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| | Leo Kottke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Kottke's most well-known album continues to be 1969's instrumental 6 and 12-String Guitar, also known as the Armadillo album after the animal pictured on its cover. | | | Leo Kottke (born September 11, 1945) is a legendary acoustic guitar virtuoso who has developed a cult following of fellow guitarists and fans over the span of a 30-year career of recording and performing. | | | In concert, Kottke intersperses humorous and often bizarre monologues with vocal and instrumental selections from throughout his career, played solo on his signature 6-and 12 string guitars. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Kottke
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| | Leo Kottke Interview - 1994 |
| | Kottke exploded onto the music scene in the late sixties when John Fahey's Takoma Records label released his ground breaking "6 and 12 string Guitar" album. | | | Kottke: The first music I was exposed to was Stravinsky and I loved it but I don't remember it. | | | Kottke: That's an interesting question ; I was sitting on a stage and I had two gooseneck mic stands, one for the vocal and one for the guitar, and everytime I started playing they would start to move. |
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http://www.solidairrecords.com/AMR_interviews/kottke.html
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| | Amazon.com: 6 & 12 String Guitar: Music: Leo Kottke |
| | For decades, Leo Kottke would inspire generations of fingerpicking acoustic guitarists (and help pave the way for New Age and contemporary instrumental music), but this 1969 album is the one that started it all. | | | Kottke is the undisputed master of the 12 string guitar and blends a wide variety of blues, folk, and rock to keep the listener riveted, as well as entertained. | | | Kottke's brilliant debut was released, fittingly, on John Fahey's Takoma label. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000003Z91?v=glance
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| | Leo Kottke: Getting to mouth off |
| | Leo Kottke was 24 in 1969 when his first major recording, 6 and 12 String Guitar, was released. | | | Leo took a bit of shit for that record from critics and fans because of his use of six string bass. | | | Similarly, Leo Kottke by his model and his durability has single-handedly inspired several generations of enthusiasts to take up the steel-string acoustic guitar. |
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http://www.innerviews.org/inner/kottke2.html
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| | Leo Kottke Connection Capitol Years |
| | Kottke was always known in the music business as a serious student of voice, often seeking tips from singers he worked with, from Lyle Lovett and Emmy Lou Harris to Rickie Lee Jones and Linda Ronstadt. | | | Kottke was listed first so record stores would stock the record in the Kottke bins, a good move as the record sold well. | | | Leo's well-received live album, My Feet Are Smiling, was recorded on December 19th and 20th, 1972, at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and released in 1973. |
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http://www.leokottkeconnection.bravehost.com/capitol.html
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| | Leo Kottke |
| | Kottke wanted it to be a rhythm record, something that would make his feet happy – music that moved. | | | The album is his eighth in a decade-long association with Private Music, and it’s the first album Kottke – who regards recording as a somewhat necessary evil – actually found rather painless. | | | The two had threatened to produce an album together for a long time, and Kottke goes so far as to say the producer was the record’s inspiration. |
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http://www.berkshire.net/~cosmo/susan/music/kottke.html
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| | The Daily Page: Leo Kottke |
| | Try and Stop Me is the title of Leo Kottke's newest album and it encapsulates the spirit of the man himself, profoundly original, a little cantankerous perhaps, a deep talking Midwestern raconteur whose quick wit is matched by his astounding virtuosity on the six and 12 string guitars. | | | For the past three decades, Kottke has been indefatigable in his pursuit of a unique musical vision that has placed him among the foremost acoustic guitar stylists of our time. | | | Don't miss an inspiring evening of acoustic music with Leo Kottke. |
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http://www.thedailypage.com/going-out/theguide/event.php?id=120052
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| | Rolling Stone : Leo Kottke |
| | Kottke doesn't, but he takes it seriously enough, performing a dazzling array of instrumental numbers, defying genre boundaries between blues, folk and jazz, and making music that is extraordinarily percussive -- there's not enough space left open for you to miss a rhythm section -- yet wonderfully lyrical. | | | For his performance at St. Louis' Sheldon Concert Hall, Kottke dipped deep into his old repertoire for audience favorites like "Vaseline Machine Gun" and "Pamela Brown," auditioned a few new numbers for an album he'll be recording in Minnesota in the coming months, and kept the crowd amused in-between songs with his mordant wit. | | | In terms of vocal numbers, Kottke makes the most of what he has, which is a shopworn baritone better suited for speaking than singing. |
