Stuart Ryan Guitarist http://www.stuartryanmusic.com Award Winning Fingerstyle Guitarist Thu, 16 May 2013 20:32:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ‘The Tradition’ – Sneak Peek 3! http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/05/the-tradition-sneak-peek-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-tradition-sneak-peek-3 http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/05/the-tradition-sneak-peek-3/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 18:28:15 +0000 stuartr http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/?p=1513 Hi everyone,

I am delighted to say that the audio for my fingerstyle guitar book ‘The Tradition’ has now been mastered and the layouts for the book are looking great.

You can pre-order The Tradition by going to the Guitar Books page, it will then be sent to you hot off the press as soon as it is published! At the moment, we are looking towards an early July release date.

For now, here are two more guitar arrangements from the book, please sign up to my newsletter to receive free pdf transcriptions when I have the final layouts.

Nothing Can Sadden Us, a traditional Irish Jig

Audio MP3

 

Eleanor Plunkett, a beautiful O’Carolan composition

Audio MP3
]]> http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/05/the-tradition-sneak-peek-3/feed/ 0 New Guitar! http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/guitar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guitar http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/guitar/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:48:15 +0000 stuartr http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/?p=1473 Well, after trying about 30 high end acoustic guitars I’m pleased to say that I have added a Froggy Bottom model M acoustic guitar to the collection. This is a Grand Concert size intstrument with a beautiful Adirondack spruce top which reacts unlike anything else I’ve played before – the Adirondack top gives you an extra 15 per cent when you dig in and this guitar is loud! Thanks to my friends at The North American Guitar who have the good sense to bring these beauties into the UK.

I’ll be using this for some upcoming projects and the recording of my next CD over Summer (studio time booked!) but for now here’s some gospel for you, this one will feature in my Guitar Techniques column in a few issues time.

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

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]]> http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/guitar/feed/ 0 Sunday, October 13th – The Crewe Guitar Festival 2013 http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/sunday-october-13th-crewe-guitar-festival-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sunday-october-13th-crewe-guitar-festival-2013 http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/sunday-october-13th-crewe-guitar-festival-2013/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:30:01 +0000 stuartr http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/?p=1405 I’m looking forward to performing at the Crewe Guitar Festival on Sunday 13th October – venue details to be confirmed… watch this space!

]]> http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/sunday-october-13th-crewe-guitar-festival-2013/feed/ 0 Saturday, July 20th – Thursday, July 25th – International Guitar Festival, Bath 2013 http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/sat-20th-thurs-25th-july-2013-bath-guitar-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sat-20th-thurs-25th-july-2013-bath-guitar-festival http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/sat-20th-thurs-25th-july-2013-bath-guitar-festival/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:31:28 +0000 stuartr http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/?p=1482 I am proud to announce that I will be hosting the Advanced Fingerstyle Course at this year’s International Guitar Festival in Bath, UK.

I will be taking students through a wide variety of fingerstyle techniques and repertoire, including Celtic styles and arrangements from my new book The Tradition, the early American Blues style of Blind Blake and Robert Johnson and the famous ‘boom chick’ sound of Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel and Jerry Reed, in addition to much, much more!

For more information and to book, go to International Guitar Festival Bath

]]> http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/sat-20th-thurs-25th-july-2013-bath-guitar-festival/feed/ 0 Tuesday, June 25th – Academy of Music and Sound, Exeter http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/tuesday-june-25th-academy-music-sound-exeter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesday-june-25th-academy-music-sound-exeter http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/tuesday-june-25th-academy-music-sound-exeter/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:44:16 +0000 stuartr http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/?p=1466 This is an electric and acoustic guitar masterclass for the Academy of Music and Sound in Exeter, a private masterclass, it should be great fun!

]]> http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/tuesday-june-25th-academy-music-sound-exeter/feed/ 0 Sunday, June 2nd – The Pendle Guitar Festival 2013 http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/pendle-guitar-festival-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pendle-guitar-festival-2013 http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/pendle-guitar-festival-2013/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:03:59 +0000 stuartr http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/?p=1397 I will be performing at the Pendle Guitar Festival on 2nd June – come along and say hello, it’ll be a great show!

The Pendle Guitar Festival

The venue is the Ace Centre in Lancashire, 10.00am – 4.00pm, £5 on the door, Tel: Box Office 01282 661080

]]> http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/pendle-guitar-festival-2013/feed/ 0 Country Guitar DVD! http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/country-guitar-dvd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=country-guitar-dvd http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/country-guitar-dvd/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:00:46 +0000 stuartr http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/?p=835 I’m excited to say that my Country Guitar DVD and Magazine has now hit the shelves! Published by Guitar Techniques, this is a 40 minute DVD guitar lesson featuring professionally produced backing tracks, solos and exercises in the style of everyone from modern greats such as Brad Paisley and Vince Gill, all the way back to the early superstars of country, such as The Eagles and Johnny Cash’s sideman Luther Perkins. As you may know I am a big fan of country guitar and I am really pleased with the way this one has turned out.

The magazine and DVD are available to purchase in WH Smiths and all good newsagents!

]]> http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/04/country-guitar-dvd/feed/ 0 Saturday, May 4th – Masterclass, SWMS, Exeter http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/02/swms-exeter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=swms-exeter http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/02/swms-exeter/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:42:00 +0000 stuartr http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/?p=793 This masterclass is a private event – please keep an eye on the listings for my 2013 fingerstyle workshop or e-mail for more info!

]]> http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/02/swms-exeter/feed/ 0 Thursday, April 25th – The Bad Hands, The Canteen, Bristol http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/02/thursday-april-25th-the-canteen-bristol/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thursday-april-25th-the-canteen-bristol http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/02/thursday-april-25th-the-canteen-bristol/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:06:44 +0000 stuartr http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/?p=846 I’ll be playing with my quartet at one of my favourite Bristol gigs, always good to return to The Canteen not least for their amazing vegetarian food!

]]> http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/02/thursday-april-25th-the-canteen-bristol/feed/ 0 Sunday, April 21st – Masterclass, SWMS, Exeter http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/02/sunday-april-21st-masterclass-swms-exeter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sunday-april-21st-masterclass-swms-exeter http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/2013/02/sunday-april-21st-masterclass-swms-exeter/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:00:05 +0000 stuartr http://www.stuartryanmusic.com/?p=1264 Rock and Pop masterclass alongside my friend and guitarist extraordinaire Dario Cortese. This is for young musicians between the ages of 8 and 18 and will be great fun!

For tickets and further information, please visit the SWMS website

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