Test of Time “A sonic marvel from top to bottom” – Acoustic Guitar A collection of solo compositions for acoustic fingerstyle guitar, the album continues the direction of Teja’s critically acclaimed debut, On My Way. Teja has chosen to use the opportunity of a new release to offer a glimpse into the current state of the Bay Area fingerstyle guitar scene. In this spirit, Postcards features originals, as well as tunes penned by five of Teja’s local colleagues: fingerpicking legends Duck Baker and Dale Miller, Celtic guitar sensation Steve Baughman, San Francisco Guitar Quartet member Patrick Francis, and bluesman Pete Madsen. Album Liner Notes Released in 1999, On My Way was Teja’s debut CD. Consisting of nine studio recordings and two live documentations On My Way showcases Teja’s mature and unique style of composing and performing on the instrument. With its combination of lyrical melodies, texture and form, unusual guitar tunings, and sometimes surprising playing techniques, the album is sure to please guitar-buffs and more casual listeners alike. Album Liner Notes
Consisting of pieces that he has played on stage, but never committed to a recording, Test of Time is San Francisco Bay Area guitarist Teja Gerken’s third solo album. Featuring originals, tunes from the Celtic repertoire, a jazz standard, and a classical piece, Test of Time represents Teja’s fingerstyle guitar playing the way a typical performance does. Playing six-string, 12-string, and resonator guitars, Teja applies his keen melodic awareness, experimental spirit, and masterful technique to a set of road-tested solo guitar favorites.
Duets (with Doug Young)
Duets is all about the organic, honest sound of two guitars. Inspired by the examples set by instrumental guitar duos ranging from folk-baroque legends John Renbourn and Bert Jansch to the sophistication of the Duo Assad, Gerken and Young create arrangements that are larger than the sum of their parts. The duo also takes advantage of the timbres available through a dazzling array of tunings and by pairing a wide variety of guitars, which include steel-string acoustics, low-tuned baritones, metal-bodied resonators, full-size and miniature 12-strings, classicals, and an archtop jazz guitar. 
Postcards
On My Way