John Doan was born on May 16,1951 and is an American guitarist and composer.
10 Facts About John Doan
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John Doan really enjoyed the music for the lute and was amazed at the sound of its many strings.
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John Doan studied the renaissance and baroque lute in the Netherlands.
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John Doan's music has a strong classical influence and he finds inspiration in folk traditions, Irish musical traditions in particular.
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John Doan is a Professor Emeritus of Music at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, a historian, and a multi-instrumentalist specializing in unusual vintage instruments.
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John Doan created his own brand of folk-fusion on his first album on Narada, titled Departures.
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John Doan followed that up with Remembrance: Melodies from a Forgotten Era on the Tapestry label which was inspired by his own musical traditions in folk tunes of the American West.
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John Doan's latest video project is a 90-minute documentary that he wrote and starred in titled In Search of the Harp Guitar.
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John Doan hosted an International Harp Guitar Festival at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.
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John Doan was recently awarded "World's Leading Harp Guitarist" by the Brand Laureate Awards.