▁Category : American ▁country ▁guitar ists ▁Category : American ▁country ▁singer - song writ ers ▁Category : American ▁male ▁singer - song writ ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁R ut land ▁( city ), ▁Verm ont ▁Category : Sing ers ▁from ▁Verm ont ▁Category : G ram my ▁Award ▁w inners ▁Category : American ▁bl u egr ass ▁guitar ists ▁Category : American ▁male ▁guitar ists ▁Category : G uit ar ists ▁from ▁Verm ont ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁guitar ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁male ▁mus icians ▁Category : L ones ome ▁River ▁Band ▁members <0x0A> </s> ▁Richard ▁Adams ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁jazz ▁viol in ist , ▁abstract ▁artist , ▁poet ▁and ▁actor . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁migr ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Adams ▁was ▁taught ▁viol in ▁by ▁his ▁mother . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁ 1 6 ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Sym ph onia . ▁He ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Orchestra ▁tra ine e ▁section , ▁but ▁failed ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁poor ▁sight - reading , ▁having ▁learned ▁to ▁play ▁by ▁ear . ▁ ▁The ▁N airo bi ▁T rio ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Adams ▁and ▁John ▁Qu ig ley ▁formed ▁the ▁N airo bi ▁T rio . ▁The ▁tri o ▁consists ▁of ▁Adams ▁( vi olin / v oc als ), ▁Qu ig ley