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Award Winning DADGAD Fingerstyle Guitarist Pierre Bensusan Celebrates his 40th Anniversary With the Release of a Triple Live CD Titled "Encore"
" - his new triple CD release, contains 35 tracks taken from concert recordings between 1974 and 2013, including two fascinating duets with world renowned keyboard wizard (Dream Theater), and several 'early years' bluegrass recordings with banjo great .
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, features commercially in any form and delivers the definitive live recording fans have been waiting for, showcasing Pierre's unique sound and improvisational in-the moment style.
http://www.pierrebensusan.com/encore (PR login password for full length audio: letmein)
To request a physical copy of the album, please email rich@alivenetwork.com
An Introduction to Encore
Back in 1974, a young was cutting his teeth as a performer on the folk scene in
when one of his idols, banjo great
, offered him his first official paying gig playing mandolin and touring
with his bluegrass band. When Keith heard Pierre's groundbreaking approach to the acoustic guitar, he decided to showcase his young protégés talent with dedicated solo spots at each concert. Thus a 40 year career was launched which would inspire a whole new generation of guitarists.
Decades later, when Bensusan was planning , he discovered a reel to reel tape with a
recording of a concert in from that very same
Bill Keith tour. While Pierre's original plan for
only included concerts captured between 1998 and 2013, the discovery of this recording soon changed the direction of the album to look back much further across his career.
These mid-'70s songs not only give fans a chance to hear Bensusan perform in a style that is unique from all his other solo work, but also an opportunity to hear the multiple open tunings approach he took earlier in his career. "Disc 2" begins with a set of five titles from this show including two bluegrass songs. Even die-hard fans will be amazed to hear what these tunes reveal about the direction of Pierre's playing style and career.
In 1978 Pierre began using his trademark tuning (also known as D-modal or Celtic tuning). Over the past 35 years, he has been widely recognized as the world master of this type of tuning.
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Tony McManus
The 2014 release of by Bensusan's own label Dadgad Music, fills a unique gap in the multi-talented performer's discography, which dates back to his 1975 debut album
and in recent years includes
(the American Association of Independent Music's "Best Acoustic Album of 2002") and his most recent studio recording
(2010).
Despite headlining over 3000 shows throughout North America ,
Europe , Asia ,
Australia and Africa since the mid-'70s, his only live performance releases have been a DVD of a live concert in
San Francisco in 1996 and a duet CD of a concert in
Paris with French woodwind player ,
(1997).
" he says. "
The final track listing, Bensusan says, was not designed in a specific chronological sequence, but in such a way as to make listeners feel they are on an emotional journey with him. " " he explains.
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Bensusan's lifelong friend and collaborator, master luthier (http://www.georgelowden.com), has also begun work on a special
signature model guitar which is due for release in
January 2014 . The signature guitar celebrates both Pierre and George's 40th career anniversaries, a span of time over which Pierre has taken his trusty Lowden guitar (loving referred to as his 'old lady') to all the corners of the globe. His 'old lady' was put into retirement in early 2000 when Pierre's new signature model was built, a model which went on to become Lowden's best-selling signature guitar.
Lowden guitars will be teaming up to support Pierre's 40th Anniversary World tour, covering
Belgium , Germany ,
Switzerland , Paris,
London , Tel Aviv ,
Jerusalem , North America and
Europe ( Germany ,
England and Ireland ) before an autumn 2014 jaunt that takes him to numerous Asian markets, including
China , South Korea ,
Singapore , Taiwan and
Japan .
The UK and Ireland leg of this tour kicks off in
June 2014 . For tour dates please visit http://www.pierrebensusan.com/tour
he says.
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