© Candy Rat Records 2006
Antoine Dufour is emerging as one of Canadas young stars of acoustic, fingerstyle guitar.
Dufour recently played at the 2005 Montreal Jazz Festival and at the 2005 Canadian Guitar Festival, where he was awarded 2nd prize in the Fingerstyle Guitar Championship and first in 2006. He has appeared in concert and given workshops throughout Quebec, produced a video in Fall 2003, and released his 2nd CD in 2004.
Antoine Dufour releases his second solo cd on Candyrat Records. Development is a continuation of the journey he started with his first solo cd, Naissance. The cd is a mostly a solo affair with the exception of two duets with friend and fiddle player Tommy Gauthier.
His musical style is a mix of the powerful rhythms of rock, the sensibility of classical music, a funky groove, and a pure folk melody.
Dufours style continues to develop, bounded only by his imagination and his technical dexterity. As he says, The acoustic guitar is an instrument which has a very rich sound, and offers infinite possibilities to the player.
He will be touring across Canada in 2006 as a member of the International Guitar Night, an all-star evening of the best original guitarists/composers in North America.
Solo Acoustic Guitar
Antoine Dufour's third solo cd, Existence, is his best yet by far, with epic compositions that break ground on the instrument and move more towards a progressive rock sound than displayed on his first two CDs, Naissance and Development. Dufours style continues to develop, bounded only by his imagination and his technical dexterity. As he says, "The acoustic guitar is an instrument which has a very rich sound, and offers infinite possibilities to the player."
Solo Acoustic Guitar (Bass, Fiddle, & Percussion)
Antoine Dufours’ thirteen original compositions come to life on this CD. Naissance (Birth) is a fitting title for this CD as it is his first completely original and solo project. The CD is receiving critical acclaim and along with appearances and awards at major festivals, Antoine is building a National reputation for innovation and creativity.
DVD
The DVD is pack with sixteen songs, eight each from both Andy McKee and Antoine Dufour, many of the YouTube favorites and some new and unreleased performance as well. Discs are universal format (playable on any DVD player in the world)
This download comes with three songs in MP3 format and matching (Standard Notation & Guitar Tab Format) transcriptions in Adobe PDF and Guitar-Pro formats for the following songs:
Naissance
Scratch
Trilogy
This download comes with three songs in MP3 format and matching (Standard Notation & Guitar Tab Format) transcriptions in Adobe PDF and Guitar-Pro formats for the following songs:
Glimmer of Hope
No Name for Love
Development
This download comes with three songs in MP3 format and matching (Standard Notation & Guitar Tab Format) transcriptions in Adobe PDF and Guitar-Pro formats for the following songs:
Memories of the Future
Spiritual Groove
Inspirations
This download comes with three songs in MP3 format and matching (Standard Notation & Guitar Tab Format) transcriptions in Adobe PDF and Guitar-Pro formats for the following songs:
You and I
Mother
The Heart of the Matter
This download comes with three songs in MP3 format and matching (Standard Notation & Guitar Tab Format) transcriptions in Adobe PDF and Guitar-Pro formats for the following songs:
Song for Stephen
30 Minutes in London
Reality
This download comes with three songs in MP3 format and matching (Standard Notation & Guitar Tab Format) transcriptions in Adobe PDF and Guitar-Pro formats for the following songs:
Ashes in the Sea
Catching the Light
Into Your Heart