Calum Graham is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has classical guitar training, but uses a percussive technique. He has released four albums. When he was 22 he was listed by Acoustic Guitar magazine as one of their 30 “great guitarists under 30”. In 2009 Graham won the Calgary Stampede Talent Search, and also the ensuing national-level talent contest.
He came second in the fingerstyle guitar competition at the 2009 Canadian Guitar Festival, and won it in 2010.
In 2011 he won the Canada’s Walk of Fame “A Song For Canada” song contest. The prize included C$25,000 in cash, and time in a recording studio.
One of my personal favorites is his “Tabula Rasa“.
If you’re a fan of Spotify, here’s a couple tunes to get you started:
- “The Nomad”: https://open.spotify.com/track/5AFlVCO4eZhxoyLFNVArut
- “12: 34”: https://open.spotify.com/track/5xnMF5Ufl8OfMc24OaDGPL
Website: https://calumgraham.com/home
Albums: View List
Gears:
- Lowden Original Series 0-25 Acoustic Guitar (Cedar/Indian Rosewood). Check on Lowdenguitars.com
- Furch G24SC Baritone Guitar (Spruce/Cocobolo). more info
- K&K Trinity Pro Mini System. Check price on Amazon.com
- DiMarzio Black Angel Magnetic Pickup. Check price on Amazon.com
- Grace FELIX Preamp. Check price on Amazon.com
- TC Electronics – Polytune 2 Noir. Check price on Amazon.com
- Boss RC-30 Loop Station. Check price on Amazon.com
- Boss ST-2 Powerstack. Check Price on Amazon.com
- Boss OC-3 Super Octave. Check price on Amazon.com
- Strymon Bigsky Reverb. Check on Strymon.net
- Strymon Timeline Delay. Check price on Amazon.com
- CIOKS DC-10 Pedal Power Supply. Check price on Amazon.com
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