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Video example of how to play ALL John Mayer songs.

Several years ago a handful of musicians picked the same year to move from the city to the seaside and as one might expect in a small town, it didn't take long for them to find each other. They met, they drank, they sang and they played; and so Smugglers Records grew, like many wonderful things, out of a series of chance encounters. Its core members drawn together -- in Deal of all places, by a love of music and good nights out. From the humble beginnings of small club nights to busking-led adventures across Europe; the ethos of Smugglers Records existed before the label did. Built on a love of music and community, adventure and memories; for those involved with it Smugglers Records is more than just a label, it's a way of life.

Folias Duo are “facile players who draw on tango rhythms and melodies sometimes, at other times they write with a scenic sensitivity” (Fanfare Magazine). They are “daring in self-written music” (American Record Guide). Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron of the Folias Duo are a married couple whose unique interpersonal performer-composer collaboration of twenty years breathes new life into classical music. Folias Duo melds characteristics of European classical music with jazz, world music, and improvisation into the rhythms, contours, and textures of their meticulously crafted and scenic music. As composers and performers, they continue to test the technical and sonic possibilities of the intimate flute and guitar combination. “These two artists are top talents, almost singular within contemporary flute and guitar ensembles” (Flutist Quarterly).

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