| Adventures for 12-String, 6-String and Banjo | ||||
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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Adventures for 12 string, 6 string and banjo is an album by American folk guitarist Dick Rosmini, released in 1964. [1] It is out of print in LP format, appears never to have been released in CD format, and has been available as an MP3 download since October 5, 2010 (ASIN B004620SNC).
Rosmini is best known for his role in the American "folk revival" of the 1960s as a session player and accompanist. Adventures for 12 string, 6 string and banjo was Rosmini's first solo album and was, at the time, one of the few solo steel-string guitar albums available. He recorded only four albums under his own name, two of them instructional albums.
Adventures for 12 string, 6 string and banjo has been cited as a major influence by many acoustic guitarists including Dave Van Ronk [2] and Leo Kottke. [3] It is mainly solo guitar or banjo plus bass, 2nd guitars, and percussion.
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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richard Meyer wrote of the album "This album predates much of John Fahey's work and certainly that of Leo Kottke and the other "American primitive" guitarists. Hard to find but well worth the search" [4]
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