Steel String Portraits, by Les Finnigan ~ Solo Acoustic Guitar

Steel String Portraits

by Les Finnigan ~ Solo Acoustic Guitar

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1.	Palo Alto 02:01	buy track
2.	Chunks of Cheese 01:32	buy track
3.	Sunderland 02:03	buy track
4.	Remembering 02:57	buy track
5.	Alberico 02:23	buy track
6.	Broken 03:03	buy track
7.	In the Shop 02:21	buy track
8.	Forgetting To Breathe 01:40	buy track
9.	Tug & Boom 02:55	buy track
10.	Letting Go 02:46	buy track
11.	The Island 03:05	buy track
12.	Swivelly Chair 01:35	buy track
13.	Telephone Lullaby 02:29	buy track
14.	Portrait 03:46	buy track

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2003 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINATION
Outstanding Instrumental Recording

"Once released from the constraints of standard guitar tuning a player with good ears and hands can make amazing music, something Vancouver guitarist Les Finnigan has clearly figured out. His fingers don't just play, they dance."
- John P. McLaughlin, The Province

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released May 22, 2002

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The steel string acoustic guitar is a fairly new instrument considering that it is only about a hundred years old. It has been very popular as a rhythm or accompaniment instrument, but in comparison, few people have used it exclusively as a solo instrument. I feel fortunate to be one of the musicians writing new original compositions for solo guitar. Many great people, places and things have been influential in my life and they are represented in the music on "Steel String Portraits".

Here is a summary of song titles in order of track listing. Palo Alto & Remembering: tributes to Michael Hedges (one wacka wacka style & one finger-style). Chunks of Cheese: written on a little old Stella guitar owned by Norman Hachey. I wrote it when I was fifteen. It seemed like a good title at the time. Sunderland: for my long time friend Brenden Sunderland. Alberico: written on a guitar built by Canadian luthier Fabrizio Alberico. Broken: the title refers to a broken chord or arpeggio. Many readings of Kent Wheeler Kennan’s “Counterpoint” have influenced this song and almost everything else I’ve written. In The Shop: originally written in an automotive shop, but now the title reminds me of a much nicer shop, Lee’s Candies. Forgetting To Breathe: something I still do while recording. Tug & Boom: for my father, Leo Finnigan who worked on a tug boat towing log booms on the Fraser River. Letting Go: for Delta, Gromit, and Karma. The Island: isolation. Swivelly Chair: for Mark Crozer who dared me to title a song after his office chair. Why not? Some of my best songs have been written while sitting on one of those things. Telephone Lullaby: having to spend nights away from my Love. Portrait: for Valeria.

Recorded by Les Finnigan at String Plunker Studios
Mastered by Bud Bremner at Coastal Mastering
Graphic design by Gary Dunham at Mercury Graphics
Album artwork by Valeria Fellini

Guitars:
1976 Martin D-28 on tracks 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 14.
1996 Bourgeois, Martin Simpson Signature Model
on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 13.

All compositions by Les Finnigan
2002 String Plunker Records (SOCAN)

For more information please visit:
www.lesfinnigan.com

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Les Finnigan ~ Solo Acoustic Guitar Vancouver, British Columbia

Canadian acoustic guitarist Les Finnigan has received six award nominations and one win for best instrumental song. His original compositions combine modal and counterpoint techniques, standard and alternate tunings, and hybrid picking (fingerstyle and flatpicking), to create music that is artistic, thought provoking, and rich with melodic motifs. ... more

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