Al Petteway
is an American guitarist known primarily for his acoustic fingerstyle work. He won a Grammy award in 2005 for his rendition of "The Thornbirds".
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Biography
Al Petteway is a Grammy-winning American guitarist known primarily for his acoustic fingerstyle work both as a soloist and with well-known folk artists such as
Amy White,
Tom Paxton,
Jethro Burns, Jonathan Edwards,
Cheryl Wheeler,
Debi Smith,
Bonnie Rideout,
Maggie Sansone and many others. His own compositions rely heavily on
Celtic and
Appalachian influences and he is known for his use of
DADGAD tuning.
Petteway's music has been featured on
NPR and on
PBS television specials by
Ken Burns, most notably "The National Parks - America's Best Idea." His recordings, music books, and instructional videotapes have gained him a large following of devoted fans around the globe. His playing is featured on more than sixty recordings by some of the world's best known folk and Celtic musicians. Since 1996, he has performed exclusively with his wife, Amy White. They have been Artists In Residence at The Kennedy Center and at Warren Wilson College. Petteway is also the Guitar Week coordinator for the world famous "Swannanoa Gathering" music camp at Warren Wilson College near Asheville, N.C.
In 2005, Al Petteway won a
Grammy award in the
"Best Pop Instrumental Album" category for his rendition of "The Thornbirds" that appeared on a compilation of solo guitar renditions of Henry Mancini compositions titled
Pink Guitar
. Before that he and Amy were awarded an Indie award for their duo guitar album
Gratitude
. Al Petteway has been awarded 45 "Wammies" by the Washington Area Music Association including the top honors of "Artist of the Year" and "Musician of the Year". He was the recipient of two Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards for Music Composition and performed at the Vice President's House and The White House during the Clinton administration.
Al Petteway and Amy White now live in the western mountains of North Carolina near Asheville.
Discography
- 1992: Whispering Stones
(Maggie's Music)
- 1993: The Waters and the Wild
(Maggie's Music)
- 1995: Midsummer Moon
(Maggie's Music)
- 1996: A Scottish Christmas
(Maggie's Music)
- 1997: Caledon Wood
(Maggie's Music)
- 1999: Racing Hearts
(Fairewood Records)
- 2001: Gratitude
(Solid Air Records)
- 2003: Shades of Blue
(Solid Air Records)
- 2003: A Midnight Clear
(Dorian Records)
- 2004: Celtic, Blues and Beyond
DVD, Book, Cd (Warner Bros./Solid Air Records)
- 2004: Acoustic Journey
(Maggie's Music)
- 2005: Land of the Sky
(Maggie's Music)
- 2006: Winter Tidings
(Maggie's Music)
- 2008: Dream Guitars, Vol. I - The Golden Age of Lutherie
(Dream Guitars, Inc.)