Masters of the Guitar

Masters of the Guitar features two truly great guitarists: John Sheehan and Tony DePaolo. For many decades they have both spent their time mastering the instrument and it shows. You will be "wowed" by their virtuosity. If you play guitar you'll either be inspired by their ability or maybe a little depressed at how much you need to learn. They will play some "cover" tunes, but also a number of their own wonderful compositions. They have two distinct styles of playing. 

John Sheehan is a multi styled Composer/Finger Style Guitarist from Ringwood, NJ. He is a steadfast proponent of the solo finger style guitar performance.

Three of John's compositions have been used as backdrops for videos: "Old Mill Rag" ,a TV/Cinema ad for "Sky Digital in the UK ,"Buggy Ride", in a short film on safety called "The Eddie Adams Tragedy", released by the Weyerhauser Corporation and Rocket- Pictures of Seattle Washington and "Cliffs of Moher" for a promotional film for the Emily Williston Memorial Library of Easthampton, Massachusetts. "Land rush", a banjo instrumental is used to open and close Dave Bryce's 'Rural Delivery' show on 88 Country in Christchurch New Zealand every Sunday evening.

Sincere listeners of his music have compared him to such diverse artists as; Leo Kottke, Jorma Kaukonen, Mark Knopfler, Michael Hedges, John Prine, Steve Earle, and Jimmy Buffett. John gives credit to J.S. Bach and John Fahey as well as many more. 

Tony, from Beacon NY, mostly plays jazz influeneced music on a variety of electric guitars. In addition to being a master of the guitar he is also a master of "looping". He can lay down multiple tracks on the spot and create an unbelievably layered sound. While some guitarists use looping to compensate for something in their playing, Tony's use is as smooth as silk and truly enhances the listener's experience.
Tony is currently playing solo guitar 3 nights a week on the 86th Floor observatory of the Empire State Building.

This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Progran, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson

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URLs: Facebook: https://go.evvnt.com/788470-3?pid=6581 Website: https://go.evvnt.com/788470-4?pid=6581 Time: 15:00 to 17:15 Artists: John Sheehan, Tony DePaolo