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Bob Ardern – Finger-Style GuitarBob Ardern combines masterful finger-style guitar playing withmelodies that conjure vivid images and he pulls it all togetherinto a captivating sound. The music delights and excites whileit soothes and entertains. With influences from Celtic, Classicaland Jazz, Bob's guitar stylings take the listener on a spectraljourney of emotions. The inspirations for Bob's music come from diverse sourcessuch as a drought in St. Lucia, the purring of a friendly cat, theringing of church bells and a glass of Chianti on a balcony inTuscany. Whether actively listening or playing the music in thebackground, lovers of acoustic guitar will find this musicappealing as a means to de-stress from the pressures of ourmodern lives.Eight Winds is Bob's latest CD released in autumn 2015 and itfeatures 12 original tracks of acoustic guitar instrumentals.With a guest performance by Bob's long-time friend DuncanWoodcock and with production and musical contributions fromDavid Findlay, Eight Winds adds to the collection of NovaScotian New Age music begun on Wires Rosewood & Rootsin 2012 and continued on Craftsman in 2014.
Eight Winds has been awarded Best Instrumental Album - Acoustic of 2015 at the 12th Annual Zone Music Reporter Annual Awards held in New Orleans in May 2016.
Bob’s complete discography comprises two earlier works: Released in 2010, Come From Away celebrates Bob’s move to Nova Scotia and the joy of living there. It also takes a look at history of the Maritimes and its association with the sea. 2006’s Returning Home explores theemotional turmoil of making major life changes, travelling the world looking for answers and eventually going back to your roots.
Ardern's music...reflects an "elegant simplicity" coupled with an utter lack ofpretension. Ardern seems to instinctively know how to shed artifice and meaningless showmanship and allow the true goodness of a melody and a rhythm to come to the forefront.Bill Binkelman - Binkleman's Corner, Zone Music ReporterRead the entire review here . . .
In the last few years. Bob has played Live From the Rock Music Festival, Trout Forest Music Festival, Campobello FogFest, Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, Sandywoods Folk Festival, Old Lynn Concert Series, Music On Deck, and more. He tours regularly in the United States, playing as feature at Concert Series as well as at Coffeehouses, Arts Centers and House Concerts. In October, 2015 he toured in the UK with several feature appearances at the Lancaster Music Festival and music clubs.
Website: bobardern.caPhone: 902-640-2892Email: [email protected]: /BobArdernGuitar
