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Colin Reid
Colin Reid is an acoustic guitarist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He launched his solo career in 1997 after supporting performances with other leading musicians such as Brian Kennedy (singer), Brian Kennedy and Waterson–Carthy. He was a guitar teacher for many years and formalised his skills at the Musicians Institute of Technology. He has run guitar courses in the Crescent Arts Centre in the past. He has released three albums. His eponymous debut album was released by Shetland's Veesik Records in 1999. In 2000 he received a New Voices (Celtic Connections musical commission), New Voices commission from the Celtic Connections festival. He has since released ''Tilt'' (2001), and ''Swim'' (2006). He played the club tent at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2001. He played in Eddi Reader's band in 2003. References Shetland music 21st-century guitarists from Northern Ireland Male guitarists from Northern Ireland Acoustic guitarists Musicians from Belfast Living people Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acoustic Guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, resonating through the air in the body, and producing sound from the sound hole. The original, general term for this stringed instrument is '' guitar'', and the retronym 'acoustic guitar' distinguishes it from an electric guitar, which relies on electronic amplification. Typically, a guitar's body is a sound box, of which the top side serves as a sound board that enhances the vibration sounds of the strings. In standard tuning the guitar's six strings are tuned (low to high) E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4. Guitar strings may be plucked individually with a pick (plectrum) or fingertip, or strummed to play chords. Plucking a string causes it to vibrate at a fundamental pitch determined by the string's length, mass, and tension. (Overtones are als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
