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Is the most challenging piece I ever came up with. I'm normally happy to stay in an almost Alpha state to write and play. Working with and producing Alex de Grassi and Michael Hedges, among others, I was witnessing musicians pushing themselves to the very edge of already staggering skills. I was either lazy or simply content to have a simple melody be my objective. Anne's Song was different. I suspect its very existence owes something to the proximity of the true genius of Alex and Michael. I simply needed to write a piece that showed that I had some technical ability which would allow me to transcend what might have become a crippling inferiority complex.
I had never once in my life felt comfortable with my playing of this song. My attempts to play it in concert always disappointed me and my two previous recordings of it seem forced and athletic. Somehow in wrestling with the piece for this record, I realized that I need to bring the pitch down a bit, thereby somewhat relaxing the string tension. The net result of that change was the playing in the uptempo part of the song seemed finally graceful and light. I don't know why it took me so long to figure out the puzzle, but I'm glad I finally did.
Far less known than Fahey and Kottke was a guitarist named Robbie Basho who also recorded on the Takoma label. Robbie probably influenced me more than either Fahey or Kottke. He paid me a wonderful compliment before he died of telling me this was his favorite of my songs.

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William Ackerman Vermont

I recorded my first record for about $300 in 1975, creating Windham Hill Records in the process. I’ve produced George Winston and Michael Hedges among many others.

I’ve toured in the US, Europe and Japan. I have a Grammy Award and 21 Gold and Platinum Records as a producer in the US and overseas. My studio is in Windham County, Vermont. It’s been a lot of fun. Still is. ... more

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