Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a virtuoso flatpicked acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays many other instruments including mandolin, banjo, and electric guitar. A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... We dont have an article called Flatpicking Start this article Search for Flatpicking in. ... An acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but generally strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ... Carved and round backed mandolins (front) A mandolin is a small, plucked, stringed musical instrument, descended from the mandora. ... Old 6-string zither banjo For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin, early or original examples sometimes being called the gourd banjo. Its name is commonly thought to be derived from the Kimbundu term mbanza. ... Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ...

Bryan Sutton

Sutton first came to prominence as part of Ricky Skaggs' bluegrass band Kentucky Thunder. Sutton eventually left the band to focus on session work. He has become a first-call Nashville session player due to his fluency in multiple music styles and his mastery of the guitar. Ricky Skaggs, April 1988 Ricky Skaggs (born July 18, 1954 in Lawrence County, Kentucky) is a country and bluegrass musician, singer and composer. ... Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music with its own roots in the English, Irish and Scottish traditional music of immigrants from the British Isles (particularly the Scots-Irish immigrants of Appalachia), as well as the music of rural African-Americans, jazz, and blues. ...

In addition to Skaggs, Sutton has toured with The Dixie Chicks, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Hot Rize, Chris Thile, Tony Rice and others. The Dixie Chicks: Martie, Natalie and Emily The Dixie Chicks is a country music group, formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas. ... Jerry Douglas (born in Warren, Ohio on May 28, 1956) is an American virtuoso Dobro player. ... Sam Bush Sam Bush (b. ... Béla Fleck (born July 10, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American banjo player. ... Hot Rize is a bluegrass band comprised of Tim OBrien (mandolin, fiddle), Pete Wernick (banjo), Charles Sawtelle (guitar), and Nick Forster (electric bass). ... Chris Thile (pronounced THEE-lee) (born February 20, 1981) is a renowned mandolin player and founding member of the progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek with Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins. ... Tony Rice Tony Rice (born June 8, 1951 in Danville, Virginia) is an influential bluegrass guitarist. ...

Gear

Sutton endorses guitars built by Dana Bourgeois. He plays a Bourgeois "Country Boy Deluxe" model dreadnought and also has his own signature model, the "Banjo Killer" slope-shouldered dreadnought. He also regularly performs with a 1940 Martin D-28. Dana Bourgeois Dana Bourgeois is a well-known (in guitar circles) master luthier, who heads a small guitar shop in Maine. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... C.F. Martin & Company is a guitar manufacturer established in 1833 by Christian Frederick Martin. ...

Discography

• "Ready to Go" (2000) - Sugar Hill Records
• "Bluegrass Guitar" (2003) - Sugar Hill Records
• "Not Too Far from the Tree" (2006) - Sugar Hill Records

Selected Session Work

• Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder - "Bluegrass Rules"
• Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder - "Soldier of the Cross"
• Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder - "Ancient Tones"
• Dolly Parton - "The Grass is Blue"
• Dolly Parton - "Little Sparrow"
• Dolly Parton - "Those Were the Days"
• Rhonda Vincent - "The Storm Still Rages"
• Rhonda Vincent - "Back Home Again"
• Rhonda Vincent - "One Step Ahead"
• The Dixie Chicks - "Fly"
• The Dixie Chicks - "Home"
• Chris Thile - "Not All Who Wander are Lost"
• Pam Tillis - "It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis"
• Patty Loveless - "Dreamin' My Dreams"
• Randy Travis - "Glory Train"
• Randy Travis - "Worship and Faith"
• Jerry Douglas - "Restless on the Farm"
• Jerry Douglas - "Lookout for Hope"

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References

• Bryan Sutton Biography
• Bryan Sutton Interview