Welcome to the official channel of Merlin Smith, a renowned 'classical ragtime' guitar player who has garnered acclaim for his work on the music of Scott Joplin. Merlin has studied under the masters of fingerstyle guitar including Tommy Emmanuel and Richard Smith and has gone on to compete in the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championships. He now dedicates most of his time transcribing and recording arrangements of complex piano rags, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any of his syncopated musings!