Name Rick Foster | Role Musical Artist | |
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Albums Faith Is the Reason, Season of Joy, Rick Foster's Remembrance of Chet Atkins and His Guitars Similar Christopher Parkening, Paul Yandell, Pete Huttlinger, Mel Bay, Chet Atkins | ||
Rick Foster is a guitarist and arranger who lives in the Days Creek, Oregon area, who plays classical and popular music, but who is most closely associated with Christian music.
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Biography
Foster began playing Hawaiian guitar when he was 10 years old. By age 12, he was playing electric guitar in a surf-rock band. At eighteen years of age, he was teaching guitar. When he was unable to find arrangements for guitar of his favorite hymns, he decided to create a repertoire.
Playing in classical style, but with country flavoring, he has recorded several albums, appearing on Bread & Honey Records, Chapel Records and Edensong Records. He has been nominated for a Dove Award by the Gospel Music Association.,
His arrangements have been featured by Chet Atkins and Christopher Parkening.
His guitar arrangements of hymns are published by Rick Foster Edensong, Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine and Mel Bay Publications.