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March 2002
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Location: Central Oregon | I haven't met Loren yet but I watched & listened to him in both 2010 & 2011. I agree, he's a fabulous picker. There are so many people there it's very difficult to hear & meet everyone. There are at least three scheduled shows going on all day every day, plus the two pickin' rooms & the people playing in the lobby, in the halls & out by the pool & everywhere else. I met Tommy Emmanuel for the first time in the elevator in 2010. Maybe I'll have an opportunity to meet Loren next July. Will you be there in 2012? |
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October 2005
Posts: 5331
Location: Cicero, NY | No, I'm not a real fingerstyle guy. Admire the talent but can't do it really at all. I do know Loren though because he lives here in town and was one of three guys that started what they call the Guitar League. You can read more about that here . It's a real low budget group of guitar players who get together on a monthly basis and talk about all different aspects of guitar "stuff" - maintenance, recording, playing, writing, structure, etc. They take anyone with interest. Any talent level is good enough. It's a really great group of players and they've brought in a lot of big time names to play for the group including Tommy Emmanuel and John Knowles.
That's probably enough for now but, if you get a chance, stop and meet Loren. He won't know me by name but we've traded guitars and played across from each other many times. He's playing with a guy from New Zealand now that I think has also been at the show - Mark Mazengarb. Check them out here . |
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