Rich Stein

Fluent on both the electric and acoustic guitar, Pittsburgh native Rich Stein is a folk-rock instrumentalist who has brought a variety of influences to his work, such as the fingerpicker school of acoustic folk-rock guitar; that is, acoustic guitar-playing instrumentalists like John Fahey, Leo Kottke and Peter Lang. However, Stein can't be totally lumped in with the fingerpickers. While Kottke, Lang and the late Fahey are obvious influences, Stein has been quoted as saying that he is "equally influenced" by Frank Zappa, Robert Fripp (of King Crimson fame) and Richard Thompson....