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We are
dedicated to enjoying and preserving the thumb picking finger style guitar music
of Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, and Jerry Reed in and around Ohio. If we don't promote and support
thumb-picking and finger style guitar - it will surely die with us.
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Several tunes to enjoy while you are browsing this web site. (click)
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For
those of you living near the Greater Cincinnati
area, DHR Music (high end guitar store) will
be having a Special Opening Music Celebration on
Sat, June 17th from noon til 4 pm at their store on
Montgomery Road. (check
it out)
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The
Richard
Smith & Michael
Chapdelaine OFGC Pickin'
Party this past Saturday (June 13th) was a huge
success. (review)
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Don't forget to check in
with our "Other
Entertainment" section for suggestions as
to what to do around Ohio.
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We've put another SUPER CD
on our "New Guitar
Album Releases & Reviews" page - Mark
Hill - "a mark in time". AWESOME
ALBUM!!!
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We're
back to "pickin' n grinnin" every Tuesday
evening at Scotties Coffee House, 660 High
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The
club is auctioning off a OSP guitar that was signed by
many of the guitar "stars" in attendance at
the 2007 Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention
- to benefit member, Bill Arthur. (more
info)
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Danielle
Bazzani & Bobby Gibson will be our
Guest Pickers at a Pickin' Party on Saturday,
July 18th.. (more info)
AND, they both will be at Scotties Coffee House on
Tuesday and Friday evenings....
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Bob Cox & Friends
is a new Music & Arts Series at Richland
Academy in Mansfield, OH the second Wednesday of
each month. Check it out in his
Newsletter. (website)
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A
nice Epi Chet Atkins nylon stringed guitar was
just put up on our For Sale page. Priced way below
eBay prices. (For Sale)
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A bunch of us meet almost
every night in the Texas
Fingerstyle Internet Chat Room and play our
guitars to each other. It's a lot of fun - drop
in...
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Don't forget to check in
with our "Other
Entertainment" section for suggestions as
to what to do around Ohio.
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The Chet Atkins
Appreciation Society finally has it's own web site -
check it out!! CAAS
Web Site CAAS
MySpace
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Uptown
Strings, 18 N. State St. Westerville OH
Ted Kerr, owner, not only carries several "finger
style" incorrigible instruments - he hosts
"work shops" for our enjoyment. Thanks,
Ted..
614-794-2183
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Scotties, 660 High
Street, Worthington, OH - the best brewed and bulk coffees in
Ohio. Also, a great promoter of local guitar
music.
(614)
430-9055
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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine is all about
celebrating finger style guitar. Great articles, instructional
tab, and an accompanying CD. Our sport's best rag.
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Fred Kelly makes some of the best thumb
picks in the music business. Give 'em a try.
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Homespun
Videos has lot's of great educational videos and DVDs. All
instruments, however the owner, Happy Traum, is a great guitarist and a
pioneer in the "training on tape" industry, and he has some
great thumb picking videos out.
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Number of visitors since May 2001:
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This web site was thrown together with
FrontPage 2000 - and though it's better than nothing - it's still very
frustrating gittin' it to do what I want it to do, sometimes...... I should be
spending this time pickin'.... Web Hacker & Club Organizer -
Palmer Moore Say Hello
The caricature above was drawn by
professional cartoonist, guitarist and avid OFGC club member since our
inception - Dan Collins. Caricatures by Collins
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"Honey, this would be a
good time to tell you about my Kirk Sand purchase." |
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