Artist description Solo acoustic guitar, from melodic fingerstyle to caffeinated percussive.

Music Style Solo Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar

Musical Influences Leo Kotke, Peppino D'Agostino, Preston Reed, Muriel Anderson

Similar Artists William Ackerman, Leo Kotke, Peppino D'Agostino, Preston Reed, Michael Hedges

Artist History Bruce's Guitar Style: Flashes of new age, echoes of Americana... Slack key addict and farmer chord fan... Flamenco fllourishes, classical twists, hypnotic harmonics, and caffeinated percussives... Plus a few other elements. Other than that, it's pretty simple. Bruce's Guitars: Takamine classicals, 1977 Guild XL 12-string, Taylor 814 ce. Bruce's History: Bruce's music is built in the belly of his experiences. What other jobs has he had? Lowly Warehouse Guy, Burly Construction Worker, Well-fed Busboy, Well-hydrated Bartender, Black-thumbed Greenskeeper, Disco Bar Bouncer, Mine-dodging Kibbutznik, Sun-bronzed Fruit-picker, Petting Zoo Zookeeper, European Street Guitarist/Cave Dweller, Disgruntled Dishwasher, Nervous Juvenile Delinquent Supervisor, Mindless Juvenile Delinquent, Desperado Salesman, Clumsy Roofer and Painter, Inept Carpenter Assistant, Car cleaner (you wouldn't know it if you saw his car), Laid Back TV Deliveryman, Schmancy Hotel Desk Clerk, Arrogant Backgammon & Big Boggle Champion, Pill Pushing Psych Tech, Personal Caregiver, Kenpo Karate Instructor, Volunteer Dog Walker, Yet-unpublished Novel and Screenwriter, Southern California Masseur, Critical Care Nurse, Sludge-slow-but-Successful Marathon Finisher, Concert Producer, Recording and Touring Artist, and Cringing Biographer. Plus a few other elements. Other than that, he's pretty simple. A Minnesota refugee, Bruce resides in Santa Barbara, CA, with his hammock and two dogs.

Instruments Most are done on a Takamine Hirade H-5 classical guitar and a few on a Guild 212XL 12-string

Albums Coast

Press Reviews "Oh my God... I've never seen fingers strum and pick and pluck so fast in my life... Song after beautiful song after incredible song, I was truly impressed... You come across someone as talented as this and you go, 'Oh my God! That was incredible...' He's strumming so fast and so hard with his fingers, when I was watching his index finger - that thing was going so fast, it was like, jeez dude, some of us got turned on... Reminds me of Leo Kottke.... great, blew me away..." - ROCK99, Salt Lake City, UT, Live on the Mick & Allan Show Editor's Pick - CD Baby, Dec 2001 "This album is great!!! Just fantastic playing & writing." - Micah Solomon, President, Oasis CD Duplication "Lovely!" -WJFF, NY "It has a very warm feel too often missing from solo guitar CDs." -WUNC, Chapel Hill, NC "Nice!" - National Public Radio "Very nice work - the cut Caffeine especially!" KFCF, Fresno, CA "We'll continue to share it [Coast] with listeners for a long time to come." KUMD, Duluth, MN

Location Santa Barbara, California - USA

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