Gareth Pearson is called “The Welsh Tornado” by guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel, appropriately since he quickly blew onto the guitar map. Inspired by classic country guitarists Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Jerry Reed, and Tommy, he creates fingerstyle pyrotechnics and brilliant leads for his innovative arrangements to make an entertaining show.
Evidence of an innate talent, it was within a year of taking up the guitar that Gareth was opening for Tommy on his 2005 UK tour. In Cardiff, in Pearson’s native Wales, Tommy invited Gareth to play at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society convention in Nashville. He makes his home there now. Gareth’s debut album “Urban Echoes Vol 1” was selected by Acoustic Guitar editors and frequent contributors as one of the “Essential Acoustic Albums of 2010”.