What styles of music do you play?

pop/rock, folk/country, jazz, fingerstyle/classical 

What types of guitars do you typically play?

RainSong steel string acoustic 6-string and 12-string (unplugged or amplified) and PRS electric 6-string (amplified).

What are some rock/pop cover songs you play?

1979 (Smashing Pumpkins), As Tears Go By (The Rolling Stones), Communication Breakdown (Led Zeppelin), Day Tripper (The Beatles), Double Vision (Foreigner), Greenacres (TV Theme), Greensleeves (Classical), Hawaii Five-0 (The Ventures), Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles), Hot Blooded (Foreigner), Hotel California (Eagles), Jumpin' Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones), Just What I Needed (The Cars), La Bamba (Richie Valens), ...Last Dance (Tom Petty), Lay It on the Line (Triumph), Magic Power (Triumph), Message in a Bottle (The Police), Midsummer's Daydream (Triumph), More than a Feeling (Boston), Ocean (Led Zeppelin), Over the Hills and Far Away (Led Zeppelin), Pinball Wizard (The Who), Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison),  Red Barchetta (Rush), Rocky Mountain Way (Joe Walsh), Runnin' Down A Dream  (Tom Petty), Satisfaction (Rolling Stones), Show Me the Way (Peter Frampton), Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple), Spirit of the Radio (Rush), Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Stand By Me (Ben E King), Turn the Page (Bob Seger), Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd), Your Love (The Outfield), and more

Do you play your own originals?

Yes, these are in the stylings of  jazz, country, blues, Spanish, and rock & roll, and Southern rock.

Do you take special song requests?

Yes, I am happy to make best efforts to learn new music to fulfill special requests. Please provide at least a few weeks advanced notice.

How can @GuitarOnStage YouTube followers make a song request?

Simply complete the contact form with the song request in the info line, and I will make best efforts to post the video(s).

Do you give guitar lessons?

Occasionally. Ad hoc through the Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Craig Ranch Monday Nite open mics currently (See Blog for the latest and prior open mic details).

Do you have any audio and/or video samples?

Yes, see the videos page and the GuitaronStage YouTube Channel.

What artists do you follow?

Definitely, Canadian bands like April Wine, Triumph, Rush, Guess Who, Santers, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, and Trooper as well as world class guitarists like Rik Emmett, Tommy Emmanuel (a guitar player's guitar player and considered by many as the greatest living acoustic guitarist), Andy Timmons (Olivia Newton-John's guitarist), Antoine Dufour, Carlos Santana (who to me is like "The Segovia of Electric Guitar") and Pat Metheny (a jazz fusion improvisationalist).  I try to listen to a variety of music though am not always up-to-date on the latest artists.