#4914, Michael Hedges Tribute

#4914, Michael Hedges Tribute

The guitarist Michael Hedges was only 43 when he died in a car accident in 1997. He left behind a remarkable body of music, featuring an all-too-rare combination of virtuosity, experimentation, and a strong lyrical and melodic gift. He often used the tapping technique, where both hands play on the neck of the guitar – an especially useful thing when he was playing his 1920s harp guitar, an instrument with a second neck and set of strings. For th…