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MAINE'S NO.1 CLASSICAL/ACOUSTIC GUITARIST!! WITH OVER 150 GIGMASTER'S VERIFIED BOOKINGS! WITH OVER 100 REVIEWS I AM ONE OF THE MOST REVIEWED GUITARISTS IN NEW ENGLAND!! EARNED GIGMASTER'S"BEST OF" AWARD TEN TI MES!! ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER GUITARISTS IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND!VERSATILITY!AUTHENTIC NYLON STRING  CLASSICAL GUITAR AND STEEL STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR AVAILABLE .CLASSIC ROCK,RAGTIME, POP,BLUES,STANDARDS! OVER A HALF CENTURY OF PLAYING EXPERIENCE!! Vocals!"An Honest If Not Brilliant Approach To Guitar Playing" New England Conservatory 1972! "Alan Was Amazing", "Very Professional", "Punctual", "Easy To Work With" These Are Just a few of the words from some of my most recent reviews to describe my services! Hello Everybody My name is Alan Lee Wilson. From a very young age I have had a love affair with the guitar and the music  that emanates from it's delicate curvaceous body.Guitar and Music are the passion of my life I am a full time musician all I do is play gigs and I can focus completely on a heart felt performance for your event. I have been playing guitar now for   58 years and classical guitar for over 55.I also Sing  I have been Gigmasters no. 1 ranked classical/acoustic guitarist in Maine for the past  10 years running. I would love to share my talent with you.  I play and learn the music that you want me to play! You are in the driver's seat!  I Studied guitar at New England Conservatory in Boston with a major in guitar Performance.  My repertoire ranges from Bach to Rock! .  I  played Electric Guitar at age thirteen and played in several rock bands in the Midwest before developing an interest in Classical or "Spanish" guitar which is traditionally payed  on a nylon stringed instrument with the fingers. The Classical guitar refers more to a technique of guitar playing rather than the music and it is a very versatile method of playing where you can play almost any type of music on it from Bach to Pop. The guitar is almost like a miniature orchestra and presents numerous possibilities for a Wedding or Dinner setting. The guitar is very much a solo instrument but unlike the organ or piano the guitar is very portable and can go almost anywhere and when it is amplified through my fine sound system it presents absolutely no problem when amplification is necessary.There are many people who have never heard of "The Classical Guitar" and may even be turned off by the mere mention of classical music but to them I invite them to listen to my numerous audio and video examples  and to read my reviews which I feel speak for themselves, and give me a try and you may be pleasantly surprised at what my guitar can do for your event. My first Classical Guitar teacher was Jim.Bleskan in Superior Wisconsin. I then went on to study  with Jeffrey Van and Charlie Pederson in Minneapolis.     I also studied guitar with Robert Paul Sullivan at New England Conservatory in Boston. I also studdied with Bill Viola And Joe Mayes in Philadelphia.I also studied Jazz Guitar with Harry Chalmiers at the Indian Hill School of Music in Littleton,Ma. I was the first student to recieve credit for Classical Guitar at The Unniversity of Wisconsin, Superior chiefly from my own efforts in pursuading the Administration in recognizing the Guitar as a worthy insrument of serious study alongside the piano and violin. I also studied string bass under Johann Lingamen while at the Unniversity of Wisconsin and I played that instrument in the Unniversity symphony orchestra while there.  I have a huge repoirtoire from the Rennasaince period music of John Dowland such as the Frog Galliarde or from the Baroque period such as Jesu Joy or the 1st lute suite by J.S. Bach to Spanish Romantic music such as Granada or Sevilla by Issac Albeniz or La Maja De Goya by Enrique Granados. I also play Music by The Beatles for classical guitar such as Across the Unniverse or Here There and Everywhere. I also play rock aranged for acoustic guiar such as Riahnon or Freebird (Clasdic, Rock, Pop or Folk songs available with or without vocals) and Ragtime such as The Maple Leaf Rag or The Entertainer by Scott  Joplin.I also play Standards like Paper Moon or Georgia on My Mind. I once went for a one night gig at The Weathervane Resturant in Readfield Maine and I ended up Playing there for four years every week. I was also featured in a recital by the Boston Classical Guitar Society.  I have two sound systems that I set up separately so I don't have to set up twice when playing both the ceremony and cocktail hour.  I can run  on battery power for locations without electricity.I can go completely unplugged for small intimate events. I have mics for announcements and a DJ machine I can patch trhough my PA for recorded music. I do DJ services on a limited basis when clients may be on a tight budjet, One of my many jobs in my life ouside of music was a radio DJ many years ago in the 70's and 80's..Alan Lee Wilson plays Jose Ramirez and C.F. Martin guitars.

