Phil Keaggy is the Greatest Acoustic Guitarist of All-time! Plus he is a True Gentleman too... Every single time I hear this Masterpiece while my eyes closed, “a panoramic picture of subtle wind flowing across a vast wheat field & gently kissing the wheat” automatically appears in front of me! (The Best Part is the Breathtaking ‘Pull off’ at 0min57sec)
Who cares about what Jimi thought of Phil? He had his staple on all rock music that came after him and he wrote catchy, memorable songs, but he was not a great guitarist. He was not accomplished like Phil.
Silly myth after all, although I would imagine Jimi would of been just as impressed as most are by Mr Keaggy had he actually had a chance to listen to his material at some point of his life had he lived.
actually supposedly jimi said that abiut terry kath of chocago, rory gallagher from ireland and several others Truth is he did say he liked Kath and chicago becuz of horns but the other stories are urban legends...doubt if he even knew about Phil
@mjsmcd He knew about Phil because Phil's first group recorded their first album at his recording studio. However, they never met because Hendrix died a few weeks before they were to record.
@MerkinMuffly I understand where you are coming from, he is very under appreciated by the music community, simply because his "market" is limited. But I am sure that Phil enjoys where he is, and as a Christian, I can honestly say he is having, and has had, a huge impact in his ministry.
My god this is amazing. Such skill! My brain and hands are aching just imagining the blood sweat and tears that surely must have gone into this man's practice regimen. Nietzsche said that life without music would have been a mistake. Hearing this guy's music pretty much cements that notion for me.
I've been playing guitar for over 30 years and although I can eventually learn how to play almost anything with patience and time, Phil's music is unbelievably difficult to mimic mainly because of the insanely difficult fingering (stretches!). If you play guitar, you know what I'm talking about. To play those chords so cleanly is unreal.
I played piano at Phil Keaggy's sister-in-laws wedding in the early 1990's. It was at my church in Akron, Ohio. I will never forget warming up on the baby grand piano with a bit of Debussy's Children's Corner. I was astonished when Phil, the rock guitarist came around the piano and asked if I was playing 'Debussy's Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from Children's Corner.
I agree that teh debate over who is the greatest guitarist is pointless. There are so many great players. Phil for me is my favourite because I love his compositions and the celtic influences he brings in. It's hard to replicate 'pretty' in jazz or blues. Phil is also able to work in other genres. I guess the next one for me is Steve Hackett but there are so many greats - we live in a priveleged age with access to so much good music.
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Reed Arvin wrote the Book "Wind in the Wheat". He was also Rich Mullin's producer and is a phenomenal pianist. This song reminded me of the story set in Rose Hill, Kansas, about Andrew Miracle. It is a good read and I think Phil and Reed are friends.
@conorfeekery Eb standard i believe, capo 2nd fret, alt. E standard and a capo at 1st, or if u have super lights open F in 5ths no capo i think it was recorded that way
I have "Wind in the Wheat" by Phil on a vinyl record when it first came out. I love this and it does make me dream of a field of wheat blowin in the wind. He's truly VERY good and does it for the Lord.
From rock to folk to jazz to classical, this is no other guitarist I know of that has mastered every single genre... so does that make him the best? Is he a better Jazz guitarist than Pat Metheny? Is he a better folk guitarist than Bruce Cockburn? Is he a better fusion guitarist than Al Dimeola? Maybe not 'better' within each genre, but the reason why people call him the greatest is that he stands up against anyone in any genre on any day - period.
Phil's not the best guitarist, he's just a brother who knows how to use the gift he's been given to bring glory to God, who just happens to the best ever. :) Amen?
The world's greatest ice cream is vanilla or is it chocolate? Who cares. Music, too, is not a competition. Check out Paco de lucia for the "world's greatest guitarist." However, he does not move me like PK does - nor is his music a glory to God. These conversations about "the greatest" remind me of the movie "Dead Poets Society." They use this rubric to rate the poets. "TS Eliot is good, but not much to dance to....!" Thanks for the opportunity to vent. Blessings! Ken
I was able to find "The Master & The Musician" and "The Wind & The Wheat" both on CD, both are incredibly hard to find, but worth the effort. "Sunday's Child" is rare as well. He doesn't make even a mediocre album, they're all phenomenal. I met him in 1991 for my 25th birthday, he's an incredible soul, too.
Phil Keaggy has mastered the art of music. He's always been one of the the most influential guitarists I've ever known. His playing, especially on an acoustic guitar, is full of soul and is heartfelt and genuine. When I saw this video, I nearly literally cried because I felt his playing and how soulful it was (or still is).
I would have a very difficult time actually classifying someone as "the best guitarist ever", however Phil Keaggy is definitely at the top of my list. He's an amazing artist!
truely one of the most beautiful pieces ever written for guitar. And definitely not easy to play. There is learning the notes and chords which takes some time. Took me about 2-3 months. then there is the feel , which takes years to perfect as Phi has done. For those who want to give it a whirl, you can get the tab from a book called "Phil Keaggy acoustic solos' published by Mel Bay. just google mel bay music. Awesome
I don't think he has ever written a single song since he has been saved caring about what people might think about his skill. Worrying about skill is missing the boat. It is about devotion to a God, calling, and principle. He doesn't care if you think he is great or not. I don't think God does either. Not everything is a human competition.
