Adam Rafferty’s Blog – Guitar and Spirit

For Fingerstyle Guitarists – Effects & Tapping vs Melody

This weekend I got a chance to listen to some wonderful young guitar players, but it brought me back to an issue I try to explain over and over when I teach workshops.

Many fingerstyle guitarists today are forgetting about the most important aspect of music – melody. I think this is due to a basic lack of musical study, and the lack of asking the basic question “what is music?”

Without an inquiry into what music actually is, one can get lost by simply copying whats trendy and popular on Youtube and in magazines. [Read more…] about For Fingerstyle Guitarists – Effects & Tapping vs Melody

2014 – Adam Rafferty – Russia Tour Dates Just Added

By Adam Rafferty 5 Comments

Hi Gang,

For all my Russian fans, friends and fellow guitarists, here is the information I have for the upcoming Russia tour dates.

15 of MAY Kurgan, Shastokovich college of music starts 18:00
16 of MAY Shadrinsk, Theater of Drama , starts 19 00
18 of MAY St. Petersburg, Erarta modern arts museum , TBA
19 of MAY Samara, Palace of culture « Zheleznodorozhnikov « TBA
20 of MAY Moscow Centralniy dom hudozhnika 20:00

For a current list of ALL tour dates, please visit the TOUR page!

How to Stay Focused and Finish Big Projects – A Brick a Day

By Adam Rafferty 23 Comments

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I have been working on some long term secret projects that I hope to unveil in the months ahead, and the following has been on my mind.

Maybe this applies to you too…

How Can We Stay Motivated to Finish Big Projects?

When we work on something “new” and exciting…it’s easy to start, but hard to follow through and finish.

After the excitement and newness loses it’s glitter dust, the hard work really starts.
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Spring Tour 2014 & New Video “Just the Two Of Us”

By Adam Rafferty 8 Comments

Hey Gang!

2014 Spring Tour Dates

I just wanted to drop a quick post to let you know that starting March 14, 2014 I will be on tour for about 8 weeks throughout Germany, Austria, Poland and Russia…

Lots of fun & fingerpicking will be had!

Hope to see you at a concert – please check the TOUR PAGE for details.

New Video!

And by the way, here is the latest video in case you haven’t seen it – “Just the Two of Us…”