Some Old Guitar Footage
by Kristo • August 11, 2011 • Playing guitar • 0 Comments
I was cleaning up my notes and stuff and found some 7-year old video recordings about me playing a couple of recitals:
Read more →I was cleaning up my notes and stuff and found some 7-year old video recordings about me playing a couple of recitals:
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