StringCraft Guitarist from Nashville, TN

Two guitar craftsmen from different worlds of music create beautiful harmony in StringCraft. One, Jason Giger, is a traditional classical guitarist who was first inspired by the pure magical tone of a trumpeter…Miles Davis. Over time influences such as Muriel Anderson and Leo Kottke inspired Jason's crossover work into modern finger-figerstyle guitar. The other, is one of Nashville's most versatile guitarists, Beau Tackett. When Beau is not on tour playing electric guitar with Blake Shelton, his acoustic finger-stylings in StringCraft echo the influence of guitar greats ranging from Chet Atkins to Christopher Parkening. Jason and Beau also count each other as a major influences since their friendship in music school at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Jason graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance in 2001 and Beau, a Bachelor of Music in Commercial Guitar Performance in 2002. Beau and Jason's musical friendship continues to motivate one another's playing today. The StringCraft Duo entertain & inspire with breathtaking acoustic finger-style guitar performance that must be heard and seen to be believed. --- Jason Giger began studying classical guitar as a high school student with Jamie Johnson at Taylor University in the small Indiana town of Upland. As a college undergraduate Jason was profoundly influenced by teaching from world-renowned guitarists such as Claire Callahan of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and National Finger-style Champion Muriel Anderson. Jason founded the guitar program at North Metro Academy of the Performing Arts, in Atlanta, GA in 2014. Jason's been a solo classical finger-style performer and educator throughout the South and Midwest for over 2 decades. As the owner and lead instructor at Giger Guitar Studio, Jason currently lives with his wife and two kids in Nashville, TN. Upon graduating in December of '02, Beau Tackett immediately hit the road touring with MCA recording artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. Since then he has played for many country artists, including Jake Owen, Trent Willmon, Sammy Kershaw, and Joe Diffie, just to name a few. When he's not tour, Beau spends his time in the recording studio. Beau is currently on tour with Warner Brothers recording artist Blake Shelton.