Joseph Strider

Acoustic guitarist Joseph Strider has covered a lot of musical ground in his career thus far. From boy soprano in school choirs, to playing with a cover band, Strider has spent the years developing his own unique style, a style that fits in no established genre and can best be described as modern Indigenous alternative.

As a child Strider received professional vocal training. As a teen and young adult he gained valuable experience over a six year period of touring in his home state of Texas. In the years since he has refined his unorthodox playing style, determined to fully utilize the potential of the acoustic guitar. Since reappearing on the music scene he has pursued his career with a determination and eloquence that not many can match.

Strider's performances are like a road trip through every terrain there is, the music taking you down roads familiar, roads forgotten and those that are brand new. From complex instrumentals to simpler tunes with poetic yet accessible lyrics, to songs that are a combination of both, Strider's vast repertoire has something for everyone. Inspired by decades of great guitarists and combining elements reminiscent of Hedges, Cockburn and Segovia, Strider's live performances leave you jaw-dropping awestruck. His seamless transitions, numerous changes in tempo, and intricate picking style almost convince you that you're hearing half a dozen guitarists playing and not just a single supremely talented man and his Taylor.

Listening to Strider's music, one can't help but bless the day that he set the electric guitar down and picked up that old acoustic.

DISCOGRAPHY

Meanings Within Meanings, Within Meanings 2009

Little Bird 2010

Available at CDBaby

Joseph is currently at work on a concept album titled "The Journey" and an as yet untitled instrumental album.

And the journey continues