Al Petteway

Al Petteway

Genres: fingerstyle, folk, guitar, celtic, fingerstyle guitarist

About Al Petteway

Al Petteway is an American guitarist known primarily for his acoustic fingerstyle work both as a soloist and with well-known folk artists such as Amy White, Tom Paxton, Jethro Burns, Jonathan Edwards, Cheryl Wheeler, Debi Smith, Bonnie Rideout, Maggie Sansone and many others. His own compositions rely heavily on Celtic and Appalachian influences. Petteway's music has been featured on NPR and on PBS television specials by Ken Burns. His recordings, music books, and instructional videotapes have gained him a large following of devoted fans around the globe. His playing is featured on more than sixty recordings by some of the world's best known folk and Celtic musicians. Since 1996, he has performed exclusively with his wife, Amy White. They have been Artists In Residence at The Kennedy Center and at Warren Wilson College. Petteway is also the Guitar Week coordinator for the world famous "Swannanoa Gathering" music camp at Warren Wilson College near Asheville, N.C. In 2005, Al Petteway won a Grammy award in the "Best Pop Instrumental" category for his rendition of "The Thornbirds" that appeared on a compilation of solo guitar renditions of Henry Mancini compositions titled "Pink Guitar." Before that he and Amy were awarded an Indie award for their duo guitar album "Gratitude." Al Petteway has been awarded 45 "Wammies" by the Washington Area Music Association including the top honors of "Artist of the Year" and "Musician of the Year". He was the recipient of two Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards for Music Composition and performed at the Vice President's House and The White House during the Clinton administration. Al Petteway and Amy White now live in the western mountains of North Carolina near Asheville.

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Heard alongside: The Chieftains Capercaillie Altan

Radio Stations sorted by tracks on rotation

thistleradio
4 tracks on rotation
MP3 : 128
7 Likes

Celtic Moon
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 128
230 Likes

Radio Paradise
1 track on rotation
AAC : 128
28 Likes

Al Petteway — Top 20 songs

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
Al Petteway Craggy Pinnacle
Al Petteway Red Haired Boy/Cold, Frosty Morn
Al Petteway Shady Grove
Al Petteway Sligo Creek
Al Petteway The Parting Glass
Al Petteway Wayfaring Stranger
Al Petteway Sundog
Al Petteway Down By The Salley Gardens/Down In The Willow Garden
Al Petteway Wild Mountain Thyme
Al Petteway The West Wind
Al Petteway Chesapeake
Al Petteway Maggie's Reel
Al Petteway New Moon
Al Petteway Desert Dance/Mariposa
Al Petteway Darlin' Corey
Al Petteway Chase the Moon
Al Petteway The Red-Haired Boy
Al Petteway Jock O'hazeldean
Al Petteway Breakin' The Blues
Al Petteway Highland Harbinger
Craggy Pinnacle
Red Haired Boy/Cold, Frosty Morn
Shady Grove
Sligo Creek
The Parting Glass
Wayfaring Stranger
Down By The Salley Gardens/Down In The Willow Garden
Wild Mountain Thyme
The West Wind
Chesapeake
Maggie's Reel
New Moon
Desert Dance/Mariposa
Darlin' Corey
Chase the Moon
The Red-Haired Boy
Jock O'hazeldean
Breakin' The Blues
Highland Harbinger