John Sheehan

On the Northeastern folk circuit, guitarist John Sheehan established himself as an independent thinker and a rugged individualist who championed the finger-style techniques of musicians as diverse as Julian Bream, Doc Watson, John Fahey, and Joe Pass. Sheehan began work in 2001 on new songs and instrumentals for his third CD, Notes From Suburbia, which included "Self-made Man," a tale about a latter-day Robinson Crusoe, an outsider living on the edges of civilization. The disc also showed his versatility on the song "Cabin Fever," a jazzy instrumental inspired by guitarists ...