Author: Henke, Brian

Binding: Audio CD

Release Date: 29-04-2003

Details: Brian Henke has been a popular figure on the Cleveland-area coffee house circuit for years and plays small venues across the country performing in approximately 30 different states including Hawaii. He has garnered both local and national recognition for his intricate fingerwork and resonant composition skills. His unique guitar style has been called everything from New Age to Folk to neo-classical. At any moment, he will bounce effortlessly from a chimey harmonic pattern to a vibrant hum to an ominous wall of sound, using nothing more than six strings, 10 fingers and a hunk of wood. Through it all is an undercurrent of spirituality and mysticism.Brian drawing his inspiration from the world around him. Mother Earth, as artist, has given him an immense living gallery. Brian's 3 C.D.'s , "Many Waters", "Love Song for Terra" and "Force of Nature" are a cornucopia of sonic vistas. The fireside magic of an American shaman, playful Waterfalls, the mysterious Mayan "Ruins of Tulum" to name a few. Henke explores his musical subjects with a focus and structure that reflects his favorite composer, Beethoven, whose 6th Symphony ("The Pastoral") inspired Henke's "Symphony of the Trees". Henke's liner notes explain each tracks inspiration.He was an award-winning rock guitarist until 1994 when his last band of that genre broke up. He was a finalist in the prestigious "National Fingerstyle Championships in Winfield, Kansas in 2000, and in the Guitar Centers "Guitarmageddon" contest in 2001 and 2002 in Boston.He has opened for such various acts as "Yes", "Linda Ronstandt","Allison Brown", "Steve Morse", Yngwie Malmsteen", "John Prine", "Robin and Linda Williams", "Adrian Belew", "Beppe Gambetta" and "Dan Crary".His music was also used for underscoring for the Cuyahoga Community College's presentation of "the Laramie Project". "One of the finest new age guitarists on the scene today. Brian Henke's music displays both amazing technique and a wonderful sense of calm." Pete Huttlinger

Package Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.0 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English