Press kit
Hi, and thanks so much for booking me at your venue. Below you'll find pretty much what you'll need for promoting the show. I've included high res photos, a bio, my sound requirements, links to You Tube videos, a downloadable flyer ( I can also ship you a few posters ) and a special segment on how we can best promote the event.
If there's anything else you need, please get in touch.
Your success is my success!!
If there's anything else you need, please get in touch.
Your success is my success!!
Press Photos
Directions for downloading the pictures:
Single click on the desired image. It will then open up in a separate window. If the image is fully viewable in the window, then you need to click on it once again... thus enlarging the picture to it's true size. Then right click on the new image and choose 'save as.'
Images are 300 dpi in a RGB format.
Top three photos by Larry Sribnick
Single click on the desired image. It will then open up in a separate window. If the image is fully viewable in the window, then you need to click on it once again... thus enlarging the picture to it's true size. Then right click on the new image and choose 'save as.'
Images are 300 dpi in a RGB format.
Top three photos by Larry Sribnick
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Photo by Eric Fieldstadt
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Bio (in word counts)
290 Words:
Internationally and nationally acclaimed Toby Walker has been hailed as an award winning, roots music fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and songwriter who has toured the US, the United Kingdom, Canada and Europe. Blending the styles of blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, old-time jazz and rock, Walker has developed his own style and as such received numerous awards, including being the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge Award in Memphis and the NY Music Award for best instrumental CD. Walker has also been inducted into the NY Blues Hall Of Fame.
Walker is a nationally recognized guitar instructor, having taught at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch, Woody Mann's Guitar Seminars, The Swanannoa Gathering, The New Jersey Big Guitar Camp and the Guitar Intensive in Maine. Walker also has eight instructional DVD's on Happy Traum's Homespun Music Instruction and has produced hundreds of instructional videos for his own website.
Toby’s passion for blues, rags, folk, and other traditional American music drove him to leave an apartment crammed full of recordings, books and instruments for the Mississippi Delta, Virginia and the Carolinas where he tracked down some of the more obscure - but immensely talented - music makers of an earlier era. He learned directly from Eugene Powell, James "Son" Thomas, Etta Baker, and R.L Burnside, among others.
"If he doesn't get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it. David Bromberg has it. And so does Toby. "
- John Platt - WFUV
"Flat out... you have to hear this great musician... I'm blown away"
Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and the Jefferson Airplane
"A fingerpicking guitar virtuoso"
- Happy Traum
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200 Words:
Toby Walker is an award winning guitar virtuoso, songwriter and storyteller who tours the US, United Kingdom, Canada and Europe. Blending the various styles of roots music, Walker has developed his own style. He was the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and has been inducted into the NY Blues Hall Of Fame.
Walker has taught at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch, Woody Mann's Guitar Seminars, The Swanannoa Gathering, and many other guitar camps. He has eight instructional DVD's on Happy Traum's Homespun Music Instruction and has produced hundreds of instructional videos for his own website.
During 1990-94, Walker traveled to the deep south where he tracked down and studied with traditional blues and folk musicians such as Eugene Powell, James "Son" Thomas, and Etta Baker
"If he doesn't get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it. David Bromberg has it. And so does Toby. "
- John Platt - WFUV
"Flat out... you have to hear this great musician... I'm blown away"
Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and the Jefferson Airplane.
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155 Words
Toby Walker is an award winning guitarist and entertainer who tours the US, United Kingdom, and Europe. He was the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and has been inducted into the NY Blues Hall Of Fame.
Walker has taught at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch, The Swanannoa Gathering, and many other guitar camps. He also has eight instructional DVD's on Homespun Music Instruction.
