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| "Easily
a virtuoso, Heywood is not a technician sacrificing content
for style. Every movement of finger and string are as
essential to the whole design as the smallest brick of
a Gothic cathedral." |
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| "The surprise of the
night was special guest Phil Heywood, another guitar ace.
Kottke and Heywood's duets were commanding, topped only
by Heywood's solo number, a moving arrangement of an Irish
tune .... It was a fitting climax to a night filled with
hearty laughs and virtuoso licks." |
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"Phil Heywood, 1986's
National Fingerpicking Champion, may be the Midwest's
best-kept secret. He rarely tours, but area guitarists
hold him in high esteem for his strong musicality and
easy- going personality. Circle Tour's set of mostly
original tunes demonstrates Heywood's grounding in traditional
American folk music. His powerful guitar sound features
crystal-clear melody and harmony lines above subtly driving
bass lines. Heywood's grooving arrangements of 'Old Man
River' and Leadbelly's 'Ha Ha This a Way' and the moody
'Crested Hens' by Brittany hurdy-gurdy player Gilles Chabenat,
round out this impressive collection." |
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"He plays neat little
melodies with plenty of friendly joy to them, and he plays
them incredibly well. . . . Local Joe is exactly
what a guitar album should be — strong melodies,
a mix of styles to keep it interesting, and excellent
picking that never sacrifices the integrity of the melodies
to the artist’s ego. . . . Acoustic guitar fans should
consider this recording a 'must have.'"
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| "Phil Heywood's unassuming
15 tunes present some beautiful, warm, resonant, time-passin'
acoustic music reminiscent of Mississippi John Hurt or John
Fahey.. One of the sleepers
of the year." |
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| ". . . the heart Heywood
pours into his playing is evident in the subtle nuances
of Local Joe, showing why this Minnesota mainstay
has long been applauded as standing out from the rest of
the pack of pickers." |
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Paul Pioneer Press
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"Totally unpretentious,
and all the better for it."
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