Andy McKee - Art of Motion

You may have contributed to the more than 20 million views for his Youtube videos which were posted by the independent record label Candyrat. At one point, Andy held the #1, #2 and #3 positions for top rated videos of all time on YouTube! Here is his most famous, Drifting:


Andy McKee is praised by many as the most promising fingerstyle guitarists to arrive on the scene in quite some time.

At first, Andy's passion was the electric guitar, as he started out learning Metallica, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, and Dream Theater. Then, on Andy's 16th birthday, his electric guitar-playing cousin inspired him by taking him to see a guitarist named Preston Reed perform live at a clinic. McKee bought an instructional videotape from Reed and began to learn more complex guitar techniques from it. He began to take influence from guitarists such as Michael Hedges, Don Ross, Billy McLaughlin, and Tommy Emmanuel as he taught himself the instrument.

It is Andy’s passion for the music, attention to song structure, and diverse melodic content that elevates him above the typical guitarist. He is known for his extensive use of altered tunings, partial capos, percussive hits, and tapping. But in the hands of Andy these are not mere parlor tricks, they are compositional tools used to create some of the finest crafted music for the acoustic guitar.


This album is my favorite release by Andy McKee, featuring the incredibly addictive "Rylynn", the flagship song "Drifting", and the amazing finger picking outro in "When She Cries". It is also Andy's most soulful album to date. If you like it, buy it.

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