Acoustic Guitar Music                                                                 by Jeff Pike Barlow                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Adornos is a Christmas guitar cd played on acoustic guitars using flamenco, fingerstyle, and classical guitar techniques.  Christmas classics including "Silent Night", "Pachelbel's Canon in D", "O' Holy Night", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", and "What Child is This?" are included.     <<< Click on the image to listen to sample clips and for more information ...                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Encanto is a Spanish guitar cd with flamenco and classical influences.  It includes some standards such as Tarrega's "Recuerdos de la Alhambra", the anonymous "Romance", Schubert's "Standchen" (aka "Serenade"), and Stanley Myer's "Cavatina" (the theme from The Deer Hunter).       <<< Click on the image to listen to sample clips and for more information ...                                                                                                                                                                                          Rex 84  is a project addressing the political climate in the United States of America.  Short for "readiness excercise 1984", the name was taken from the US government's plan to test their ability to detain large numbers of American citizens in case of massive civil unrest or national emergency.         In 1985, during my college years in San Diego, I saw Paco De Lucia in concert, 5th row center. What I saw him do with his guitar was awe-inspiring to say the least, and I'll never forget that performance. It took 10 years, but in 1995 in Guanajuato, Mexico, that inspiration finally took a hold of me when I met my first flamenco guitar teacher and took my first "lessons".  They were very informal, as is often the case, but it was enough to get me motivated.  In subsequent years, I studied with two different teachers in nearby San Miguel.   This turned out to be the place where I received not only the majority of my instruction, but also endless inspiration.        San Miguel de Allende was founded in 1542.  A colonial town in the cradle of Mexican independence, San Miguel was declared a national monument in 1926 and has been protected as such ever since.  As Mexico's most celebrated art community, San Miguel de Allende is a great place to learn just about any art form, enjoying international patronage at it's world class language and arts schools, the Instituto Allende and Escuela de Bellas Artes.  Many smaller educational entities and private teachers are available as well.        At around 7000 feet, San Miguel boasts incredible year round weather, with warm days and cool nights.  One of the first things I noticed was that no one was ever in hurry around this place.  People busied themselves with all sorts of things, but did so at a decidedly more relaxed pace.  The old churces, colonial mansions and cobblestone streets made for the perfect environment for anyone writing, studying Spanish, music, art ...   As a student of the guitar, there was always another "rincon" or "callejon" to discover to sit down and practice arpegios or weave some new falsetas...                                   click to enlarge ...                                             Nothin' like a good roof top for some pickin', a cold one, and a San Miguel sunset ...                                                                        home computer audio recording duplication & distribution featured indie musicians links contact                                                                    Christmas cd Spanish guitar music    Rex 84