Michael Henson
Flying Colors
© 2004 Michael Henson (634479155215)
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Fingerstyle guitar instrumentals incorporating ragtime, blues, Irish, Latin, & folk styles.
tracks
- 1 Up the Ante
- 2 Road to Kildare
- 3 Nieces to Pieces
- 4 Five & Dime
- 5 Blue Note
- 6 Flying Colors
- 7 Caribou
- 8 Shadows & Light
- 9 Vagabond
- 10 Lluvia Negra
- 11 Passage
- 12 Hop Scotch
- 13 Close to Home
- 14 Martha's Theme
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Michael Henson is a Chicago based fingerstyle guitarist whose compositions draw upon a variety of influences. Flying Colors, a self produced solo release, is a CD containing 14 original fingerstyle guitar instrumentals which incorporate elements of various styles of music, including ragtime, Irish, Latin, blues, and contemporary folk. This recording includes eight solo pieces and five duets, all of which are studio performances on steel sting acoustic guitar, and one Latin piece performed live on classical guitar.
Following is an excerpt from Bridge Guitar Review:
Michael Henson, Flying Colors CD
This finger style guitarist from Oak Park,(IL) USA impresses with his debut solo acoustic album Flying Colors...The first piece of this album, Up the Ante, is pure and dedicated ragtime guitar with a strong rhythmic feeling and has a nice bass pattern. Michael's approach to ragtime and finger style is very direct with some Celtic impact, which invites you to dance. Blue Note is a charming blues composition on slide guitar with superb blues harp playing, with a nice groove. Flying Colors has a solid and intimate character with a terrific melody line. Caribou has sublime percussive elements in a solid cadence and rich harmonics. Shadows & Light embodies a profound melody with acclaimed cello playing...Lluvia Negra is played live on a classical guitar accompanied by the acoustic world music trio Heartlands, which is an impressive mix of World and Folk music. Close at Hand and Martha's Theme affects one by the unique stylistic approach to finger style music, which is very refreshing, uplifting and shows Michael's rousing knowledge towards guitar arrangements. Michael Henson manages to move a listener in 14 varied compositions in his own astonishing guitar signature. A talent we will have to nurture.
Henk te Veldhuis
Bridge Guitar Reviews
2/29/04
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From the first note to the last this CD is enchanting!
author: J.D.FilkinsI had just survived a brutal day of teaching high school English and a long drive through the January bitter cold of Northern Michigan and was ready to collapse and stare into space for an hour before grading a pile of essays when I spied the mail which contained Michael Henson’s CD Flying Colors. What a great way to shake off a rough day.... the guitar work was like a tropical breeze...! From the first note to the last this CD is enchanting! Checkout the harp of “Blue Note “ and the absolutely intoxicating harmonics on the title track.
High quality musicianship packaged in an eclectic mix.
author: Craig FryFlying Colors touches every place in the heart. I'm not one who is generally "moved" by instrumental renditions, but this one got to me. It was like sitting in my neighborhood coffee shop listening to music so good I forgot all about the coffee. This is a quality mix of eclectic styles that stays on top of my Favorites List.
Very articulate playing and easy to listen to. Upbeat and fun.
author: Travis S. Nevels - Freestyleguitar.comThis CD is a pure delight. Just pop it in your CD player and you'll be feeling better in a few minutes. The fingerstyle magic is quite clever and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys the music of a well played acoustic guitar.