Sundial

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In Sundial, Lynwood King's blend of New Age and Spanish style guitar pieces provides a mix of quiet introspection with gentle playfulness. These pieces emerged as expressions inspired by moments that touched his life. He uses music the way a masterful artist uses a paintbrush or a poet a pen to produce works of breathtaking natural innocence. As Andres Segovia popularized the guitar in the 1960s, Lynwood King was learning to play. A performer and composer for more than four decades, Lynwood has demonstrated a talent for writing unique and charming selections for the classical guitar. Early influences include folk performers like Peter, Paul & Mary, Simon & Garfunkel, and Bob Dylan. Lynwood has also absorbed ideas from composers of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods, and from the blues masters whose sounds have empowered much of today's popular music. In recent years, the enchanting themes of Celtic music have worked their way into Lynwood's compositional psyche. Born of a variety of influences, his works are a synthesis of classic and contemporary styles. He finds inspiration in spiritual awakenings, emotional connections, conceptual realizations - any transformational moments that expand his perspective on the nature of life. Lynwood currently lives in Iowa where he writes music and stories for children, and composes new works for classical guitar according to the sentiments that guide him.