Michael Dowdle: Studio Pro Plays At Home

Michael Dowdle: Where the River Bends

If you are into melodic fingerstyle guitar, than I know you are going to enjoy this performance of “Where the River Bends” by guitarist Michael Dowdle.

His precision and attention to detail, and being able to milk the tone out of every note makes this a wonderful listening experience. Some nice chord changes here along with a well recorded audio track make this a song worth listening to multiple times (which is what I’m doing now).

The guitar you may wonder is a Bourgeois Vintage OM and it sure sounds sweet (I’ll preface that with when Michael is playing it).

Here’s his part of his very extensive biography:

“Born in Oklahoma, at the age of five Michael Dowdle began his musical journey on the piano. A few years later he picked up the violin and began playing in school orchestras. As his love for music grew, so did his interest in rock and roll. Because of his background, at the age of fifteen, the guitar became the natural choice and he practiced constantly. He began playing in various rock bands and almost immediately began developing a reputation as a talented guitarist. Michael was featured in Mike Varney’s “Spotlight” column in the March 1983 issue of Guitar Player Magazine.

He began doing studio work professionally as a session guitarist in 1980, and has since done thousands of sessions in every style of music. Some were for artists such as Marie Osmond, The Osmond Brothers, John Schneider, Mr. T, David Archuletta, and The Jets. Michael has played on several movie scores, including “Born to Be Wild,” “The Stand,” “Christmas in Connecticut,” “The Yearling,” and “Hart to Hart” among many others. Most of the studio work Michael does is for TV Networks, such as ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX, as well as cable networks such as CNBC, TNT, and the USA network. This work includes ABC Sports Main Theme, ABC College Football, ABC Monday Night Football, FOX Fall Campaigns, and also TV shows such as Good Morning America (ABC), The Today Show (NBC), The Oprah Winfrey Show and many more.” read more here