I don't know if it's true but I heard years ago that back in the day Jimi gave it up for Phil Keaggy when asked how it felt to be the greatest guitarist.....???? Something like that....
@withfootnotes Eddie Van Halen was ascribed that quote as well. The closest similarity was shortly after Phil's Glass Harp days when Ted Nugent openly expressed that he'd wondered where Phil had gone and that Phil "could've saved the world with his guitar". Phil had first set foot in Electric Lady Land shortly after Hendrix passed away, Hendrix never heard Phil play.
He is amazing. Give a thumbs up to this comment. Consider it an ironic turn of events... you know... considering he has only 4 fingers. ooohh. too soon?
@roaringwaterbay He was raised a Roman Catholic but has tended to attend non-denom and Protestant charismatic churches over the years since his conversion in 1970.
@MrsClippit hes good, great guitar playing even the fact that hes missing 1 finger its amazing, but just something about the atmosphere of these old kinda days with the dull colors and the hair do, its just a thing that freaks me out - like some sort of "gentlemen" from the titanic days, i dunno, great player tho the room or should i say "chamber" or even his garments needs some color lol
@lilrip4300 Trust me, there was nothing "dull" about the colors. It''s just the way it comes thru on film. It was a great time to be young. lol@your thoughts on it though :) I never heard anyone say that. LOL. no worries
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If you can play this song with no flaws like he can, then you shouldnt be talking, I cant play this song myself as good, and ive been playing for 15 years. Eric Clapton stated that Phil Keaggy was his favorite guitarist. Phil Keaggy's music is more than music Its spirit.,
One of the sad things is that there are so many talented people out in this world who have so much potential, yet they use it for the pleasure of the world and not for Jesus Christ, the creator. Thats why we were created people, to glorify God. You all have a potential always remember that.
I believe it went this way Johnny Carson asked Jimi Hendrix how it felt to be the greatest guitar player in the world and Hendrix just said " I don't know go ask Phil Keaggy"
Perhaps, as says sts, I am wrong. To ZenCat2: Yes, it is on an album entitled The Wind and the Wheat. Hey, Frens, a Phil Keaggy song, by any othername; any name at all, would still sound as sweet. I am so grateful for these postings.
@originalname33 Oh Yeah, no "beliefs" (per se), except for that, ummm, "blind faith" in the infinitely "limited" knowledge that was taught to them in college! Wow. Modern physics accounts for 1-9 dimensions, "parellel", to ours (that YOU can't see, measure, or detect...), it doesn't even account for all the truths that "we" (you) don't even know, and haven't even conceived of yet (dufus)!... I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and say it's actually "BAD SCIENCE", to claim that you know it all.
first off, you have no life to dig up a 2 year old comment.
and what the hell are you really talking about? you put the term "bad science" in quotes even though I didn't state this, and of course you wasted your time making a comment because you don't understand CONTEXT.
it's actually pretty easy. science is objective. you're confusing yourself with arbitrary subjective terms thus speculating on science in a unscientific way.
@originalname33 I have a life, I swear! I didn't realize I was commenting so far back (it's all on the same page after all). I was also confrontational, I apologize. What I'm actually saying is that even "science" (whether hard or theoretical), doesn't necessarily excluding the possibility of a being like God, existing, it's just evidence of this existence can't presently be quantified. Understanding of this "material" universe, never mind the "immaterial" universe(s), is still very limited
I agree with that. science is observatory so it's based on the five senses. there's obviously something more you know that even if you're an atheist you don't just end, you like all energy can't be destroyed.
@ZioPanik Two minutes? I can't even find a reliable internet hardcount to all the music he has released, and/or contributed to... It's in the hundreds. This man just cannot put down a freakin' guitar, for even a few days...!
The guitar in the video is an Olson guitar. Mr Keaggy is pictured with this guitar on the Olson website. Phil presented Paul McCartney with a left handed Olson a few years back.
That guitar may be a Gurian. The lone letter at the top of the peg head looks like a "G", which is the Gurian logo. I bought one back in the early eighties. I'll never part with it. I believe they stopped manufacturing them a while back. Paul Simon and James Taylor both use guitars with the identical logo as Phil's guitar.
This song is such a perfect example of what makes me believe that PK is and always will remain among the top 10 guitarists of all time and my personal favorite. It isn't sweep picking and a bunch of after effects. It is only moderately difficult to play but the way he plays so perfectly and makes every single note sound out so beautifully is truly the mark of a master guitarist.
@daven58100 No cowbell ... Mr Keaggy's work is best listened to by itself, without any kind of accompaniment. You could throw in the whole Trans-Siberian Orchestra, but it wouldn't be as good as him by himself.
