Tony McManus recently won ‘Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year’ for Maker’s Mark: The Dream Guitars Sessions by Tony McManus. The album featured Tony’s stellar playing in conjunction with 15 handpicked instruments provided by Paul Heumiller of Dream Guitars.
Congratulations to you Tony!
We are pleased to announce that Dream Guitars is co-sponsoring Asheville Wintergrass (featuring Town Mountain, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper & Danny Paisley & Southern Grass) coming up January 30th 2010. Tickets and general information are available at www.thegreyeagle.com
Asheville Wintergrass
We have another treasured Martin in our possession-learn more here at http://dreamguitars.com/preowned/martin/martin_000-45_41539/martin_000-45_41539.php
This a new arrival with a lot of history-read more about it here at http://dreamguitars.com/preowned/martin/martin_00-21_75143/martin_00-21_75143.php
Carly Simon, John Forte, Peter Calo and David Saw performing together at Joe’s Pub NYC as part of John Forte’s showcase
Randall Bays dropped in for a visit here at Dream Guitars and while he was here he took this 2009 Striebel Guitars RS Bevel – Grand Concert Acoustic Guitar out to play.
Randal Bays plays a Striebel Guitar
I’ll be doing this event opening the evening with a wonderful Indian singer in a duet with the Tippin and an Indian drone. Her name is Chandrika Tandon.
Today I’m doing a session with actor Michael McGlone, he’s on the series “Crash. He was in Brothers MacMillan and She’s the one.
I’m dong with Carly on Wednesday NewYork Am and Jimmy Fallon and on thur WSJ Cafe…
I met Murila Coryell (Larry Coryell’s son) on Sat. did a show with him . He loved the guitar.
Last Sunday we sponsored the Emerging Artist Showcase at the Emerald Lounge in Asheville, NC and loaned a Kent Chasson guitar to Aaron LaFalce who performed. He is also a DJ with 98.1 the River and they put on the event.
Check out these pics of Aaron and the Chasson guitar.
Aaron LaFalce plays Emerging Artist Showcase
Aaron jams on a Kent Chasson guitar
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This past Tuesday John Forte played a showcase at Joe’s Pub in New York City and our good friend Peter Calo along with Carly Simon and David Saw performed with John.
We wanted to share a couple of photos from the show.
John Forte showcase with backing from Peter Calo
John Forte, Peter Calo, David Saw and Carly Simon
Hi there. It’s great to be a part of this blog, I’m a longtime fan and “drooler over” of Dream Guitars. I’m also honoured to be building a guitar for Paul.
I have been spending the last ten years quietly building guitars in Winnipeg, Manitoba; a smallish prairie town in central Canada. I’ve also spent the last eight years or so (not so quietly) travelling the world with my band The Duhks.
Right now I’m sitting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, listening to Los Lobos’s (www.loslobos.org) guitar tech Vincent play some pretty convincing Hendrix on David Hidalgo’s tele. I also just got to check out Louie Perez’s gorgeous jarana; a really cool little eight-stringed instrument from the Mexican state of Veracruz. If you haven’t seen him play this thing you really should!
This is one of the many moments I really feel lucky to be a guitar player as well as a maker. I’ve had the chance to see and play some really cool guitars in my travels, not to mention getting to know some of the most amazing players of our time. Last week I was hanging out and jamming with Jim Lauderdale and Jeb Puryear and Peter Rowan in a Florida swamp, and today my band is about to do a soundcheck for the second of four shows with Los Lobos. Los Lobos! These guys are incredible musicians, and check out their arsenal…
Los Lobos tour guitars
(I have my two road-weary partners in crime in there as well. The only acoustics on stage tonight! Uh-oh.)
Milwaukee and Chicago with Los Lobos before we break out on our own and head to California for a week and a half. Our last show is in L.A. and I’m hoping to visit Steve McSwain’s shop in L.A. before I blast up the coast to drop in at the Somogyi headquarters in Oakland. I’ll keep you posted.
Gotta run, time to plug in and get rocking.
Cheers,
Jordan McConnell
