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Old 12-10-2021, 07:37 AM
Brent Hutto Brent Hutto is offline
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Originally Posted by JonPR View Post
The style you like, I would characterize as more international, and with strong British and Celtic antecedents. Highly influential figures are Davey Graham, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Richard Thompson, John Martyn, Nic Jones, Martin Simpson. Here's some examples, if they help define your direction:

Richard Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HApy-Xoix-g
Interestingly (to me at least) I believe on that "Beeswing" video Richard Thompson is using a flatpick plus two or three fingers in a hybrid picking style.

One of these days in the distant future I'd love to get good enough with my flatpicking to start working with fingers as well.
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