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Al Wins Two Acoustic Guitar Magazine Player's Choice Awards!!



He 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 Medals as well.

Thanks to all of you who voted.


Ken Burns and Florentine Films are planning to use some of our music for their upcoming six-part series on the National Parks
We are very excited to be included in another one of their projects.  Please watch the series on PBS in the Fall of 2009.



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

 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 THE ARCHIVES


OUR CALIFORNIA TRIP

PHOTOS FROM THE OREGON COAST

Many of our photographs are available for purchase from:



A Selection of Some of our Older Framed and Unframed Prints are available from Allposters.com



  New Solo Guitar CD!!



Al Plays Eleven Custom Made Guitars Made by Eleven of America's Top Luthiers
This project was sponsored by DreamGuitars.com who also provided the guitars.

Click the Following Titles to Hear a Sample:

The Crossing
Highland Harbinger
Snow Waltz
Tennessee Mountain Rag
March West
White Water
Rainy Day
Night Flight
Potato Salad Days
Mysterious Journey
Reverie

And Speaking of Beautiful Custom Made Guitars -

 
Photos by Al Petteway courtesy of Dream Guitars


 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 Signature Model"
This is the first in a series of new designs by Bill Tippin that feature beveled heels and cutaways
as well as the beveled armrest.  The tone is simply perfect and it plays like a dream.

To See More Photos and Read More About This One-of-a Kind Instrument Visit Dreamguitars.com


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


This is one of the coolest instruments. 
I 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.
If you are interested in any of the guitars you see on the website, drop Al a line at al@dreamguitars.com and he'll be glad to personally check them out for you.

Paul Heumiller, his wife Kim and his Brother Joe 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
32 White Oak Forest Rd - Fairview, NC 28730
828-628-6428 - alandamy@mindspring.com