Podcast 179: Filmmaker Drew Roller of Acoustic Uprising

Published: Dec. 16, 2017, 5:12 p.m.

On this week\u2019s podcast, we talk to filmmaker Drew Roller, the mastermind behind the new documentary \u2018Acoustic Uprising.\u2019 Roller tells us how, thanks to YouTube, he discovered the new guard of fingerstyle guitarists such as Andy McKee and Jon Gomm; what it was like to attend Thomas Leeb\u2019s Austria Guitar Boot Camp; the enduring influence of Michael Hedges; and much more. He also recommends a handful of contemporary fingerstyle guitarists we all should check out.\xa0

This episode is brought to you by Retrofret Vintage Guitars.\xa0

Links mentioned:\xa0

https://www.acousticuprisingfilm.com (now available for purchase/download)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY7GnAq6Znw

http://www.thomasleeb.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LquLVh1Cec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4

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