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This is the beautiful new
Peggy R McConnell Arts Center in Worthington, Ohio that has opened it's
arms up to our Ohio Fingerstyle Guitar Club. |
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Chris Vickers, co-founder of OFGC,
playing "La Vie En Rose." |
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Dan Collins, charter
member and club caricaturist (Caricatures
by Collins,) played many Chet influenced Marcel Dadi
tunes. |
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Dave Sullivan, charter OFGC
member, and one very practiced Chet influenced finger style
player. His signature tune of the day was an amazing arrangement
of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Howard
Morgen. |
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Your club organizer, Palmer
Moore, had to go back to his old Gibson 335 to be able to grab those
extremely difficult "major" chords... lol |
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Dave Martin from Dayton
is such a treat to listen to. He likes the more complex Chet
and Tommy Emmanuel tunes. And, we are darned glad he
does. How many of us can actually play Mayan Dance off
Chet's Caribbean Guitar album. NOT ME! You,
neither, huh? DAVE DOES! |
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Harley McCabe hails
from Springfield plays an old Super Axe - very well. He fits so
nicely into the "circle of horror" because of his ability to
add color to our "jams" with his improv licks. However,
he steps up to the plate with many Chet style solos, as well.
Thanks to Jim Lafferty and Gerry Hyland, also from
Springfield, for draggin' Harley kicking and screaming to our
fold. He hasn't missed a Pickin' Party, since. LOL |
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Besides being a darned good
picker, Tom Mathys continues to be a good friend and always
available to help me organize Pickin' Parties and our Tuesday
Night Club Jams when I can't be in town. Bottom line - there
wouldn't be an Ohio Fingerstyle Guitar Club without
Tom. |
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Steve Brickles, drives
all the way up to Columbus from Pomeroy, Ohio for these Pickin'
Parties. He just loves to figure out and play a bunce of Chet
tunes - note-for-note. When you read the "You
Know You Have the Sickness" page on our club website - we
probably should have his picture on it. He's the consummate
"Chet picker." And we are darned glad to have him
aboard. |
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Travis Vickers is the
reason co-founder and his father, Chris Vickers had to stop
coming to EVERY Pickin' Party - and, every other adhoc social event we
would put together a number of years ago: The kid was growing
up. What a pleasure to know that during those years he had picked
up his dad's passion for playing finger style guitar. Although
most of his music isn't necessarily inspired by Chet - it's obvious he's
got a "sickness" all his own. WONDERFUL! |
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The highlight of the day - for
the year, actually - was having my personal musical hero, teacher and
long time friend, Terry Efaw, come be our Guest Picker.
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These pictures were taken
and provided courtesy of Tenneson Williams - retired
physician. |
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