Cited by Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine as "...one of the strangest men in acoustic music today," Richard Gilewitz fascinates his audiences with fingerstyle gymnastics while spinning yarns too unbelievable not to be true. His ability to make his guitar sound like an entire orchestra stems from 33 years of well-honed technique and 25 years of touring on the road. Through it all, Richard has created his own signature sound, now captured on his six CD releases, not to mention his book/CD Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop and an instructional DVD All-Time Favorite Fingerpicking Tunes.

It is Richard's live shows, however, that bring out the best in him, for it's only in performance that one can witness how his cadences of stories and tunes create an irrepressible glow that lights up the audience.

If you don't get an opportunity to see Richard live, watching his new performance DVD, Richard Gilewitz: Live at Charlotte's Web is the next best thing. Charlotte's Web is an acoustic venue In Rockford, Illinois that has hosted a multitude of acoustic guitarists and singer/songwriters. The video features many of Richard's signature tales and tunes, a sample of which, "Have You Ever seen a Rainbow at Night," appears here.

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