Thom's Favorites
Favorite products, favorite music ...
My good friend and great swing guitar player Kit Simon (aka “Uncle Kit”) has been in business for 26+ years now in the middle of Olde Town Arvada. Kit has a huge selection of high-end acoustic and vintage instruments. OTPP also has an exceptional repair shop with 3 full-time luthiers. This store is a must-see for any acoustic music junkie. www.picknparlor.com
American National String Company makes exceptional instrument strings. I use them exclusively now as do others in The Exceptions. American National String has graciously agreed to sponsor us as well. Special thanks to the folks at AN String. www.anstring.com
Collings Guitars is based in Austin Texas. I have a few of their instruments now and I just can’t find anything else that equals their sound and craftmanship. Great operation, very nice folks. www.collingsguitars.com
Molly O’Brien and Rich Moore – www.mollyobrien.com – Molly has an unbelievable voice and Rich is a savant guitar player, great people too!
Chris Daniels and the Kings – www.chrisdaniels.com – OK, so Chris is a force of nature! He has one of the finest bands I’ve ever heard. (Funk, Blues)
Bob Amos and Catamount Crossing – www.bobamos.com – Bob is a great song writer and has a really fun band out of Vermont (Bluegrass)
Adam Steffey – www.adamsteffey.com – Adam played mando with Alisson Krauss before putting his own band together. Just love his sound
Hot Rize – www.hotrize.com – OK, so what can you say about these guys? Tim O’Brien and company….just incredible