Doyle Dykes is considered by many to be one of the best living guitar players in the world.

His guitar styles are complex and varied, heavily influenced by friends and renown guitarists like Chet Atkins and Duane Eddy.  Watching him play, you are convinced there are other guitars playing somewhere in the same room.  Impossible finger work, innovative tunings, poignant vocals - he either makes you want to learn to play the guitar, or he makes you want to quit.

He has shared the stage with Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Duane Eddy, Peter Frampton, John Fogerty, Vince Gill and many others.  A regular performer at The Grand Ole Opry, he is also in high demand at guitar exhibitions and clinics, writes a monthly column for Acoustic Magazine, and is heavily involved in the design and evolution of state of the art equipment including the Doyle Dykes Signature Model acoustic guitar by Taylor and the Sedona Rivera signature amplifier.

"Doyle Dykes is one of the most convincing cross-genre fingerstylists today. He successfully metes out Jazz, Latin, Gospel, Hawaiian, and Country arrangements from his nylon and steel-string guitars with equal grace and aplomb. But grace is only one facet of Doyle's talents. He also brings an incredible virility and indefatigable fire to his music, which makes listening to his arrangements an exhausting but satisfying experience." Jon Chappell, Editor-in-Chief, Guitar Magazine

"There are good fingerpickers, great fingerpickers, and then Doyle Dykes. This amazing guitarist brings the art of fingerstyle to new levels of technical and creative brilliance. For fingerstyle fans, it doesn't get any better than this." Pete Prown, Editor-in-Chief, Guitar Shop Magazine

"Many of today's virtuosos get their tone wrong and then everything else is reduced to mathematical finger exercises. Dykes gets the tone right, which makes everything else possible, which is a lot. Somewhere between Chet Atkins and Leo Kottke, he is fast, accurate, and warm. Amazing technique, cheerful melodies, plenty of drive, minimal abstraction." Charles M. Young, Musician Magazine

Doyle on YouTube

Many of you are already familiar with one of the "Trishas".  Jamie Wilson also sings and plays guitar for one of our favorite bands, The Gougers, and has jumped into her next project with both feet.  Savannah Welch is singer/songwriter Kevin Welch's daughter.

For the Trishas, comparisons to the Dixie Chicks are inevitable. The two bands tread similar musical paths: occasionally rambunctious Texas country laced with gospel, a hint of soul, and not a note out of place.

The Trishas from Austin, Texas first came together for a one time, two song set at the 2009 Steamboat Musicfest. That magical performance led to further offers and the four girls [Savannah Welch, Liz Foster, Jamie Wilson and Kelley Mickwee] soon left their individual projects to devote their full time efforts to the Trishas. The sound of the band is a harmonious blend of soul, blues and old country, with a sprinkling of bluegrass and rock 'n' roll. It is a distinctively American sound built on music that has stood the test of time.-
Spinners Magazine, SXSW 2010

Their brand of acoustic gospel, country, and blues performed with ethereal four-part harmonies brought to mind a folkier, youthful version of the Dixie Chicks. That they’re attractive young women seems to have some folks in Nashville, where it’s always about looks first, already swooning over them. Appearances aside, this is a band with a golden road ahead of them and the potential to be one of the biggest acts out of Central Texas in a very long time. - Jim Caligiuri, Austin Chronicle

The Trishas on YouTube

Beth is a modern-day troubadour with a stunning voice, poetic lyrics, and strong guitar stylings. Soulful, organic, free-range, barefoot, high-energy communication of joy. Winner of 2005 Kerrville New Folk Contest. 

Not accidentally, Beth was the very first performer that we asked to play for us in the concert series almost 18 months ago.  And she's the first that we've asked to come back.  Carla and I both knew after hearing her for the first time almost three years ago that our venue was designed for amazing and engaging performers like Beth.

Apparently, most of you agree.  In the responses to the survey that we sent out several months ago, more than any other performer, Beth was mentioned as the artist most folks would like to have back.  So if you weren't there for our maiden voyage to see her, take the hint from the lucky listeners that were - you don't want to miss this show.

Beth will be celebrating the September release of her eighth CD, "The Weather Inside", produced by Billy Crockett at the renowned Blue Rock Studio in Wimberley, TX.  

"A voice and songs this strong are bound to perservere."--Dallas Morning News

Beth Wood on YouTube

I can remember discovering David Wilcox during a particularly dark time in my life.  I was searching for meaning and substance and at that time, he seemed to be, too.

Fortunately, in the 15 or so years since then, we're both in a much better place.

I could go on and on, but these professional reviews probably do him much more justice than I ever could.  This is a don't miss kinda show.  Performers like this don't come around much.

"For any singer-songwriter to be able to muster passion, hope and grace after 15 years in the unsung folk genre is an accomplishment, and as such, David Wilcox is infinitely accomplished."  Paste Magazine

"A charismatic performance by a star still waiting to be discovered by a much larger audience"  The New York Times

For David Wilcox, music is a personal compass for finding his way home.  Lining it up with something deep inside, his words become image-filled poetry that dance to an internal rhythm.  Challenging situations, elusive ideas, and long-suppressed feelings are directed into inspiring metaphors of hope.  Coupled with a seamless melody, it is all delivered in the language of his heart.  Performing Songwriter

David Wilcox's ongoing musical journey [is]... compelling and richly deserving of a listen.  Rolling Stone

Factor in a strong acoustic guitar technique that eschews simplistic strumming in favor of expressive finger-picking, and a pleasant voice that sounds like a more insistent, fuller bodied James Taylor, and you have a solid solo- acoustic performer who will make his way even if he doesn't serve ear candy.  Los Angeles Times

The concert was an incredibly cleansing experience.  Songs with passionate, beautiful lyrics sung in a soulful voice, backed by crisp acoustic guitar arrangements that took me on an emotional roller-coaster ride (I know, kind of sounds like a wine steward describing a fine Burgundy, right?)  Kevin Nealon in Spin Magazine

David on YouTube
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