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http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5922880/leo_kottke
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| | The Leo Kottke connection |
| | LEO: They used to use one of my records | | | Here is an excerpt from Machine Gun Kottke: Into the Myth Gap by Tom Murtha from Rolling Stone, August 29, 1974, with a piece about a Procol Harum concert in May 1974. | | | They seemed to be enjoying themselves, and I can't help hoping that something concrete comes out of this; perhaps they should back him on his next record, or he could guest on one of theirs. |
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http://www.procolharum.com/js_kottke.htm
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| | The Leo Kottke Connection Looking Back |
| | All that is left to be said is that Kottke's voice does not appear on this album. | | | With a technique as brilliant as Kottke's, one can easily become engrossed in just this aspect of his music, but as with all good music, it is the emotional projection which gives it its essence. | | | Denny Bruce, Kottke's first producer and "the man who made Leo Kottke a cult hero", puts a slightly different spin on things in his liner notes for the 1997 release Takoma Eclectic Sampler - a retrospective of Takoma releases. |
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http://www.leokottkeconnection.bravehost.com/6and12.html
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| | SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Phish bassist, Leo Kottke continue musical partnership |
| | Kottke is well respected by other musicians and hardcore music fans. | | | Their first record was a mixture of originals and covers that won favorable reviews for Kottke's intricate guitar work and Gordon's offbeat songwriting. | | | Twenty years ago, Gordon learned how to play a Kottke song note by note, never dreaming that one day they would be sharing a stage together. |
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20050830-1616-music-kottke-gordon.html
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| | Amazon.ca: Leo Kottke Anthology [Import] [Best of] [Box set]: Music |
| | Kottke is on my short list of artists who I will go out and buy their new album without waiting to read reviews first. | | | Over the course of three decades and four record labels he has released twenty-plus albums, and his debut (6- and 12-String Guitar) is the only album to have sold more than 500,000 copies. | | | After listening to that masterpiece--on which Kottke plays lightning-fast instrumentals that sound like a cross between John Fahey and Bill Monroe--you can't help wanting to hear his other stuff. |
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000033X4
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| | Taylor Guitars Leo Kottke |
| | Classical precision, pop attractiveness, jazz fluency, 20th-century harmony, bluesy fundamentalism, rubbery, syncopated rhythms, and lyrics that feature quasi-literary characterizations all vie for supremacy in his music and challenge our preconceived notions of how acoustic guitar music should sound. | | | Although Kottke does not conduct Taylor workshops, as a Signature Artist he is an important member of the Taylor family. | | | More than any other artist, Leo Kottke has defined the role of the contemporary acoustic guitarist as self-styled virtuoso, amassing a worldwide following in the process. |
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http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/signature/kottke.asp
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| | Leo Kottke - PopMatters Concert Review |
| | Kottke's rough-edged baritone, made a little rougher and more baritone by his cold, lent a somewhat sinister and somber mood to the lyrics. | | | Kottke switched back and forth between his 6- and 12-string guitars, which required a great deal of tuning and retuning throughout the night. | | | With a mischievous grin on his face, Kottke launched into his set, which consisted of a number of selections from One Guitar, No Vocals. |
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http://www.popmatters.com/music/concerts/k/kottke-leo.shtml
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| | Leo Kottke : Mudlark - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
| | This was Kottke's Capitol Records debut, and his solo instrumental sound is augmented with the addition of studio sidemen (bass, drums, piano). | | | Kottke himself has made disparaging remarks about his own vocals, but they add personality to his virtuosic guitar chops. | | | Kottke's sound was too raucous and unpredictable to guarantee commercial success on a major label. |
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http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,116319,00.html
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| | Robert's Review of Leo Kottke at Rialto Thearter |
| | Leo is so funny between tunes, I think I would pay just to listen to him talk. | | | Alone on stage with a pair of acoustic guitars at his side, he commanded the audience with songs played with stunning beauty and containing stories laced with laconic wit. | | | Today, even after having learned several Kottke guitar pieces I'm amazed at his mastery and dominance of guitar music. |
