Al Petteway was an American guitarist known primarily for his acoustic fingerstyle work[1] both as a soloist and with well-known folk artists such as Amy White, Tom Paxton, Jethro Burns, Jonathan Edwards, Cheryl Wheeler, Debi Smith, Bonnie Rideout, Maggie Sansone and many others.
[citation needed] Petteway's music has been featured on NPR and on PBS television specials by Ken Burns, most notably The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009).
[2] His recordings, music books, and instructional videotapes have gained him a large following of devoted fans around the globe.
[citation needed] In 2012, he was given the "Master Music Makers" award by Warren Wilson College and the Swannanoa Gathering.
[citation needed] Petteway lived with his wife Amy White near Asheville, North Carolina.