Toby Walker
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\nIMPORTANT: ALL TICKETED SHOWS AT BULL RUN REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION or PROOF OF NEGATIVE PCR COVID 19 TEST WITHIN 72 HOURS OF PERFORMANCE.
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\nRoots fingerstyle guitar virtuoso\, \;Toby Walker\, who blends blues\, ragtime\, country\, bluegrass\, rock and old time jazz into his own unique style\, has toured the US\, England\, Wales\, France\, Germany\, Belgium and Holland. He 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.
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\nToby says "\;I want to kill your audience... with laughter\, song\, stories and guitar playing."\; And kill you he will. Toby is the real deal\, fingerpickin'\; bluesman. He'\;s more than a great guitar player and more than a great storyteller. He'\;s a great entertainer - the whole ball of wax.
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\nJorma 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.
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\nIn 2010 Walker won the \;NY Music Award \;for '\;Best Instrumental CD\,'\; sharing the honors with \;Mariah Carey\, \;Rufus Wainwright \;and \;Judy Collins \;among many others.
\nWalker has recently released three instructional guitar DVD'\;s for the world famous company \;Homespun Tapes \;which have been getting rave reviews. And \;Carnegie Hall \;acknowledged \;his rare talents and hired him to augment and teach in their "\;American Roots"\; program aimed at honor level middle school students.
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\n"\;A fingerpicking guitar virtuoso"\; - \;Happy Traum
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\n"\;As a blues guitar player\, I am stunned and in awe of Toby Walker'\;s pickin'\;! - \;Steady Rollin'\; Bob Margolin: Guitarist for Muddy Waters
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\n \; \; \;VIDEO \;with \;Jorma Kaukonen \; \; \; \; \;
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\nIMPORTANT: ALL TICKETED SHOWS AT BULL RUN REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION or PROOF OF NEGATIVE PCR COVID 19 TEST WITHIN 72 HOURS OF PERFORMANCE.
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\nRoots fingerstyle guitar virtuoso\, \;Toby Walker\, who blends blues\, ragtime\, country\, bluegrass\, rock and old time jazz into his own unique style\, has toured the US\, England\, Wales\, France\, Germany\, Belgium and Holland. He 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.
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\nToby says "\;I want to kill your audience... with laughter\, song\, stories and guitar playing."\; And kill you he will. Toby is the real deal\, fingerpickin'\; bluesman. He'\;s more than a great guitar player and more than a great storyteller. He'\;s a great entertainer - the whole ball of wax.
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\nJorma 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.
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\nIn 2010 Walker won the \;NY Music Award \;for '\;Best Instrumental CD\,'\; sharing the honors with \;Mariah Carey\, \;Rufus Wainwright \;and \;Judy Collins \;among many others.
\nWalker has recently released three instructional guitar DVD'\;s for the world famous company \;Homespun Tapes \;which have been getting rave reviews. And \;Carnegie Hall \;acknowledged \;his rare talents and hired him to augment and teach in their "\;American Roots"\; program aimed at honor level middle school students.
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\n"\;A fingerpicking guitar virtuoso"\; - \;Happy Traum
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\n"\;As a blues guitar player\, I am stunned and in awe of Toby Walker'\;s pickin'\;! - \;Steady Rollin'\; Bob Margolin: Guitarist for Muddy Waters
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\n \; \; \;VIDEO \;with \;Jorma Kaukonen \; \; \; \; \;