These songs are original compositions on 6 and 12 string acoustic guitar. They are on the mellow side, reflective and inspirational and a few “foot tappers” too! Solo fingerstyle guitar influenced by the sounds of Leo Kottke, Laurence Juber, and Tommy Emmanuel. The tunes range from warm melodies to deftly picked foot tappers. Standard and altered tunings give a variety of color and texture to the songs. Check them out! Brad Warren About the Journey self-released It takes a certain caliber of musician to release a solo acoustic instrumental album with integrity. Too often, musicians who attempt it use studio tricks to fill it out, essentially creating a “backup band” that plays for free and doesn’t need to be fed. This is not the case, however, with the Bitterroot Valley’s Brad Warren, whose About the Journey features only Warren’s fingers and a guitar, all recorded on a single track. Like virtuoso solo picker Leo Kottke, Warren’s origina...