[ClassicTuneOTD] Neil Young - HEART OF GOLD

Artist: Neil Young
Genre: Folk, Singer/songwriter
Location: Torronto, Canada
Label: Reprise
Label Type: Major
Website: http://www.neilyoung.com

This classic tune is one that will get anybody’s foot tapping. Its another masterpiece from one of the best songwriters the World has ever seen. Born in Canada, Neil’s career has spanned for over 40 years and he has released an immense 34 studio albums. He is still going strong and his performance at Glastonbury in 2009 was packed with energy and certainly rivalled performances from the rest of the lineup including Springsteen and Blur.

‘Heart of Gold’ is one of his most memorable tunes. The lyrics describe a man’s search for love and happiness and are deeply personal which has become a typical feature of a Neil Young classic. This song has arguably one of the most recognisable intro’s with thumping acoustic guitar and wailing harmonica line. You can’t help but sing along and tap your foot.

Neil Young still tours regularly and you can keep up with his latest concert dates at www.neilyoung.com.

John Dignam

[ArtistOTD] John Dignam

Artist: John Dignam
Genre: Fingerstyle/ Acoustic
Location: Swansea, South Wales, UK
Label Type: Unsigned
Website: www.johndignam.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/johndignam
Myspace: www.myspace.com/johndignam

John Dignam is a 21 year old acoustic fingersyle guitarist from Swansea in Wales. Since picking up the guitar at 13 years of age John has gone on to share the stage with some of the world's finest guitarists including the great Tommy Emmanuel, Clive Carroll and Joshco Stephan.John writes his own pieces which can be heard on his debut EP 'Down to earth...'. His original tunes have received airplay on many national radio stations including BBC Radio 2. John has performed throughout the UK and had also ventured in Europe and the USA. Some of his highlights include performances at Tommy Fest UK, Tommy Fest Germany, the London Jazz Festival, the Gower Guitar Festival and the Chet Atkins Apprecation Society in Nashville. John's debut EP can also be purchased from the website or any good download site (Itunes, Amazon, Tesco etc.) Since December 2010 John has also been performing with his 'Electric Trio', which comprises of John on Guitar and Vocal, Huw Rees on Drums, Danny Kilbride on Bass. The John Dignam Trio have been gigging around the Swansea area and plan to record an E.P in the near future.  

Check out the following videos to see John in action: