Overtones – 12 Songs • 12 Vintage Guitars is
- twelve songs arranged for solo flatpicking acoustic guitar
- twelve vintage acoustic flat top guitars built between 1889 – 1968
- a music medley of old traditional and new original melodies
- an extensive booklet with detailed photos and description of every guitar and song
- a book with guitar TABs for all the songs
Songs and guitars on the album:
- Whiskey Before Breakfast (traditional) | Maurer 16″, Larson Brothers · 1935
- Grandfather’s Clock (Henry Clay Work) | Gibson Nick-Lucas-Special · 1926
- Killing Me Softly with His Song (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) | Martin OM-18 · 1930
- Welcome, Milady! (Ondra Kozák) | Washburn “New Model” Style 305 · ca. 1890
- Wildwood Flower (Joseph Philbrick Webster) | Martin D-12-35 · 1968
- Fire on the Mountain (traditional) | Gibson Southern Jumbo · 1944
- Homage to David Grier [Engagement Waltz, Eye of the Hurricane] (David Grier) | Martin 000-28 · 1938
- Me and His Guitar (Ondra Kozák) | Martin 00-18 H sb · 1940
- La fille aux cheveux de lin (Claude Debussy) | Gibson L-0 black · 1942
- Homage to Michal Vavro [Acoustic Colours, Streamer, Industrie, Gracias a Tý] (Michal Vavro) | Martin D-18 · 1937
- Wheel Hoss (Bill Monroe) | Martin D-28 · 1944
- Alone in Eden (Ondra Kozák) | Martin 2-21 · 1889
Teasers from the album and booklet:
Whiskey Before Breakfast /// Ondra Kozák – Overtones
Me and His Guitar /// Ondra Kozák – Overtones
La fille aux cheveux de lin /// Ondra Kozák – Overtones
Overtones – Wheel Hoss (TEASER)
Overtones – Wildwood Flower (TEASER)
Overtones – Grandfather's Clock (TEASER)
The story of the project
is described here.
Reviews:
- Michal Hromčík (BGCZ.NET)
- Brian Dowdall (British Bluegrass News)
- Andreas Schulz (Akustik Gitarre)
- Bluegrass Unlimited