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UU Coffeehouse Series: Toby Walker

Nov 18 2016

7:30 PM

Part of the UU Coffeehouse Concert Series – Performed at the Unitarian Universalist Church in downtown Rutland

General Admission $20 in advance, $25 day of show

Internationally and nationally acclaimed Toby Walker has been hailed as a roots music fingerstyle guitar wizard who has toured the US, England, Wales, France, Germany, Belgium and Holland. Walker has been featured in the New York Times, the London Sunday Times, the London BBC, Sirius-XM radio and was the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge Award – Solo division – given out by the Blues Foundation in Memphis TN.
Walker blends the styles of blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, rock and old time jazz into his own unique style. Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and the Jefferson Airplane says “Flat out… you have to hear this great musician… I’m blown away” and has employed Walker to teach at his famous Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp for 6 years. In 2010 Walker won the NY Music Award for “Best Instrumental CD”. Walker has recently released several instructional guitar DVD’s for the world famous company Homespun Tapes which have been getting rave reviews.

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