Canadian fingerstyle guitarist Don Ross (born November 19, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is one of today's true innovators of guitar composition and technique.!
Don Ross
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Donald James Ross, or Don Ross, (born November 19, 1960) is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist.
He is the only person to win the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship twice (1988 and 1996). His album Huron Street reached the top ten on the Billboard New-age chart.
Ross's music borrows from blues, jazz, folk and classical music creating a style that he describes as "heavy wood".
Canadian Indigenous Guitarist, Musician, Composer, Performer who tours internationally when there's not a plague.
Ross names Bruce Cockburn, John Renbourn, Pierre Bensusan, Keith Jarrett, Egberto Gismonti and Pat Metheny as his main sources of inspiration. One of his songs, "Michael, Michael, Michael", is dedicated to Michael Hedges, and Ross has performed straight covers of his compositions.
One obvious but unattributed influence is the psychedelic 1967 track 'Embryonic Journey' by Jefferson Airplane. Ross's advanced technique and his sure feeling for rhythm combine with uncommon ideas to make his style instantly recognizable.
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