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Acoustic Guitar - Music by Charles Flowers
My visit to Spain in 2009 was a profound and unexpected experience. Traveling around Spain I felt a sense of the history, the passion for life, for the food and the music! I felt a passion released in me; a passion I have had for many years for acoustic guitar music, but had never really pursued. With the encouragement from my wonderful wife, Mary, I have embarked on a new journey of discovery ! If anyone asks where I am , I will be traveling the El Camino a Ávila. (The Road to Avila)
The guitar I am playing most in these recordings is one I had in 1968 from the Guitar and Banjo Studio. At this time Alton Tew , Jim Laboue and myself were just getting the Guitar and Banjo Studio in Beaumont, Texas off the ground. I guess that makes this instrument more than 40 years old! Wow! I have been playing this guitar for 40 years!
Polly Von
Song For Caylena
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The Rainbow Connection
Una Noche Mas
I got my inspiration for this piece of music while walking with my wife, Mary, in Valencia Spain. The night was cool with a nice soft breeze, full moon and scattered clouds. The only instrument is my guitar, a computer, mic and Mixcraft sound software. This particular recording is rather long but it was a test for the percussion. Song will eventually run about 3 1/2 minutes when finished.
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Alton Tew and myself started a folk group while we were both in Austin Junior High there in Beaumont, Texas. This would have been around 1963 or so. One of the early songs that Alton and I used to play and sing was the song recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary "Polly Von". At the time finger picking was real popular and both Alton and I had become pretty good at this and our finger picking styles mess perfectly.
Song for Caylena (Canción para Calena) written by Charles Flowers - This is a guitar duet instrumental with two tracks. I played both tracks using the Yamaha Classic from the Guitar and Banjo Studio. This recording is not professionally done. Its just me, my guitar, my computer and Mixcraft sound software and an old computer microphone.
This is a song my girls always loved, the "Rainbow Connection". When they were young we would sing this for hours together. This recording, again is not a professional recording, was done as a test with my recording software for laying down multiple guitar tracks.
Una Noche Mas - Written by Charles Flowers
