Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/21/2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Coolwater Ranch
Categories
The Redwoods and Coolwater Concerts Present
Preston Reed
October 21, 2023
7:00 PM
Passes for this performance are available at The Cat’s Meow (in Oakhurst), Bee’s Bakery (in Oakhurst), and Mountain Feed (in Coarsegold). Suggested donation for this show is $30, as always light fare available at no cost.
Call (559) 760-1134 or click here for more information.
One of the most influential and innovative guitarists of the past quarter century, Preston Reed invented integrated percussive guitar playing in the late 1980’s, revolutionizing the way the acoustic guitar is played and inspiring generations of musicians around the world ever since. Employing multi-voiced grooves, polyrhythmic percussion and story-telling compositions, Reed’s visionary approach fully exploits the breathtaking orchestral potential of the acoustic guitar.
Since 1979 Preston has released fifteen critically-acclaimed albums and performed on six continents. His long teaching experience includes The Swannanoa Gathering, where he taught Kaki King, his own week-long workshops in Scotland, attended by many over the years including Ed Sheeran, and his recent masterclass at Berklee College of Music. His 1994 instructional video, The Guitar Of Preston Reed: Expanding The Realm Of Acoustic Playing continues to set today’s and tomorrow’s top players on the path to developing their own musical voices on the instrument.
“a major musical talent” Manchester Evening News
“Will drop your jaw” Playboy
“True spellbinding guitar mastery” Guitarist Magazine
“Heart stopping tour de force” Billboard
“Reed’s fiendishly intricate blend of blues, rock, country and metal styles ducks and weaves itself away from measurability” The Irish Times
“In a class of his own” London Evening Standard