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http://www.rasman.com/reviews/lkottke.html
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| | Leo Kottke / Mike Gordon: Sixty Six Steps - PopMatters Music Review |
| | Seeger has already acknowledged his adoration for Kottke's 1968 version of the piece (it's appeared on several Kottke recordings since), and this new reworking eviscerates the flute-y, flowing-river ambience of Seeger's original and Kottke's speedier cover. | | | The album succeeds as well as it does because Kottke and Gordon have held on to every single element that worked on Clone -- the otherworldly lyrics, battling guitars, and the stripped back, ultra-smooth vocals delivered with a casualness that often betrays their gravity. | | | Listening to the album has the same effect. |
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http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/k/kottkeleo-sixtysix.shtml
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| | Leo Kottke |
| | One would hardly expect less from Leo Kottke, he's been at the forefront of acoustic guitar stylists since he first appeared on the scene around 1970. | | | The personnel caught my eye, since it was the legendary acoustic guitar slinger Leo Kottke paired with the prodigious bassist from Phish, Mike Gordon. | | | In the 30 years he's been recording, Leo has cut or appeared on more than that number of records. |
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http://www.puremusic.com/leo1.html
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| | Leo Kottke Followup |
| | On stage was a small oriental carpet on which were two guitar stands, one empty, the other holding Kottke's twelve-string, and a single microphone and stand. | | | The daughter unit commented on the audience age demographics as primarily Boomers with a strong showing of Echoes, the offspring of hippies who probably grew up with Leo Kottke LPs being part of their childhood soundtrack, with a noticeably thinner showing of those in between. | | | And so, Kottke works without a safety net, alone on stage with no backing musicians, no canned patter, no script, no set list. |
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| | Tim Reynolds - Message Board - Two-Timing-Tim>Leo Kottke |
| | and then do the relevant searches (Leo Kottke) and pick an album (I suggest "6 and 12 String Guitar" [album] and "Vaseline Machine Gun" or "Ojo" [both songs]). | | | Posted - 09/09/2001 : 04:53:57 AM I am a huge Leo Kottke fan, but I would suggest staying away from the albums with vocals. | | | Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are all messed up. |
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http://www.timreynolds.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=87
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| | Leo Kottke |
| | Leo Kottke's 12-String guitar (pre-performance), and Leo carrying his 6 And 12 String Guitars he performed his show with. | | | Yes, Leo, life is all about Dreams and All That Stuff, and your gifted playing of the guitar is a part of that dream. | | | Leo wowing the audience with skilled guitar work on his 6-string. |
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http://www.tunefan.com/kottke.htm
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| | Sheet Music Plus Results |
| | Leo Kottke: Eight Songs Composed by Leo Kottke, edited by John Stropes. | | | The Music Of Leo Kottke By Mark Hanson... | | | The Music Of Leo Kottke By Mark Hanson. |
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| | JamBase LEO KOTTKE 8.9 MUSEUM OF ART, NC |
| | This song encompasses all that is Leo Kottke, the furiously fast melody, the sweeping agility, and the overall catchiness. | | | Terms like "musical genius" or "master of the acoustic guitar" are thrown about too loosely these days, yet these shopworn phrases are the only ones which fit. | | | However, scientists believe he also has several dozen "invisible fingers," which is the only explanation for the amount of sound he's able to coax from his guitar. |
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| | Mike Gordon Tour Dates: Leo Kottke, Mike Gordon team for album and tour >> liveDaily |
| | Kottke debuted in 1968 with the solo album "12-Sting Blues." A bout with tendonitis in the '80s nearly caused his early retirement from the music business, but Kottke rebounded to release a steady stream of new material over the following two decades. | | | Gordon, who released his first solo album, "Inside In," in late 2003, has also toured recently with the Benevento-Russo Duo, as well as performing his own solo shows with a backup band. | | | Leo Kottke, Mike Gordon team for album and tour |
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http://www.livedaily.com/news/8578.html?t=103
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| | Cover Story |
| | By the time Kottke's 6- and 12-String Guitar LP appeared in 1969, the folk revival had been pretty much overwhelmed by rock 'n' roll, but Kottke showed acoustic guitarists a way of getting some of the same propulsive excitement out of their instruments. | | | I can hear the familiar Leo Kottke, but as if he's been listening to much more modern and formal music—post-Bartók stuff. | | | The effect of 6- and 12-String Guitar, writes Mark Humphrey in his notes for the CD reissue of that seminal album, was to "rip, roar, and revolutionize" our idea of what the instrument could do. |
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http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag84/CoverStory.shtml
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| | Guitar Nine Records - Leo Kottke "Guitar Music" |
| | Leo Kottke "One Guitar, No Vocals" CD ('99) | | | The new age aspects of Kottke's mid-'80s releases have their roots in this extended work, but there's nothing amorphous or muzak-like about this album. | | | Guitar Nine Records - Leo Kottke "Guitar Music" |
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| | Blogcritics.org: Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon- Clone |
| | Kottke plays a fantastic 12 sting acoustic guitar. | | | And to think someone listened to him because of his funny last name.The man is a master. | | | It took a quick trip to a music store to find a pile of Leo Kottke's cds. |
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http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/25/232111.php
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| | This Week's Hot CD: Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon |
| | The pair turns Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" into groovy acoustic funk with stellar fingerpicking from Kottke, and his deadpan vocal delivery on Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" reinforces the underlying bravado of the riff-driven classic rocker. | | | Bearing the audible stamp of writing sessions in Costa Rica and a recording date in Jamaica, the second collaborative album by Leo Kottke and former Phish bassist Mike Gordon is a platter of sunny, feel-good tunes that will easily please each artist's core audience. | | | Phish fans will recognize the Cyril Ferguson-penned "Ya Mar" from the band's live shows, though the jam showcase is reined in to a comfortable five minutes here. |
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/237537_hotcd23.html?source=rss
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| | Tower Records - Standing In My Shoes - Leo Kottke |
| | Most of the songs are instrumentals, with Kottke playing 6- and 12-string guitars, as well as sitar on "World Turning" (written by Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham). | | | "Vaseline Machine Gun" is an example of how varied and innovative Kottke's music can be, with his playing seemingly caught in loops of deeply rhythmic, fantastic rubber-band sounds. | | | Tower Records - Standing In My Shoes - Leo Kottke |
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http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1213238
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| | Tim Reynolds - Message Board - Tim and Leo Kottke |
| | I have 6 and 12 String Guitar by Kottke, and it's not like Tim's style at all. | | | Yep, I'm a huge fan but I suck at playing the guitar so most of the nuances would probably pass me by.. | | | Posted - 12/13/2004 : 11:22:45 AM Aside from obvious talent and the typically acoustic nature, I haven't really noticed any alarming similarities. |
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http://www.timreynolds.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5465
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| | NPR : Kottke and Gordon: Calypso-Brushed Guitars |
| | World Cafe, November 24, 2005 · Former Phish bassist Mike Gordon and guitarist extraordinaire Leo Kottke reunite for a new album. | | | For the record, Gordon and Kottke headed to the Caribbean to soak up the calypso sound that they use to interpret songs as varied as Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" and Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well." | | | The two have just released their second album together, Sixty Six Steps. |
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5019563
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| | Mike Gordon News: Album Review: Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke, "Sixty Six Steps" (RCA Victor) >> liveDaily |
| | With "Clone," Gordon and Kottke often sounded like they were trying to find middle ground, which makes sense given their varied musical backgrounds. | | | The most immediate improvement is that "Sixty Six Steps" is more fun than "Clone." Gordon and Kottke sound like they are having a blast as they cook through such clever covers as Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" (which is sung by Kottke) and Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" (vocals by Gordon). | | | The former Phish bassist has again collaborated with gifted acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke (music) for "Sixty Six Steps." This album, by just about every measure, is a better ride than the duo's solid debut, 2002's "Clone." |
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http://www.livedaily.com/news/8667.html?t=103
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| | John Fahey, Peter Lang, Leo Kottke, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic |
| | Fahey, Kottke, and Lang (a considerably less celebrated name than the other two) all recorded for Fahey's Takoma label, and all played haunting acoustic guitar instrumentals that relied as much upon feeling and imagination as they did upon virtuosity. | | | While their performances here may not be their very best--you can turn to their solo albums for those--anyone who likes the artists will like what they offer here. | | | Not a collaboration between the artists, as you might think from a glance at the title, but a compilation, featuring four songs apiece from each of the guitarists. |
