The fourth album by this particular incarnation of guitar-playing
duo Bruce Hecksel and Julie Patchoulie is one of the most passionate and
invigorating CDs I’ve heard in the genre.
Hecksel, who created all the artwork for the release, plays lead
on nylon-string guitar, in addition to playing steel-string and 12-string
acoustic guitars. Patchoulie rounds out the sound with rhythm acoustic guitars.
The two also play other instruments, such as keyboards and percussion.
Hecksel and Patchoulie have a lock-step chemistry that comes
through on the disc, no doubt thanks in part to the fact that they have
performed together long before Terra Guitarra and simultaneously play, record,
and tour as the folk-rock group Patchoulie.
Besides their accomplished and virtuosic guitar playing, Hecksel
and Patchoulie are also tuneful and creative composers and arrangers. As a
result, the album is extremely palatable for both guitar aficionados and casual
music lovers.
This is definitely a winner.
--Raj
Manoharan
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