Last night I was taken to see Rodrigua y Gabriela at the Palais in St Kilda and they were glorious fun. This Mexican Guitar Duo take Flamenco style to new hieghts with fantastic and particular renditions of new and old music. The sounds they are capable of extracting from their instruments are outstanding and demonstrate the total use spectrum of an acoustic guitar.







The other string performance remake that I have found to be recently addictive is the Apocylyptica Cello Duo and their terrific version of "Smooth Criminal".







Both these bands have made a reputation as well out of making versions of Metallica songs that have been turned into successful records. Perhaps music so oft associated with long hair, Harleys, and brain damage should actually turn out to be rather good after all ....