1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Summary, Episode 19: In 1988, Don became the first Canadian to win the U.S. National Fingerpick Guitar Championship. He won again in 1996, still the only two-time winner of the competition. Don has toured regularly since 1989, across Canada, the USA, a dozen European countries, Japan, Taiwan, China, Australia, Russia and India. He has played live and on recording with U.S. guitarist Andy McKee, Canadian singer/guitarist Brooke Miller, Canadian guitarist Calum Graham, &amp;amp; Toronto bassist Jordan O’Connor. Don composes scores for television, radio and film, and does production and recording engineering for a variety of other musicians. He’s released numerous CDs and DVDs for the Candy Rat Record label, including his new album, A Million Brazilian Civilians, on CD and see-through orange vinyl. (Timestamps are for audio version of the podcast.) 2:49 Welcome Don! 3:52 Don’s earliest musical influences. 6:50 Don as a composer first, guitarist second. 8:40 Discovering Leo Kottke’s approach…music with humor. 9:20 Exposure to modern composers Steve Reich, Xenakis, John Adams. 10:40 Don talks about composing for film &amp;amp; TV. 15:44 We discuss alternate tunings and why Don Does uses them. 22:33 Why composes away from the guitar. 24:04 Music – Don plays his composition – “A Million Brazilian Civilians.” 27:33 Don’s relationship to classical guitar. 31:04 I ask Don about his live sound setup. 32:50 Keep it simple…we talk pickups, pedals and other guitar nitty gritty. 34:53 Don tells his “pedalboard on the highway” mishap story. 39:46 What are Don’s hobbies outside music? 41:25 His best advice for musicians. 44:47 The guitar tablature “trap.” 50:22 Ending credits &amp;amp; podcast contact info. 53:14 Music – Don plays his composition – “Seven Seven Four.” &amp;nbsp; Don’s Links: https://donrossonline.com/ Don on Facebook Don on Youtube Don on Twitter Don’s band project is called “Don Ross – Louder Than Usual” &amp;nbsp; About the Podcast Ask me a question for the podcast Q &amp;amp; A episodes HERE - adamrafferty.com/ask Like, join friend us on the Facebook podcast page Check out the complete episode playlist here &amp;nbsp; Subscribe via: iTunes Stitcher Google Play The Fingerstyle Guitar Hangout with Adam Rafferty http://adamrafferty.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12109664/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/edb21a/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/58046102