This is where it started. My folks bought a student sized accordian for me when I was about 6 years old and signed me up for lessons. I'm not sure if it was the accordian, or my desire to play baseball in the street with my friends that did me in. I just never seemed to get the hang of it.

Then I moved on to the saxophone for a brief time through the school band...but that didn't stick. Then it was the trumpet...way too loud for my taste...

Then nothing for a very long time until I discovered an old beat up Harmony six string guitar in a lawn sale for 25 bucks. I took it with me for my first handful of lessons before the instructor suggested I look at other guitars that might be a little easier to play.

Since then, I've been working on classical fingerstyle guitar picking and have owned two Taylors, and a Gurian. All beautiful guitars, but I'm particularly fond of the Taylor 610 - very rich and mellow sounding.


As far as musical styles that I like, here's a short list of artists I enjoy...

Mark Knopfler Ragpickers Dream, Kill To Get Crimson, Brothers In Arms
Aimie Mann Lost in Space
Jason Spooner The Flame We Follow
Joni Mitchell Court & Spark
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young Deja Vu
Nora Jones Almost Home
Jack Johnson Brushfire Fairytales
Shelby Lynn Identy Crisis
Annie Lenox Bare
Cat Stevens Tea For The Tillerman
KT Tunstall View Through The Telescope
Feist Let It Die



Copyright Niles L. Lund, 2007

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