Album Notes

Grammy Award Winning Artist, and selected as one of the "Thirty Essential Artists of the Next Generation" by Acoustic Guitar magazine . Frequently heard on National Public Radio and Ken Burns films including National Parks: Best Idea.
One of the world's finest finger style acoustic guitarists, Al is an original. His style reflects diverse influences from Celtic to Bluegrass to American blues and his flawless performances, open tunings and signature guitar tone have become a legend. Grammy Award winner and winner of over two dozen Wammie Awards including the prestigious "Artist of the Year" and "Musician of the Year,"(Washington D.C.), Al's solo albums are: The Waters & The Wild, Whispering Stones, Midsummer Moon, and Caledon Wood. He was featured on CBS-TV: Sunday Morning in a major feature with his label Maggie's Music and fellow performers in the band that recorded the acclaimed and best selling Holiday title: A Scottish Christmas with Scottish fiddler Bonnie Rideout, Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer, Abby Newton on cello and Eric Rigler on bagpipes. His duo albums and current touring band is with Amy White: Land of the Sky, and their holiday recording Winter Tidings. He is prominently featured with Amy White on her own solo recording: Golden Wing. Al's music is published by Mel Bay and Homespun instructional videos "Celtic Instrumentals for Guitar."

SEE BRIDGE GUITAR REVIEW ( 6.2004)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~guitars/performance.html
Al Petteway,Caledon Wood,Maggie's Music

Since he was 12, Al Petteway has been playing guitar professionally, as well as other instruments. He knows how to impress as well on classical as finger style guitar, in folk, blues and Celtic music. Together with his wife Amy White he released several albums. On Caledon Wood he expresses his great love and inspiration towards Celtic music in a solo and chamber music setting. Sundog is appealing for the intimate feelings and fantastic composing skills on guitar and piano and nice percussion by Al and Amy White. Funky C Funky Do, played in an altered tuning is full of groove and is well balanced and played with skilled techniques. On Faire Wind Al is assisted on cello and violin in an open tuning in an enticing melody line, with the cello touching your lower chakras. On Branches Amy White on mandolin reflects an Celtic atmosphere with the top-notch musical skills of Al an Amy. Caledon Wood has a dancing character using ,uilleann pipes, guitar, conga and percussion. A Waltz for Rebecca is the only solo piece on this album in a DADGAD tuning in a wonderful ambiance with a melancholic touch. Maggie's Reel gives one these nice ancient and mystical feelings with additional hammered dulcimer, mandolin and guitar. Caledon Wood is a very remarkable album with outstanding musicians who are able to paint their songs in fantastic Celtic moods.- Henk te Veldhuis, Bridge Guitar Reviews


"An innovative guitarist with a rich dulcet sound that features a fusion of new and old." The Boston Globe

"Understated and clean, painterly and well-developed compositions... Petteway offerings hit the spot." -ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE


CD Booklet notes:

1 Sundog
Guitar, piano & percussion. (Guitar tuning CGCGCD) A sundog is a rainbow that appears during sunny weather when the atmospheric conditions are just right. Everything was just right when Amy White and I were married last autumn on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay and a sundog appeared during our wedding ceremony.
Artists: Al Petteway - Guitar
Amy White - Pianoa
Anderson Allen - percussion
Producers: Al Petteway & Amy White

2 Sligo Creek
Guitar, bodhran & doumbek. (DADGAD)
Artists: Al Petteway - Guitar, doumbek
Debi Smith - bodhran
Producers: Al Petteway & Amy White

3 Erigh Suas A Stoirin (Rise Up My Love)
Irish traditional. Guitar and uilleann pipes. (DADGAD, capo 5)
Artists: Al Petteway - Guitar
Eric Rigler - uilleann pipes
Producers: Al Petteway & Amy White

4 Funky C. Funky Do
Guitar & congas. (CGCGAD)
Artists: Al Petteway - Guitar
Producers: Al Petteway & Amy White

5 Faire Wind
Guitar, viola & cello.
Artists: Al Petteway - Guitar
Abby Newton - cello
Bonnie Rideout - viola
Producers: Al Petteway & Amy White

6 Branches
Guitar & mandolin. (DADGAD, capo 5)
Artists: Al Petteway - Guitar
Amy White - Mandolin
Producers: Al Petteway & Amy White

7 Caledon Wood
Guitar, uilleann pipes. Ashiko drum, congas & percussion. (CGCGCD, capo 2)
Artists: Al Petteway - Guitar
Amy White - ManAshiko drum
Anderson Allen - congas & percussion
Eric Rigler - uilleann pipes