Ken Verheecke - Calming Guitar Riffs from the USA

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Published on Friday, 01 February 2013 13:02

Soft tunes from the guitar and moving melodies from our Band of the Week for this week. Though playing alone, he is more than capable to convince, the American guitarist and composer Ken Verheecke.

Acoustic is what Ken Verheecke enjoys in his music, as it is audible in many of his songs, for example "Wind Dancing", or the even more famous song "Pastorale".

On his homepage Verheecke expresses his passion for music the following:

"I’ll never forget when I first heard Will Ackerman’s album “Passage.” It was Fall of 1982 and the moment I placed the needle on the grooves of this record, I was immediately drawn into it’s simplicity and beauty. At that time I had been playing the guitar since 1978 and I started to dream of one day recording an album as beautiful as “Passage.” I am still in pursuit of that dream.

As a musician my focus is acoustic guitar, although I have recorded works that feature electric guitar and I may do so again, but for all intents and purposes… my heart and deepest passion is the wonder and beauty of an acoustic guitar. All it took was one listen of Will’s album “Passage” and my life was changed. Music can have such a profound effect on our lives. It’s the reason why I play!"

What he hopes to accomplish with his music is to provide a moment within in your day to experience a measure of peace and that within this intersection of time, we may learn to appreciate the gift of life. As far as we can tell, he is very good at it, but as always, it's for you to decide.

Thank you for visiting ChiosRadio. You can also listen to our portrait of Ken Verheecke on Youtube, or just below the video.

Listen to our Portrait of Ken Verheecke below!