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Free Acoustic Guitar Festival in Lithia Park

Created by John Williams (See other events)
  • Aug 7, 2010 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  • Location: Butler Band Shell, Lithia Park
  • Latest Activity: Nov 8, 2022
On Saturday, August 7 from 6 to 8PM, veteran acoustic guitar recording artist Michael Gulezian will stop in Ashland for a free, public performance at the band shell in Lithia Park. This is a rare opportunity to see one of the legends of acoustic guitar live in Ashland, up close and personal. Michael's renowned guitar wizardry and critical acclaim spans almost 3 decades and has been compared to Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, and John Fahey. Garrison Keillor once quipped "If I could play guitar the way Michael Gulezian does, I would just sit in front of a mirror and watch myself do it." Former Oregon State high school guitar champion Jaxon Williams will open the show. So come early, bring a picnic dinner, and enjoy some world-class acoustic music under the summer sky.Some reviews of Michael Gulezian..."Michael Gulezian doesn't write tunes you can take away and hum. What I experience listening to his music is stories - not stories with words, but an exquisite web of tales that only notes can tell...it's just amazing to watch him perform."--Bob Boilen, Director, All Things Considered / National Public Radio"Gulezian rips ... but for all his virtuosic ferocity, he never loses sight of the melody or the drama of his compositions. And he can still play sweetly ... At this stage in his career, Gulezian doesn't need to prove he can play, he just needs more people to hear his expansive and original sound."--Acoustic Guitar Magazine"[Gulezian's place is] among the pantheon of greats including Leo Kottke, Robbie Basho, and John Fahey. ... stunningly beautiful. All the songs on Language of the Flame mesh together effortlessly, forming a completely resonant singularity, not merely a solo finger-picking record.--MUZE Reviews"... this may well be the best solo guitar album since Leo Kottke's justly renowned first effort, Six and Twelve String Guitar."--High Fidelity
"[Gulezian's music] meets and exceeds anything being offered by the 'real' industry ... [what] people expected from Michael Hedges after Aerial Boundaries ..."--Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine
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