I've seen him in concert, and seen the TSO in concert. As epic as the orchestra was, it's not Phil Keaggy.
sigh, when will people realise that "harder" or faster does not mean better and has no place in musical discussion. how hard a piece is to play depends on the player. you are correct in saying that i would find this piece harder than some mckee songs but i could easily see andy playing this but phil playing ebon coast or art of motion? no way. not that it matters in any way.
@randomchap100 I'm not going to give you a thumbs down since everyone is entitled to their opinion but having tried to learn Art of Motion and this I can say I spent significantly longer on Art of Motion for half the progress. Less than half.
@DJSNuva1 Andy Mckee is amazing but, Phil Keaggy plays guitar much much more dynamically and controls the tone's of the guitar much better than Andy Mckee. Playing this song WELL is far more difficult than any Andy Mckee song.
@DJSNuva1 Don Ross is amazing. Candyrat should do something for him like what they did for Andy Mckee's "Art Of Motion" album where they videotaped him recording it. I think that's one of the reasons why Mckee is so much more well known.
@DJSNuva1 I wouldn't say that. He has some badass compositions, but hey. He tunes his stuff differently, and uses a capo. He's is mos def not the best in EADGBE tuning. But he is brilliant for using the tool how he does. I can't play like him, but I havn't experiemented much either.
@RoufasthaSage Dude, seriously...lets NOT have this be the 10,000th video where someone says “this guy is the best ever” and then some other guy says, “he’s not” and proceeds to list arbitrary reasons why this guy isn’t the best. To DJSNuva1, Phil is the best guitarist ever....to you, maybe not...but just leave the guy think what he wants without adding your two cents. Not every youtube video is a debate, and while you’re entitled to your opinion, you don’t have to always broadcast it. Peace
@shwalton75 I know and understand. Regardless of idiot rankings and competion I'm not a hater, and I can appreciate. This composition is brilliant and moves me either way. I was jus sayin'.... And I'm always soul searching. I just thought of a good phrase for the scenario. "nobody is the best in a world full of change". Take care and keep the negativety out your life. Anybody watching this is on a good start.
@megla69er It would be some respect, but it's not true. From Wikipedia... "it was impossible that Jimi Hendrix could ever have heard me...We...recorded our first album at Electric Lady Studios two weeks after his unfortunate death, so I just can’t imagine how he could’ve heard me. I think it’s just a rumor that someone’s kept alive, and it must be titillating enough to keep an interest there...So I don’t think it was said…and that’s it for that!"[6] from Wikipedia
@megla69er false. snopes.com/music/artists/keaggy.asp i remember hearing that hendrix thing a few years back. hearing keaggy's pure, calming notes; i was fine hearing a guitar legend said such a thing about keaggy, but it's not true. but we know keaggy is a musician of the master.
@megla69er I don't know dude, by the time Jimi died, Phil wasn't even 20 years old - he had no major or even noticeable releases at that time, and there is no reason what so ever that Jimi woulda even heard about him. Also, I have heard that same story about probably 15 other guitarists :). Don't get me wrong, Keaggy kicks all those other guitarists ass...
@shwalton75 It's not even that you can't or shouldn't always broadcast it. It's that some people have yet to comprehend fully what an opinion is and what holding one means, and moreover, they refuse to even attempt such a comprehension.
tuning?
Soilwar 4 days ago in playlist Favorite videos
I now have goosebumps
jlillymoon 1 week ago
I now have goosebumps
jlillymoon 1 week ago
Phil Keaggy is the Greatest Acoustic Guitarist of All-time! Plus he is a True Gentleman too... Every single time I hear this Masterpiece while my eyes closed, “a panoramic picture of subtle wind flowing across a vast wheat field & gently kissing the wheat” automatically appears in front of me! (The Best Part is the Breathtaking ‘Pull off’ at 0min57sec)
Nirmal1991Guitar 1 week ago
I love it when someone is missing a finger and is told "you can't do that!" and you know what? They become the BEST!
SuperOxideDimutase 2 weeks ago
Phil Keaggy is The Greatest Acoustic Guitarist of All-time!
Nirmal1991Guitar 2 weeks ago
Who cares about what Jimi thought of Phil? He had his staple on all rock music that came after him and he wrote catchy, memorable songs, but he was not a great guitarist. He was not accomplished like Phil.
dpshtintolrnt1 2 weeks ago
These are the most beautiful chords I have heard in a very long time!
akhiravsdunya 2 weeks ago 3
Hmm. I heard it was Eric Clapton; not Hendrix.
telsh7 1 month ago
Silly myth after all, although I would imagine Jimi would of been just as impressed as most are by Mr Keaggy had he actually had a chance to listen to his material at some point of his life had he lived.
megla69er 1 month ago
Beautiful
er1cmaurer 2 months ago
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jasonkritz 2 months ago
actually supposedly jimi said that abiut terry kath of chocago, rory gallagher from ireland and several others Truth is he did say he liked Kath and chicago becuz of horns but the other stories are urban legends...doubt if he even knew about Phil
mjsmcd 2 months ago
@mjsmcd He knew about Phil because Phil's first group recorded their first album at his recording studio. However, they never met because Hendrix died a few weeks before they were to record.
kperry316 2 months ago
15 people cannot appreciate talent
mrednigo 2 months ago
whats that for a guitar?
oldrabbit95 3 months ago
@oldrabbit95 It's a James Olsen - delicious tone, hand-built. If money were no object, I'd choose one, but they cost $1000s :-(
digitalramyun 2 months ago
Am I the only one who wan't to know how he lost part of his finger? Time to search it up!
micalishis 3 months ago
@micalishis It was from an accident on the farm when he was 7 I think I remember hearing. It was from a water pump
Bradyarch 3 months ago
@Bradyarch Four, actually - listen to the words of Way Back Home.
