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Norman L. Blake (born March 10, 1938) is a traditional American stringed instrument artist and songwriter. He is half of the eponymous Norman & Nancy Blake band with his wife, Nancy Blake.
29 de sept. de 2021 · Norman Blake, renowned Grammy award-winning musician, recounts his longstanding history with Martin guitars as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of his first solo album. Norman Blake is on a tone quest.
10 de abr. de 2017 · Norman Blake: Still Keepin’ It Real. Jack Silverman. April 10, 2017. Blake is known for his masterful flatpicking. “I use the rounded edge of a teardrop pick more than I do its point. It just moves through the strings a little easier for me, and it’s a warmer sound too.” Photo by Gary Hamilton.
Norman Blake was one of the first pickers to recognize the tonal potential of vintage guitars. To put “vintage” in perspective, consider that Blake was born in 1938. A Martin dreadnought from that same year is just about the most desirable vintage guitar you can own.
10 de feb. de 2017 · Few would dispute Norman Blake’s place on the Mount Rushmore of acoustic guitarists. He’s spent 50 years defining a flat-picking style adopted by guitarists from Tony Rice to Dave Rawlings.
22 de abr. de 2021 · McCormack’s music shop. I got my parents to buy me a bass, because I admired the Clash’s Paul Simonon and thought that would be the easiest instrument to learn. McCormack’s was a Glasgow...
Blake’s melodic lines are direct and elegant, with little of the pyrotechnics often associated with the guitar style known as “flatpicking.” Instead, his music has an air of authenticity and basic honesty few can achieve. Grounded by years of experience, Norman Blake is about music, not ego.
