Leo Kottke

Leo Kottke is an American acoustic guitarist working in traditional and blues music. This Leeds date at The Old Woollen is presented by AGMP Concerts and draws on a catalogue that runs from the late 1960s onwards.

Leo Kottke was born in Athens, Georgia, in 1945 and has played traditional and blues music on the acoustic guitar throughout a long career. Influences in childhood ranged widely, from Mississippi John Hurt's country blues to the marches of John Philip Sousa. The 1968 debut album, 12 String Blues, was followed by Mudlark (1971), the first major-label release, and by Greenhouse (1972) and My Feet Are Smiling (1973), recorded during the years with Capitol Records.

Later work includes Clone, a 2002 recording made with Mike Gordon, bassist of Phish, and Sixty Six Steps, recorded in the Bahamas and produced by David Z, a long-standing friend of Leo Kottke and a producer whose credits include Prince.

The Old Woollen is a Leeds venue that hosts concerts and shows. The evening suits listeners who follow acoustic guitar playing in the blues and traditional idiom, and who know the records named above.