Your favorite recordings of singers with solo guitars

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Permalink Reply by Jim Hulseman on October 26, 2009 at 11:03am

Lot of good ones here. Someone already said Keaggy. How about Bruce Cockburn? Definitely one of my favorites.
Or Cat Stevens aka Yusuf...or Nick Drake? and yeah Will Ackerman- love that song Beautiful Bricklayer's daughter! Anyone mention Leo Kottke, Sharon Isbin, Shawn Colvin, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor. Oh I guess I have too many favorites cuz I could go on for days!

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Permalink Reply by Jim Hulseman on October 27, 2009 at 1:57pm

Oh forgot- can't leave out a new favorite. Yael Naim!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Prusha on October 27, 2009 at 7:21pm

Lately I've been listening to the soundtrack from Once, the Irish movie featuring Glen Hansard (from The Frames) and Marketa Irglova. A very simple and I think very well written song is "All the Way Down", just Glen and his beat up guitar.
Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POFRCRKMO5o

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Permalink Reply by newton on November 11, 2009 at 5:56pm

I had a computer job that took me to Boulder, CO. Back in 1997 and I lived 15 minutes away from the Boulder Theater until the spring of 2005. As far as singer/song writer acts go, It was like being in a total immersion program for 8 years. ; )

So, my favorites would be:

Cowboy Junkies
Emmylou Harris
Bruce Hornsby
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Indigo Girls
Arlo Guthrie
Sam Bush
Ray Davies
Lou Reed
Cake
Blue Highway
Indigenous
Marc Cohn
Michelle Shocked

...and the Samples.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Lally on November 30, 2009 at 6:43pm

I saw Paul McCartney sing Yesterday and Blackbird solo acoustic, which was very nice. Then I saw Crosby, Stills and Nash sing Suite Judy Blue Eyes. Stephen Stills played solo acoustic while the three of them sang. I think it was better then any recording with a whole band behind them. Stephen Stills can sure play that thing!

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Permalink Reply by Bob Quinn on December 1, 2009 at 7:14pm

Yes good topic this.

Years ago..before he was really famous, I saw Tom Waits doing his thing...just he and his guitar...I didn't even know who he was yet. I think of it now...and the memory gives me chills.

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Permalink Reply by Undefined People on December 2, 2009 at 1:25pm

The singer who moved me the most in the last couple of years was Eva Cassidy.

Her simple, yet elegant guitar picking was the perfect stage for her rich vocals.

Very moving performances!

I love her videos of Over the Rainbow, Autumn Leaves, and Fields of Gold.

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Permalink Reply by newton on December 13, 2009 at 11:13pm

Autumn Leaves was very well done. I will have to check out the other two.

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Permalink Reply by Jesse M. on December 29, 2009 at 10:56pm

Neil Young's "Live at Massey Hall" is incredible.

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Permalink Reply by Jesse M. on December 29, 2009 at 11:00pm

I was surprised that in AG's 240 Essential Acoustic Albums they opted for Neil Young's "Live at Canterbury House" instead. On that one he sounds really unsure of himself and not there yet as a solo performer. On Massey Hall, he's confident and not at all afraid to sing loud. Great recording.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Sterenchock on December 29, 2009 at 11:33pm

While it isn't solo guitar, this one stands out for me. The Acoustic Strawbs. They were a progressive rock band in their day. They took these overblown, overproduced, progressive rock songs and played them with such feeling on acoustic guitars. I was totally amazed, the essence of the songwriting really came through. Give them a listen and keep an open mind.

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