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Update #10: CUPCAKE RECIPE! Come and get it!
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Update #9: I NEED YOUR ADDRESS! New DVD is ready!
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Update #7: THANK YOU!
We did it folks! Now its time to go to work and have some fun doing it! I couldnt have done it without you ALL!
Now if you want to be part of the next phase, come to the LIVE RECORDING at MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS, Portland OR, NOV 25, 9PM.
The new band is rippin', and needs a name! Any ideas, just message me. If I use your idea, Ill give you something for free...hmmm, not sure what yet...?
The guys are:Luke Price, Russ Kleiner, Sam Howard, and Paul Brainard. Special guests to include: Stephanie Schneiderman and ???
GET YOUR TIX NOW!...please...
http://www.mississippistudios.com/tickets/
Get there early and stay for both sets! We will need a solid audience there the whole time! There will be 5 cameras shooting every minute!
Also, Im hoping to turn this into an annual event like I did when I lived in Boulder (anyone remember those days?).
SO TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
Lets do this thing!
Thanks
Tony
Update #6: How to make a bottleneck slide!
For all you do-it-yourselfers out there, here's a video teaching how to make your very own bottleneck slide with the same technique I use to make mine. Thanks again to each and every one of you for being a part of this project. It truly is an honor to have such a show of support. 6 more days to go and we're so close...
-Tony
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Two-time winner of the National Bluegrass Banjo Championship, studio session musician, singer-songwriter with 15 albums, sculptor, and annihilator of COUNTLESS cupcakes the world over. Tony Furtado has wandered through genres and styles, never growing static and always evolving musically. He has toured tirelessly for over two decades and has garnered a great deal of respect from his peers, and has recorded with, opened for, and toured with acts such as Greg Allman, Susan Tedeschi, Alison Krauss, Taj Mahal, Leftover Salmon, Eric Johnson, Sonny Landreth, Keith Richards, David Lindley, Derek Trucks, Norah Jones, among many others. Like his vast catalogue of recordings, a Tony Furtado show has something to offer everyone. His music has taken him all over the country and into the hearts of many a music lover. Whether he’s playing with a band, or recording as a solo artist, his playing and considerable skills as a multi-instrumentalist and his strong songwriting prowess have led to him to be embraced on record and on stage.
My pleasure, wish I was there for the live recording! Hey Tony, check out my kickstarter campaign based here in you favorite mountain town, Sandpoint Idaho! Its honoring our local Veterans - you can find it at "Life After Service: North Idaho Veterans". See you at DiLunas this winter we hope!
Mike
AWESOME TONY! I'll be there in spirit for the live recording!!
Congratulations Tony!! I sure wish I could be up there for the recording...I really look forward to seeing you again!!