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POCATELLO - Scott Balsai, local acoustic guitarist, will perform today in concert at the Marshall Public Library, 113 S. Garfield Ave., from 3 to 5 p.m. His concert is free to the public.

"Acoustic Reflections" is what he calls the compositions he creates on the guitar.

"Each piece reflects a sliver of my life, but taken together, they can be seen as a musical diary of 'tone poems' which reflects my life as a whole."

Balsai is originally from Bethlehem, Pa., and his special brand of music reflects his years there as well as hiking the Appalachian Trail, his move across the United States to Pocatello and his experiences since he moved to Idaho - living and teaching, hiking and skiing and even some Idaho fishing.

He has recorded two CDs of "Acoustic Reflections." Taylor Guitars says his tunes "… ring with sparkling clarity … and … glimmer with the rich, hypnotic pulse of a sun-dappled stream."

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