One of the truly original voices of the contemporary guitar world is the English guitarist/composer Dave Evans. Sad Pig Dance was Dave’s only all-instrumental record, and its release in 1974 established his position in the front rank of English fingerpickers. Dave’s unique harmonic and compositional sense underpins a wide variety of melodic ideas and his guitar
sound is huge.

It is interesting to compare Dave Evans’s work with what was to be done by New Age guitarists in the 1980s. Sad Pig Dance is a fascinating portrait of a musician who was not only ahead of the crowd but considered by many to be in a class by himself. The instrumental tracks from Dave’s later Take A Bite Out Of Life and his contributions to the anthology Contemporary Guitar Workshop have been included as bonus tracks.

Track Listing (click for mp3 sample)
Stagefright, Chaplinesque, The Train and the River, Veronica, Captain, Knuckles and Buster, Medley: Mole’s Moan/The Gentle Man Trap, Sad Pig Dance, Raining Cats and Dogs, Braziliana, Sun and Moon, Steppenwolf, Morocco John, Sneaky, *Whistling Milkman, *Insanity Rag, *Willie Me, *Tear Away, *Jessica, *Grey Hills, *Ugly Duckling, *Jolymont, *Cold Feet (*indicates bonus tracks)

KM3912      $15.00