Blues/roots guitarist Toby Walker will be at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville on Thursday, January 16, 2014 featuring his new CD “What You See Is What You Get.”
Baldwin’s Station * 7618 Main Street * Sykesville, MD 21784
Tickets & reservations: 410-795-1041
Toby Walker
TOBY WALKER
Tickets $18.00 ~ Showtime 8:00 pm
“When Toby Walker straps the guitar on, the notes fly at a rate that is dizzying. They dance with speed, grace and precision. The effect is one of steel-like strength. His blues are a flash of muscle and his gentle fingerstyle ballads speak poetry.” ~ Richard Cuccaro – Acoustic Live.
Internationally and nationally acclaimed Toby Walker has been hailed as a roots music fingerstyle guitar virtuoso who has toured the US, England, Wales, France, Germany, Belgium and Holland. Walker 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 given out by the Blues Foundation in Memphis TN. Walker combines the styles of blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, rock and old time jazz into his own unique style. Jorma 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 5 consecutive years. In 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. Walker has recently released two instructional guitar DVD’s for the world famous company Homespun Tapes, both of which have been getting rave reviews and ‘Shake Shake Mama’ has been hailed as a shining success in the genre of traditional blues recordings. 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. His newest CD “What You See Is What you Get” is due to be release Nov 21, 2013, info currently available on is web site.
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