M400fan 3 months ago
@M400fan Oh nicely done. The Wikipedia on him has no age
Bradyarch 3 months ago
i want to see Phil and Steve Howe jam together! it would be the greatest duo ever!!!!!!!!!!!
garywingrove 3 months ago
Best guitarist ever.
TheBigKat77 3 months ago in playlist Phil Keaggy
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too bad Michael Hedges owns that distinction, though Keaggy is absolutely stunning...
ZOMBIELANDakaUSA 3 months ago
Phil is the best guitarist ever
phaxad 3 months ago
Wow, this guy is a great talent, a shame he pigeonholed himself to just christian music.
MerkinMuffly 3 months ago
@MerkinMuffly I understand where you are coming from, he is very under appreciated by the music community, simply because his "market" is limited. But I am sure that Phil enjoys where he is, and as a Christian, I can honestly say he is having, and has had, a huge impact in his ministry.
thesameandnotthesame 3 months ago
My god this is amazing. Such skill! My brain and hands are aching just imagining the blood sweat and tears that surely must have gone into this man's practice regimen. Nietzsche said that life without music would have been a mistake. Hearing this guy's music pretty much cements that notion for me.
indincllc 3 months ago
Praise the Lord!:D This is beautiful!
lauralan2 4 months ago
I've been playing guitar for over 30 years and although I can eventually learn how to play almost anything with patience and time, Phil's music is unbelievably difficult to mimic mainly because of the insanely difficult fingering (stretches!). If you play guitar, you know what I'm talking about. To play those chords so cleanly is unreal.
johnscottbrooks 4 months ago
I played piano at Phil Keaggy's sister-in-laws wedding in the early 1990's. It was at my church in Akron, Ohio. I will never forget warming up on the baby grand piano with a bit of Debussy's Children's Corner. I was astonished when Phil, the rock guitarist came around the piano and asked if I was playing 'Debussy's Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from Children's Corner.
72marmota 4 months ago
I agree that teh debate over who is the greatest guitarist is pointless. There are so many great players. Phil for me is my favourite because I love his compositions and the celtic influences he brings in. It's hard to replicate 'pretty' in jazz or blues. Phil is also able to work in other genres. I guess the next one for me is Steve Hackett but there are so many greats - we live in a priveleged age with access to so much good music.
RaysTrack 4 months ago
Why are the two top comments entirely contradictory of each other?
Tehtrollzor 4 months ago
Now realized that I need to cut my middle finger to play like this........
syndgr834 4 months ago
words...will not suffice
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Heartfullofsoul100 5 months ago
Well he is definitely the best guitarist with 9 fingers.
gratefulgracy 5 months ago 20
@gratefulgracy that actually could be a true statement
waretafai 4 months ago
@gratefulgracy One of the best acoustic guitar players. Period. Such a beautful heartfelt sound.
darklord2626 2 months ago
this song is majestic. Tells a story of serenity and beauty.
jayc5413 5 months ago
14 people prefer the interpretive dance version of this song.
dandvc 5 months ago
Reed Arvin wrote the Book "Wind in the Wheat". He was also Rich Mullin's producer and is a phenomenal pianist. This song reminded me of the story set in Rose Hill, Kansas, about Andrew Miracle. It is a good read and I think Phil and Reed are friends.
ruckushauk 5 months ago
Phil Keaggy has a testicle on each fingertip. That's why he's better than anyone. Ever.
astranger15 5 months ago
I don't know if he's the best, but he's the best I've ever heard. And I've heard some amazing shit.
ThePinkwafflecakes 6 months ago
I can play this blindfolded and with one hand
brokecommie05 6 months ago
@brokecommie05 So you use you foot to pick the strings?
Critdizzle 5 months ago
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I can aswell - but it doesn't sound nearly as good
Querster 5 months ago
anyone know what tuning he is in?
conorfeekery 6 months ago
@conorfeekery Eb standard i believe, capo 2nd fret, alt. E standard and a capo at 1st, or if u have super lights open F in 5ths no capo i think it was recorded that way
dobsonone 5 months ago
I have "Wind in the Wheat" by Phil on a vinyl record when it first came out. I love this and it does make me dream of a field of wheat blowin in the wind. He's truly VERY good and does it for the Lord.
