Artist description "...an uncanny grasp of so many different Blues styles." Holler, Colorado Blues Society “Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, and Muddy Waters were giants of the genre he grew up listening to and who live on through the evocative, haunting acoustic slide-guitar style he plays.” The Reporter, San Diego, CA “...plays haunting music on a mournful guitar.” Los Angeles Times “...plays a powerful variety of hard-driving acoustic blues, a crowd pleaser.” Mississippi Valley Blues News “...a mean, clean guitar picker.” San Francisco Examiner

Music Style Blues

Musical Influences All the great masters of Blues music, both country and urban.

Similar Artists Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Son House, T-Bone Walker, Charles Brown, Blind Lemon, Brownie McGhee, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder, Lightin' Hopkins, Steve Goodman, Percy Mayfield, Muddy Waters

Artist History With over 35 years of performing experience, Michael "Hawkeye" Herman personifies the range of possibilities in acoustic blues. His dynamic performances have won him a faithful following, and he leads a very active touring schedule of performances at festivals, concerts, school programs, and workshops. Hawkeye performs a wide variety of traditional blues, ballads, swing, and original tunes, on six-string and twelve-string guitar, and is an adept and exciting practitioner of slide guitar and slide mandolin. His music has been included in documentaries and in two hit theatrical productions, and his most recent CD, "Blues Alive!", has been greeted by rave reviews. Hawkeye exemplifies versatile musicianship, originality, and compelling artistry as a blues storyteller. In May of 1998, Hawkeye received his well-deserved "Keeping the Blues Alive" Award for achievement in education from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, as part of the Handy Awards Weekend.Hawkeye is the composer/musical director/musician for the hit play El Paso Blue, which has successful runs in San Franciso, Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, Portland, at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Philadepahia, and at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR.

Group Members Michael "Hawkeye" Herman

Instruments 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, National slide guitar, slide mandolin, vocals

Albums Everyday Living, Blues Alive!

Press Reviews "Herman plays with a sensitive, reflective touch that continually draws attention to his vocals, which are effectively understated and free of affectation... Herman can rock with the best of them. A solid choice for fans of traditional acoustic blues." – Living Blues Magazine "The only thing better than hearing this live album is seeing Hawkeye Herman in the flesh. Whether adding his own spin to blues classics or offering his own songs, Herman is a one-man history of blues, noteworthy guitar player and inimitable communicator. Miss him at your peril." – Blues Access "Each song is presented with a heartfelt depth rarely witnessed these days amongst all the amplifiers and studio embellishments... Throughout "Blues Alive!", Herman proves to be a seasoned storyteller above all, as well as an accomplished guitarist." – Blues Revue Magazine "Playing both fingerpick and slide guitar, Herman's licks are clean, yet spare..., his vocals are direct and straightforward, but full of emotion... he has immersed himself in the sound and feeling and has emerged as one of the most widely respected acoustic blues musicians around... Blues Alive! ain't electric, doesn't have drums and such, wasn't produced in a high-tech studio, but it's about as real as the blues gets." – Sing Out! "Michael "Hawkeye " Herman has good, and simple taste... Using his voice, guitar, and can't miss tunes... Herman locates the elemental core of this most primal genre... any lover of acoustic blues will want "Blues Alive!" – Dirty Linen

Location Ashland, Oregon - USA

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