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Canadian New Age guitarist Erik Mongrain was born on April 12, 1980, in Montreal, and got his start as a musician on the streets of his hometown, where he developed a playing style he called "lap tapping" that involved tapping chords on the strings of his instrument while holding it flat in his lap. He appeared on Lynda Lemay's 2005 album Un Paradis Quelque Part and wrote two songs for it. In 2006, he went back to playing the guitar in a more conventional manner. He released his first album, Fates, on Prophase Music on June 26, 2007. His second album, Equilibrium, followed on October 28, 2008. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
Remember the movie August Rush? that is what lap tapping is.. i've tried it and it really does make the most beautiful sounds on acoustic guitar. Next to the traditional japanese lap playing its amazing.
does it matter who invented the style first? the point is he is great at what he is doing and has a fantastic sound that isn't a copy of someone before him, it's just the way he plays.
One of a number of talented accoustic artists we are lucky to have performing today. If you enjoy their music, show your support by attending their live shows.
Open tuning....sounds as though he's playing with a pick or finger picks (different from Micheal or Kaki) The music moves much faster than Micheal Hedges
So I'm looking at the Erik Mongrain bio page here in Pandora... I wonder why Pandora won't list Michael Hedges under Similar Artists? To me, he's good but hasn't yet moved beyond what Michael accomplished. Granted, I'm a little biased, saw Michael Hedges in concert twice, '89 and '91. I'd put Erik as approaching Michael Hedges... and Kaki King.
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Granted, I'm a little biased, saw Michael Hedges in concert twice, '89 and '91.
I'd put Erik as approaching Michael Hedges... and Kaki King.