Igor Presnyakov Igor. You are also a guitar god! I love your videos and have been following you for some years now. I also enjoy how you occasionally sing the lyrics of your song like you cant hold it back :)
I think I just figured out what separates Mike Dawes from the common herd of modern fingerstylists, and makes his music so ravishingly, insanely appealing: It's his masterful control of dynamics and time. There's none of that irritatingly repetitious "bum-thwack, bum-thwack" percussive rhythm stuff that so many of the other guys get stuck on. Mike's compositions are incredibly deft and lively, with mind bending syncopation, and polyrhythmic juju, like an incredibly athletic dance routine, and surprising and joyful twists and turns that you weren't expecting, but are perfectly in the pocket- that just grabs you from the first note and carries you all along, breathless, until the final, perfect explanation point at the end. Mike is ALWAYS startlingly original, fun, and amazing. Very few (if any) of the others can pull it off the way Mike does, with such effortless timing and deftness of technique...
Thanks, Sal- I've written lots of songs, and played the guitar for forty-some years- but I haven't a tenth of the talent or ability of Mike Dawes. I'm content to noodle in obscurity, and spend my time building guitars. Again, Mike is an inspiration: could I build a guitar good enough to put into Mike's hands? I've made over a hundred acoustics, many of them pretty damn fine- but I still have some woodsheddin' to do, to catch up with Mike...
Stephen Sheriff Do you have any recommendations of good finger style guitarists ? I have just started getting into the genre. At present, I like Sungha Jung, Gabriella Quevedo, Gareth Evans. Now, I've started to discover other people like paddy Sun, Mike Dawes, Andy McKee, Calum Graham, Luca Stricagnoli, Antoine Deflour. I found all these people in the last few days. Lol.
Thanks for the love through the pandemic folks! Please do hit 'like' & comment below, it really helps with the algorithm stuff which means I ultimately make more music. If you subscribe and hit the bell I'll give you a real life in person sweaty post-show hug one day! x
Empecé a tocar después de 30 años. Me acordaba algo de May you nevera, me ha emocionado encontrar alguien tan especial otra vez (Hendrix, Metheny, Paco, Stanley Jordan, tu. Te espero en Galicia España
Hands Down the Best acoustic Guitarist This Decade. Everyone who I have showed him to always drops their jaw within the first 10 seconds. Before Mike Dawes I didn't know Guitars could sound like that live. Truly the GOAT!!!
I rarely comment on TH-cam videos, but Mike... you're a frikken genius. This track tickles so many of my special spots. Thank you so much for the music you make.
Every now and then I go out and comb through youtube to find something inspiring and just so immersive to listen to and finally have found you, Mike, among all of the others. I am so glad for it. Your playing is daring and beautiful and different from all of the rest. Thank you so much for working so hard to bring your art to a place that transcends tricks and techniques and is actually musical. Soooo good!!
"Overload is about the chaos of urban life, travelling, digital media, all the distractions that keep you away from yourself, and time to breathe within your own space. It can all get a little much sometimes." My 'state of spirit' lately, maybe explains why I've been listening to this song way too much.
This is great. I love acoustic music and started playing stuff like Michael Hedges and Pierre Bensusan in my uni days back in the late 90s. I got bored very quickly though because most people's stuff is very repetitive and, to me, unimaginative. "okay here's my riff, I'm going to play this for 3mins, you're impressed, right?". This is a breath of fresh air. great stuff. glad to have found you, thanks TH-cam.
Amazing that the more I listen to this piece , the more it starts to make sense. It's an incredible piece of work and I feel the more times you listen to it you get a real feel for how Mike wrote it. You're an absolute inspiration Mike. Keep doing what you do. The world is better with you doing what you do!
Mike can I thank you for bringing the sheer joy of a human being doing something so well and so beautifully into my day....listening and watching you play is good for the soul....bless you!
I have played guitar longer than you have lived, Mike - and l honestly say that l never seen/heard a better fingerstyle guitarist that you. Yes, you have Antoine, Andy, Calum, Don who is insainly good - but you bring the whole percussion/flow/technical mastering to another level. Amazing.
After falling in and out of love with CandyRat, Mike Dawes is still amazing. Where many of his contemporary slap-tapping fingerstylists drone on, Mike keeps up with the technical virtuosity but also makes beautiful music. A trio could play this song and it would still be great.
