This DVD reveals a world of sounds - American, Hawaiian, Indian, English - vibrant with emotional nuances conjured from a cold piece of steel. The sound of slide guitar evokes auditory landscapes: the drowsy expanses of Paris, Texas or the heated intensity of the Mississippi Delta. But as the 14 superb performances here demonstrate, it can also paint India's Assamese highlands, Hawaiian beaches or the "Greenfields of Canada". Bob Brozman's mastery of vintage acoustic Hawaiian guitar styles offers a lively history lesson in sounds popularized after World War I and influential for decades thereafter.

Debashish Bhattacharya showcases the relatively recent integration of slide guitar into Indian classical and folk music. Mike Auldridge, accompanied by his band, Chesapeake, drives his Dobro everywhere from East Coast bluegrass to Western Swing. Martin Simpson demonstrates the style's blues roots as well as its adaptability to Anglo-Celtic music. And premier "American Primitive" guitarist John Fahey shows the simple strength in slide-driven blues and old-time country.

Running time 80 minutes 

DVD is region 0, playable worldwide

Deep Water       Mike Auldridge
Dhun Set of Raga Kirwani       Debashish Bhattacharya
Discarded       John Fahey
Great Change Since       Martin Simpson
Greenfields Of Canada       Martin Simpson
Hawaiian Melodies       Bob Brozman
I've Been Born       Martin Simpson
Little Rock Getaway       Mike Auldridge
Masco Blues       Martin Simpson
Medley: House of the Rising Sun       Mike Auldridge
Medley: Wave       Mike Auldridge
Moana Chimes       Bob Brozman
Song of Life       Debashish Bhattacharya
Spanish Grass       Mike Auldridge
Steel Guitar Rag       John Fahey
Twilight Echoes       Bob Brozman
Walk Don't Run       Mike Auldridge