, ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁" th ought - prov oking ". ▁ ▁Wil co x ▁plays ▁ac oust ic ▁gu it ars ▁made ▁by ▁Ol son ▁Gu it ars . ▁His ▁finger style ▁playing , ▁which ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁Nick ▁Dra ke ▁and ▁J oni ▁Mitchell , ▁extens ively ▁uses ▁open ▁tun ing , ▁often ▁in ▁combination ▁with ▁custom ized ▁cap os ▁with ▁not ches ▁cut ▁out ▁to ▁allow ▁lower ▁strings ▁to ▁ring ▁open . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁in ▁Perform ing ▁Song writer ▁magazine ▁on ▁five ▁occasions . ▁ ▁About ▁his ▁approach ▁to ▁music : ▁ ▁His ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁album ▁Out ▁Bey ond ▁Ide as ▁was ▁a ▁joint ▁project ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁N ance ▁P ett it , ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁significant ▁di version ▁from ▁prior ▁work , ▁featuring ▁sacred ▁poetry ▁set ▁to ▁music ▁from ▁different ▁religious ▁trad itions , ▁including ▁Saint ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi , ▁J al al ud in ▁R umi , ▁Sh ams - ud - din ▁Muhammad ▁H af iz , ▁Rab ia ▁al ▁Bas ri , ▁Ye h uda ▁Ha Le vi , ▁Sol omon ▁I bn ▁Gab i rol , ▁U v av n uk , ▁and ▁Kab ir . ▁ ▁During ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Wil co x ▁tra ve led ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁te en - aged ▁son ▁in ▁an ▁A irst ream ▁tra iler ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁bio - d ies el ▁tr uck . ▁He ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁albums ▁A irst ream .