswept rugged coast of Cornwall, UK.  He is a young up-and-coming acoustic guitarist who is among a small handful of those who explore the boundaries of the guitar's techniques to the full.


Having arrived part way through James' gig I was determined to go and listen to him again, and so Dottie and I headed to Notes Shack Pub on Wednesday.
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Frets Nirvana - Port of Hana Friday 21 January 2011

Frets is another artist whom I've heard sing and play more than once before. On Friday I was excited to have the opportunity to go and listen to him again, this time at the beach venue of Port of Hana !!

His bio tells us that he grew up in the rock and roll city of Cleveland, Ohio. While playing guitar for as long as he can remember, his love of that instrument developed into a focus on acoustic fingerstyle guitar.  His wide musical influences included fingerstyle masters Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, classic blues and rock players such as Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and the Gypsy Swing player Django Reinhardt.