777toogie1 6 months ago
From rock to folk to jazz to classical, this is no other guitarist I know of that has mastered every single genre... so does that make him the best? Is he a better Jazz guitarist than Pat Metheny? Is he a better folk guitarist than Bruce Cockburn? Is he a better fusion guitarist than Al Dimeola? Maybe not 'better' within each genre, but the reason why people call him the greatest is that he stands up against anyone in any genre on any day - period.
BestTVvideo 6 months ago
Love and miss ya Phil! Joe Sabolick~
jamwc3008 6 months ago
Phil's not the best guitarist, he's just a brother who knows how to use the gift he's been given to bring glory to God, who just happens to the best ever. :) Amen?
aerycksmusic 6 months ago 2
@aerycksmusic Amen.
Flintcrow 6 months ago
wow, that is beautiful
trollprepper 6 months ago
Nice fret markers on Phil's guitar.
Pomiferous 7 months ago
"RATING GUITAR PLAYERS IS A STUPID HOBBY" Frank Zappa
MOC555 7 months ago
"RATING GUITAR PLAYERS IS A STUPID HOBBY" Frank Zappa
MOC555 7 months ago
The world's greatest ice cream is vanilla or is it chocolate? Who cares. Music, too, is not a competition. Check out Paco de lucia for the "world's greatest guitarist." However, he does not move me like PK does - nor is his music a glory to God. These conversations about "the greatest" remind me of the movie "Dead Poets Society." They use this rubric to rate the poets. "TS Eliot is good, but not much to dance to....!" Thanks for the opportunity to vent. Blessings! Ken
shilohrenovation 7 months ago
@shilohrenovation Everyone knows the world's greatest ice cream is chocolate chip cookie dough.
mikeromor 6 months ago
I was able to find "The Master & The Musician" and "The Wind & The Wheat" both on CD, both are incredibly hard to find, but worth the effort. "Sunday's Child" is rare as well. He doesn't make even a mediocre album, they're all phenomenal. I met him in 1991 for my 25th birthday, he's an incredible soul, too.
SenorSpode 7 months ago
Phil Keaggy has mastered the art of music. He's always been one of the the most influential guitarists I've ever known. His playing, especially on an acoustic guitar, is full of soul and is heartfelt and genuine. When I saw this video, I nearly literally cried because I felt his playing and how soulful it was (or still is).
SuperORION91 7 months ago
The tunning is Eb Standar ... capo in 2 fret
cesarscreamo 7 months ago
I would have a very difficult time actually classifying someone as "the best guitarist ever", however Phil Keaggy is definitely at the top of my list. He's an amazing artist!
flyrodderdh 7 months ago
what kind of acoustic is that... its like sweet, sweet love to my ears.
matreames 7 months ago
truely one of the most beautiful pieces ever written for guitar. And definitely not easy to play. There is learning the notes and chords which takes some time. Took me about 2-3 months. then there is the feel , which takes years to perfect as Phi has done. For those who want to give it a whirl, you can get the tab from a book called "Phil Keaggy acoustic solos' published by Mel Bay. just google mel bay music. Awesome
glennbo72 7 months ago
What video is this from
shlokda 8 months ago
Praise the Lord. His love for Jesus is displayed in a unique form that only God can present through one who loves Him.
The72Rabbit 8 months ago
Praise the Lord. His love for Jesus is displayed in a unique form that only God can present through one who loves Him.
The72Rabbit 8 months ago
This is not too hard to learn, but damnit - I can't begin to imagine what it took to come up with it...
snoookie456 8 months ago
I don't think he has ever written a single song since he has been saved caring about what people might think about his skill. Worrying about skill is missing the boat. It is about devotion to a God, calling, and principle. He doesn't care if you think he is great or not. I don't think God does either. Not everything is a human competition.
Caryapallida 8 months ago in playlist Phil Keaggy
This is a good song, though Phil Keaggy is not the best guitarist ever...
mscof789 8 months ago
@mscof789 well, there can be no real thing as the 'best guitarist ever...' - he's damn good, though :)
phillnovaskill 8 months ago
Phil, I have lyrics I have written to this.
romanowskistudios 8 months ago
i saw phil when i was but a mere child of 18 years old ,and his guitar playing has left a life long impression on me.
snapperjohn1000 8 months ago
I don't know if it's true but I heard years ago that back in the day Jimi gave it up for Phil Keaggy when asked how it felt to be the greatest guitarist.....???? Something like that....
withfootnotes 8 months ago
@withfootnotes Eddie Van Halen was ascribed that quote as well. The closest similarity was shortly after Phil's Glass Harp days when Ted Nugent openly expressed that he'd wondered where Phil had gone and that Phil "could've saved the world with his guitar". Phil had first set foot in Electric Lady Land shortly after Hendrix passed away, Hendrix never heard Phil play.
SenorSpode 7 months ago
@withfootnotes figures :/ either way, he IS a great guitarist. Thanks though for setting me straight on that.
withfootnotes 7 months ago
He is amazing. Give a thumbs up to this comment. Consider it an ironic turn of events... you know... considering he has only 4 fingers. ooohh. too soon?
samcastyeah 8 months ago
Beautiful playing, song, and sound. Love it!
placidian 8 months ago
Who is this master of the guitar?
