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The following albums have been published by John Doan.

John Doan Homage To Sor CD pic John Doan - Remembrance John Doan Wayfarer John Doan Wrapped in Wite

Harp Guitars Under the Stairs with John Doan and Murial Anderson John Doan A Celtic Pilgrimage Harp Guitar John Doan The Lost Music of Fernando Sor Harpolyre Eire - Isle of the Saints by John Doan

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CD/Albums by John Doan

photo of Wrapped in white christmas cdWrapped in White
by John Doan
CD Price $20
 
The timeless tradition of carols, the sweet nostalgia evoked by dozens of vintage acoustic instruments: John Doan returns us to the cozy glow of an ideal Christmas warmly remembered, lovingly retold. This work is unlike any other Christmas album as it takes you back to a quieter time filled with joy and innocence.

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“The Ultimate One-Man Band – John Doan: Wrapped In White…is literally joy for, as well as to the world. It offers a glorious sonic toy shop of refreshing delights that revitalizes the whole field… It’s crazed, utterly endearing and wonderfully inventive. He has rejuvenated this music as I would never have thought possible, transforming the unendurable into levels of high enchantment. For a Christmas disc, this is IT. Highest possible recommendation.”
In Tune Magazine (May 25, 2006>

DVD

Victorian Christmas
by John Doan
DVD Price $25.00
 
Although traditions at Christmas have changed over the years we still strive to retain the season’s warmth by spending time with family and friends. John Doan reminds us here in these programs of what our history was by bringing it back to life with stories and songs of the season. You just might find yourself laughing, singing, and cherishing those you love as you enjoy these holiday specials. This DVD contains both Oregon Public Broadcasting programs “A Christmas to Remember with John Doan” and “A Victorian Christmas with John Doan.”

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CD/Albums by John Doan

John Doan on Cover Celtic Pilgrimage CDA Celtic Pilgrimage
by John Doan
CD Price $20.00

A Celtic Pilgrimage is Doan’s first solo harp guitar recording where there is no mistaking that all the parts are being played at once. The deeply felt music becomes transparent and even more intimate much like in his solo concerts. These performances are closer to his original sketches improvised on location in the Celtic Isles at the sites known as “Thin Places” where it was believed that the distance from Heaven to earth was thin as well as the difference between the past, present, and future.
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Eire - Isle of the SaintsEire – Isle of the Saints
by John Doan

CD Price $20.00
 
“Eire – Isle of the Saints” won “Best Celtic Album of the Year.” Eire is Doan’s deeply felt homage to the indomitable Irish spirit. John Doan and his harp guitar celebrates of the history and people of the Emerald Isle. All the music was composed on location where the history of the Irish people happened. Doan visits sites known as “Thin Places” where it was believed that the distance from Heaven to earth was thin as well as the difference between the past, present, and future. A beautifully written twenty-page booklet accompanies the CD.
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“Critics pick top album of the year – Eire: Isle of the Saints… John Doan plays a harp-guitar and from its 20 strings liberates truly enchanting Celtic music… Doan transports us to another place and time on every cut.”
Philadelphia Weekly

 
 
John Doan Wayfarer Celtic Music Album artWayfarer
by John Doan

CD Price $20.00

John Doan brings back soulful and provocative musical sketches from a pilgrimage to the most sacred sites of the Celtic Isles. The twenty-string harp guitar is featured throughout in his most virtuosic outing joined by exotic percussion, ancient instruments, a choir of monks, fiddles, tin whistle, cello and more. Follow the ancient pilgrim’s paths to locations made famous by the “Twelve Apostles of Ireland”, along roads to secluded sanctuaries, and by boat to remote island retreats. Adventurous, thoughtful, and renewing – a journey memorable for its achingly beautiful moments and encouraging spirit. This CD includes a twenty-page booklet giving an in depth look into the inspiration behind each composition.
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Into the Quiet by John Doan - Album Cover.Into the Quiet
John Doan
CD Price $20.00
 
John Doan’s “Into the Quiet” is a musical tapestry that creates a calming sanctuary away from the harshness of contemporary life returning us to moments where we can pause and wonder about life’s mysteries and to muse about things that really matter. It creates transcendent moments where we can feel a part of the world instead of apart from the world. John gathered the musical threads woven into this tapestry from years of touring in Europe, from musical visions that appeared to him in dreams, and from the awe-inspiring, rugged Northwest landscape where he lives.
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Remembrance
– Melodies from a Forgotten Era
by John Doan
CD price $20.00

(no longer available through this site)

Remembrance weaves the songs of yesteryear into new tapestries of music which evoke the America of a hundred years ago that still lives today. Arrangements feature the harp guitar throughout accompanied by small ensembles of mandolins, pump organ, piano as well as settings for chamber orchestra.
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“The graceful sounds of the harp guitar evoke a simpler age, an age with the harshness edited out…A gentle disc for gentle souls.”
David Stabler – The Oregonian (May 25, 2006)

“Remembrance is a warm, nostalgic album that serenades the listener with music inspired by a bygone era, beautifully given voice by the chiming tones of John Doan’s harp guitar.”
Real to Reel News (May 25, 2006)

 
Harp Guitars Under Stars CoverHarp Guitars Under the Stars
John Doan and Muriel Anderson
CD Price $20.00
 

A first ever collection of harp guitar duets, “Harp Guitars Under the Stars” was several years in the making and has proven to be a landmark work. Muriel Anderson and John Doan, two virtuosos of harp guitar, bring their talents and imaginations together for this remarkable collection of music. Their harp guitars combined comprise a total of thirty-three strings and create a richly detailed nightscape of sound.
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John Doan Homage To Sor CD pic - Version 2Homage to Sor
John Doan
CD Price $16.50
 
