Kitsilano fingerstyle ace Don Alder set to shine at NAMM’s All Star Guitar Night

Vancouver acoustic guitarist and avowed Wishbone Ash devotee Don Alder will appear at NAMM's All Star Guitar Night this Saturday in Anaheim, California. I've been spreading the word about this stunning player since he won Guitar Player magazine's Guitar Superstar competition back in September of 2010. I interviewed him in his Kitsilano stomping ground a … Continue reading Kitsilano fingerstyle ace Don Alder set to shine at NAMM’s All Star Guitar Night

Guy Buttery stretches acoustic-guitar boundaries

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, SEPT. 3, 2013 BY STEVE NEWTON The world is full of great acoustic guitarists, but every now and again one comes along who really blows you away. Vancouver’s own Don Alder—whose percussive, wall-of-sound compositional approach has helped him win major competitions around the world—is one of them. Another is South Africa’s … Continue reading Guy Buttery stretches acoustic-guitar boundaries

Guitar idol Don Alder finds one fan at a time

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MARCH 14, 2012 By Steve Newton Not long after turning 16, Don Alder went flying out of the back of a rolling pickup truck in Williams Lake, but managed to survive the incident unscathed. Not so his teenage buddy Rick Hansen: paralyzed in the crash, he’d go on to become the … Continue reading Guitar idol Don Alder finds one fan at a time