Detroit Twelve String Blues & Rags

Description

Todd Albright is a Country Blues, finger-style 12-string guitar player and singer living in Detroit, Michigan. An evenings sonic evocations of pre-WWII Blues covers an extensive selection of material recorded in the 1920s and 30s. Playing the 12 string guitar, Todd brings to life an era composed of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Sylvester Weaver, Blind Willie McTell and Leadbelly, among others. Todds history playing the Blues reaches over 25 years, though he does not remember a time that a guitar wasnt in his hands.

He first heard the Country Blues at the age of twelve, thanks to a gifted John Lee Hooker record from his sister. The experience was a profound onethe Blues felt right, and he immediately became a self-taught student of the genre aiming solely to interpret the sounds of the masters. Todd has performed across the U.S, both as a solo musician and alongside his former country blues string band band, The Staving Chain. Throughout the years, Todd has enjoyed sharing the stage with notable musicians and friends such as Dakota Dave Hull, Roy Book Binder, Charlie Parr, and Paul Geremia.