{"id":146424,"date":"2024-11-08T06:29:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T14:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=146424"},"modified":"2024-11-08T06:30:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T14:30:30","slug":"hayden-pedigos-avant-folk-fingerstyle-acoustic-guitar-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/hayden-pedigos-avant-folk-fingerstyle-acoustic-guitar-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Pedigo\u2019s Avant-Folk Fingerstyle | Acoustic Guitar Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Hayden Pedigo Acoustic Guitar Session Concert and Interview Fingerstyle Guitarist\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aOeyM31lKIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a focus on melody and a distaste for flash and complexity for complexity\u2019s sake, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/haydenpedigo.com\">Hayden Pedigo<\/a><\/strong> has become a leading voice in the acoustic fingerstyle soundscape. \u201cI believe fingerstyle guitar pieces should be simple enough where any skill level can approach the song and play it in a convincing way,\u201d Pedigo says. \u201cThat\u2019s what makes it folk music: the song is sharable and can be passed around. I think that gets lost in a lot of modern-day fingerpicking music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this <em>AG Session, <\/em>Pedigo performed three original pieces on his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NWCsdW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yamaha FG9<\/a>: \u201cThe Happiest Times I Ever Ignored,\u201d \u201cRained Like Hell,\u201d and \u201cElsewhere.\u201d And while the music is simple, it\u2019s also transfixing; there is a lot to learn from listening to (and playing) it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guitarist also spent some time discussing his exploratory approach to composition, the feeling he gets from hearing other guitarist\u2019s interpreting his music, and the lasting influence of John Fahey. With self-effacing Texas charm, Pedigo says he doesn\u2019t know how to play in standard tuning . . . and we almost believe him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pedigo kicks off an East Coast tour next week;<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/haydenontour\">tickets are available here<\/a><\/strong>. And be sure to check out his recent live album, <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/haydenpedigo.bandcamp.com\/album\/live-in-amarillo-texas-2\">Live in Amarillo, Texas<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/private-lesson-115571741\">Support\u00a0<em>Acoustic Guitar<\/em>\u00a0on Patreon\u00a0and get access to\u00a0an exclusive video lesson with Hayden Pedigo!<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>In this video lesson Pedigo shows his approach to embellishing a simple guitar part using slides and hammer-ons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/private-lesson-115571741\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hayden-PRIVATE-LESSON-TEMP.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hayden-PRIVATE-LESSON-TEMP.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hayden-PRIVATE-LESSON-TEMP.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hayden-PRIVATE-LESSON-TEMP.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hayden-PRIVATE-LESSON-TEMP.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hayden-PRIVATE-LESSON-TEMP.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hayden-PRIVATE-LESSON-TEMP.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pedigo\u2019s simple, yet inventive guitar style shines in this solo acoustic Session<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":146437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"For this Session, Pedigo performed three original pieces on his Yamaha FG9: \u201cThe Happiest Times I Ever Ignored,\u201d \u201cRained Like Hell,\u201d and \u201cElsewhere.\u201d","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1527,1530],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1542],"class_list":["post-146424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fingerstyle-guitar-performance-videos","category-instrumental-guitar-videos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hayden-Pedigo-Acoustic-Guitar-Sessions.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","authors":[{"term_id":1542,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"joeystringletter-com","display_name":"Joey Lusterman","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/436b88127a7aed4992dc57eb6efc6353?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Lusterman","first_name":"Joey","job_title":"","description":"Opinionated creative slash beginning guitarist. 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