Hello everyone,
Thanks for stopping by my website. All my albums are now available digitally from my site securely through Musicane. And it's all at 256kbps and it's DRM free!
Scroll down to gain access to American Baroque, Homecoming, WinterNight, and Mystic Morning. To buy individual songs just hit the + button and the songs will scroll down.
I'm planning to tour much more over the next several years, so stop by often to see where I'm playing. Here are some of my upcoming shows. Be sure to say hi if you get a chance to come out.
If you're interested in booking me for a concert or clinic, View Ken Bonfield's EPK, then send me an e-mail or give me a call, 978 473-2266.
News!
I'm so excited to tell you that my new, solo guitar album, Indian Rain, is finished. I recorded the album January 11, 18, and 22 at Thomas Eaton's recording studio in Newburyport, MA, and Dave Glasser mixed and mastered the album February 8th at Airshow Mastering in Boulder, Co.
My vision for this album was to record an intimate, honest album that sounded as if I was playing guitar on your couch in your living room. We recorded this live, with no overdubs, and very limited editing; these are all single takes played with one guitar.
Indian Rain is my first album in 10 years with all new material, and includes an arrangement of Leo Kottke's The Fisherman, an homage to John Fahey, In Christ There is No East or West, and a Bach Prelude along with 13 originals. Fourteen of the 16 tracks were recorded with my new Carruth Baritone guitar. It was the perfect partner for a solo guitar album. Tuned two whole steps lower than a standard guitar, it's a bit like plucking a cello. It has a deep throaty sound to it, with lyrical highs, and a ton of detail.
The Cd won't be available until May, but thanks to today's technology the songs and album are available in digital format now. But we're not offering the album or songs at low-res standard iTunes bit rates of 128kbps, we're committed to offering you the best possible quality to retain the audiophile nature of the recording, so we've established 256kbps as our standard; it's indistinguishable from Cd quality recordings. That's twice the bit rate, yet at the same prices you've become used to: $.99 per song, or $9.99 per album. It'll take a little longer to download, but it's worth the wait. And your transactions are as secure as iTunes too. So follow the prompts, set up an account, and you'll be listening to new tunes before you know it!
I'm continuing to expand my teaching practice. If you're interested in private lessons, visit www.kenbonfield.com/artistry for full details. You don't have to live near me to get lessons. If you see I'm on the road in a town near you, I can arrange to give you a lesson; e-mail me!
American Baroque, Mystic Morning and WinterNight are available for downloads as individual songs or full CD downloads at iTunes, Rhapsody and a host of others including Napster, Yotta Music, Cingular, and Sony Connect.. The albums are available for download in Germany too: click here.
You can always purchase the physical Cds at my concerts, through Cd Baby, or my music page.
If you're interested in discovering what's behind the guitar playing, please check out the Dangling Conversation. I'll post comments from the road, random thoughts, guitar philosophy, etc. where we can have two-way communication. Right now I have just added extensive liner notes for both Mystic Morning, and American Baroque: Steel String Surprise.
I LOVE performing at house concerts, so if you'd like to have me perform in your home, contact me, I'll walk you through the how-to's, and we'll work something out.
If you're interested in booking me at a school check out my Bio page and the Artistry of the Guitar page, and contact me with any questions you may have.
Please make yourself at home, and check out my friends on the links page,
Peace, kb
