Mandolin master Kenny Blackwell & Guitar wizard Dorian Michael in Concert April 12, 2008

Two of Central Coast's top instrumentalists -- Kenny Blackwell and Dorian Michael -- are featured in concert at The Clubhouse in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, April 12. Show begins at 8:30pm, cover charge is $15. All ages are welcome. The Clubhouse is at This Old House, 740 W. Foothill Blvd. (near Los Osos Valley Road), SLO, 805-548-8500. Dinner menu and full bar service available during the show.

Mandolinist Kenny Blackwell studied with Jethro Burns before moving to California where he joined fiddler Richard Green's band in '93. His mandolin and guitar work have been heard in TV and movie scores. Since '94, he has been a constant member of the famed Laurel Canyon Ramblers.

Guitarist Dorian Michael has played in about every style and in every type of work situation a blue collar musician could hope for. After years of honky-tonk electric guitar followed by concentrating on solo fingerstyle guitar this project is a whole new challenge.

After Kenny and Dorian met by chance in a music store in San Luis Obispo, then at a backyard jam session, and again at a music convention in Los Angeles, they decided it was time to play some music together. Kenny, one of California's foremost mandolinists, wanted a chance to play outside of the bluegrass genre in which he is constantly in demand. Guitarist Dorian Michael was looking for a skillfull musician who understood a wide variety of roots music. Six months later their first CD was released and they were touring as a duo.

The duo's diverse backgrounds are the wellspring for a performance of exciting and heartfelt music. Their enthusiasm for making music and their respect for their audience is plainly evident whenever they perform. Says Dorian, "Some music makes you feel deeply, some music makes you think and some tunes are played just for the sheer fun of it. We like to try to get to all those places in the space of a concert."
Samples of their music can be heard http://dorianmichael.com/kennydorian.html

Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of SLOsongs.