Holy! Mike you're like my favorite solo guitarist ever you're a total genius man watching you play gives me great motivation into moving forward to guitar fingerstyle. You're a true inspiration 😀
I just saw you in Portsmouth New Hampshire, in the US.....WOW.....the show was everything I had hoped for, except you didn't play Overload! Come back to Portsmouth soon, we loved you@
Hey everyone, Pre Orders for ERA are now live! I'm giving away a free track to anyone who pre orders digital or physical from mikedawes.com (excluding Japan and South Korea, label reasons) I can't wait for you to hear this record! ‘I absolutely adore this record’ - Total Guitar (UK) ‘A terrific album!’ - Guitar World (US) ‘It’s a masterpiece, wow’ - Guitare Seche Mag (France)
Am now JUST realizing, you played that riff on your Tonewood Amp test video- so epic to hear an entire composition out of that! Once again, an excellent work of art, Mr. Dawes. 🔥🔥🔥
the description explaines it all. Im currently learning how to play your scarlet cover, which brought me here. glad to hear to full song. As always, god like playing
It's awesome what you are doing!!!! I am so happy to watch your videos! Keep on rocking. Lately I've been doing some songs into same direction!! Greetings from Finland!!!
Another masterpiece by the incomparable Mike Dawes...One of my fave guitarist/musician on the current scene right now and a long time to come.Was this shot live? anyway...keep inspiring us . I certainly am inspired by this young virtuoso known by the name MIke Dawes
Its because this video was not uploaded through Candyratrecords channel where most of the modern fingerstyle guitarist upload. Mike has his own channel he is boss.
Love your work Mike, your music is inspiring. The part at 1:40 reminds me of those hours spent in my room drawing and playing guitar, just being creative.
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Sounds sweet, everything in balance
Thanks Igor, I hope you're well, it's been a long time since Nürnberg!
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Igor Presnyakov Igor. You are also a guitar god! I love your videos and have been following you for some years now. I also enjoy how you occasionally sing the lyrics of your song like you cant hold it back :)
That's pure madness sir. Thank you
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I think I just figured out what separates Mike Dawes from the common herd of modern fingerstylists, and makes his music so ravishingly, insanely appealing: It's his masterful control of dynamics and time.
There's none of that irritatingly repetitious "bum-thwack, bum-thwack" percussive rhythm stuff that so many of the other guys get stuck on. Mike's compositions are incredibly deft and lively, with mind bending syncopation, and polyrhythmic juju, like an incredibly athletic dance routine, and surprising and joyful twists and turns that you weren't expecting, but are perfectly in the pocket- that just grabs you from the first note and carries you all along, breathless, until the final, perfect explanation point at the end.
Mike is ALWAYS startlingly original, fun, and amazing. Very few (if any) of the others can pull it off the way Mike does, with such effortless timing and deftness of technique...
Stephen Sheriff You ever consider writing song lyrics? The way you wrote that flowed marvelously!
Thanks, Sal- I've written lots of songs, and played the guitar for forty-some years- but I haven't a tenth of the talent or ability of Mike Dawes. I'm content to noodle in obscurity, and spend my time building guitars. Again, Mike is an inspiration: could I build a guitar good enough to put into Mike's hands? I've made over a hundred acoustics, many of them pretty damn fine- but I still have some woodsheddin' to do, to catch up with Mike...
Stephen Sheriff Do you have any recommendations of good finger style guitarists ? I have just started getting into the genre. At present, I like Sungha Jung, Gabriella Quevedo, Gareth Evans. Now, I've started to discover other people like paddy Sun, Mike Dawes, Andy McKee, Calum Graham, Luca Stricagnoli, Antoine Deflour. I found all these people in the last few days. Lol.
saikat93ify Tobias Rauscher!
@saikat93ify Michael Hedges
Absolutely nothing like witnessing a master at his craft. Inspirational.
Thanks for the love through the pandemic folks! Please do hit 'like' & comment below, it really helps with the algorithm stuff which means I ultimately make more music. If you subscribe and hit the bell I'll give you a real life in person sweaty post-show hug one day! x
Waiting for the hug since Day 1
Empecé a tocar después de 30 años. Me acordaba algo de May you nevera, me ha emocionado encontrar alguien tan especial otra vez (Hendrix, Metheny, Paco, Stanley Jordan, tu. Te espero en Galicia España
No se me olvida Jhon Martyn
Hands Down the Best acoustic Guitarist This Decade. Everyone who I have showed him to always drops their jaw within the first 10 seconds. Before Mike Dawes I didn't know Guitars could sound like that live. Truly the GOAT!!!
Bringing relaxedness and warmheartedness into complexites is a secret of healing. You are a great healer, thank you brother
He's definitely taking the percussive elements to a whole other level.
Nicolaevici Bogdan and keepin his wrist beating on... Amazing
Five years later, still one of the best things about a wonderful planet.
Masterful composition, brilliant technique! I can only imagine the hassle of tabbing this one out.
Imagine, learning it right.
The tab wouldn't be of any use - I have it but find it impossible to follow
I rarely comment on TH-cam videos, but Mike... you're a frikken genius. This track tickles so many of my special spots. Thank you so much for the music you make.