He understands music
mudeye 8 months ago
Wow, this is so beautiful...I luv it ^_^
EmoNinjaGirl15 9 months ago
is mr. keaggy a roman catholic?
roaringwaterbay 9 months ago
@roaringwaterbay He was raised a Roman Catholic but has tended to attend non-denom and Protestant charismatic churches over the years since his conversion in 1970.
M400fan 8 months ago
@roaringwaterbay No, he was "raised" as an RC but is a "Born Again" Christian since 1970.
MrsClippit 8 months ago
Damn that's sweet.
subsonicdeathmonkey 9 months ago
Amazing picking- hes missing a finger too!
Disciple1818 9 months ago
Does anyone know where I can find and buy this song.
MJP2451 9 months ago
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Feekification 9 months ago
scary clothes. scary background, did not know they had cameras back in those days
lilrip4300 9 months ago
@lilrip4300 why is everything "scary" to you? That was the fashion of the day and the technology of the day. so what...
MrsClippit 8 months ago
@MrsClippit hes good, great guitar playing even the fact that hes missing 1 finger its amazing, but just something about the atmosphere of these old kinda days with the dull colors and the hair do, its just a thing that freaks me out - like some sort of "gentlemen" from the titanic days, i dunno, great player tho the room or should i say "chamber" or even his garments needs some color lol
lilrip4300 8 months ago
@lilrip4300 Trust me, there was nothing "dull" about the colors. It''s just the way it comes thru on film. It was a great time to be young. lol@your thoughts on it though :) I never heard anyone say that. LOL. no worries
MrsClippit 8 months ago
Incredibly great talent and beautiful song....thank you for sharing.
fuciledacaccia 9 months ago
michael hedges is so amazing too.
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binsitar 9 months ago
If you can play this song with no flaws like he can, then you shouldnt be talking, I cant play this song myself as good, and ive been playing for 15 years. Eric Clapton stated that Phil Keaggy was his favorite guitarist. Phil Keaggy's music is more than music Its spirit.,
siesmik123 9 months ago
very underrated. I still think antoine dufour is the best in the world
Shredsk8team 9 months ago
WTF he's very underrated! :(
619Antonio619 9 months ago
Genius!!!
heliobluesrock 9 months ago
I cannot even express how lame it is to try to come back at me two months later with such a flimsy, this and useless retort. You ... are pathetic.
MikeDevaney 9 months ago
DOVE INLAYS!!!
Godsword10 10 months ago
Beautiful!
Some people just do not understand God anointed music!
astorianygirl 10 months ago
Incredibly beautiful. I don't know how anyone could not like this ;>
GerBear 10 months ago
Fantastic! Thanks Phil - I love the little RCA dog listening so intently :0)
Burnlem65 10 months ago
This is sooo beautiful and melodic!
musicfreakmeo 11 months ago
Tabs aren't ANYWHERE!
IamaRifle 11 months ago
@IamaRifle imo its probably easier to figure out by watching I figured out most of it that way.
Toy8ox 11 months ago
@Toy8ox But the way he shifts for hammerons is covered up by the camera angle. I can only get so much.
IamaRifle 11 months ago
@IamaRifle True..I had to guess at a couple parts.
Toy8ox 10 months ago
Absolutely lovely...
MGROCKSLONDON 11 months ago
Your music and this album especially will forever hold a very dear place in my heart. Thank you.
natebalser 11 months ago
Mick Taylor - Sway solo 1991 Live That will blow your mind
socrates1818 11 months ago
Some people are just meant to play guitar. I feel like this is one of those people.
Fox5593 11 months ago
One of the sad things is that there are so many talented people out in this world who have so much potential, yet they use it for the pleasure of the world and not for Jesus Christ, the creator. Thats why we were created people, to glorify God. You all have a potential always remember that.
StrummingForTheKing 11 months ago
I believe it went this way Johnny Carson asked Jimi Hendrix how it felt to be the greatest guitar player in the world and Hendrix just said " I don't know go ask Phil Keaggy"
roncarla1 11 months ago
Perhaps, as says sts, I am wrong. To ZenCat2: Yes, it is on an album entitled The Wind and the Wheat. Hey, Frens, a Phil Keaggy song, by any othername; any name at all, would still sound as sweet. I am so grateful for these postings.
otherlyn 1 year ago
Is this version actually on an album recording somewhere?
ZenCat2 1 year ago
@ZenCat2 it's on 'The wind and the wheat'.. 'Beyond Nature' is also a must have.
Oldshirt 11 months ago
@ZenCat2 The Wind and The Wheat is a whole album with this being the title track.