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http://www.emusic.com/album/10592/10592067.html
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| | The Leo Kottke Page |
| | He has just completed a new album (One guitar, no vocals). | | | The liner notes from the concert handout last night had a wonderful comment I'd like to share: | | | It's the listener who gets lost, finding home is where the laugh is." |
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| | Leo Kottke |
| | Leo showed up with his 2 Taylor guitars; one 12 string and one 6 string. | | | His songs are truly inspired, and often witty. | | | Leo chose not to use any stage monitor at all, preferring to hear the sound reflected from the house system. |
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http://www.fishnose.com/lkottke.htm
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| | Sheet Music Plus - The Music Of Leo Kottke |
| | Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas Flood For guitar and voice... | | | Sheet Music Plus - The Music Of Leo Kottke | | | Guitar book and 70 minute play along CD includes the titles Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Busted Bicycle and more. |
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| | Leo Kottke Early Recordings |
| | The recording was done in early December, 1968 and I gave Leo a copy of the songs on cassette in 1996. | | | I ran the sound board and the recorder, so I am responsible for the results... | | | I believe Leo was playing a Guild 12 string and there were about 10 or 12 folks in the audience, including the 3 of us who were ran the place. |
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http://www.scn.rain.com/alweb/leo.htm
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| | Leo Kottke, Mike Gordon Reunite In Sixty Six Steps |
| | The album is tentatively set for a late-summer release. | | | With David Z. (Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd) onboard as producer and engineer, the duo tracked the album at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, with a special visit from Bahamian drummer/percussionist Neil Symonette. | | | Guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke and Phish bassist Mike Gordon recently stopped by the Sound Kitchen's (Nashville) Studio A to overdub and mix their latest collaboration for RCA Victor, Sixty Six Steps. |
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http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_leo_kottke_mike/index.html
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| | mikeHYPHENgordon |
| | The island setting of Nassau's legendary Compass Point Studios served as a musical backdrop, and Bahamian drummer and percussionist Neil Symonette is featured throughout. | | | It's also available at the iTunes Music Store with an exclusive track, "Orchestra Pit". | | | Mike & Leo's recently recorded session for The World Cafe with David Dye will air on November 24, 2005. |
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| | Rolling Stone : Leo Kottke: Burnt Lips : Music Reviews |
| | Rolling Stone : Leo Kottke: Burnt Lips : Music Reviews | | | Sonora's Death Row (track not available in Rhapsody) | | | See all available RSS feeds / learn more |
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http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/leokottke/albums/album/121655
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| | Technorati Tag: kottke |
| | Leo Kottke CDs Buy Leo Kottke CDs at SHOP.COM. | | | Thank goodness there was a podcast of the keynote with Dooce and Kottke. | | | Become a member to save searches in a Watchlist. |
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| | Music Books for Fingerstyle Guitar |
| | The first time I heard a Leo Kottke recording (his "My Feet Are Smiling" album), I couldn't believe it was ONE guy playing guitar. | | | The great thing about books being published these days is that they include CD's which allow the author to provide additional instruction. | | | The CD clearly makes this material far easier to grasp and the book wouldn't be nearly as good without it. |
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| | Twangin'! - American Music |
| | A good place to start looking -- not just for music but for food, language, and history. | | | A site devoted to New Acoustic Music -- by the likes of Leo Kottke, Russ Barenburg, David Grier, Tut Taylor, and The Tony Rice Unit | | | The focus here is folk, but since folk strays into country, so does Dirty Linen. |
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http://www.steamiron.com/twangin/american.html
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| | Leo Kottke Tabs: 1,201 Tabs Total @ 911Tabs |
| | get Leo Kottke lyrics from Mp3 Lyrics Organized | | | get more Leo Kottke tabs from Tab Heaven | | | Leo Kottke news, reviews, forums and wallpapers at GetSomeNoise |
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| | Pat Donohue Press and Reviews |
| | Then I heard him in concert and got more upset. | | | If you're a guitar player, he's going to haunt you...” —Leo Kottke | | | “It is clear that Kottke has not overestimated Donohue's ability.” |
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