July 18th 2009 Gayla Drake Paul takes the stage @ the 2009 Bear River Concert series in the Sill barn @ Camp Courageous. Doors open @ 6:15- concert starts @ 7 There is a $10.00 suggested donation @ the door.
Here is what other people are saying about her:
Reviews and Endorsements of Gayla Drake Paul
Russell Letson - Acoustic Guitar Magazine:
“…snapped bass strings, bluesy bends and cool chord changes…a compendium of advanced picking techniques.”
Richard Leo Johnson – Metro Blue recording artist:
“Gayla is a combination of passion, skill and grace – a rarity by any standard.”
John O’Regan – Rock’n'Reel:
“fleet of finger and capable of raising a fretboard storm, Gayla Drake Paul is one hell of a guitarist.”
John Sirkis – Acoustic Musician Magazine:
“Gayla Drake Paul has added to the ranks of top flight independent music with the release of her self-titled debut.”
Singout1:
“…surprisingly forceful, stunningly beautiful..”
James Jensen – Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine:
“Gayla Drake Paul’s self-titled release absolutely
floored me!”
Gregg Porter – producer, Sandy Bradley’s Potluck:
“a new standard in acoustic music.”
Brad Harvey – Oil Magazine:
“some of the most aggressive acoustic this side of Pete Townsend.”
Mister Guitar News:
“if this is what songwriting has come to in the ’90’s then there is a ray of hope for the artform.”
Jim Musser – The Icon:
“GDP is one of the finest fingerstyle guitarists on the planet…non-stop beautiful string-tickling.”
Micah Solomon – President, Oasis Duplication:
“her stuff just keeps getting better and better.”
Eric Stone – River Cities’ Reader:
“lush soundscapes that seem incapable of coming from just one guitar…”
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