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Fingerstyle! Indiana's Guitar Festival

Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Discover the story behind fingerstyle guitar in Fingerstyle! Indiana's Guitar Festival.

Fingerstyle is a musical technique practiced by guitarists such as Chet Atkins and Merle Travis that involves plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to fingers. Discover the story behind an Indiana competition that celebrates this unique plucking-style of guitar play in Fingerstyle! Indiana’s Guitar Festival.

09/16/2019

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WTIU Documentaries

Fingerstyle! Indiana's Guitar Festival

Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Fingerstyle is a musical technique practiced by guitarists such as Chet Atkins and Merle Travis that involves plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to fingers. Discover the story behind an Indiana competition that celebrates this unique plucking-style of guitar play in Fingerstyle! Indiana’s Guitar Festival.

09/16/2019

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