“A perfect synthesis of eclectic influences” -Acoustic Guitar magazine
“An uncanny ability to make the familiar sound new, and the new sound familiar" -Fretboard Journal
“A fabulous 'seminar' on quietly building drama” -Guitar Player magazine
“one of the purest, most musical flatpickers of the 21st Century” -Bluegrass Unlimited
“Tone, taste, and technique” -JAZZIZ magazine
Pacific Northwest acoustic guitarist Eric Skye occupies a unique niche between folk and jazz, tradition and the contemporary, flatpicking and fingerstyle, composition and improvisation... A lifetime of eclectic interests and adventuresome exploration culminates into a fully realized personal style. Whether it’s the flatpicking albums of original and traditional reels, waltzes and jigs with mandolinist Tim Connell, or more recently with Jamie Stillway. Or whether it’s the acclaimed, A Different Kind of Blue -a solo fingerstyle guitar reimagining of the entire Miles Davis album, Kind Of Blue. Or the improvisational duo album, Artifact, with longtime Jackson Browne guitarist, Mark Goldenberg, or the solo albums of standards and original jazz/blues tunes, Ballads and Blues, For Lulu, Slow Moving Dog, Acoustic Jazz Guitar Solos.. It’s a wide-ranging body of work, all threaded together with a minimalist’s aesthetic, a passion for in-the-moment music making, and a love of pure acoustic tone. Click link to read feature in the 45th issue of the Fretboard Journal /files/1161780/e-skye-fj.pdf
