Known as folk music's "Rustic Renaissance Man (The Washington Post), John McCutcheon is a versatile master instrumentalist, powerful singer-songwriter and storyteller... Johnny Cash called him "the most impressive instrumentalist I've ever heard." Whether on record, in print, or on stage, few people communicate with the versatility, charm, wit or pure talent of John McCutcheon.
"John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader," notes the great Pete Seeger. A master of a dozen different traditional instruments, McCutcheon's songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe, and he has garnered seven Grammy nominations among countless other honors and awards.
John has headlined over a dozen different festivals in North America in the past couple of years alone (including repeated performances at the National Storytelling Festival), recorded an original composition for Virginia Public Television involving over 500 musicians, toured Australia for the sixth time, toured Chile in support of a women's health initiative, appeared in a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in New York City, gave a featured concert at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, taught performance art skills at a North Carolina college, given symphony pops concerts across America, served as President of the fastest-growing Local in the Musicians Union and performed a special concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is all in his "spare time." His "real job," he's quick to point out, is father to two grown sons.
But it is in live performance that John says he feels most at home. It is what has brought his music into the lives and homes of one of the broadest audiences any folk musician has ever enjoyed. One fan notes that a concert is "like a conversation with an illuminating old friend."
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"John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader," notes the great Pete Seeger. A master of a dozen different traditional instruments, McCutcheon's songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe, and he has garnered seven Grammy nominations among countless other honors and awards.
John has headlined over a dozen different festivals in North America in the past couple of years alone (including repeated performances at the National Storytelling Festival), recorded an original composition for Virginia Public Television involving over 500 musicians, toured Australia for the sixth time, toured Chile in support of a women's health initiative, appeared in a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in New York City, gave a featured concert at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, taught performance art skills at a North Carolina college, given symphony pops concerts across America, served as President of the fastest-growing Local in the Musicians Union and performed a special concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is all in his "spare time." His "real job," he's quick to point out, is father to two grown sons.
But it is in live performance that John says he feels most at home. It is what has brought his music into the lives and homes of one of the broadest audiences any folk musician has ever enjoyed. One fan notes that a concert is "like a conversation with an illuminating old friend."
Known as folk music's "Rustic Renaissance Man (The Washington Post), John McCutcheon is a versatile master instrumentalist, powerful singer-songwriter and storyteller... Johnny Cash called him "the most impressive instrumentalist I've ever heard." Whether on record, in print, or on stage, few people communicate with the versatility, charm, wit or pure talent of John McCutcheon.
"John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader," notes the great Pete Seeger. A master of a dozen different traditional instruments, McCutcheon's songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe, and he has garnered seven Grammy nominations among countless other honors and awards.
John has headlined over a dozen different festivals in North America in the past couple of years alone (including repeated performances at the National Storytelling Festival), recorded an original composition for Virginia Public Television involving over 500 musicians, toured Australia for the sixth time, toured Chile in support of a women's health initiative, appeared in a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in New York City, gave a featured concert at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, taught performance art skills at a North Carolina college, given symphony pops concerts across America, served as President of the fastest-growing Local in the Musicians Union and performed a special concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is all in his "spare time." His "real job," he's quick to point out, is father to two grown sons.
But it is in live performance that John says he feels most at home. It is what has brought his music into the lives and homes of one of the broadest audiences any folk musician has ever enjoyed. One fan notes that a concert is "like a conversation with an illuminating old friend."
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"John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader," notes the great Pete Seeger. A master of a dozen different traditional instruments, McCutcheon's songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe, and he has garnered seven Grammy nominations among countless other honors and awards.
John has headlined over a dozen different festivals in North America in the past couple of years alone (including repeated performances at the National Storytelling Festival), recorded an original composition for Virginia Public Television involving over 500 musicians, toured Australia for the sixth time, toured Chile in support of a women's health initiative, appeared in a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in New York City, gave a featured concert at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, taught performance art skills at a North Carolina college, given symphony pops concerts across America, served as President of the fastest-growing Local in the Musicians Union and performed a special concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is all in his "spare time." His "real job," he's quick to point out, is father to two grown sons.
But it is in live performance that John says he feels most at home. It is what has brought his music into the lives and homes of one of the broadest audiences any folk musician has ever enjoyed. One fan notes that a concert is "like a conversation with an illuminating old friend."
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