Since the age of about 12, I have attempted in my own crash bang wallop way to master the guitar and not only become technically competent but also be able to write. As time goes on you become happy with your progress and confidence is high. Then you come across musicians who absolutely blow you out of the water.

Two I have to mention are not only creatively brilliant but technically put the guitar out of the reach of us mere mortals.

The first is an Australian artist called John Butler and his band The John Butler Trio. Judge for yourself.

The next artist is unique, he is a practitioner of what is apparently called “lap tapping”. Basically this is playing the guitar on your lap and tapping out the chords and notes. His is a Canadian born artist (born in 1980 I might add, that makes him 27.. don’t it just make you sick) and recently released his first studio album called “Fates”. His name is Erik Mongrain.

If, like I did, you want to find out more about these guys then check out their sites.

John Butler Trio
Erik Mongrain