I hired Alan for my husband's Celebration of Life.  My husband played the classical guitar, and I wanted to capture his essence, and upbeat attitude for the event.  Like a pro, Alan promptly reached out and asked if I had specific musical selections in mind, which I did.   He kept in touch regularly up to the week of the event, inquiring about particular details he needed to do a great job.  He did an outstanding job creating a lively, celebratory atmosphere, exactly what I was expecting from a professional.  Alan was pleasant to work with, reliable, and experienced.  I would hire him again in a heartbeat.  Gratifying experience.  Thank you,  Alan! 

Alan was terrific. Not only is he talented but catered music to fit our needs and request. Wedding started late and he stayed cool as a cucumber and went with the flow. Highly recommend!!

Alan was amazing! He learned new pieces of music for our wedding and sounded fantastic playing. We highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a musician!

Alan lee Wilson Performance Sampler

Capprichio Arabe/ Francisco Tarregga (Spain)

Prelude No. 1 by Villa Lobos (Brazil)

Air on The G String-J.S. Bach

Courante from third cello suite/ J. S. Bach (Baroque German)

Nobody cares For Me Like Jesus

Hesitation Blues/Trouble In Mind on Steel string guitar

Classic Rock Medley/Still The Same,Maggie Mae,Riahnon,Angie

Pleasant Moments a Ragtime waltz by Scott Joplin (American Ragtime)

Wedding Medley

Latin Medley

El Choclo/ Tango

Canon in D/ Johann Pachebel Arranged  by Per Olav Kindgren

Cavatina by Stanley Meyers ( From The Deer Hunter)

Beatles Medley: Here Cimes The Sun, And I Love Her, In My Life, Let It Be

Classical Guitar Sampler

Pop Medley no. 1 : Unchained Melody, Wonderful Tonight, Who'llStop The Rain

Sheep May Safely Graze/ J. S. Bach

Pop Medley no. 2 " Time After Time" " Little Wing", California Dreamin".

Traditional IrishMedley:A Good Roarin' Fire, I lost my Love, Bard of Armagh and Pastheen Fuen.

Classical Guitar

Guitar

Acoustic Guitar

Classic Rock Guitar

Latin Guitar

Ambient Guitar

Flamenco Acoustic Guitar

Singer Guitarist

Dallas Rag

Pomp and Circumstance

Sonata

Prelude no. 3

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Band on The Run

Estrellita

Prelude From 2st Cello Suite

I' D Love to Change The World

White Room

Babe I' M Gonna Leave You

Hesitation Blues

I Just Wanna' Be With You (vocals)

I' D Rather Be

Yellow

Team

Wanted Dead or Alive

What I Like About You ( Vocals)

House of The Rising Sun

Hurts So Good

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Away in a Manger

Silent Night

Coventry Carol

Happy Birthday

Sheep May Safely Graze

Sonata Opus 15/ Allegro con Spirito

Etudes 1 through 20 ( Segovia Edition)

Grand Solo

Rondo

Dedicatoria

Grand Waltz

Natalia ( Venezuelan Waltz)

More Than Words

Piano Man

Your Song

Suite Judy Blue Eyes

It Had To Be You

Abracadabra

I want You To want Me

Time in a Bottle

I'm Leaving on A Jet Plane

Sunshine On My Shoulders

Rosita

Canarios

Annie's Song

Natalia

Cavatina

Princess Royal (Traditional Irish)

Danny Boy(Traditioanal  Londoderry Aire)

Sonata Opus 15(first movement)

Morning Has Broken(Traditional (Irish)

When irish Eyes Are Smiling(Traditional Irish)

The Girl I Left Behind Me(Irish Origin Civil war Song)

Milongo Del Viento

El Choclo (Tango)

Mazurka Choro

Schottish Choro

Choro No. 1

Prelude No. 1

Canon in D

Jesu Joy

Lute Suite no. 1 in e minor

Cello Suite no. 3

Pelude from lute

Gavotte 1&2 in aminor from lute

Sleepers Awake

Minuett

Sonata in A Major L.483

Sonata in A Major L. 238

The Frog Galliarde

Passacaille

Fantasia

Alman

Hit and Take It

Greensleeves

I Serve a Worthy Lady

Sonata Opus 15

Capprichio Arabe

Adelita

Marietta

Lagrima

Maria

Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Maybelita

La Catedral

4 Waltzes

Sevilla

Granada

La Maja De Goya

El Testement De Amelia

Catalan Folk Song

Afro Cuban Lullaby

Nobody Cares For Me Like Jesus

Amazing Grace

Pleasant Moments

The Entertainer

Maple Leaf Rag

The Easy Winners

Heliotrope Bouquet

Alan was very accommodating to our requests. He sent us a playlist in advance for our approval. Everyone at the dinner was very happy with his playing.  If I needed background music for an event in the future, I would not hesitate to contact him.

Sorry but I cannot give an additional review. He is a wonder person but his performance was not what we expected. Thank you 

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