{"id":5305,"date":"2014-01-11T14:25:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-11T19:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?p=5305"},"modified":"2014-01-13T11:28:42","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T16:28:42","slug":"songs-stories-132-santa-cruz-county-art-guitar-exhibit-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/songs-stories-132-santa-cruz-county-art-guitar-exhibit-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs and Stories #132: Santa Cruz County Art of Guitar Exhibit and Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7466\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5305-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories132.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories132.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories132.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories132.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?powerpress_pinw=5305-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories132.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"songs_and_stories132.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories132.mp3\"><b>Click here to listen to the interview with Jayme Kelly Curtis and Richard Hoover<\/b><\/a> (time = 37:57)<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re kicking off the first 2014 podcast with a series of field trips. For this first outing, we return to <a href=\"http:\/\/santacruzguitar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Cruz Guitar Company<\/a> (SCGC) &#8211; we went there last month to chat with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/archives\/5231\" target=\"_blank\">Carolyn Sills and Gerard Egan<\/a>. This time we meet with songwriter <a href=\"http:\/\/purrgirl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jayme Kelly Curtis<\/a> and SCGC founder Richard Hoover. We&#8217;ll chat about the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.purrgirl.com\/aog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Cruz County Art of Guitar Exhibit and Festival<\/a>, which runs from February 1st through March 15th in galleries and venues throughout Santa Cruz. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jayme_richard2.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jayme_richard2-150x150.gif\" alt=\"jayme_richard2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5322\" \/><\/a>This interview purposely ping-pongs between talking with Jayme about the upcoming show while we learn Richard&#8217;s history of guitar making. Jayme talks about the realization of just how large our local lutherie community is and how that inspired her to assemble this six-week celebration. Richard discusses SCGC&#8217;s approach to guitar making with their emphasis on the &#8220;100% responsible harvesting&#8221; of woods. (Richard has been making guitars for 40 years. SCGC was officially founded in the mid &#8217;70s.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sgsc_guitar_setup.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sgsc_guitar_setup-150x150.gif\" alt=\"sgsc_guitar_setup\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5323\" \/><\/a>Turns out that Santa Cruz County is home to an unusual number of luthiers &#8211; almost twenty featured in this show alone. These local artisans design and create high-end instruments in small shops throughout the county. SCGC is probably the largest, with its fifteen employees and output of approximately 500 guitars each year. (Of those, 75% of the instruments are custom builds.) There are many smaller builders as well, many of whom will be showcased in this six-week festival. Jayme herself plays a home-grown guitar made by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grazianoukuleles.com\/guitars.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Graziano<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/barikoto.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/barikoto-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"barikoto\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5324\" \/><\/a>The festival is a multi-event celebration, featuring gallery shows of the guitars, along with performances by artists including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.degrassi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alex de Grassi<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/williamcoulter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">William Coulter<\/a> playing on locally built instruments. It all kicks off on Saturday, February 1st at the <a href=\"http:\/\/rblitzergallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">R. Blitzer Gallery<\/a> with a meet-and-greet featuring many of the showcased luthiers, live music, and a viewing of these fine instruments. First Friday at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santacruzmah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Art and History<\/a> will showcase these works on Friday February 7th with displays, performances, and activities for the kids. <\/p>\n<p>For complete information on the festival, see the Calendar of Events listed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.purrgirl.com\/aog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Cruz County Art of Guitar web site<\/a>. Be sure to &#8220;like&#8221; the event on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/santacruzcountyartofguitar\" target=\"_blank\">FaceBook page<\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n<p>This episode includes clips of William Coulter playing &#8220;Bill Malley&#8217;s Barndance&#8221; and &#8220;Rain Into Snow&#8221; from his CD <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gourd.com\/135A.HTML\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Road Home&#8221;<\/a>. You can hear William play on Saturday, March 1st at the R. Blitzer Gallery. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/552603\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for ticket info<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming up next on &#8220;Songs and Stories&#8221;: <\/strong>We&#8217;ll continue our field trip interviews with visits to <a href=\"http:\/\/woodshed.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Woodshed<\/a> in Los Gatos CA and <a href=\"http:\/\/treasuresroadhouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Treasures Roadhouse<\/a> in Corralitos CA. 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