Alain Giroux is one of the pioneers of fingerpicking in France. Early in the1960s, he discovered acoustic blues and began studying the various guitar techniques used in blues and ragtime, and in particular Chose of the American guitarists of the 1920's, 30s and 40s, which are at the base of modern fingerpicking. Parallel to his career as a concert performer with harmonist Jean-Jacques Milteau and later with violinist Jean-Louis Mahjun, with whom he recorded several records, he teaches guitar, gives workshops and has published blues methods and teaching videos.
