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New Listening Room at Dream Guitars



Dream Guitars is offering a new Listening Room on their website that is Searchable by guitar type, builder, woods, etc.
and allows the user to listen to the samples I've recorded over the years for comparison purposes.
Nothing like this exists anywhere and it should prove to bea great resource for anyone interested in guitar.

Now Available and Shipping!





CAT ANGELS:  The Secret Lives of Cats

The long-awaited book featuring Amy's whimsical Cat Angel images with stories and quotes.




Now Available from Solid Air Records:






The
National Parks: America's Best Idea
 
A six-part series from Ken Burns and Florentine Films on PBS

We were so proud to hear so much of our music used in the soundtrack of this magnificent film.

Click Here to see a Preview or to Watch Episodes Online



Amy Sits on a Promontory at the Grand Canyon - Photo By Al Petteway  (Courtesy of  National Geographic)








 
Read More:  Western North Carolina Woman Magazine






Acoustic Guitar Magazine's 20th Anniversary Issue

20 Years of Essential Acoustic Albums 

1997 - Al Petteway, Caledon Wood


"Anchored in Celtic music with African and South American influences,
these original pieces and traditional arrangements show why
Petteway is one of today’s most respected fingerstyle players." (Maggie’s Music)



2004 - Various artists, Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar

Laurence Juber, Ed Gerhard, Doug Smith, Al Petteway,
and other fingerstyle luminaries arranged the songs of Henry Mancini
and became Grammy winners in the process. (Solid Air)







Al was featured in the March 2009 issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine

And he Won Two 2008 Acoustic Guitar Magazine Player's Choice Awards as one of the Guitarists of the Year!!




Al won the Silver Medal in the Celtic Guitarist Category and the Bronze Medal in the Fingerstyle Guitarist Category

Both the Swannanoa Gathering Guitar Week and Dream Guitars won Silver and Bronze Medals as well.

Thanks to all of you who voted.  Click here to view the winners online.






A&A PHOTO GALLERIES
Follow the links below!

RECENT PHOTOS FROM THE MOUNTAINS

PHOTOS OF OUR PETS

PHOTOS FROM OUR EXHIBIT

FUNNY PIX FROM OUR TRAVELS

PERSONAL SNAPSHOTS & PLAYFUL PIX

FROM AMY'S PERSONAL ARCHIVES

FROM AL'S PERSONAL ARCHIVES


OUR CALIFORNIA TRIP

PHOTOS FROM THE OREGON COAST

Many of our photographs are available for purchase from:



Search "Petteway" For a Selection of Some of our Framed and Unframed Prints On  Art.comAllposters.com





Announcing The Al Petteway Series Guitars by Master Luthier Bill Tippin





            

Custom Karura Case Made for the Tippin Al Petteway Series
- Photos by Al Petteway

After over four years of playing literally thousands of guitars for the Dream Guitars website,
Al has found his own "dream guitar" in the form of a new Tippin Crescendo model that will be dubbed:

"The Al Petteway Series"

To See More Photos or to Order One of These Amazing Instruments Visit Dreamguitars.com




And then there's the "Al Petteway Signature model Banjola" by Edward Victor Dick:



This is one of the coolest instruments. 
We can't decide whether it's more like a guitar, a bouzouki or a 5-string banjo with six strings

Here's a MP3 sample:  Banjola

Check out all of Edward's wonderful creations at www.banjolas.com

 

Al does the recording and photographing of the beautiful handmade guitars at Dream Guitars in Weaverville, NC. for their website.

Paul Heumiller, his wife Kim and Stephen are all well-respected and trustworthy dealers in fine instruments and accessories and really nice people too.

See the high quality Guitars, Amps, Preamps, etc. by clicking on this link:





Fairewood Studios
P.O. Box 2267 - Fairview, NC 28730
alandamy@mindspring.com