Every now and then I go out and comb through youtube to find something inspiring and just so immersive to listen to and finally have found you, Mike, among all of the others. I am so glad for it. Your playing is daring and beautiful and different from all of the rest. Thank you so much for working so hard to bring your art to a place that transcends tricks and techniques and is actually musical. Soooo good!!
Thanks Mark
What Mark said! Yeah!
Oh my days. Just flawless. World-class playing right there...
I could listen to the first 35 seconds of this song on repeat for days. So funky - I love it!
Another stunning piece of work bro!!
Indeed Rob ;)
I see your comment on this video and my mind automatically goes to an acoustic Chapman, maybe I'm just crazy though
Chappers does not lie
hey rob!
Oh hey it's the Chapman!
"Overload is about the chaos of urban life, travelling, digital media, all the distractions that keep you away from yourself, and time to breathe within your own space. It can all get a little much sometimes."
My 'state of spirit' lately, maybe explains why I've been listening to this song way too much.
Why does this guy not have millions of comments? He's literally a wizard. Thank your lucky stars you were born after the 1600's...
Elegance, precision, control; everything is on point. Truly mesmerizing.
you have no idea how genius you are man, thats such a revolution in the classic way of play figerstyle/percussive
Oh my God, new song from Mike. I am in heaven!!!!!
What great energy and technique. It does what music should do: brings joy, enrichment and delight.
Tried to play this on a real guitar, failed. Then tried to play this on my air guitar, failed again. Damn you Mr. Dawes.
Vincent Romaszewski I laughed out loud at this
Try again bro this time loosen your form on the air neck lmao
You know it's a dayum good song when it hast both melody & rhythm.
Hats off mate.
All songs have melody and rhythm, 2 parts of what define a song.
wrathVchild : Not per se; but for this particular one I would say that it has a *catchy* melody & rhythm.
bravo 🙌🙌🙌 Mr. Dawes 🙏🙏🙏
Nggarap iki mbois pisan cak. Hehe
Let's agree Mike is the best
Never thought anyone could ever rival the uniqueness of Michael Hedges but holy s**t that is some inspiring and amazing playing Mike ! WOW !
This NEVER gets old.
I WISH I could play that. GORGEOUS
Same here
You can😀
This is great. I love acoustic music and started playing stuff like Michael Hedges and Pierre Bensusan in my uni days back in the late 90s. I got bored very quickly though because most people's stuff is very repetitive and, to me, unimaginative. "okay here's my riff, I'm going to play this for 3mins, you're impressed, right?". This is a breath of fresh air. great stuff. glad to have found you, thanks TH-cam.
Well done mate! Stunning!
I still remember jamming together over this a few years ago! Cheers!
Ah damn yeah, that was the core of this tune. Good times, lets play again.
I honestly didn't think you could get better. It's been a joy to watch you grow as an artist Mike. Congratulations, I knew you'd make it here
His dynamics are astounding .
Amazing that the more I listen to this piece , the more it starts to make sense. It's an incredible piece of work and I feel the more times you listen to it you get a real feel for how Mike wrote it. You're an absolute inspiration Mike. Keep doing what you do. The world is better with you doing what you do!
Mike can I thank you for bringing the sheer joy of a human being doing something so well and so beautifully into my day....listening and watching you play is good for the soul....bless you!
I'm at a loss as to how anyone could give this a thumbs down. I have no clue. beautiful. period.
I have played guitar longer than you have lived, Mike - and l honestly say that l never seen/heard a better fingerstyle guitarist that you. Yes, you have Antoine, Andy, Calum, Don who is insainly good - but you bring the whole percussion/flow/technical mastering to another level. Amazing.
Tasteful and effective deployment of FX which serves this really nice piece well. Kudos!!!
The whole song is beautiful Mike. Today you made a grown man cry
After falling in and out of love with CandyRat, Mike Dawes is still amazing. Where many of his contemporary slap-tapping fingerstylists drone on, Mike keeps up with the technical virtuosity but also makes beautiful music. A trio could play this song and it would still be great.
Holy! Mike you're like my favorite solo guitarist ever you're a total genius man watching you play gives me great motivation into moving forward to guitar fingerstyle. You're a true inspiration 😀
I love so much your approach of rhythm. All is so balanced and elegant.
The best guitarist the world has ever seen! Great job Mike!
I just saw you in Portsmouth New Hampshire, in the US.....WOW.....the show was everything I had hoped for, except you didn't play Overload! Come back to Portsmouth soon, we loved you@
And just another masterpiece by Mr. Dawes.
One man band Mike playing with such an ease and passion I must wonder how he does it.
beautiful.
simply beautiful.
In my opinion your best piece until now!! There is so much variety in this one song, really great!
