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Anchorite - one who lives in seclusion, usually for religious reasons.

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SHEET MUSIC/TABS NOW AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE:

Bright Grey by Derek Patton
Mother Mary by Derek Patton
Faith by Derek Patton
Hope by Derek Patton
Love by Derek Patton
Simple Trust by Derek Patton
Eleventh Hour by Derek Patton
Set Free by Derek Patton
Brittany's Lament by Derek Patton
Darwin's Dilemma by Derek Patton
Apes In The Rotunda by Derek Patton
To Have And To Hold by Derek Patton
O'Come, O'Come Emmanuel arr. David Walbert

CD MP3s to be released: October 2009!

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I started playing a plastic ukulele at the age of six. During my teens, I had the good fortune of meeting classical guitarist, composer, and recording artist, David Walbert, with whom I began the serious study of classical guitar. After years of teaching guitar myself and performing in various ensembles, a duo, and as a solo artist, I became frustrated with the music scene and left for many years to pursue other interests.

Years later, my passion was rekindled after watching a barefoot, steel-stringed, fingerstyle guitarist (Michael Chapdelaine) play to an enthralled group of admirers. Passion merged with conviction, as awaking in the night several months later, I became focused on the parable of the talents (Mt. 25:14-30) and emerged with an inescapable sense of having buried my musical abilities. I return now to write original compositions for steel-string fingerstyle acoustic guitar, duly chastened and with shoes on.

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Every time I pick up my guitar I am reminded that as surely as there is a luthier who designed and built the instrument there is a designer and builder of the hands that are about to play it. -Derek

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It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.(Psalm 92:1-3)

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