“one of the greatest fingerpickers in the world.” – Chet Atkins
From swing to jazz to bottleneck blues to folk, Grammy-winning acoustic guitarist Pat Donohue plays it all with a flourish of artistry, melodic inspiration, and dazzling fretwork. The great Chet Atkins called Pat, a former National Fingerpicking Guitar Champion, one of the greatest finger pickers in the world today; Leo Kottke called his playing “haunting.”
Pat is one of the most listened-to finger pickers in the world. Millions of people (whether they’re aware of it or not) have enjoyed the amazing talents of Pat Donohue and the Prairie All-Stars. For years, they were welcomed into the homes of 3.5 million weekly listeners as members of the Guys All-Star Shoe Band on Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion.
Along with Pat Donohue, the Prairie All-Stars are:
Peter Johnson (drums), who has played klezmer music with Doc Severinsen and jazz with Dave Brubeck, and has toured the world as drummer for The Manhattan Transfer.
Richard Kriehn, (fiddle & mandolin) who has played classical violin for the Washington/Idaho Symphony and bluegrass fiddle and mandolin with a host of people – including the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble and the bluegrass group 1946.
Gary Raynor (bass), who has performed with the Count Basie band, toured for years with Sammy Davis Jr., and has been first call for dozens of touring Broadway shows, including the first presentation of The Lion King.
Dan Newton, aka “Daddy Squeeze” (accordion), who won the 1987 Nebraska State Accordion Contest at the Czech Festival in Wilber, Nebraska and never looked back, making a name for himself playing all kinds of offbeat music not normally associated with free-reed instruments, from Celtic, Frecnh, Tex Mex, Creole and blues to bluegrass.
Pat is also a talented writer, and his original tunes have been recorded by Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss and Kenny Rogers.
Recommended for fans of Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, Michael Johnson and A Prairie Home Companion.
LEARN MORE: https://www.patdonohue.com/
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