Customer Reviews

Waters & The Wild

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is a good example of Al's work in the '90's; his songs and arrangements are a bit more complex these days. The music is simple, haunting and evocative, which is probable why documentary filmmaker Ken Burns is such a fan. Two of the tunes from this CD, "Dogue Creek" and "Shadow on the Marsh" are featured in Burns' epic "Mark Twain" on PBS.

If you like superb, emotional fingerstyle guitar, All Petteway is your man. He ranges effortlessly from Celtic to Appalachian to blues. He and Amy White have some wonderful holiday albums, too - perfect for background music at family gatherings or dinners.

The only thing better than hearing the CDs is seeing Al and Amy live. Get on their email list and see them if you can.

Simply one of the best, every bit as beautiful an album as more famous guitarists such as Stephen Grossmann, John Renbourne, and Pierre Bensusan have done I'd give it 6 stars if I could.

This cd was featured by the National Geographic Society. Silver Branch, is just one of the many AWESOME tunes in this group of pure listening pleasure. There aren't enough adjectives to express how truly creative and wonderful Al's music is.

I'm new to Al Petteway and I'm sorry I didn't find him sooner. This album has hauntingly beautiful music with intricate songs that give Petteway a way to demonstrate his superior musical talent on the guitar. What a wonderful album. I highly recommend this cd for anyone. I can't stop listening to this album. I have 2 other ones by the same artist, which are also very good, but this one is my favorite.

This CD is a pure pleasure to listen to!! If you like guitar, you will love this CD- no matter what your musical preference is! Go on... take a chance, you'll love it too!!