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It’s Been A Long And Dusty Winding Road For Austin Singer/songwriter Guy Forsyth That’s Lead To A Recent Surge In Praise Over His Dazzling Live Shows And His Rich Americana Roots Sound. Forsyth Vocals Acoustic Electric & Slide Guitar Harmonica Ukulele Singing Saw Along With Will Landin Bass/tuba And Rob Hooper Drums/Cajon Bring A Unique Mixture Of Styles Such As Folk Rock Country And Tin Pan Alley To Create A Sound That’s As Heterogeneous Raw And Compelling As America Itself. You’ll Hear Powerhouse Vocals Deliver Energetic Yarns About Love The Government And The Apocalypse To Name A Few As Forsyth And Company Squeeze Everything They Have Into Each Song And Rarely Come Up For Air. Forsyth Brought His Skills As A Stellar Live Performer To Help Found And Make Infamous Nationwide The Theatrical Acoustic Group The Asylum Street Spankers. He Gave Wammo His First Washboard And Christina Marrs Her First Guitar And Ukelele. His Time With The Spankers Touring And Recording 5 Albums Added To A Wealth Of Earlier Unique Experiences In His Life – Working As A Stuntman In Renaissance Shows Busking On The Streets Of New Orleans And Playing On A Mountain Top In Nepal – Which Provided Him Musical Fodder To Be Refined In The Songs Of Forsyth’s Numerous Solo Albums. The Release Of His Latest Calico Girl Which Features New Songs As Well As Re-Recordings Of Some Of Guy’s Most Popular Songs From 1999's Can You Live Without Marks The Fourth Album For The Record Label He Started In 2002 Small And Nimble Records. Guy Is Known Today As A Musician With Gripping Powerful Vocals As Well As A Master Of Numerous Instruments. He Started His Musical Development First With Singing And Began Playing Harmonica At 16. Shortly Thereafter He Heard A Very Distinct And Overwhelming Sound On Kansas City Radio That Changed His Life It Was Robert Johnson. After That He Borrowed A Guitar Fell In Love And Learned To Tune It With His Feet From A Friend Who Had Lost Both His Arms In An Accident. In College He Lasted A Single Semester At The University Of Kansas And Then He Found The Music He Had Been Seeking – Gritty Organic Folk And Blues “from A Practical Hands-On Gears Joints And Joists Level.” And He Struck Out To Learn It. Since Then He’s Been Awarded An Austin Music Award For Best Male Vocalist In 2005 As Well As Numerous Other AMA’s Over The Years In Categories Such As Blues And Best Miscellaneous Instrument Player Singing Saw Among Others. Last Year’s 2-Disc Live Record Unrepentant Schizophrenic Americana Was Received Very Well By Critics And Fans Alike. In The Past Year Forsyth Has Stepped Up His Touring Significantly To Reach Fans In The Southwest Southeast East Coast And Midwest United States As Well As Continuing To Play In Europe Several Times Each Year. Guy Has Been Featured In A Number Of Large Festivals Recently Including The Austin City Limits Music Fest In 2005 And 2007 Austin High Sierra Music Festival Northern California Los Alamos Festival New Mexico BBQ & Blues Festival New York Tonder Festival Denmark And Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Festival Belgium . He Will Continue Broadening His Tour Base Throughout 2008 Taking His Live Show To New Cities And Festivals. His Confirmed Appearances Upcoming This Year Include Chicago’s American Music Festival The Ottowa Blues Fest Kerrville Folk Festival And Rochester’s Bricktown Festival. Forsyth Has Opened For And Shared The Stage With Musicians Such As BB King Ray Charles Lucinda Williams Jimmy Vaughn Dr. John Robert Cray Among Many Others. read less