Six Strings North of the Border

A “must have” for anyone who is a guitar music aficionado, this three-volume series is available as individual CDs or a 3 CD box set.

Volume 1

From contemporary guitar wizardry to the more traditional stylings of celtic, blues, folk, and jazz musicians, Canada is fortunate to be home to some of the best acoustic guitar music being made today. Now Borealis is proud to present a new CD featuring some of the best of that music. Six Strings North of the Border showcases the incredible range and quality of Canada’s acoustic guitarists. Producer Bill Garrett has lovingly assembled fifteen cuts that range in style from celtic to bluegrass to ragtime to swing to modern guitar pyrotechnics and everything in between.

Volume 2

Six Strings North of the Border Volume 2. picks up where Vol. 1. left off with 16 more great acoustic guitar pieces that range from jigs to ballads, ragtime to blues and contemplative moods to blazing swing. Guitarists Marc Atkinson, Colin Linden, Alex Houghton, Terry Tufts, Zubot and Dawson, Dave MacIsaac, Michael Jerome Browne, Bob MacLean, Marty Posen, Kristin Sweetland David Rogers, Jon Park Wheeler, James Cohen, D’Arcy Wickham, Craig Brown and Art Turner play with the kind of skill and conviction that only comes from the finest musicians. A must have for aficionados of great guitar music.

Volume 3

Six Strings North of The Border Volume Three picks up where Volume Two left off with 15 more great acoustic guitar pieces that range from jigs to ballads, ragtime to blues, and blazing swing to contemplative moods. A must-have for aficionados of great guitar music! 15 artists play with the kind of skill & conviction that only comes from the finest musicians.