Muriel Anderson is renowned for her expertise on the 20-string harp-guitar, yet it is her gentle sense of humor and uplifting melodies that leave her audience smiling. Guitar Player Magazine lists her as one of the 50 noteworthy guitarists of all time. She has been listed among the top ten female guitarists, and is the first woman to win the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. She has recorded with country legend Chet Atkins, performed with Les Paul and countless other greats in Muriel Anderson’s ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT® over 30+ years..

Recordings 

Her double CD “Nightlight Daylight” won top honors in a dozen awards and is the first ever to include an interactive fiber-optic lighted CD cover, her own concept. It includes collaborations with fellow musicians Victor Wooten, Phil Keaggy, Mark Kibble of Take 6, Danny Gottlieb, Stanley Jordan, Tommy Emmanuel, Earl Klugh, Howard Levy, Jeff Coffin, Tierra Negra and members of the Nashville Symphony.

Her recording of “El Noi de la Mare” appears in Woody Allen’s film “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” and her “Heartstrings” recording accompanied the astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery. Muriel Anderson has released more than a dozen instrumental CD’s, eight instructional DVD’s and guitar books published by Hal Leonard, Mel Bay, and Zen-On Japan. Her compositions include commissioned classical works for the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and Vox Caelestis Womens Choir, as well as songs which have appeared as title tracks for three albums by various 

The Reporter, Melissa Erickson

“Muriel Anderson is a good friend and a great guitarist.” 

Chet Atkins

“Just one hell of a great player …a great personality, and what I like is the touch that Muriel has on the guitar, the way she plays it like we all wish to play.”

Les Paul

Acoustic guitarist Muriel Anderson has justifiably gained a reputation as one of the world’s best and most versatile guitar instrumentalists.

Chicago Tribune

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Kinloch Nelson - bio

Over a decades-long guitar performance career, Nelson has played folk, classical, ragtime, American primitive, Celtic, new-age, R & B, surf, rock, pop, country, jazz music, and an extensive catalogue of original compositions in bands, ensembles, and as a solo performer/composer.  Nelson has received positive reviews in Just Jazz Guitar Magazine, Fretboard Journal, Rolling Stone, and Mojo Magazines. He has contributed transcriptions and instruction videos to Acoustic Guitar Magazine, performed for NPR radio and TV, and released CDs and vinyl on Tompkins Square, Heartland, BKNjr, and Sampler Records.

   Performance credits, among others, include Rochester Time/Warner Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Owens Sound Folk Festival, Fretted Instrument Guild of America, Artisan Guitar Festival, the Newport, Healdsburg, and Miami Guitar Shows, The NAAM Shows in Nashville & Los Angeles, and ten years as a regular performer and teacher at the Luthier's Invitational Guitar Festival in Woodstock, NY.

  “A gifted performer and brilliant arranger who can do wonders with virtually any song.”  

Dave Walker ~ Just Jazz Magazine

 “In a genre where players often seem to rush to mysticism, Nelson plays as if he has all the time in the world to leave his mark.  record review ~ David Fricke ~ Rolling Stone 

 "Kinloch Nelson’s guitar playing is a journey through American roots: Jazz, Country, Blues, Classical, Folk , Celtic and whatever it is that ties them all together. “   Frank De Blaise ~ City News, Rochester NY

Superstition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_9oBWKcBVo&list=RDb_9oBWKcBVo&start_radio=1

Vincent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYQDwAHVTfk&list=RDbYQDwAHVTfk&start_radio=1

http://kinlochnelson.com/

  “A gifted performer and brilliant arranger who can do wonders with virtually any song.”   Dave Walker ~ Just Jazz Magazine

 “In a genre where players often seem to rush to mysticism, Nelson plays as if he has all the time in the world to leave his mark.  record review ~ David Fricke ~ Rolling Stone