Bob Evans is an award-winning Canadian fingerstyle guitarist and winner of the 2003 U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in Winfield, KS.
At this site you'll find information about his music and recordings, transcriptions of his compositions and arrangements, links to musical friends and useful resources, and other information he hopes you'll find interesting. (Does this writing in the third person creep you out as much as it does me?).
So dig in, enjoy, and drop me ... uh ... I mean him ... a note if you have any comments or questions.
Another New Video - Things We Said Today
Ah, it never rains but it pours, eh? Hot on the heels of posting On the Tip of the Tongue on YouTube, I’ve also posted a clip of my solo arrangement of The Beatles’ Things We Said Today, taken from the same concert in Saskatoon this September.
Check it out [...]
New Video - On the Tip of the Tongue
Well, I have finally managed to start to catch up on 21st century technology trends by posting my first video on YouTube! Can fame and fortune be far behind?
The song is On the Tip of the Tongue recorded at a recent concert in Saskatoon (… Saskatchewan … Canada ). It’s [...]
New Website Design
Hi folks. If you’ve been a vistor to this website before, you will notice there is a completely new look to the site’s design. I have redesigned the site using a content management system - or in geekish lingo, a CMS.
4 On 6 Nominated for Outstanding Instrumental Album
4 On 6 is a nominee for Outstanding Instrumental Album at this year’s Western Canadian Music Awards.
The winners will be announced Sunday, October 19 at the Western Canadian Music Awards gala in Edmonton, Alberta.
A complete list of all nominees for the 2008 WCMAs can be found at the Western Canadian Music Awards website.
Guys & Guitars 2 Concert - Available Online
Losing sleep because you missed the on-air broadcast of Guys and Guitars last April on Canada Live! ? Well, fret no more. The entire concert is available on the CBC Radio 2 Concerts on Demand website.
For those of you who haven’t heard the story so far, I had the pleasure of hosting this concert that celebrated the diversity [...]
4 On 6 Nominated for Outstanding Instrumental Album
4 On 6 is a nominee for Outstanding Instrumental Album at this year’s Western Canadian Music Awards.
The winners will be announced Sunday, October 19 at the Western Canadian Music Awards gala in Edmonton, Alberta.
A complete list of all nominees for the 2008 WCMAs can be found at the Western Canadian Music Awards website.
The Slippery Slope Available on YouTube
Mel Bay has posted a copy of the video for my tune The Slippery Slope on YouTube as a promotion for the DVD Masters of Fingerstyle Guitar Vol 1. The DVD is available through the Acoustic Tonic Music Store by clicking on the above link for the DVD.
Woodsongs Old Time Radio performance now available online
The Wailin’ Jennies and I appeared on The Woodsongs Oldtime Radio Hour on Nov. 5, 2007. The podcast versions of the program - both audio and video - have now been posted on the Woodsongs website.
To view and/or download, go to www.woodsongs.com and follow the menu links to the Archives page. The program featuring myself and the [...]
4 On 6 - The Beatles for solo guitar
4 on 6 is a collection of 12 classic tunes by The Beatles arranged for solo guitar.
I grew up with their music as the soundtrack to my youth. Now, almost 45 years later, I still can’t quit humming the tunes. The melodies are so strong and the chord progressions so malleable they can easily be [...]
4 On 6 Now Distributed in Japan
4 On 6 is now being distributed in Japan exclusively through Pooh Yokocho, Inc. You can also order my two previous CDs from them, Caffeinated Coffee and The Voice in the Grain.
Or as they say in Japan:
日本における独占ディストリビューター
日本にお住まいの方でボブのCDを購入ご希望の方は下記にお問い合せ下さい。
プー横丁
604-0941 京都市中京区亀屋町 370-1-501
Website: http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/‾slice/pooh/
e-mail: slice@h6.dion.ne.jp