Homage to Fernando Sor is John Doan’s newest release. It pays tribute to the ground-breaking work by Fernando Sor, the father of the modern guitar. John explored the powerful, influential work of Fernando Sor in his album, “The Lost Music of Fernando Sor.” He takes the passion of Sor further by exploring the legacy of the music of Fernando Sor and what the his work would sound like today if Sor had the strong rich heritage of disciples continuing his theories and philosophies into the future. Even today, Sor’s work continues to be required studies for the classical guitarist.
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John Doan album The Lost Music of Fernando Sor on HarpolyreThe Lost Music of Fernando Sor
by John Doan
CD Price $15.97
Fernando Sor, known as “The Father of the Classical Guitar,” wrote very lyric and disarmingly beautiful music in 1830 for a three necked, 21-string guitar called the harpolyre. John Doan brings the music of Sor to life in “The Lost Music of Fernando Sor” played as it was originally written on a 182 year old harpolyre believed to have been made by a protégé of Sor.
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dvd-icon DVDs with John Doan

Album cover for Close Encounters of a Bird Kind DVD video.Close Encounters of a Bird Kind
Pictorial of Wild Western Oregon Birds
with Music by John Doan
DVD price $19.97 (No Shipping Outside USA)



Jon Hazen and John Doan have brought together their love of bird watching in the Pacific Northwest and the beautiful music of John Doan and his harp guitar. Hazen, an avid bird watcher and photographer, has explored Oregon Wildlife Refuges every weekend for years, capturing only one or two photographs a month for addition to his break-taking collection of bird photography. He’s applied John Doan’s music to this visual parade of ever present but often unnoticed world of wild birds that fill Western Oregon landscapes with their beautiful songs and extraordinary colors and shapes. Detailed descriptions and a map of these areas are provided with the birds’ names and locations where they were found. Take refuge in these images and music, and celebrate the splendor that is all around us. Birds are everywhere for us to appreciate and enjoy.

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John Doan Celtic Pilgrimage DVD CoverA Celtic Pilgrimage DVD
by John Doan

DVD Price $19.97

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A Celtic Pilgrimage was filmed on Location In Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales. John Doan performs and tells stories throughout the Celtic Isles where he composed the music for his Eire and Wayfarer recordings. See inside ancient ruins, perch on rocks along roughed coastlines, and look in on a quiet moment late in the evening when all the tourists are gone and candles flicker. It features the award winning music from “Eire – Isle of the Saints,” which won “Best Celtic Album of the Year,” and “Wayfarer – Ancient Paths to Sacred Places,” nominated for “Best Celtic Album of the Year.”
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In Search of the Harp Guitar DVD by John DoanIn Search of the Harp Guitar
by John Doan
Produced by Karla Fisher
DVD price $19.97

This is the first and only video of its kind about the amazing historical harp guitar musical instrument. Through “In Search of the Harp Guitar,” John Doan takes you on a journey around the world to learn its history, legacy, and meet the players and makers from Europe and America in their workshops and studios and through their concert performances.
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“In Search of the Harp Guitar” wasn’t dry or technical at all. Quite the opposite. It was delivered with humor, warmth and clarity. I came away from it feeling substantially enriched! This DVD tells an important story, for it is a wonderful record of the history and nature of the instrument and its performers. It will keep the magic of the harp guitar alive and hopefully inspire many to play and listen to all that she has to offer.”
P. Lynch

 
Primal Twang Festival and Concert DVD CoverPrimal Twang Festival and Concert DVD
Featuring John Doan, Eric Johnson, Doc Watson, Dan Crary, Albert Lee, Peter Sprague, Andrew York, Mason Williams, Doyle Skypes, and more
DVD (no longer available through this site)
John Doan is featured in this exciting video program alongside players who are a veritable “Who’s Who” of the guitar world today: Doc Watson, Mason Williams, Albert Lee, Dan Crary, Andrew York, Eric Johnson, Doyle Dykes, etc.
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Books

The Lost Music of Fernando Sor – Harpolyre Transcriptions for Guitar
by John Doan
Book Price $45.00
 
If the guitar’s history and the music of Fernando Sor (“Beloved Father of the Classical Guitar) interests you, then this book will be a fascinating read. It is little known that the guitar was in crisis in the late 1820’s as it moved from the salon to larger concert venues. At this time it was beginning to be heard as lacking in volume and sonority. J. F. Salomon, inventor of the harpolyre, had an extraordinary vision for the instrument to be the world’s first amplified guitar (and with foot pedals no less) a full century before the electric guitar came on the scene.

After years of extensive research, Doan paints the pictures behind the life of Fernando Sor and his musical accomplishments. Learning about the historical confusion surrounding the instrument (forging its obscurity) not to mention misunderstanding Sor’s music for it (perpetuated by various guitar historians) and the subsequent “ban” on guitars that went beyond six strings into the 20th century (promoted by Segovia), all makes for compelling, if not intriguing reading. You will be left Imaging how Fernando Sor beat out Jimmy Page with a three neck guitar 141 years before Stairway to Heaven belted from a wall of Marshalls. What we have here is history and sheet music of a forgotten collection of Masterpieces now playable on a six string guitar.

The book includes transcriptions and notations in sheet music form, highlighting the music from John Doan’s The Lost Music of Fernando Sor CD, a must-have accompaniment to the book.

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Sampler Recordings

The following Sampler Releases are available for sale featuring John Doan and other artists.

John Doan Sheet Music

John Doan sells his original compositions in Sheet Music PDF files individually and in album collections.