National Touring Fingerstyle Guitarist
Bill Dutcher in Concert
Friday, September 27, 2024, 7:00 PM
$20 General Admission -
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$22 Door
$25 Priority Seating in First 3 Rows BUY Tickets online
Rock, Blues, Classical, Middle-Eastern & Celtic
When Bill Dutcher picks up an acoustic guitar, the music that fills the room cannot be branded with a simple sentence... For one night only, you get the opportunity to experience this phenomenon at the Old Town Center for the Arts on Friday, September 27th at 7:00 pm.
When you see him play live you’re experiencing an event that shatters the pre-conceived notion of what a solo acoustic artist can do. You’re witnessing the fusion of six strings, ten fingers, unorthodox instruments and various electronics that blend into a unique cocktail of rock, blues, classical, middle-eastern and Celtic flavors.
It is said that Bill Dutcher plays brutally honest acoustic music. In his hands, acoustic instruments transform into palettes of tones and textures that propel his multi-faceted compositions to the forefront of solo guitar. His compositions take each listener on their own journey that provides a sense of escape for the mind. Bill has spent over 25 years composing and performing. His passion for music has made him a very versatile professional entertainer. Bill’s talents include: six-string, twelve-string, hawaiian guitar, and the rare harp guitar.
When performing live, Bill’s intensity shines through as he visually assaults the strings and sonically leaves listeners perplexed. Exotic tunings, two-handed tapping and percussive techniques, along with his ability to keep listeners captivated, has won over audiences nationwide. Bill’s commitment to music along with his stage experience offers a unique entertainment presentation that shatters the common perception of solo acoustic guitar music.
Bill has established relationships as an endorsee with major music manufactures such as L.R. Baggs Electronics in California and Lakewood Guitars from Germany. When performing live, Bill’s intensity shines through as he visually assaults the strings and sonically leaves listeners perplexed. His original lyrics speak of personal experiences that make his songs read like stories from the heart. Exotic tunings, two-handed tapping and percussive techniques, along with his ability to keep listeners captivated, has won over audiences nationwide. Bill’s commitment to music along with his stage experience offers a unique entertainment presentation.
Regular listener’s constantly remark about how no two shows are the same. “I love to push the envelope every night, trying to draw in all that is around me and channel that energy through my heart and hands to the audiences’ ears,” Dutcher comments. He has a sixth sense for the art of reading audiences and playing to the dynamic of a venue. Every show sends listeners away saying, “How can one guy and one guitar do this?”
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