Sixth Annual
July 28 – July 30, 2017
Fingerstyle guitarists will converge on Nashville, Indiana in July for the Sixth Annual Indiana State Fingerstyle Guitar Festival. The only event of its kind in the Midwest, it will bring 40 of the finest fingerstyle guitar players from the United States and Europe to the Brown County Playhouse on Saturday July 29. The event will also include activities the day before the competition and the day after. The Brown County community was chosen because of its rich history as an artist colony which is home to many accomplished acoustic musicians.
Artists will compete for a handcrafted Thomas Roeger guitar, valued at $ 5,500, and the opportunity to play during an evening concert that will feature worldrenowned artists Michael Kelsey, Brian Henke, and Jack Wilson. The top three competitors will perform during the show.
The Indiana State Fingerstyle Competition is one of only eight competitions worldwide to be accredited by the Walnut Valley Festival which has been honoring acoustic musicians for the past 44 years during its national competition.
Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the guitar by plucking the strings directly with fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to the right hand fingers. The term is often used synonymously with fingerpicking, classical, or thumb style. Prominent fingerstyle players include Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Tommy Emmanuel, and Andres Segovia.
“ It’ s like the Olympics. The player is creating both rhythm and melody with their thumb and fingers.
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56 Our Brown County July / August 2017