Heavy Wood

Enchanting stuff.

Don Ross, is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist noted for the emotion and intensity of his playing as well as his use of extended technique.

Ross's music borrows from blues, jazz, folk and classical music creating a style that he describes as "heavy wood". Ross is the only person to twice win the U.S.National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship (1988 and 1996). 

Bruce Cockburn writes, "Nobody does what Don Ross does with an acoustic guitar. He takes the corners so fast you think he's going to roll, but he never loses control." [via Wikipedia]

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore

Fan asks Zappa to play Allman Brothers' 'Whipping Post', Zappa starts singing 'Montana', and then....


It is a song about a man who intends to go to Montana and grow dental floss and become a dental floss tycoon.


This version featured on You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2, ("Whipping Floss") is an example of when he did this. Before the song starts, a fan asks them to play The Allman Brothers Band's song "Whipping Post." Frank jokes with the audience that they do not know the tune, Frank (after playing a couple of jokes on the guy and the audience) chooses to play "Montana" instead, yet he alters the lyrics. The end of the song is a very long guitar solo, that around 9:55 turns into some kind of funk jam, and finally segues into a short version of "Big Swifty."