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OK, it’s time for more of my guitar fetish. Alesa Lajana is from Queensland and plays both an acoustic guitar and acoustic lap-steel slide guitar. And she is amazingly good at it.

A few years back I went to a master class given by Tony McManus (who really deserves his own post and soon) at the Brunswick Music Festival. Best couple of hours I ever spent, he covered traditional Scottish and Irish bagpipe and fiddle tunes, blues, and jazz. I suspect Alesa has been though the same class and unlike me, paid really close attention.

You can hear what I mean at her MySpace site or her site. Scroll down until you find a track called “Breizh Seagull” and just let it wash over you. The twiddles are fantastic, she creates a complex and textured piece of music with her intricate finger style.

YouTube - Alesa Lajana plays “The Seagull”

You should also hear her version of “Si Beg Si Mor” it’s at the bottom of her discography page., she plays it on a dobro. It’s brilliant

Recommended

Websites at http://www.myspace.com/alesalajana or her http://www.alesalajana.com.au