Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Andy McKee | 2016

Andy McKee’s latest album Live Book captures the essence of the celebrated fingerstylist’s beautiful and versatile sound through live performance. Recorded over a three -night period at concerts in Alabama and Georgia, Live Book features the perfect blend of up-tempo and reflective songs spanning McKee’s musical career, which collectively illuminate the majestic performance one can expect at an Andy McKee concert.
In this 2016 Acoustic Guitar Sessions episode, McKee performs three songs from the new album: “Drifting,” “For My father,” and “Rylynn,” relating the back stories to the people and events that inspired those songs.
Opening with “Drifting” (which brought McKee to the world stage via KZbin in 2006 amassing more than 50 million hits), the new album progresses to his first acoustic fingerstyle composition ”Ouray.” Thoughtful performances of “She,” “Nocturne,” “Rylynn,” “For My Father,” and “The Reason” strike a sentimental chord.
One of the highlights of the album is McKee’s driving performance of “Art of Motion,” performed on a baritone guitar unique from previous recordings. “Into the Ocean” and “Ebon Coast” showcase McKee’s blend of string percussion and harmonics with the former played on harp guitar.
Live Book also contains McKee’s version of Toto’s “Africa,” a tribute to McKee’s greatest influence Michael Hedges (“Because it’s There),” and an arrangement of Don Ross’ “Tight Trite Night.”
One of the gems of this album is the description that accompanies the songs on the CD jacket detailing the origin of each composition. Live Book is a must not only for Andy McKee fans, but those who love the diverse sounds of the acoustic guitar presented with a sonic storyteller’s brilliance.
Check for tour dates and details on workshops at andymckee.com.

[@marysefonta8371]

When I hear For my father, I 'm always thinking of my father who was a carpenter, I love wood, I love guitars.

[@santiagomarcet5067]

This is the best video on KZbin

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

These familiar pieces sound lovely on the baritone guitar!

[@HigeYatsu]

Is anyone else gobsmacked by the overtones on that Dyer baritone?? I've never heard a guitar with such subtle fundamentals and incredible overtones--it literally sounds like there's a haunting choir singing along with his playing; I honestly don't even understand how it's possible to get such present but unobtrusive overtones on a guitar. Wow.

[@fuji767]

I think he's using ToneWood Amp in this one, not sure about it

[@inhumandestroyer]

dude wrote drifting when he was 18 looooool come on, that's crazy! what a hero

[@thedukeparty]

One of my favorites of all time. Rylynn is the greatest of all time.

[@nikiantlily]

He’s a class act

[@seibpa]

was waiting for this. so glad to be able to hear high-quality baritone versions of these three.

[@andyyolesen]

Andy inspired me to buy a baritone guitar. Thanks Andy

[@cmh6122]

First time I saw him play doubt he was old enough for a driver's license. He was playing a Martin at Steam Music. Was already turning heads.

[@tifosimw743]

Smooth... So relaxing.

[@josmigort1]

Impresionante!!

[@albertobenitez6427]

This deserves waaaaay more views... Anyway I love Andy's performances, his music has inspired many.

[@reltheartist-topic801]

Great style!!!!

[@johnnyutah218]

What would the tunning be on a Baritone for Rylynn???? besides the Capo on the 4th fret.

[@johneli495]

couldn't hear the melody clearly for some reason

[@chrismaltmanmusic]

because he is using a baritone guitar

[@dr.alimpije511]

to me it sounds like a different tuning

[@tomthedodger6508]

@@dr.alimpije511 It's the same tuning, just but because it's a baritone guitar it's roughly 5 semitones lower. Edit: Technically it's not the same tuning, but it's the same intervals.

[@yamyamm6442]

His new bariton guitar can't make high pitch sound

[@ferencuchamartin2903]

Dowina guitar 👍

[@harisdaka126]

it's a Dyer Baritone Guitar. Andy McKee Signature, says the website of Dyer.

[@Xkaran73x]

Seems like they changed the key

[@Xkaran73x]

I found my old comment 😂

[@JoshuaConnorMusic]

Love Andy but god I can't wait for him to go back to his Greenfield baritone. That Dyer is so bassy it muddies everything up and you hardly hear what's going on in the melody.

[@NatFreeman666]

it's just mixed really badly. nobody turned the bass down, not the guitar's fault. most recorded acoustics sound like that unprocessed.

[@JoshuaConnorMusic]

Except every single video of Andy playing this thing has the same problem. His Guitar World performances, and every live clip with this guitar all sound low and woolly. His usual Greenfield baritones sound much clearer, tighter and louder even unplugged. Even something like a Stonebridge baritone has more definition.

[@nguyenjackiean3613]

can't hear the bass sound !!!

[@hcasting847]

The original version is better in my opinion

[@Xkaran73x]

Tru

[@avis9ditiu]

he make his finger coarse and week to get the faintly sound, but in fact, the melody is bad because of many of friction sound and noise

[@AdiHazan26]

Bad recording