Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12

Studio album by

Robbie Basho

Released

1979

Recorded

Studio C at The Annex, Menlo Park, CA

Genre

American Primitivism

Length

50:56

Robbie Basho chronology

Visions of the Country
(1978)

Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12
(1979)

Rainbow Thunder: Songs of the American West
(1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	^[4]
AllMusic	^[1]
The Great Folk Discography	4/10^[2]
PopMatters	^[3]

Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 is the eleventh studio album by composer and guitarist Robbie Basho, released in 1979 by Windham Hill Records. It was restored and remastered from the original master tapes by Joe Churchich and Kyle Fosburgh and re-issued by Grass-Tops Recording and Gnome Life Records on October 21, 2014.^[5]

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Track listing

All music is composed by Robbie Basho

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Grail and the Lotus"	6:36
2.	"Cathedrals et fleur de lis"	7:02
3.	"Pasha II"	6:33
4.	"A Study for Steel String"	3:00
5.	"Ackerman Special"	1:16
6.	"Apres Midi American"	1:56

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Variations on Grieg"	5:03
2.	"Scottish Rites"	4:38
3.	"Pavan India"	7:12
4.	"Variations on Ezumi"	4:04
5.	"Variations on Clair de lune"	3:36

Personnel

Adapted from the Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 liner notes.^[6]

Robbie Basho – acoustic guitar, vocals
William Ackerman – production
Ron Cook – executive producer
Ron May – cover art
Dennis Reed – recording, mixing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1979	Windham Hill	LP	WHS C-1010
Germany	1981	Pastels		B-ST-2021
United States	1982	Lost Lake Arts		LL-83
	2014	Grass-Tops Recording	CD	GTR-0018
	2014	Gnome Life	LP	GNM-029

References

^ Caldwell, Rob. "Robbie Basho: Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 and 12 > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ Strong, Martin Charles (2010). The great folk discography. Volume 1, Pioneers & early legends. ISBN 9781846971419.
^ Flander, Matthew (December 10, 2014). "Robbie Basho: Art of the Acoustic Steel String 6 & 12". PopMatters. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
^ https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-art-of-the-acoustic-steel-string-guitar-6-and-12-robbie-basho-grass-tops-recording-review-by-mario-calvitti.php (in Italian)
^ "Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12". Grass-Tops Recordings. 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 (sleeve). Robbie Basho. Stanford, California: Windham Hill Records. 1979.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 at Discogs (list of releases)

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Studio albums	The Seal of the Blue Lotus The Grail & the Lotus Basho Sings The Falconer's Arm I The Falconer's Arm II Venus in Cancer Song of the Stallion The Voice of the Eagle Zarthus Visions of the Country Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 Rainbow Thunder: Songs of the American West Bouquet Twilight Peaks
Live albums	Bonn ist Supreme
Compilations	Guitar Soli Băshovia
Related articles	Takoma Records John Fahey

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