Walker traveled to the deep south where he studied with traditional blues and folk musicians such as Eugene Powell, James "Son" Thomas, and Etta Baker
"If he doesn't get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it. David Bromberg has it. And so does Toby. "
- John Platt - WFUV
"Flat out... you have to hear this great musician... I'm blown away"
Jorma Kaukonen
Internationally and nationally acclaimed Toby Walker has been hailed as an award winning, roots music fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and songwriter who has toured the US, the United Kingdom, Canada and Europe. Blending the styles of blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, old-time jazz and rock, Walker has developed his own style and as such received numerous awards, including being the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge Award in Memphis and the NY Music Award for best instrumental CD. Walker has also been inducted into the NY Blues Hall Of Fame.
Walker is a nationally recognized guitar instructor, having taught at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch, Woody Mann's Guitar Seminars, The Swanannoa Gathering, The New Jersey Big Guitar Camp and the Guitar Intensive in Maine. Walker also has eight instructional DVD's on Happy Traum's Homespun Music Instruction and has produced hundreds of instructional videos for his own website.
Toby’s passion for blues, rags, folk, and other traditional American music drove him to leave an apartment crammed full of recordings, books and instruments for the Mississippi Delta, Virginia and the Carolinas where he tracked down some of the more obscure - but immensely talented - music makers of an earlier era. He learned directly from Eugene Powell, James "Son" Thomas, Etta Baker, and R.L Burnside, among others.
"If he doesn't get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it. David Bromberg has it. And so does Toby. "
- John Platt - WFUV
"Flat out... you have to hear this great musician... I'm blown away"
Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and the Jefferson Airplane
"A fingerpicking guitar virtuoso"
- Happy Traum
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200 Words:
Toby Walker is an award winning guitar virtuoso, songwriter and storyteller who tours the US, United Kingdom, Canada and Europe. Blending the various styles of roots music, Walker has developed his own style. He was the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and has been inducted into the NY Blues Hall Of Fame.
Walker has taught at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch, Woody Mann's Guitar Seminars, The Swanannoa Gathering, and many other guitar camps. He has eight instructional DVD's on Happy Traum's Homespun Music Instruction and has produced hundreds of instructional videos for his own website.
During 1990-94, Walker traveled to the deep south where he tracked down and studied with traditional blues and folk musicians such as Eugene Powell, James "Son" Thomas, and Etta Baker
"If he doesn't get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it. David Bromberg has it. And so does Toby. "
- John Platt - WFUV
"Flat out... you have to hear this great musician... I'm blown away"
Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and the Jefferson Airplane.
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155 Words
Toby Walker is an award winning guitarist and entertainer who tours the US, United Kingdom, and Europe. He was the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and has been inducted into the NY Blues Hall Of Fame.
Walker has taught at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch, The Swanannoa Gathering, and many other guitar camps. He also has eight instructional DVD's on Homespun Music Instruction.
Walker traveled to the deep south where he studied with traditional blues and folk musicians such as Eugene Powell, James "Son" Thomas, and Etta Baker
"If he doesn't get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it. David Bromberg has it. And so does Toby. "
- John Platt - WFUV
"Flat out... you have to hear this great musician... I'm blown away"
Jorma Kaukonen
Sound Requirements:
1 vocal mic
1 boom stand
1 power source located close to my position on stage
1 XLR cable
1 monitor
1 small table and bottle of water.
I bring a small, acoustic amplifier for my two guitars and from there I do my own mixing. Sound person will run an XLR cable from amplifier into the house sound system.
1 vocal mic
1 boom stand
1 power source located close to my position on stage
1 XLR cable
1 monitor
1 small table and bottle of water.
I bring a small, acoustic amplifier for my two guitars and from there I do my own mixing. Sound person will run an XLR cable from amplifier into the house sound system.
You Tube Videos
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Mp3's
| 01_i_know_you_rider_1.mp3 |
| 05_glory_glory.mp3 |
| 02_god_moves_on_the_water.mp3 |
Right click and choose 'Save Image As' to save the pdf flyer to your computer.
Promoting this show.
You can read the document and/or download the file for future use.
To download right click (or control click for Mac) on the file. Choose 'Same Image As.'
You can read the document and/or download the file for future use.
To download right click (or control click for Mac) on the file. Choose 'Same Image As.'
| gigpromotion.pdf |