Michael
Alden
Hedges
For 43 years, we were able to share an extraordinary life and its music. The acoustic guitar will never be the same, and for those of us that loved him, neither will we.
Michael’s
Music
“Heaven is all around, translated to sound.”
Michael Hedges was an innovative guitarist and composer who released 8 solo albums and collaborated on numerous other projects before his untimely death in 1997. His talent brought him from small-town Oklahoma to Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory, and Carnegie Hall. He was a once-in-a-generation force that would revolutionize the acoustic guitar, perhaps Michael’s truest story and lasting legacy is that of an important twentieth-century composer.
The Magic
Farmer
An upcoming documentary about the life and music of Michael Hedges
Co-directed by Mischa Hedges & Brendan Hedges
Executive produced by TBD
Supported by Martin Guitars and fans like you
Latest Stories
25 Years Since We Lost Michael
It’s been 25 years since we lost Michael. Not a day goes by that we don’t think of him. Here’s an update on the projects we’re working on to celebrate his life and music.
Waltzing Kokopelli to the Greek
“Our mystery here starts on August 10, 1996, the day I got a call from my pal Michael Hedges on my ruby red rotary-dial telephone.” – a remembrance of Michael Hedges written by his friend and collaborator, songwriter Patrick Brayer.
The Slow Series: Layover
In 1983, Michael Hedges’s friend Randy Lutge filmed him playing several of his songs slowly, so that others might more easily learn them. Watch him play “Layover” in this format.
Featured
Track
“Track Name”
Written: 1981
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Fan Stories
Meeting Michael – His Friendliness and Humility (Chana Schwartz)
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…
