2011 Guitar Series - Duck Baker

The Guitar and Other Strings Series, held every July, features all styles of music � jazz, bluegrass, folk, Celtic, flamenco, classical and blues.

Duck Baker is one of the most highly regarded fingerstyle guitarists of his generation. His repertoire ranges from traditional Irish music through old-time mountain music and bluegrass to blues, gospel, ragtime, swing and modern jazz. Baker has a reputation as a virtuoso but his performances depend as much on his humorous and informative stage manner and relaxed, tuneful vocals as on technical bravura. Baker�s greatest success has come in the guitar world; his arrangements have influenced hundreds of players who have learned from his books and recordings, and his compositions have been recorded by other pickers like Stefan Grossman, John Renbourn, Pat Kirtley and Joe Miller.

�He can go from the Mississippi Delta to the rings of Saturn.� The Village Voice 2006