You can’t really tell what the audience wants but you can tell what will keep everybodies attention in the same place.
Leo Kottke Quotes
The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about great guitar playing it's really about entertainment.
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| Birth: | 11th September, 1945 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Guitarist |
About
Leo Kottke is an acoustic guitarist. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on influences from blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. Kottke overcame a series of personal obstacles, including partial loss of hearing and a nearly career-ending bout with tendon damage in his right hand to emerge as a widely recognized master of his instrument. Leo currently resides in the Minneapolis area with his family.
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