William Coulter

William Coulter Is A Renowned Celtic Guitarist Performer Recording Artist And Teacher. Since 1981 He Has Explored The World Of Traditional Music As A Soloist With Ensembles Including Isle Of Skye Orison And The Coulter-Phillips Ensemble. William Coulter Was Born In 1959 In Ridgewood New Jersey The Son Of A Classical Singer Who Founded The Pro Arte Chorale A Professional Choral Group. William's Early Exposure To The Classical Techniques Of Choral Music Influenced His Own Guitar Work. At The Age Of Nine Coulter Began Taking Piano Lessons Practicing On A Borrowed Piano. In His Teens The Piano Was Replaced By An Electric Guitar Which He Practiced In His Basement Accompanying Neil Young Records. At The Age Of Eighteen Coulter Traded His Electric Guitar For A Classical Guitar After Attending A Concert By Noted Classical Guitarist Andres Segovia. 1 After Graduating High School Coulter Performed With Several Bands. In 1980 He Moved To Santa Cruz California Where He Studied Classical Guitar And Earned A Bachelor Of Arts Degree From The University Of California-Santa Cruz. He Went On To Earn A Master's Degree In Music From The San Francisco Conservatory Of Music. Deeply Interested In American Folk Music As Well As Traditional Celtic Music He Went On To Earn A Second Master's Degree From The University Of California-Santa Cruz In Ethnomusicology. 2 read less