Leo Kottke
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Leo Kottke – World Made To Order
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Blending folk, jazz, and blues influences into a signature finger-picked style of syncopated, polyphonic music, Kottke’s work pre-dated and predicted much of the New Age instrumental music movement, and is often considered part of the American Primitivism movement, partly because he was signed to John Fahey’s Takoma Records label.
Kottke has collaborated on his records with his mentor John Fahey, Chet Atkins, Lyle Lovett, Margo Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies, and Rickie Lee Jones. He has recorded tunes by Tom T. Hall, Johnny Cash, Carla Bley, Fleetwood Mac, The Byrds, Jorma Kaukonen, Kris Kristofferson, Randall Hylton and many others. He is also a frequent guest on the radio variety program A Prairie Home Companion.
Kottke has recently joined up with Phish bassist Mike Gordon to produce two new albums, clone and sixty six steps. This duo created a new tone resembling what can be described almost like island music.
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6- And 12-String Guitar
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The Essential Leo Kottke Collection
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One Guitar, No Vocals
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Essential Leo Kottke
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faustandkluster
Please take a look at this. Im 18 and I playing guitar similar to john fahey and leo kottke. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgp9a9i-o1U&feature=share
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bloomindaedalus
ive seen and heard lots of people play guitar now and i feel sure that Leo has very few cohorts of accomplishment or technical prowess
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blebbio
dude shreds
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jacnbeerbac
sold all my music bought me a 12 string installed a cd player on it all it plays is leo
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Zosoman123
You should think that is awesome!
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vickevlar
Leo made a Justin Bieber joke when I saw him live last week. I don't even know what to think about that.
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Zosoman123
A truly fantastic guitarist and artist.
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shaantigraphics
Love Leo!!!! : )
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blebbio
how does he do it?
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Patiomkin
V Too fast to not use vaseline machine gun while fingering...
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NINlife
fast fingers he must have
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plothead31
Can't wait to see him in Newburyport on the 22nd!
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kempo23
damn show off :-)
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JeffBraaksma
just picked up "dreams & all the stuff!" for 99 cents because the cover was so neat, turns out it sound fantastic as well. what luck, what a find!
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elisekate
Which of his other albums are instrumental? Apart from 6 & 12 string?
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Ruminator
Kottke is one of my all-time favorite players. My first album (on vinyl) was Chewing Pine back in the 70s. I wore it out (found a CD about a year ago). His work is eclectic and sometimes odd, but always inventive and interesting.
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slackashi
Just found Hear the Wind Howl in my dad's Cd collection yesterday. "Geese farts on a foggy day"? Kottke's voice is great, it really suits his playing. Eight Miles High is really good
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slackashi
Just found Hear The Wind Howl in my dad's CD collection yesterday. "Geese farts on a foggy day"?! His voice is excellent! Really fits the music. 'Eight Miles High' is great.
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JukeBoxHero48
Thanx, EldonPerry :-)
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FunkyMonks89
merzbore: yes, definitely 6 and 12 string, perhaps one guitar, no vocals... I'm also a huge fan of burnt lips
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