For classical guitarist Sean Shibe , conventions and limitations are made to be broken. As expected, he plays Spanish standard repertoire and intricate Baroque tunes on his nylon-strung guitar as well as anyone. Note the quiet, wistful intimacy Shibe offers in a cancion by Federico Mompou and a Bach sarabande. Shibe is so inside the music that his cheek often rests on the top of his instrument.

The Scottish guitarist loves to plug in, too. He knows how to shred, yet he can also make his electric guitar sound as light as a butterfly's wing — as in the ethereal closing number in this set, "High on a Rocky Ledge," by the eccentric American street musician Moondog .

Shibe is fearless in the face of challenges, which explains why the bulk of his Tiny Desk set is devoted to the n

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