Original and Traditional Folk Music |
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Following in the tradition of Pete Seeger, Gary Blanchard performs original and traditional folk music on 12-string guitar and a long-neck, 5-string banjo. Gary's music is about love, hope, peace, unity, freedom, and fun. Gary loves to get the audience involved with the music.  " Recently I picked up the cd, Ghosts of Forests Past, by Gary Blanchard after hearing one of his forum submissions. Gary sings of nature and I immediately thought of Emerson, Thoreau and one of my great heroes, John Muir. Gary's voice reminds me of Pete Seeger and maybe Woody Guthrie (and I said that before looking at Gary's profile where he sites Seeger as an influence). Like Seeger he plays twelve string guitar and banjo on the album, and plays them well. The songs are about nature, and as a few of you who know me, the mountains and rivers and rocks and forests are the stable places in my life so I related immediately. Gary's wife, Carol Mays, recites several pieces of poetry - on most albums that might break the theme but here it is the perfect addition. Find Gary's profile, take a listen to his message, go to the mountains or forests and be at peace." Freeman Keller Harmony Central Guitar Forum |
Phone: 413-627-9749
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