Norm van Maastricht | November 8, 2008
I hate recording because it is never what I want it to be. So damn many clams! It’s because I don’t practice enough. Having said that, I have friends that want to hear what I do with my spare time besides have demented fantasies filled with beautiful women and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream… This [...]
Norm van Maastricht | October 5, 2008
I got to thinking about Josh Graves the other day. There are very few musicians that have impacted their chosen instruments as creators of a musical style. I’m not talking about the hot new guitarist or banjo player of the week. I’m talking about the Teachers. The ones who truly blazed a new trail playing [...]
Norm van Maastricht | September 26, 2008
Chet Atkins (1924-2001) is arguably the finest guitarist this country ever produced. His years at RCA and Columbia resulted in a catalog of over eighty albums spanning country, jazz and classical. Taking the ‘thumb picked’ style of Merle Travis to tremendous heights, he was an inspiration to others and a mentor, as a producer, to [...]
