Guitar & Mandolin
Eric Thompson began his flatpicking career during his teenage years in the early 1960s as a Black Mountain Boy (with Jerry Garcia), and a New York Rambler (with David Grisman). Over the decades he has added his guitar and mandolin artistry to a wide variety of rootsy musical settings, including the Todalo Shakers, Kleptograss, Bluegrass Intentions, California Cajun Orchestra, his duo with his wife Suzy, and their newest band, Blue Diamond Strings. Eric has taught at PSGW, the Santa Cruz Mandolin Symposium, Kamp Kaufman and has several instruction books and videos available through Mel Bay, Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, and Backbeat Books.
