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Hey Brad,
We just started to get sunshine here after a week of rain and one night it almost snowed! Temp dropped too 1 deg. Enjoy the rainny day good excuse to practice. My dogs love the littlest hobo. They stare at the T.V. and god forbid that hobo barks cause they will join in and wake up the neibours.
Have a great one by
Mike

Wow quite the statement. I've always found music to be multigenerational. Bach composed 300 years ago and I still can get shivers down my spine listening to his music. Try playing some of his music on your guitar and then talk about finger picking. I also get the same feelings from so many others. One of the greatest finger pickers was Chet Atkins, how about Tommy Emmanuel? Paul Simon, Roland Dyens, Andres Segovia?
I can only hope for you that your musical range broadens to the point that you can appriciate many types of music. I cannot claim to enjoy everything but I have no problem stating that even if I don't like a certain type of music I can give credit to a great musician.
So as for post 90's I would reccomend :
The Dave Matthews Band
Kelly Joe Phelps

Of course the people playing post 90's fingerpicking were influenced by musicians from way back. Lets face it acoustic guitar is not in it's heyday. But there are many great players.
Try changing up some music that was not written for fingerpickin' . It will challenge you to learn and develop a style of your own.
Have Fun!

I would contact Fender and see if they could recommend a QUALIFIED luther in your area.

Like I said very busy....Friday afternoon and now I can reply.
Yes you can get Labbatt 50 and some others with even more bite. Yet I've been on the wagon for 18 years so I haven't had the pleasure of trying them. One brewed here is called La Fin Du Monde..... The End Of The World. About 9% and another called La Maudit.....The Damned. Also around the 10% mark. They kinda kick the weaker american beers into next week. They not only go good with lobster but put some in the pot and the little suckers will jump in on their own. LOL

Yes Ottawa is doing well but we will still rag on them......traditions you know..... although it would be nice to have the cup in the great white north again.
Have a great week-end by.
Mike

Father and Son - Cat Stevens
Across the Universe - The Beatles
Hit the Road Jack--- this is an easy one to play but the whole mood of the song is in the strumming  Am-G-F-E

Good Luck!

ok thanks

ok so the original song was written by Iron Duke and was also covered by Mighty Sparrow.....no chords yet though.

Must be for  -The Sound of Silence- 
So start with Dm the on to C ........

Roger I would like to report this post as part of it has nothing to do with singing your praise....

Of course now I'll never get that Visa to enter Scottland

Sounds like you had a great one!
Of course us Quebecers would also have brought a case of Molson. lol

Hey Badeye,
Nothing like everyone having a good time in the kitchen! Of course after a few Mooseheads we all seem to play better.... well is does seem that way! I like to include some kids songs to get the little ones going. Like Puff The Magic Dragon, Big Blue Frog, and Right Field by Peter Paul and Mary.

Keep on picking By

Good choice, some songs can be easy to play but chalenge the right hand more then the left, assuming you are right handed. The finger picking for Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Don Quixote, also by Gordon Lightfoot. Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers and Holy Night are fun to practice arpegios. Another great song for the right hand is When I'm 64 by the Beatles and Blackbird.
Wish you Were Here by Pink Floyd has a good strumming pattern to master. Wow seems like so many great songs can really bring us to new heights!
Have Fun!