Submitted by Chana Schwartz – When I was in college in the Bay Area, a friend started taking me to the New Varsity Theater to hear concerts of some of the Windham Hill artists playing there.
First Listen (Jimmy Galloway)
Submitted by Jimmy Galloway The year was 1988. My friend Max brought over a 90m cassette tape. On one side was Breakfast in the Field, the other side was Aerial Boundaries. I just started playing guitar 2 years earlier, learning Jimmy Page, Chet Atkins and Mark...
The Hollow Arm (David Powell)
Submitted by David Powell – I had the privilege of helping a friend produce a documentary about the harp guitar called “The Hollow Arm,” which includes a segment about Michael Hedges…
Meeting Michael on Oracle ’97 Tour (Ricardo Sweatt Rodriguez)
Submitted by Ricardo Sweatt Rodriguez "I had the great privilege of spending time with Michael a few weeks prior to his passing. I received him at the airport in Houston on his Oracle tour in October 1997. We spent time in his hotel room talking (& smokin-out) and...
There are no rules (Wiley Hodgden)
Submitted by Wiley Hodgden – In the summer of ‘97, I took a road trip on HWY 1 from Mendocino down to San Diego, hitting all parts of California…
Meeting one of your guitar heroes (Tom McVey)
Submitted by Tom McVey I worked as artist liaison at a venue back in the early/mid 90's and Michael played twice during my tenure. I would always request working his shows so I could meet and talk to him. I was first 'introduced' to him in 1988 via a friend's copy of...