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exciting and surprisingly accessible." - Guitar Player Magazine (Nov. 2010) They have created music that's entertaining and unique." - All About Jazz (Nov. 2010) manouche, and newgrass idioms. It's a lot of fun!" - The Village Voice (Oct. 2010)
Several wonderful pieces of news: 1. A FREE Prester John Fake Book. 2. The latest Prester John CD is now available on iTunes, CDBaby and Amazon. 3. Shawn has a new Guitar Blog! Let's start with the Fake Book. 32 pages of Prester John music for FREE! Here's the deal...for various reasons we did not include a lyric booklet in the new CD. Sorry. To make up for this not only are we making the lyric booklet available as a free download but also the booklet comes with the chords and even guitar notation (tab and standard notation, mandolin tab coming soon). I happened to have all the basic charts for these songs so I figured why not share them with everyone else. As the name implies this is a "fake book" so you don't get every chord shape, guitar solo or melody but you will get more than enough to fake your way through most of the songs. Simply click the link below and start playing along. "RISE O' FAINTHEARTED GIRLS" ________________________________________ Shawn's new guitar blog! Essays, lessons and much more. Free sheet music downloads and more to come! GUITAR BLOG ________________________________________ We are delighted to announce the release of our latest full-length CD, RISE O' FAINTHEARTED GIRLS  "RISE..." contains 16 vocal songs, including live favorites, "First Date", "Domesticated" and "Falling Down". To hear some samples from the CD click the link below. You'll hear all of PRESTER JOHN's eclectic influences: Pop, Punk, Avant-Garde, Folk, Classical, Jazz...no musical stone is left unturned. RISE O' FAINTHEARTED GIRLS (sampler) You may notice a similarity, in regard to the packaging, between "RISE..." and our previous full-length release, "Desire for a Straight Line". We consider them to be sister CDs, "DESIRE..." being the instrumental side of PRESTER JOHN and "RISE..." the vocal equivalent. We hope you will agree (and not too put to fine a point on it but the titles are anagrams). And to reassure you instrumental fans, there is plenty of guitar and mandolin virtuosity on the recording. You can get your copy NOW direct from PRESTER JOHN. Simply order using PAY PAL, only $10, with FREE shipping. And until Feb. 1st we are offering "DESIRE..." for only $5 more. "RISE..." = $10 (free shipping). "RISE..." & "DESIRE..." = $15 (limited time) & (free shipping). Order now with Paypal using your credit card, or other available Paypal means: PAY PAL Send to: presterjohnmusic@gmail.com ________________________________________ PLAIN OF JARS: Free MP3 Download Taylor Guitar's is offering a free download of the Prester John song, "Plain of Jars", from the website SOUNDCLOUD. WOOD & STEEL: Free PDF Download Shawn's article in Taylor's Wood & Steel magazine (Winter 2011) is, among other subjects, a short analysis of the song. Just in case you have not picked up a copy of the CD, "Desire for a Straight Line", which features the track, Taylor is offering the tune free of charge (no sign-ups or passwords required) so you can play along! Download now. ________________________________________ FIND US ON FACEBOOK ________________________________________ We are setting up a HOUSE CONCERT TOUR in 2012! If you are interested in hosting a performance in your home, church or local performance space (your town probably has several you might not even know about: libraries, art galleries, community centers, etc.) contact us at PresterJohnMusic@gmail.com for more information and details. To find out more about the House Concert Scene please visit: PRESTER JOHN HOUSE CONCERTS ________________________________________ I, Shawn, have a new book out, published by Hal Leonard Music, "Bebop Jazz Guitar". BEBOP JAZZ GUITAR: Amazon.com HAL LEONARD MUSIC ________________________________________  DESIRE FOR A STRAIGHT LINE Now available on iTunes and Amazon! iTunes Amazon.com Order on Paypal with your credit card, or other available Paypal means. PAY PAL Send to: presterjohnmusic@gmail.com |