Michael Hedges rewrote the book on finger-style acoustic guitar. He died too young, but he’s the 18th Icon of Echoes. Here are Five Essential Michael Hedges albums.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
Five Essential Michael Hedges Albums
Tag: Acoustic Guitar
Playlists
Friday, Apr 16, 2021 – Echoes Program 2115E
Mark Dwane has an album called Future Tense and his guitar actually sounds like a guitar sometimes. We’ll also hear from Imaginational Anthems Volume 10, Overseas Edition.
Playlists
Weekend, Apr 10-11, 2021 – Programs 2114A & 2114B
The April CD of the Month, Ember Days, is an album of intricate and pastoral excursions by Carl Weingarten. He weaves multiple guitars and pedal steel into the sound of country meets heaven.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Grandbrothers/Jeff Johnson & Phil Keaggy
Living Room Concerts
Robert Fripp, performing Live On Echoes
Robert Fripp is the founder of King Crimson and a pioneer of progressive rock and ambient music. We’ll hear an exclusive rare live performance from the Robert Fripp String Quintet.
Coming Up
Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021 – Icon Michael Hedges
A giant of acoustic guitar, the 18th Icon of Echoes is the late Michael Hedges. He revolutionized the acoustic guitar with his virtuoso two-handed approach and idiosyncratic compositions.
Playlists
Monday, Apr 5, 2021 – Echoes Program 2114A
The April CD of the Month, Ember Days, is an album of intricate and pastoral excursions by Carl Weingarten. He weaves multiple guitars and pedal steel into the sound of country meets heaven.
CD of the Month
Echoes April 2021 CD of the Month: Carl Weingarten
Carl Weingarten weaves a chamber Americana sound with multiple guitars that take you from country twang to psychedelic free-falls to pastoral bliss. It’s Echoes April CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Friday, Apr 16, 2021 – Slow Flow Echoes
Mark Dwane has an album called Future Tense that features his guitar actually sounding like a guitar sometimes. We’ll also hear from the collection Imaginational Anthems Volume 10, Overseas Edition.
Playlists
Thursday, Apr 1, 2021 – Echoes Program 2113D
SUSS is the tripped-out band that merges country, ambient, and psychedelic music and their side project, Numuen. Are they ambient Americana or psychedelic country. We suss it out.