Find the Moon

Steve Kunzman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2003)
• Original Release Date: June 19, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shady Grove
• ASIN: B0000ALQBN
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,587,837 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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About the Artist

Steve Kunzman first held a guitar at the age of 7, when he began guitar lessons.During the early years, bands were formed, parents hid in upstairs rooms as Steve and his friends learned to hammer out songs from the radio. Steve’s musical focus shifted from electric guitar wizardry toward the inherent beauty of the acoustic guitar. It was a relatively easy transition from electric to acoustic, and to this day some of his long-time musical compatriots believe that he found his true musical voice in the acoustic guitar

Steve acknowledges that he doesn’t know life without the guitar, and couldn’t imagine it any other way. When he backpacked solo through the Middle East, in the 70’s, he and his Gibson LGO were inseparable. Not only acting as a trusted hollow-bodied companion, but as an instrument for speaking a common language across cultures, opening doors to friendship and adventure. It was in the Golan Heights, Israel that Steve learned to play the banjo and began to study Bluegrass.

Music has always been at the very core of his soul. Academic pursuits brought him to Colgate University where he majored in Religion. In addition, he studied electronic music, using tape, Moog, early forms of computer generated music and classical guitar.

He subsequently went to Vermont Law School, earning a masters degree in environmental law. While living in the Green Mountains on the White River, Steve picked up a flat-backed mandolin from the 1920’s enriching his interest in Country Blues and Bluegrass.

He began exploring songwriting, and today it is in his songs – paired wonderfully with his stellar guitar work – that he shines as a skilled and gifted storyteller.

In 1993 Steve was accepted into The Essence of Songwriting Workshop, at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y to study with Grammy Award winning songwriter, Rosanne Cash. This was a turning point in his writing. He says of the experience, "Prior to my acceptance in the workshop, I didn’t really consider myself a songwriter; just a guitarist who wrote a few songs. After the first hour, my perception of myself as a songwriter changed, and my approach to songwriting became more focused and intense."

Steve remains a student of Cash. "Steve is an incredibly valuable voice in the songwriter's workshop. He brings a level of sensitivity, skill and instinct that is totally original and beautifully honest. I was, and remain, a fan of Steve's writing, playing and singing." --Rosanne Cash

Product Description

The songs on Find the Moon present offer a rich palette of acoustic sounds and textures, with an array of styles that keep the listener interested, but grounded in thoughtful words, the natural sounds of the instruments and Steve’s voice. The songs tell of unexplained loss of friends (Sandro), the loss of childhood dreams (Play As I Play), and the loss of a beloved pet (Howl at the Night), but also of the fullness of love (Hold You Everyday, and Lay Down with Me), a life shared (This One’s A Sea), and the love and caring of a child (Let’s Find the Moon.)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Circle has not Broken., September 2, 2003

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Thomas Contrino (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Find the Moon (Audio CD)

Rich instrumentation, honest and meaningful lyrics, and a connection with all that has come before and how it should continue into the future. Carrying on the traditions of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" to the current success of the soundtrack from "O Brother Where Art Thou", the pureness of the Carter Family, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Garcia and Grisman, Steve's work is an important contribution to the Circle. Assuring that in fact it remains unbroken.