Transcript for the Piece Audio version of International Guitar Night: Four virtuosos from Germany, Israel and America talk about a convergence of finger-style guitar

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THERE ARE SOME GUITARISTS FOR WHOM ONE GUITAR ISN'T ENOUGH. BRIAN GORE IS ONE OF THEM. ON HIS OWN, HE'S A DEFT FINGER-STYLE GUITARIST WEAVING THE INTRICATE PAISLEY DAPPLED MELODIES AND RHYTHM LINES OF HIS OWN COMPOSITIONS

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BUT BACK IN 1980 HE HEARD THE ALBUM FRIDAY NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH AL DI MEOLA, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN AND PACO DE LUCIA, ALL PLAYING ACOUSTIC GUITARS

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BG: Well, as a matter of fact I saw that show when they were recording it back when I was about 18 years old. And it definitely left a very strong impression on me.

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20 YEARS LATER, BRIAN GORE REALIZED HIS AMBITION OF A GUITAR ENSEMBLE, BUT HE TOOK IT TO GLOBAL DIMENSIONS WITH A CONCEPT CALLED INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT.

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HE BEGAN PUTTING SHOWS TOGETHER WITH GROUPS OF 4 GUITARISTS BEGINNING WITH ARTISTS LIKE Dusan Bogdanovic FROM Serbia, Alex DeGrassi from California, Italian guitarist Peppino D’Agostino and LA Guitar quartet member Andrew York.

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BG: We’ve had players as far-flung from Madagascar, India and of course Europe and Latin America as well as North America.

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A decade later, Gore is still at it with his 2010 edition that includes american harp guitarist Stephen Bennett, Israeli guitarist Itamar Erez and German guitarist Lulo Reinhardt. Lulo is a descendent of gypsy jazz icon, Django Reinhardt. He says he picks up a lot of ideas from these very different players.

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LR: Yes. I think for me as a gypsy I always steal stuff. Musically. So, I really like Brian’s finger picking style and so I steal from Itamar, he’s Arab, but I can’t play his Arabic notes. Because he has some extra frets on his guitar.

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STEPHEN BENNETT IS THE MOST VETERAN OF THIS YEARS GROUP, AND HE STILL THINKS HE'LL PICK UP SOME IDEAS FROM THEM.

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SB: I know I’m going to be influenced by this guys by hanging around with them so much. ....Itamar and Lulo both just, ... it’s stuff I’ve heard but I’ve never ever played with anybody so it’s just wonderful to try to blend with them as best as I can.

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You can hear the 2010 edition on the album, international guitar Night IV. I'm John Diliberto and this has been an Echo Location, Soundings for New Music.