Sungha Jung (정성하) is a South Korean acoustic fingerstyle guitarist, born on September 2, 1996, in Cheongju, South Korea.
He specializes in acoustic fingerstyle guitar, creating covers and arrangements — typically by ear or by watching videos — as well as composing original songs, all of which he uploads online. He is often described as a guitar prodigy, though he prefers to simply be called a "guitarist." His YouTube channel has over 7 million subscribers.
He developed an interest in guitar after watching his father play, and his first idol was Japanese guitarist Kotaro Oshio, from whom he developed his love of fingerstyle technique.
His cover of "Hotel California" by The Eagles is one of his most celebrated performances — he reimagines the iconic rock song as a solo acoustic fingerstyle piece, showcasing his ability to carry melody, harmony, and rhythm all at once on a single guitar. It's a stunning arrangement and a great example of why he became so well known worldwide.
Antoine Dufour was born February 18, 1980, in L'Épiphanie, Quebec, Canada. He started playing guitar at age fifteen and went on to study at the CEGEP in Joliette, where his teacher introduced him to Leo Kottke, Don Ross, and Michael Hedges — all of whom clearly influenced his style. He placed second at the 2005 Canadian Guitar Festival's Fingerstyle Guitar Championship, then took first place in 2006, and also placed third at the 2006 International Finger Style Guitar Championship in Winfield, Kansas.
"Air Ground" is from his fourth album Back & Forth. It's a mesmerizing piece — that deep percussive thump on the body combined with the rich shimmer of the 12-string is instantly recognizable once you hear it again. He uses a custom open tuning (Eb Bb C G Bb D) for that song too, which gives it that lush, unusual sound.
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I liked “Air Ground”; thanks; had not heard of Antoine Dufour before.