Jim Volk’s Acoustic Guitar Night
January 13, 2012featuring – Jim Volk
with guests: International Thumbpicking Champions – Shohei Toyoda & Josh Woods, and Rejyna.
Tickets: $15 online – $20 at door
Jim Volk is a high energy solo acoustic guitar player that thrills his audiences every time he plays. His performances include a wide mixture of blues, rock, country, guitar bangin’ “modern acoustic” – and, crowd favorite medleys Jim puts together on the fly. Join Jim and special guests, International Thumbpicking Champions – Shohei Toyoda & Josh Woods, and Rejyna.
Jim Volk Frosty the Snowman
Out in western Kentucky there is a International Thumb Pickin’ Contest that BOTH Josh Woods and Shohei Toyoda have won – in consecutive years. Nobody can win that prestigious award without being able to play the guitar VERY WELL:
Josh Woods – is a self taught Kentuckian guitar player, himself. Thousands of avid guitar players attempt the extremely complicated Atkins/Travis style of playing guitar, yet only once in a millennium does one come along that was born to do so. That would be young Josh Woods. His long fingers on his large strong hands seem to know exactly where to go on the fret board. And, the rhythm of his accompanying “thumb” is flawless – and, will have you up out of your seat dancing as he plays.
Shohei Toyoda – came to finger style guitar from a different direction – he is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, where he developed a love of finger style guitar from virtuoso guitarist, Guy VanDuser - who arranged Stars & Strips for the late great Chet Atkins. Since graduation, Shohei has traveled the world over to learn from the Masters of Guitar. He has sat at their feet to internalize their ’soulful’ music. He brings to the world a form of fingerpicking unique and energetic.
Rejyna – is a composer, guitarist, vocalist, performer and studio artist who has worked in all types of bands and musical genres. A great bulk of her work can be heard on the releases of the rock band Citadel, who has been releasing their own indie music for the last three decades.
