The Sift is home to some great guitar pickers young and old. I particularly love the old country styles.
This list will mostly lean (hopefully) toward a Piedmont, mountain style that's my personal favorite, but there are modern, bluegrass and Mississippi Delta blues examples here too. Oh, and Chet Atkins will be here no matter what style he's playing.
Get yourself a plate of greens,fatback,cornbread, a glass of buttermilk and enjoy.
Etta Baker, www.musicmaker.org, Etta Baker of Morganton, North Carolina was born in 1913 and played guitar since the age of four. She's a legendary Piedmont blues guitarist. Sorry to say, but she... continue reading
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1 decade 7 years 6 months ago • 2,084 viewsChet Atkins has earned the well-deserved title "Mr. Guitar".
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 2,429 viewsMerle Travis and Chet Atkins in a showdown...who would win? Hard call
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 5,082 views
1 decade 7 years 6 months ago • 1,352 viewsI'm adding "vintage" to this clip because Doc Watson has a long history with old mountain music. Heck,he himself is vintage. Hear this one out to the end, it's worth it.
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 2,475 views 1 decade 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 5,258 views 1 decade 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 2,414 views 1 decade 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 2,512 views 1 decade 8 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 3,852 views • 3:01Don McLean wrote Vincent in 1971 after reading a book about the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh. In the 1970s, the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam played the song daily and a copy of the sheet music, together... continue reading
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 6,146 viewsBooker T. Washington, better known as "Bukka White" was a blues musician from the 30's and 40's with revival among folk fans in the late 60's. This is a clip from an album recorded with fellow musician... continue reading
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 3,032 views
1 decade 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 3,310 views 1 decade 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 605 viewsThis is a video of a blues slide guitar, with a camera mounted behind the Nut, or mounted on the top part of the guitar.
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1 decade 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 3,926 views 1 decade 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 3,467 viewsJoe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Passalaqua, January 13, 1929, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, died May 23, 1994, Los Angeles, California), was a jazz guitarist. His extensive use of walking basslines, melodic... continue reading
posted by silvercord 1 decade 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,794 viewsAnother great clip from a bluegrass god.
posted by rickegee 1 decade 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 857 viewsPop Goes the Country - 1975
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 2,222 viewsSee the other couple of clips to really appreciate this fella. In one he shows one guitar made from grandma's headboard. This was filmed in 1998 on his ranch in Arkansas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75sCISLjmXQ ... continue reading
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 1,267 viewsI'm so thrilled to find footage of this woman. She is well known in NC and amongst blues guitarists. Her style of playing pretty much defines "piedmont". This video is such a treat in that she also... continue reading
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