Name: The Unguitarist : Complete Works 1969-2022
Brand: Rick Deitrick

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TSQ5913

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2023-06-16

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Rick Deitrick 

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Folk

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Tompkins Square

<p>Tompkins Square label, established in 2005, is a renowned music label that has gained recognition for its exceptional releases. The label has worked with talented artists such as *William Tyler*, *Peter Walker*, *Ryley Walker* and *Michael Chapman*. With a focus on folk, old-time, gospel and American Primitive Guitar genres, Tompkins Square has also brought forth remarkable reissues of classic recordings. Their dedication to quality music has earned them an impressive eight Grammy nominations.</p>

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Ohio-born Rick Deitrick took up the guitar at 16 and decided to approach his playing as if he was the only guy on an island and the instrument had just washed ashore one day. According to Rick, "I completely divorced my playing from any formal music knowledge, but it was very important to me to use original tuning. During those years, the ‘60s/70's, there was a lot of acoustic guitar playing, often using open tuning as a base. I wanted to create whole tones without de-tuning and keep access to the complex sounds stock tuning provided." Rick pressed 500 LPs of his tranquil solo guitar record, Gentle Wilderness, in 1978. He gave copies to libraries and left a few in the middle of the wilderness, next to trails, "so people would find them." Rick sought inspiration in nature and in particular the various rivers scattered around the Western United States, often composing songs seated beside them. Now, Tompkins Square is proud to present a 5CD retrospective box set, Rick Deitrick - The Unguitarist: Complete Works, 1969 - 2022, which makes a strong case for Rick as one of the most individual voices in acoustic guitar music over the past half century.

The Unguitarist : Complete Works 1969-2022

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