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"...stunningly gifted." - Guitar Player Magazine

"Unique and groundbreaking...borders on brilliant." - Relix

"...suggests the grooves of Kottke and Hedges coupled with the harmonic sensibilities of 20th century 'new music'.
Quirky, playful, melodic anarchy."
- Acoustic Guitar Magazine

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News for August 2010 (Updated August 26th, 2010)

I am delighted and honored to announce that PRESTER JOHN has been voted BEST INSTRUMENTALIST by The New Haven Advocate!

NEW HAVEN ADVOCATE
A great new page now available for many of your Prester John needs, solo and duo. Severals videos and song samples.

Reverb Nation Prester John

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DESIRE FOR A STRAIGHT LINE
Now available on iTunes! iTunes

My new CD, with mandolinist David Miller, is now available from Innova Recordings!

To order now click the "ORDER CDs & BOOKS" button on the left.
In addtion to snail mail we are also accepting PayPal.

DESIRE FOR A STRAIGHT LINE

The new CD is the usual PRESTER JOHN mixed bag of styles, it is all instrumental
(the vocal follow up is planned for...well let's be honest, within the next 12 months)
and it's great! Challenging yet accessible; varied yet cohesive; smart and whimsical.
I'm very happy with this CD. All sixteen tracks offer something unique. Need some points
of reference? J.S. Bach meets Frank Zappa; David Grisman and Tony Rice play Igor Stravinsky
and Danny Elfman; Friday Night in San Francisco with a mandolin.

The digital release will be available from all the on-line retailers: iTunes, Amazon, etc.
July 27th, the physical disc is available directly from us now.
Only $12 (includes postage and handling, a bargain!). We are taking orders now and there are
two ways to go about it.

1. Order on Paypal with your credit card, or other available Paypal means.

Send to: presterjohnmusic@gmail.com

2. Order by check or money order via:

E.H.P. Productions
c/o Shawn Persinger
P.O. Box 6082
Hamden, CT 06517

Make check or money orders out to E.H.P. Productions or Shawn Persinger.

There is also a transcription book available! Every song transcribed in standard notation
and guitar tab. The mandolin parts are there also but only in notation, sorry to say there
is no mandolin tab yet, but we are working on it.

The book is $22 (includes postage and handling) and it can be ordered the same way as the CD.


MORE NEWS

Check out Shawn's latest article in TAYLOR GUITAR'S WOOD & STEEL Magazine, Spring 2010.
You'll also find Shawn's writings in all of the back issues from 2009.

WOOD & STEEL

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Visit the "Prester John Guitar" My Space page. Updates monthly!
Recently added (May 10th) "Invention No. 4 in D minor: J.S. Bach"

PRESTER JOHN GUITAR

Also featuring a wonderful remix of all the main themes from The Art of Modern/Primitive Guitar, 22 songs condensed into about 26 seconds!
Additional tracks showcase Shawn’s electric guitar pyrotechnics from his days with his Prog/Fusion band, BOUD DEUN.

That's all the news for now (isn't that enough???). Questions, comments, suggestions?


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