Rick Foster
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Rick Foster is a guitarist and arranger who lives in the Days Creek, Oregon area, who plays classical and popular music, but who is most closely associated with Christian music.[1]
Foster began playing Hawaiian guitar when he was 10 years old. By age 12, he was playing electric guitar in a surf-rock band. At eighteen years of age, he was teaching guitar. When he was unable to find arrangements for guitar of his favorite hymns, he decided to create a repertoire.[2]
Playing in classical style, but with country flavoring,[3] he has recorded several albums, appearing on Bread & Honey Records,[1] Chapel Records and Edensong Records. He has been nominated for a Dove Award by the Gospel Music Association.,[4]
His arrangements have been featured by Chet Atkins[5] and Christopher Parkening.[6]
His guitar arrangements of hymns are published by Rick Foster Edensong, Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine and Mel Bay Publications.[5]
