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Product Description This album of El McMeen's solo steel-string guitar playing features classic tunes in the Celtic, traditional and sacred genres. It was named a Finalist as acoustic instrumental album of the year in 1998 by Crossroads Music. Review ... touching and sweet, ethereal and magical all at the simplest bending of a note or picking of a chord. -- Metronome Mag. Nov.1998McMeen's tone is gorgeous, his playing is nuanced, and his chamber-Celtic arrangements honor the melodies. -- Acoustic Guitar 1998a treasure...one of the finest solo guitar recordings I've had the pleasure of reviewing. -- Dirty Linen June/July 1998 About the Artist El McMeen is an internationally acclaimed fingerstyle steel string guitarist and teacher. His artistry has been praised by numerous publications including Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine, and Guitar Player Magazine. El is one of the premier guitarists in the world in capturing the beauty and soul of "Celtic" music, and has extended his art to traditional, pop and spiritual music. His playing is characterized by a sensitivity to melodic phrases and lyrical beauty augmented by walking bass lines and innovative arpeggio and crosspicking techniques. El's music has been hailed by critics as "stirring... unbridled acoustic beauty" and "drop-dead gorgeous" (Guitar Player Magazine) and as a "Treasure" (Dirty Linen Magazine). El has also pioneered the use of the low-C tuning (CGDGAD) in the solo guitar repertoire. El has toured throughout the United States. His performances have been acclaimed as "spellbinding", and he has been praised as a "captivating performer". See more