Leo Kottke

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Guitarist Doc Watson dead at 89: A look back [VIDEO]

11:31 AM — May 30 —
Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA

Guitarist Doc Watson, who died Tuesday at age 89 , leaves an extensive legacy that documents his wide-reaching influence in the world of guitar playing and folk music. Read More

Doc Watson dies: Folk musician’s career spanned seven decades

10:35 AM — May 30 —
Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC

Mr. Watson was the founder of MerleFest, a traditional music event in Wilkesboro, N.C., and one of the largest annual folk festivals in the South. Read More

Weekender: Dallas Area Concerts for May 10-13

8:06 PM — May 10 —
Source: D Magazine

This would be a perfectly expectation-busting lineup for those that think 1919 Hemphill is nothing but hardcore and pop punk, as two of the acts here are described as employing "bass-shredding and drum-beating technical jams," (The Nitch Pickens) or playing "experimental pysch" (Inflatable Best Friend). Read More

Gimme 5 with singer-songwriter Sam Pacetti: 5 favorite guitarists

9:00 AM — May 4 —
Source: The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Sam Pacetti is a long-time favorite performer in Northeast Florida. Read More

As the Minnesota Dance Theatre turns 50, we remember the company's flamboyant founder

1:53 PM — Apr 19 —
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN

Loyce Houlton, who founded Minnesota Dance Theatre 50 years ago in Dinkytown, was known to be flamboyant. Read More

Playing with all ten fingers: Brother Sinner and the Whale - a new interview with Kelly Joe Phelps

10:04 AM — Apr 19 —
Source: No Depression

Over the course of nine albums beginning with his 1994 debut, 'Lead Me On' and culminating with his daring 2008 instrumental opus, 'Western Bell,' the Pacific Northwest singer and songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps has written and performed some of the most compelling slide guitar based music ever recorded. Read More

Leo Kottke

Biography

Innovative acoustic guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke was born September 11, 1945, in Athens, GA. Raised in 12 different states, he... Read the full Leo Kottke bio.

Leo Kottke