Mike is a true master of his instrument. Always amazing
What a groove at the start of the piece!!
It is a sonic work of art in harmony and percussion. The rhythm and groove that ensues from 2:57 to 3:15 are hauntingly beautiful!
Loving the cool rhythms! Kept my ears on its toes throughout the whole time
Do you draw your strength from the light of our yellow sun? Because I swear to God, you're super human. Truly interplanetary!
You are truly gifted, humble and extremely entertaining. I would love to see you in concert.
Hey everyone, Pre Orders for ERA are now live! I'm giving away a free track to anyone who pre orders digital or physical from mikedawes.com (excluding Japan and South Korea, label reasons) I can't wait for you to hear this record!
‘I absolutely adore this record’ - Total Guitar (UK)
‘A terrific album!’ - Guitar World (US)
‘It’s a masterpiece, wow’ - Guitare Seche Mag (France)
Didn't know Shaggy is such an awesome guitarist. :D
Original comment award ^
hahahah youre right. he does look shaggy. i was wondering the whole time this guy is so familiar
shaggy from scoobydoo? haha n1
I think I love you
Send in your picture and let us judge you too that can only be fair now... Fool....
You're a true inspiration man. I love this.
I still can't accept the fact that all of the sound is coming from one guitar. Beautiful
Well it was, now it came of your loudspeaker(s) ;p
Am now JUST realizing, you played that riff on your Tonewood Amp test video- so epic to hear an entire composition out of that!
Once again, an excellent work of art, Mr. Dawes. 🔥🔥🔥
I am watching You playing all the time. Amazing
Love this tune and the message behind it. Great job, Mike. You never cease to amaze me!!
So good I want to cry.
Finally!!!!! You teased abit of this song in your tutorial video and i was hoping a full version existed and here it is!! :D
My 2 fav guitarists in one cover!
Mike is the coolest guy ever.
Only just discovered this guy...awesome!
Thanks for being alive Mike Dawesome
so very musical...just lovely
Insane. Such nice flow.
the description explaines it all. Im currently learning how to play your scarlet cover, which brought me here. glad to hear to full song. As always, god like playing
Un. Freakin'. Real. Just amazing. Holy CARP is this good.
i love how you play harmonics !!!
Outstanding. Who would possibly down-vote this stellar performance?
You're amazing as a musician, I discovered your music a couple weeks ago and I think it is stunning. You rock man
I hope one day to meet Mike again so he can push me in the right direction with my own guitar playing, man this is unfathomable!
Undoubtedly a superb guitar player.
It's awesome what you are doing!!!! I am so happy to watch your videos! Keep on rocking. Lately I've been doing some songs into same direction!! Greetings from Finland!!!
Mike, you are great)) This is new era of acoustic guitar playing for all world!!! You inspire me. . .))))) Thank you mate!!!
Chunky as fk Mike. You never cease to amaze.
Goosebumps... period
what a masterpiece
such a nice walkabout about tones and tappings, it’s mastering and stunning, Mike!
Just found some of these older vids. Wonderful stuff, Mike! What a pleasure. 💜😷
The headstock cam shot is sweet!
phenomenal rhythm....and I have no clue WHAT I just said......simply enjoyed this....
Hi Mike, seen you with Justin Hayward at Ponte Vedra, FL...what a great show and great sound! You never cease to amaze. Thanks for the music.
Unbelievably good
Amazing! Wonderful! Beautiful! Thx for your inspiration!
Another masterpiece by the incomparable Mike Dawes...One of my fave guitarist/musician on the current scene right now and a long time to come.Was this shot live? anyway...keep inspiring us . I certainly am inspired by this young virtuoso known by the name MIke Dawes
You're a magician of sound.
This gave me goose bumps, no joke. Though I'm not surprised considering it's Mike Dawes.
Stellar skill demonstration mr.dawes
That is just fantastic!!!! Another song i need to learn how to play!!!! You made my playlist of happiness to play!!!!!
So excellent !! mike dawes you are awsome congrats !!! please come to portugal one day !!!
I saw you in Cartagena-Colombia, just amazing........
This is such an under rated video; you need 6 million views to give this justice
Its because this video was not uploaded through Candyratrecords channel where most of the modern fingerstyle guitarist upload. Mike has his own channel he is boss.
Love your work Mike, your music is inspiring. The part at 1:40 reminds me of those hours spent in my room drawing and playing guitar, just being creative.
I've never been more inspired in my life
Congratulations sir on your new song, Overload! 😉👌
Wow! This is really great composing and great execution. Hats off to you Mike... This is indeed an overload of quality!
0:36 is beautiful, man this guy is cool
oh my goodness.. wonderful
Very elegant fingerwork 👍🏼❤️