Kinloch Nelsons Dynamic Fingerstyle, Acoustic Guitar Sessions

Spend 40 minutes watching Kinloch Nelson in this Acoustic Guitar Session and you might just become a better guitarist. Between performing four songs (two originals: Kittens and Solitudes, plus covers of Go Away Little Girl and Sleepwalk), Nelson gives what amounts to a solo fingerstyle guitar masterclass, going deep on such topics as note choice, sustain, alternate tunings, dynamics, and pet sitting( ). Nelson, who was in the Bay Area to celebrate the release of Partly on Time (Tompkins Square), a new album that was recorded 50 years ago, clearly had the number 50 in mind for this Session. Explaining his approach to Kittens, he says, If you happen the hear the record, youll notice its very different from the way Ive just played it. Mostly because Ive had 50 years to learn about sound, and the way notes blossom, and how to coax the most of the instrument. That half century of continuous learning is apparent. Nelsons playing is dynamic and expressive, and he explores the ton