BenShotts 11 months ago
Mozart, Keaggy, Bach.. thats the way people should associate Keaggy with other greats.
freaknbigpanda 1 year ago
14 people hate guitar music and somehow ended up on this video.
heashon2000 1 year ago
While very beautiful, the song in this clip is not The Wind In The Wheat. It is my hope that someone will, indeed post it.
otherlyn 1 year ago
@otherlyn Wrong... it's the correct song...
sts121 1 year ago
Jimi said this guy was the best guitarist he knew. After watching this vid i would have to agree.
xtynct 1 year ago
does anyone have sheet music or tabs for this song?
8xngc 1 year ago
14 people can'not make several slash chords =)
marleysheredder 1 year ago
Does anyone know what tuning this is in?
Omgausername6 1 year ago
@originalname33 Oh Yeah, no "beliefs" (per se), except for that, ummm, "blind faith" in the infinitely "limited" knowledge that was taught to them in college! Wow. Modern physics accounts for 1-9 dimensions, "parellel", to ours (that YOU can't see, measure, or detect...), it doesn't even account for all the truths that "we" (you) don't even know, and haven't even conceived of yet (dufus)!... I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and say it's actually "BAD SCIENCE", to claim that you know it all.
MindofMadMax 1 year ago
@MindofMadMax
first off, you have no life to dig up a 2 year old comment.
and what the hell are you really talking about? you put the term "bad science" in quotes even though I didn't state this, and of course you wasted your time making a comment because you don't understand CONTEXT.
it's actually pretty easy. science is objective. you're confusing yourself with arbitrary subjective terms thus speculating on science in a unscientific way.
the only explanation is a big ego on your behalf.
originalname33 1 year ago
@originalname33 I have a life, I swear! I didn't realize I was commenting so far back (it's all on the same page after all). I was also confrontational, I apologize. What I'm actually saying is that even "science" (whether hard or theoretical), doesn't necessarily excluding the possibility of a being like God, existing, it's just evidence of this existence can't presently be quantified. Understanding of this "material" universe, never mind the "immaterial" universe(s), is still very limited
MindofMadMax 1 year ago
I agree with that. science is observatory so it's based on the five senses. there's obviously something more you know that even if you're an atheist you don't just end, you like all energy can't be destroyed.
originalname33 1 year ago
@dwainagain You mean, it's like trying to tell a stranger about... God?
MindofMadMax 1 year ago
@pineapplezzandstuff BELIEVE, my friend, believe! That's "exactly" what the PHILMEISTER desires...
MindofMadMax 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing. This music helps to find peace.
Excalibur741 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing. This music helps to finds peace.
Excalibur741 1 year ago
Forget all your problems for almost two minutes
ZioPanik 1 year ago
@ZioPanik Two minutes? I can't even find a reliable internet hardcount to all the music he has released, and/or contributed to... It's in the hundreds. This man just cannot put down a freakin' guitar, for even a few days...!
MindofMadMax 1 year ago
awesome, im the 1000th person to like this. what an honor
UltraBrandon1 1 year ago
The guitar in the video is an Olson guitar. Mr Keaggy is pictured with this guitar on the Olson website. Phil presented Paul McCartney with a left handed Olson a few years back.
dwainagain 1 year ago
@dwainagain Sir Paul was always a major influence to Phil, check out Phil's version of Paul's "Motor of Love", on Keaggy's "Inseparable" album!
MindofMadMax 1 year ago
That guitar may be a Gurian. The lone letter at the top of the peg head looks like a "G", which is the Gurian logo. I bought one back in the early eighties. I'll never part with it. I believe they stopped manufacturing them a while back. Paul Simon and James Taylor both use guitars with the identical logo as Phil's guitar.
willssonline 1 year ago
does anyone know the guitar that he is using in this clip?
dobsonone 1 year ago
@dobsonone Definitely an Olson.
hivedrone83 1 year ago
Not mention the insanely beautiful guitar!
korgmatose1 1 year ago
This song is such a perfect example of what makes me believe that PK is and always will remain among the top 10 guitarists of all time and my personal favorite. It isn't sweep picking and a bunch of after effects. It is only moderately difficult to play but the way he plays so perfectly and makes every single note sound out so beautifully is truly the mark of a master guitarist.
bubbyj 1 year ago
man! this is an old video! I saw him at my church about a month ago HE IS AMAZING!!!!!!!
Manateeze147 1 year ago
I call him Stretch:)
Godsword10 1 year ago
Greatest song of all times 4 real
godsmanforsure 1 year ago
i love that chord at 0:50
puppetmasterman93 1 year ago
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daven58100 1 year ago
Very nice. Too short though. Could also use some cowbell.
daven58100 1 year ago 16
@daven58100 No cowbell ... Mr Keaggy's work is best listened to by itself, without any kind of accompaniment. You could throw in the whole Trans-Siberian Orchestra, but it wouldn't be as good as him by himself.
I've seen him in concert, and seen the TSO in concert. As epic as the orchestra was, it's not Phil Keaggy.
cracklingvoice 1 year ago
The wind and the Triticum .
NikuCN 1 year ago
holy christ the 3 notes he pick at 0:42 are nuff for me, boner.
