Tony Furtado
String-bender extraordinaire Tony Furtado is a road dog. Playing between 200-250 live dates a year, from the western ski resorts in the winter to the summer festivals throughout the Midwest, through gritty Chicago and glitzy New York, to New England seaside towns and up and down the West Coast, Furtado’s passion is playing his music live and bringing it out there to the people. Accordingly, he’s wooed music lovers and won fans all over kingdom come.
Furtado started playing the banjo at about 12 years of age; by the time he was 19, he had established himself as a gifted musician. As he solidified his chops and sound by playing constantly, he was also raking in top awards for his banjo playing. But Tony started to feel constrained by his instrument as his musical sensibilities broadened. He wanted to write songs that had lyrics and also wanted to try his hand at singing them, so he applied his considerable prowess to mastering the guitar and writing and singing his own material.
Tony Furtado : Roll My Blues Away Roll
Acoustic Blues
From his previous recordings, you may be familiar with Tony as a brilliant, young banjo player with a gifted technique. Adding slide guitar and resophonic instruments to his musical collage, Tony has captured a clarity of style reminiscent of Ry Cooder. Melodic, spacious, dynamic and full of life, this recording will mark Tony as a leader and definitive player for the next generation. With special guests: Mike Marshall, Todd Phillips, Brain, Kelly Joe Phelps, Stuart Duncan and Aaron Johnston.
Tony Furtado : American Gypsy
Acoustic Blues
American Gypsy, his most diverse album yet. He plays both electric and acoustic slide guitar, as well as his banjo, in music that runs from jazz-rock fusion in style to Celtic to rural blues. He also does some vocals, and proves himself to be a respectable and likable singer. The result is an album that is both entertaining and absorbing, with its intriguing mix of influences, often within a single tune, and his skill at putting a new spin on some old songs.
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Tony Furtado : Tony Furtado Band
Acoustic Blues
Tony Furtado is a fantastic banjo and slide guitar player who has mastered traditional forms as well as helped take acoustic-based roots music into new realms. On his new disc Furtado blends electric instruments and percussion in his mostly acoustic mix, with stunning results.