Hogtown Hot Club
September 16, 2021 / 7:00pm
In partnership with ACANSA Arts Festival of the South: Four musicians who’ve been around for a while, playing lots of different styles. Brought together here by their love of swing. Inspired by how Django did it, but not obsessed with doing it the same way.
Pat Kirtley
October 21, 2021 / 7:30pm
“Kirtley is one of those all-too-rare musicians able to transcend his influences to create a distinctive, natural sound all his own.“ - David McCarty, “Walnut Valley Record Reviews”
Paul Asbell
November 18, 2021 / 7:30pm
“A genre-blurring, virtuosic waltz through the deep heritage of American folklore, where styles of Robert Johnson, Doc Watson and Dr. John rub elbows with those of Joe Pass and Bill Thrasher" - The Flynn Theatre
Bill Mize
January 20, 2022 / 7:30pm
Grammy-winning guitarist Bill Mize is a son of Tennessee, and a fitting representative of his state’s rich musical heritage. His critically lauded fingerstyle compositions are fluid and intricate, and their delivery masterful.
Don Ross
February 17,2022 / 7:30pm
Don has toured regularly since 1989, across Canada, the USA, a dozen European countries, Japan, Taiwan, China, Australia, Russia and India. He has played with symphony orchestras in Canada and Germany, and collaborated live and on recording with U.S. guitarist Andy McKee, Canadian singer/guitarist Brooke Miller, Canadian guitarist Calum Graham, & Toronto bassist Jordan O’Connor. He also composes scores for television, radio and film, and does production and recording engineering for a variety of other musicians.
Pierre Bensusan
March 17, 2022 / 7:30pm
"Not witty, not avant-garde, not new, necessarily, but beautiful. A great craftsman plying his trade. A shepherd with his flock. As I left I felt all of a sudden that I’d been to temple after all. My own sort of temple, and by the end of the service I felt purified, cleansed, and ready for the new year." - Nyack News and Views
Sam Pacetti
April 21, 2022 / 7:30pm
"Although the woods are full of young guitar virtuosos, few have developed the style, technique and artistic wisdom of Sam Pacetti. Solitary travel heralds the arrival of one of the most talented instrumentalists and composers to appear in acoustic music in a month of Sunday’s." - Dirty Linen
Peppino D'Agostino
May 19, 2022 / 7:30pm
D’Agostino has performed in more than 34 countries, at prestigious international festivals and has played in some of the world’s most important theaters. He has shared the stage with Tommy Emmanuel, Leo Kottke, Laurindo Almeida, Sergio Assad, Larry Carlton, and Eric Johnson, to name a few. His solo recordings include high quality labels such as Favored Nations, Mesa / Bluemoon, and Acoustic Music Records.
Al Petteway
June 16, 2022 / 7:30pm
Al Petteway has played music professionally since he was twelve years old, performing nearly every type of popular, folk and classical music. His compositions for acoustic fingerstyle guitar are strongly influenced by his love of Celtic music and his own roots in folk, rock and blues.
Karlijn Langendijk and Dustin Furlow
July 21 , 2022 / 7:30pm
Dustin Furlow is an award-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist whose playing and songwriting reflect a clear influence of today's contemporary-folk artists.Karlijn's music is not just happy or sad – she composes all the intricate shades of emotions that people feel really intensely but cannot communicate in words.
Shane Hennessy
August 18,2022 / 7:30pm
“One of the most exciting live performers of his generation, with an ability to move between styles and genres with ease.” - Irish Music Magazine
The Fula Brothers
September 15, 2022 / 7:30pm
Fula Brothers are a burst of unbridled, creative musicianship and happy-making. A high-spirited meeting of veteran performers from West Africa and America, each with a history of innovation and collaboration.
Mike Dowling
October 20,2022 / 7:30pm
Mike digs deep into the musical bag of American roots guitar, favoring the melodic Piedmont style of acoustic blues masters like Mississippi John Hurt and slide great Tampa Red. But Mike can't be pigeonholed as a blues player, or even as a fingerstylist. He's far too versatile for that.
