Richard doing Richard Things
Richard Gilewitz & Tim May
Fennville, Michigan Recording Session
Richard Gilewitz and Tim May recorded a new project of Richard's original tunes February 17-22, 2025 in Fennville, Michigan. There are 12 tunes written by Richard, produced and arranged by Richard and Tim. A sample excerpt of three of the tunes can be found on Richard's YouTube channel. The recordings are now available to stream and purchase on Bandcamp. CDs and vinyl will also be available shortly with a November release party upcoming.
Music
Of course it isn’t just the music. When was the last time you heard a story and then a song about the smallest penguins on Earth vomiting en masse under the floorboards above which Richard was performing? Richard entertains as only Richard can, with a unique combination of spellbinding fingerstyle mastery and hilarious commentary on life. Studying for decades with a classical guitarist who was taught by a violinist who played alongside Albert Einstein…well, that is Richard in a nutshell. Unusual, unique,
surprising, and a master of fingerstyle guitar.
Education
Teaching is a craft as much as performing, and Richard has finetuned his freaky side to engage students around the globe. He is an invited master classes instructor at the acclaimed Interlochen Center for the Arts Acoustic Guitar Retreat, Elderly Instruments, and Sweetwater; leads groups of beginning and advanced players at his Gillacamp Guitar and Ukulele Workshops; brings communities together for lecture-style seminars and interactive clinics; and offers one-on-one instruction for the personal Gilla-experience in person and online. The brave of heart and quick of finger take advantage of them all.
