REVIEWS PURCHASE CD	Concert at St. Olaf College Mile High Country Watermelon Little Meggie Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Slugbug Tumbledweeb My Trampoline Heart Whale in the Sky Meandering Jellique

REVIEWS PURCHASE CD	Language of the Flame “I’m No Seismologist,” Chortled the Metrognome Little Meggie Undo the Buncombe The Room of Doom Oh Suzannah Jello Moves My Trampoline Heart All We’ll Never Be Michael Hedges Goes to Heaven

REVIEWS PURCHASE CD	The Dare of an Angel Faith, Hope, and Love Slugbug He Planned to Expand The House that Blocked Kansas Whale in the Sky Mile High Country Answer Silence With Silence Nothing is Always Anything Tumbledweeb Love Is As Love Does I Remember Walnut Avenue

REVIEWS PURCHASE CD	Distant Memories and Dreams Five Loaves, Two Fish Mood Rub a Dub Zucchini Beach Almost Made it to Guam Morning Star Owatonna Moon Sunrise Over Lock & Dam # 5A Amber Waves Goodbye

REVIEWS PURCHASE CD	Unspoken Intentions Wet Hair, Lather, Rinse, Repeat Arcosanti Café on the Rings of Saturn Ian and Nisa The Moon Under Her Feet Without You 20 Park Avenue Meandering Jelly: A Contraceptive Failure A Nice Place to Visit Ninth and Main Goodbye My Friend Stepping on my Thumbs Golgotha

Michael Appears On The Following Compilation Recordings

The Revenge of Blind Joe Death - The John Fahey Tribute Album

John Fahey has been called everything from the "Father of Alternative Guitar," to the "Godfather of American Primitive Guitar." One thing is certain: he was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century. This CD is a loving tribute from many of the artists who knew and worked with him throughout his career, including George Winston, Peter Lang, Country Joe McDonald, Terry Robb, Alex de Grassi, and Stefan Grossman.
Michael’s track: “St. Louis Blues.” www.johnfahey.com ::: www.revenantrecords.com

Lights Out, Volume Nine

This is the most recent in an annual series of CDs produced by KINK-FM in Portland, benefitting the Oregon Food Bank. Artists include Daniel Lanois, Moby, Acoustic Alchemy, George Winston, B-Tribe, and Mark Isham.
Michael’s track: “Michael Hedges Goes to Heaven.”
www.kink.fm

156 Strings

Some of the edgiest, most original, and challenging solo acoustic guitar music ever recorded. Artists include Fred Frith, Janet Feder, Henry Kaiser, Richard Thompson, Steffen Basho-Junghans, and Nels Cline. Nineteen radical, visionary artists. Proceeds from this CD benefit the HEAR Foundation.
Michael’s track: “Excerpt From ‘Plook the Asbestos Lobster’”
www.hearnet.com.

Takoma Eclectic

Not only did John Fahey’s Takoma Records do more than any other label to form our understanding of contemporary solo acoustic guitar and composition, but it also served as creative incubator to an array of seminal artists in the genre known today as Americana. This CD includes music from T-Bone Burnett, Norman Blake, Leo Kottke, Robbie Basho, Spencer Davis, Doug Sahm, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Michael’s track: “Meandering Jelly” www.fantasyjazz.com

Takoma Slide

The artists on this disc are among the most influential slide guitarists of the 20th century: Son House, Rev. Robert Wilkens, Bukka White, Michael Bloomfield, and Leo Kottke.
Michael’s track: “Goodbye My Friend”
www.fantasyjazz.com

Bridges

Volume 9 of the Echoes Living Room Concerts series, from the popular NPR show Echoes. Artists include Pat Metheny, Michael Hewett, Barbara Higbie, and Erik Wollo.
Michael’s track: “Tumbledweeb”
www.echoes.org

The KUMD Sessions

Live in-studio performances recorded at KUMD-FM in Duluth, Minnesota. Artists include Rory Block, David Wilcox, A.J. Croce, Rob Wasserman, and Carrie Newcomer.
Michael’s track: “’I’m No Seismologist,’ Chortled the Metrognome.”
www.kumd.org

Lights Out, Volume Five

Michael’s first appearance in the Lights Out Series. Artists include Bill Evans (yes, the Bill Evans), Bruce Hornsby, Bob James, Billy McLaughlin, Tim Story, and Peter Kater.
Michael’s track: “Mile High Country”
www.kink.fm

Lágrimas de arpa y luna

Released only in Spain, this beautiful CD of ambient instrumentals includes music from Armenian duduk virtuoso Gevorg Dabagian, world renowned flutists Nicholas Gunn and Rhonda Larson, jazz-rock guitarist Joaquin Liévano, world music visionary Prem Joshua, and vocalist extraordinaire Kate Price.
Michael’s track: “Mile High Country”

LINER NOTES

Best of John Fahey

This CD is an obvious starting point for anyone interested in the American solo acoustic guitar tradition. Besides Michael’s notes, there are contributions from Leo Kottke, Henry Kaiser, Peter Lang, Jim O’Rourke, Terry Robb, and George Winston. Click HERE to read Michael's commentary.

IN PRINT

Between the Strings – The Secret Lives of Guitars

This compilation of highly personal essays was written by some of the biggest names in the world of guitar music: B.B. King, the Edge, Les Paul, George Benson, Doc Watson, John Williams, Taj Mahal, Robbie Robertson, Phil Keaggy, Alex deGrassi, and many more. Michael’s Gulezian’s poignant essay illuminates the evolution and depth of the friendship between himself and Michael Hedges. Click HERE to read the story.

FILM / SOUNDTRACK CREDITS

My Red Umbrella, produced and directed by Debra Smith.
Song: A Nice Place to Visit.

The Scar, produced and directed by Peter Neff, Nashville International Film Festival.
Song: Mile High Country.

Acting on Faith: Women and New Religious Activism in America, produced and directed by
independent Bay Area filmmaker Rachel Antell.
Songs: Little Meggie, Undo the Buncombe, Jello Moves, All We’ll Never Be, Michael Hedges Goes to Heaven

FREE DOWNLOAD!

Call us crazy - we actually want you to download Michael’s music – for free! But here’s the catch: we ask that you freely share the song that you download with at least ten of your friends, and ask them to do the same. For more info, please click HERE to visit the download area!

TUNINGS and TRANSPCRIPTIONS

Please click HERE to visit Michael’s “tunings” page at the Stropes Editions website. This is where you’ll find the most accurate and comprehensive information on the tunings for Michael’s recorded work.

Stropes Editions is the official transcription source for the music of Michael Gulezian, along with many other great solo acoustic guitarists. Click HERE if you’re interested in accurate, detailed transcriptions in standard notation and tablature.