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The Celturian: "Sharpening Stone"

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The Celturian: "Sharpening Stone by Ben McCombs

Imagine if Jimi Hendrix were British.

Now imagine Jimi swapping his Howlin’ Wolf records for Ged Brockie and Robin Bullock and trading in his white Fender Stratocaster for an acoustic guitar.

Armed only with wood, strings and some very muscular fingers, The Celturian (a.k.a. Martin Lucas) is the white, Celtic Jimi Hendrix. Sounding good is one thing when you’re hooked up to a Marshall amp and 12 metric tons of distortion. Small mistakes sound like brilliant improvisations. But acoustic instruments are not so forgiving. That’s why most rock musicians, when they do pick up a dreadnaught, mainly stick to strumming.

The Celturian’s track, “Sharpening Stone,” has plenty of chutzpah. Drumless and voiceless, Lucas lets his fingers do the talking. The actual chord progression smacks of an 80’s low-budget action flick, or maybe a film version of the “A-Team.” But it’s the riffage that moves the song along, and there’s plenty of it. And I mean riffage in the Mark Knopfler sense of the word, not the Yngwie Malmsteen tradition. Lucas manages to find real melodies amidst the frantic picking, a difficult feat for the most seasoned.

Reviews

Ok ,I saw clearly that the right hand was yours..but to whom was the left one ?.was it an artifact created by a powerful computer ?,son of the druids, a celtic blood is giving to you a powerfull music!!!
Thank you

Ive Seen many great Guitarists here in you tube but this one brother is just one exceptional performance. I love the way you moved the capo and removed it.Ur faster than a speeding bullet.

Incredible playing and dexterity! wonderful tune,has a irish lilt! what a absolutely amazing performance and a beautiful sound,Thanks celturian and thx robert Rls guitars for sending this Awesome piece ...Reg Whoaaaa!

Did you think to have a banjo.? Did you forgot that you have a Guitar,and not a banjo.?Anyway,you played banjo with a guitar,...Incredible!I could perhaps write that you are a good guitar player.?Not sure...A good Banjo player oh yeah baby!!Joking!!you're a incredible Guitarist! Thank you for this Amazing moment.

Just Beautiful!!A sad mood and at the same time,full of life and sweet feelings,and i liked alot the video,finely madewith a bunch of craxy pictures coming directly from our dreams or (nightmares) Great Thank you.,