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New CD now available! Berchtold and Stear: Ghosts of Music Past Currently being featured on: WGLT FM 89.1/103.5, Normal, IL WEFT FM 90.1,Champaign/Urbana, IL
WKCC 91.1 FM,
Kankakee, IL
When done well, fingerpicking a guitar looks so easy anybody could do it. But the task of convincing several
digits to make music while moving simultaneously in different, yet coordinated directions, when it appears effortless, takes
a good deal of concentration and practice. David Berchtold, an acoustic guitarist for more than 40 years, makes the process
seem like spreading butter on hot bread as he picks the six-string with melody and rhythm while singing.
Blessed with more than
an hour’s worth of original songs, the Illinois native also chimes in with tunes from the cream of the fingerpicking
crowd, including Chet Atkins, Doc Watson, Rev. Gary Davis, Leo Kottke, John Fahey and others. He’s made three visits
to the Fur Peace Ranch guitar camp, founded and run by another of the greats, Jorma Kaukonen, performing at the student concerts
and once playing along with Jorma. Expect a range of rock and folk standards including music from Dylan to the Doobie Brothers,
Grateful Dead and others to pop into the varied song list of this talented performer.
(by Tom Irwin, Illinois Times)
David is occasionally accompanied by one or more of these fine musicians:
- Brian Stear: Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals, Washboard
- Dave Fryer: Lead Guitar
- Bill Schlipf: Upright Bass
- Andy Spiro: Electric
Bass
- Bruce Bergethon: Violin/Fiddle, Mandolin
David Berchtold is a member of ASCAP
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