Guitareye90 1 year ago
I know I will get a bunch of thumbs down for this, but this is harder than any Andy Mckee song.
randomchap100 1 year ago 68
@randomchap100 Andy Mckee is great but, your right. IMO Phill Keaggy is the greatest guitarist on the planet even though I love Andy Mckee.
Toy8ox 1 year ago
I would say it's just an other thing. He got more classical feel.
fspoxee 1 year ago
@randomchap100
sigh, when will people realise that "harder" or faster does not mean better and has no place in musical discussion. how hard a piece is to play depends on the player. you are correct in saying that i would find this piece harder than some mckee songs but i could easily see andy playing this but phil playing ebon coast or art of motion? no way. not that it matters in any way.
firetripper1 1 year ago
@randomchap100 I'm not going to give you a thumbs down since everyone is entitled to their opinion but having tried to learn Art of Motion and this I can say I spent significantly longer on Art of Motion for half the progress. Less than half.
Fichtezxc 11 months ago
@randomchap100 No, it isn't.
DJSNuva1 11 months ago
@DJSNuva1 Andy Mckee is amazing but, Phil Keaggy plays guitar much much more dynamically and controls the tone's of the guitar much better than Andy Mckee. Playing this song WELL is far more difficult than any Andy Mckee song.
Toy8ox 11 months ago
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DJSNuva1 10 months ago
@DJSNuva1 Don Ross is amazing. Candyrat should do something for him like what they did for Andy Mckee's "Art Of Motion" album where they videotaped him recording it. I think that's one of the reasons why Mckee is so much more well known.
17MJG93 10 months ago
@17MJG93 I agree with you.
DJSNuva1 10 months ago
@17MJG93 On second thought, Keaggy is probably the best guitarist ever... Period.
DJSNuva1 10 months ago 22
@DJSNuva1 I wouldn't say that. He has some badass compositions, but hey. He tunes his stuff differently, and uses a capo. He's is mos def not the best in EADGBE tuning. But he is brilliant for using the tool how he does. I can't play like him, but I havn't experiemented much either.
RoufasthaSage 9 months ago
@RoufasthaSage Dude, seriously...lets NOT have this be the 10,000th video where someone says “this guy is the best ever” and then some other guy says, “he’s not” and proceeds to list arbitrary reasons why this guy isn’t the best. To DJSNuva1, Phil is the best guitarist ever....to you, maybe not...but just leave the guy think what he wants without adding your two cents. Not every youtube video is a debate, and while you’re entitled to your opinion, you don’t have to always broadcast it. Peace
shwalton75 9 months ago 52
@shwalton75 If you don't like me adding my two cents, then why did you add three?
RoufasthaSage 9 months ago
@shwalton75 you just broadcasted your opinion! let him broadcast his...end of discussion!
zstei001 8 months ago
@shwalton75 amen and peace. Guitarist wannabes should just shut up and play or shut up and listen. we miss the music!!
phillnovaskill 8 months ago
@shwalton75 I know and understand. Regardless of idiot rankings and competion I'm not a hater, and I can appreciate. This composition is brilliant and moves me either way. I was jus sayin'.... And I'm always soul searching. I just thought of a good phrase for the scenario. "nobody is the best in a world full of change". Take care and keep the negativety out your life. Anybody watching this is on a good start.
RoufasthaSage 7 months ago
@shwalton75 DUDE, seriously shut the fuck up.
RJiminez51 7 months ago
Rolling stone once asked Jimmy Hendrix how does it feel to be the best guitarist in the World and his reply was
"I'm alright, but I'm no Phil Keaggy."
Now that is some respect.
megla69er 6 months ago 20
@megla69er It would be some respect, but it's not true. From Wikipedia... "it was impossible that Jimi Hendrix could ever have heard me...We...recorded our first album at Electric Lady Studios two weeks after his unfortunate death, so I just can’t imagine how he could’ve heard me. I think it’s just a rumor that someone’s kept alive, and it must be titillating enough to keep an interest there...So I don’t think it was said…and that’s it for that!"[6] from Wikipedia
bonehead757 5 months ago
@megla69er That is just a myth though! BTW, Phil Keaggy is an amazing guitarist in my opinion too!!
shamisenjon79 1 month ago
@megla69er false. snopes.com/music/artists/keaggy.asp i remember hearing that hendrix thing a few years back. hearing keaggy's pure, calming notes; i was fine hearing a guitar legend said such a thing about keaggy, but it's not true. but we know keaggy is a musician of the master.
Hein122 1 month ago
@megla69er I don't know dude, by the time Jimi died, Phil wasn't even 20 years old - he had no major or even noticeable releases at that time, and there is no reason what so ever that Jimi woulda even heard about him. Also, I have heard that same story about probably 15 other guitarists :). Don't get me wrong, Keaggy kicks all those other guitarists ass...
MetalMonta 1 month ago
@shwalton75 It's not even that you can't or shouldn't always broadcast it. It's that some people have yet to comprehend fully what an opinion is and what holding one means, and moreover, they refuse to even attempt such a comprehension.
510shredder 5 months ago