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Musician David Winters, his CD's including Smooth and Quirky, his writings including the book Natural & Artificial Harmonics For The Guitar, booking information and demo (Listen to DEMO).

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David Winters


David Winters has been performing professionally for more than 30 years. A member of the American Federation of Musicians, he is an accomplished vocalist ("A Singer For All Seasons" - Santa Cruz Good Times) and guitarist ("amazing guitar virtuosity" - Freedom Song Network Newsletter; "David Winters - guitar virtuoso" - Santa Cruz Sentinel). He has contributed instructional articles to Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Guitar Player Magazine's prestigious 'Masters Series', National Guitar Workshop's Complete Guitarist (David was fingerstyle specialist for the California campus of the National Guitar Summer Workshop) and authored the acclaimed book 'Natural & Artificial Harmonics for the Guitar'. In addition he has directed children's musical theater, currently leads the Cabrillo College Stroke Center Choir and has taught a variety of music workshops through the years.

A very adaptable performer both vocally and instrumentally, David presents solo programs of original music, jazz standards, traditional folk and blues, and classical music. On the mandolin, his specialties include Irish dance music and Italian classics.

His compositions have been used in productions by the Mamalution Dance Collective, Santa Cruz Actors Theater, Wallflower Order Dance Collective, various children's theater presentations and in his own articles and books.

David Winters/Music
136 Van Ness Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

831-426-4940
winters@cruzio.com

David also performs with the O'Daveys Irish Music Duo

The O'Daveys perform their own arrangements of traditional Irish dance music and rebel songs interspersing original pieces cut from the same cloth. Their varied instrumentation, informational patter and humor make for an entertaining and diverse presentation of jigs, reels, airs and ballads.


The O'Daveys on the web

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Photo by David Borough, 1998



My Demo

- hear some short musical excerpts

  1. Over the Rainbow (Arlen) solo guitar
  2. Nature Boy (Ahbez) voice and guitar
  3. Theme From Black Orpheus (Bonfa) guitar duo effect achieved live with looping sampler
  4. All of Me (Marks & Simons) trio format
  5. Take Five (Desmond) solo guitar


Excerpts featuring mandolin


You can also hear some of my original music and check on my upcoming performance schedule at
David Winters Music on Myspace