Career Achievements
- 1999 AFG Golden Thumbpick Award
- 2001 National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion
- 2008 Thumbpicker of the Year
- 2009 National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame Induction
- Played with Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Nato Lima, Boots Randolph, Tommy Emmanuel, John Jorgenson, Marcel Dadi, Tommy Tedesco, Joe Pass, Biréli Lagrène, Mark O'Connor, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Martin Taylor, Jorge Morel, Earl Klugh, Suzy Bogguss, Victor Wooten, John Cowan and countless more.
Endorsements
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Kirk Sand "Richard Smith" Model
My main touring axe since 2000
Kirk is simply the best in the business
Martin "Richard Smith" Model: 000-28 with a 12th fret join, a cutaway and a slightly deeper body with a slotted headstock
A terrific playing axe with a great sound, available exclusively from myfavoriteguitars.com
Stonebridge 23 CR steelstring: top notch, first rate guitars, yet a very affordable prices
Built in the Czech Republic by master luthier Frantisek Furch; the Stonebridge company is based out of Kitchener in Canada
More and more widely recognized as a major competitor in the high end acoustic guitar market