The ACOUSTIC guitar virtuoso

I like VLATKO STEFANOVSKI the best. Not young anymore but he is one of the few virtuoso players that can also struck a hord with me.

He used to play fine prog in Leb I sol and Vlatko Stefanovski Trio but I like his acoustic concerts and albums even more. He is always surrounded by also excellent musicians.

First example Jovano Jovanke (Vlatko is the one with the baseball cap who starts to play after the intro) shows his emotional power. You have to wait a couple of minutes to hear the chops but it's worth to hear the whole piece.



If you want to hear just a short demonstration:

^ He also plays electric, but is mostly famous for acoustic stuff. Here's his signature nylon string guitar:
https://www.ibanez.com/na/products/detail/tod10n_5b_01.html

Thanks, Tera! These are EXACTLY what I'm looking for! (Forgot about the IZZ talent; listened to a little of A Kew's Tag when they were being submitted for admission but, again, forgot all about them--so, Thanks!)

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^ Thank you, Geo! Finally: Someone who responded to my OP appropriately! Can't wait to check out these artists!

Steve Wyzard wrote: 2 pages into this thread, and still no mention of LEO KOTTKE??? I have no idea if he's still active - he's probably in his 70s by now, and was always dealing with health issues, even in his much younger days. His first album came out in 1969, and his reputation grew to such proportions that his all-acoustic guitar albums were reaching the pop charts in the mid-1970s. My favorite album of his is 1986's A Shout Toward Noon.

I like Michael Hedges. I have his aerial boundaries album and think his playing is very good. I'm also a fan of Anthony Phillips and a few others I can't think of off the top of my head. 

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - June 19 2023 at 15:26

^ Nice reminder, Charles! I have to admit that, up to this point, my searches had been andro-exclusive. You've opened me up to whole new (forgotten) possibilities! (And I didn't even know I was a sexist, macho pig!)