In Review
On this page we will archive the artists appearing previously at the Canadian Guitar Festival and the winning artists in our Fingerstyle Guitar Competition.
Performing Artists Wall of Fame
The Canadian Guitar Festival has been proud to showcase some of the world's best fingerstyle guitar talent over the years. Here in alaphabetical order are some of those outstanding talents. Hoover over the link for a picture and click on the link to open the artist's web site in a new window:
Canadian Fingerstyle Guitar Competition Winners
Congratulations to each one of you who took the stage. It takes guts to get up there and do this..and it can take just as much energy to pull your finger back out of your navel if you've not placed in the top three. 'Art' is subjective -if you've moved yourself and others by your playing then you have already 'won'. As for myself, there are a lot of fears I've faced and moved past; the fact that I am disqualified from ever competing is a welcome convenience ;) - Del
2004 finalists:
- 1st place: ROBERT TAYLOR - London ON
- 2nd place: Andy McKee - Kansas USA
- 3rd place: Eric Turnbull - Kingston ON
2005 finalists:
- 1st place: ERIC TURNBULL - Montréal, PQ
- 2nd place: Antoine Dufour - Montreal PQ
- 3rd place: Andy McKee - Kansas USA
2006 finalists:
- 1st place: ANTOINE DUFOUR - Montreal PQ
- 2nd place: Kelly Valleau - Belleville ON
- 3rd place: Craig D'Andrea - Riverside CT
2007 finalists:
- 1st place: CRAIG D'ANDREA - CT, USA
- 2nd place: Don Alder - Vancouver BC
- 3rd place: Stefano Barone - Rome, Italy