Best examples of acoustic playing?

Ted

Dottore said:

I've got into bluegrass and flat-picking styles recently and, while there are many obvious guitarists to reference, I came across this guy, Bob Minner, who has beautiful tone and touch. Here is his version of the Missouri Waltz, which I first got to know from the musical gathering scene in Winter's Bone.

Impressive - particularly if he was performing it faithfully from memory, without sight reading a sheet. His guitar looked like a Martin but did not appear to have the logo.

pjf

Ted said:

Dottore said:

I've got into bluegrass and flat-picking styles recently and, while there are many obvious guitarists to reference, I came across this guy, Bob Minner, who has beautiful tone and touch. Here is his version of the Missouri Waltz, which I first got to know from the musical gathering scene in Winter's Bone.

Impressive - particularly if he was performing it faithfully from memory, without sight reading a sheet. His guitar looked like a Martin but did not appear to have the logo.

Could be a Pre-War

viz

The AMAZING Gareth Pearson!

https://youtu.be/9rCNQNDBAvY

Stuckfast

From the British folk scene, check out Nic Jones, Martin Carthy, John Renbourn, Martin Simpson and more recently Sam Carter, Jim Moray and Alasdair Roberts.

If it's jaw-dropping virtuosity you're after: https://davidyoungs.net/

earwighoney

Stuckfast said:

From the British folk scene, check out Nic Jones, Martin Carthy, John Renbourn, Martin Simpson and more recently Sam Carter, Jim Moray and Alasdair Roberts.

Davey Graham, Bert Jansch as well.

Rocker

Sadly he passed away many years ago but Eric Roche remains one of the few acoustic guitar players who played real music on a guitar.

captainbeeffart

Anything by davey graham he was the man on acoustic imho

Freebird

Some random bloke on YouTube..

Jimbro66

viz said:

The AMAZING Gareth Pearson!

https://youtu.be/9rCNQNDBAvY

Brilliant!!

MagicPigDetective

Freebird said:

Some random bloke on YouTube..

Enjoyed that, a classic tune from a great album. Ride songs are amongst the handful of songs I’ve sung and played in public, I’m going to learn this one now 

BigLicks67

Ted said:

Dottore said:

I've got into bluegrass and flat-picking styles recently and, while there are many obvious guitarists to reference, I came across this guy, Bob Minner, who has beautiful tone and touch. Here is his version of the Missouri Waltz, which I first got to know from the musical gathering scene in Winter's Bone.

Impressive - particularly if he was performing it faithfully from memory, without sight reading a sheet. His guitar looked like a Martin but did not appear to have the logo.

Hiroshi Suda Style 18.

prlgmnr

One for the fingers:



And one with a pick:

Hurling_Fruitmig

This thread reminded me that I used to love listening to Michael Chapmans playing on his song Kodak Ghosts.

stimpsonslostson

Surely Clapton Unplugged deserves a mention. 

Stuckfast

stimpsonslostson said:

Surely Clapton Unplugged deserves a mention. 

I may be in an unpopular minority here but I think that's absolute shite.

That's not great acoustic playing. It's mediocre electric playing on an acoustic guitar. He can't even fret the bloody notes cleanly.