Bill Orcutt inhabits a guitar world that evokes John Fahey, Rev. Gary Davis, Derek Bailey and many more. His solo performance at the 2014 Big Ears Festival was one of the absolute highlights of the event, and we are delighted to have him at Barking Legs in 2015. Absolutely spellbinding, whether interpreting familiar material in his utterly unique fashion– check out his “Star Spangled Banner” below– or if he’s exploring altogether uncharted territory. Unforgettable.
Bob Stagner will bring his utterly unique percussion to the evening.
Co-produced with the Shaking Ray Levi Society.
“No one is playing acoustic guitar like Bill Orcutt right now. No one.” Lars Gotrich writing about How The Thing Sings on npr.org
“Quite awe-inspiring, and unlike anything else I can think of.” Byron Coley, Wire Magazine
“Anyone can admire the raw soul of his playing and the way he shoots out ideas in real-time, reacting so quickly it’s as if he’s creating a new language as he speaks it… it’s impossible to listen to A New Way to Pay Old Debts without being affected by it.” Marc Masters writing about A New Way To Pay Old Debts in Pitchfork
