David Cullen

David Thomas Cullen is a Grammy Award-winning guitarist, as well as a performer, composer and arranger of various styles of guitar music including classical, jazz and World Music.

Biography
David Cullen began playing guitar at age seven. He joined a working rock band at 14 before taking up the Classical Guitar at 15. From 1977 to 1981 he attended the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford. Notable performances include a New York debut recital for the American Institute of Guitar’s International Guitar Festival in 1985, a Merkin Concert Hall live broadcast for WNYC in 1988, and the 92nd Street Y New York Guitar Festival in 2004. He is an Artist in Residence at Elizabethtown College and teaches Jazz and Classical Guitar at Kutztown University and West Chester University.

Equipment

 * Robert Ruck Classical Guitar
 * Hirade Classical Guitar
 * Taylor 615 Acoustic Guitar
 * Fender Stratocaster

Music and musical influences

 * Folk Music:	    Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell
 * Blues:		    BB King, Allman Brothers
 * Rock:		    Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash
 * Jazz:		    Ralph Towner, Wayne Krantz
 * World Music:  Samite (musician), D'Gary

Original work

 * 2001  Indigo Blue  (Solid Air Records)
 * 2001  Classical Jazz  (Solid Air Records)
 * 2001  Holiday Guitar  (Solid Air Records)
 * 2002  Exploding Colors  (Solid Air Records)
 * 2002  In the Pocket  (Solid Air Records)
 * 2002  The Collection  (Solid Air Records)
 * 2003  Grateful Guitar (Solid Air Records)
 * 2008  Guitar Travels  (Solid Air Records)

Live recordings

 * 2000  One Night, One Guitar (Solid Air Records)

Collaborations

 * with Michael Manring
 * 2001 Equilibré  (Solid Air Records)

Compilations

 * 1997  Windham Hill Records Guitar Sampler  (Various Artists)  (Windham Hill Records)
 * 2004  Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar  (Various Artists)  (Solid Air Records)
 * 2007  Woodsongs  (Various Artists) (New Land Music)