Tony Furtado

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Before Tony Furtado became a highly-regarded slide guitarist/banjo player, he studied art and music at Cal State Hayward. It was during that time that he went on a whim to Kansas and entered the Grand National Banjo Championship and won. It was then that Furtado's solid musical potential soared into the bluegrass ranks and led him on the road with Laurie Lewis and Grant Street, playing bluegrass and old-time music. This musical trail led him to ink a deal with Rounder Records to record his debut solo record, Swamped, which was released in 1992.

Furtado continued recording music, playing into some of his favorite artists such as Bela Fleck and Earl Scruggs. He released Within Reach in 1992 with the help of luminaries Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss, Stuart Duncan, and David Grier and headed out on the road in support of both records, as well as picking up Sugarbeat, a folk-funk-acoustic-bluegrass band. Furtado and Sugarbeat have supported each other since 1993.

His eclectic approach in playing swing, jazz style, Celtic-folk, and old-timey music has shaped Furtado's musical maturations to the point that they are compared to Ry Cooder's early '70s recordings. 1994's Full Circle marked Furtado's third album and a discovery of his passion for acoustic blues and slide guitar, citing musical influences like Cooder and Blind Willie Johnson. He continued to draw upon his own musical influences while in search for his own personal sound during the recording of 1997's Roll My Blues Away, a power hungry, blues-driven record produced by Cookie Marenco (Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Charlie Haden, Oregon). He jammed with country alternative rock fiddler/accordion player Dirk Powell for their self-titled collaboration two years later, as well as a rock-intensive album that offered a full band including Buckethead. But his next true solo album, American Gypsy, appeared on the What Are Records? label in 2002. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi

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    Tony Furtado to Open for Yonder Mountain String Band
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    Tony Furtado will open for Yonder Mountain String Band at the Fillmore in San Francisco on April 26 and 27. The talented banjo and slide guitar player...
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Tour Dates

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  • May 25 Saturday
    Port Angeles, WA, US Vern Burton Memorial Community Center
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  • May 26 Sunday
    Seattle, WA, US The Triple Door
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  • Jun 27 Thursday
    Steamboat Springs, CO, US Chief Theater
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  • Jun 28 Friday
    Boulder, CO, US Etown Hall
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    Woodland Park, CO, US Aspen Valley Ranch
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  • Jul 3 Wednesday
    Boise, ID, US Alive After Five @ the Grove Plaza
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  • Jul 5 Friday
    Eugene, OR, US Emerald Meadows
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  • Jul 5 Friday
    Eugene, OR, US Buford Park
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  • Jul 6 Saturday
    Winnipeg, MB, Canada Bird's Hill Provincial Park
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  • Jul 10 Wednesday
    Winnipeg, MB, Canada Bird's Hill Provincial Park
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  • Jul 14 Sunday
    Winnipeg, MB, Canada Bird's Hill Provincial Park
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  • Aug 3 Saturday
    Canmore, AB, Canada Centennial Park
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  • Aug 10 Saturday
    San Jose, CA, US San Jose Jazz Festival
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  • Dec 7 Saturday
    Ashland, OR, US Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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Discography

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  • Live in Mississippi (2012)
    Tony Furtado
    Live in Mississippi (2012)
    Funzalo Records
  • Golden (2010)
    Tony Furtado
    Golden (2010)
    Funzalo Records
  • Deep Water (2008)
    Tony Furtado
    Deep Water (2008)
    Funzalo Records
  • Thirteen (2007)
    Tony Furtado
    Thirteen (2007)
    Rykodisc
  • Bare Bones (2005)
    Tony Furtado
    Bare Bones (2005)
    Funzalo Records
  • These Chains (2004)
    Tony Furtado
    These Chains (2004)
    Funzalo Records
  • Live Gypsy (2003)
    Tony Furtado
    Live Gypsy (2003)
    Dualtone Music Group Inc.
  • American Gypsy (2002)
    Tony Furtado
    American Gypsy (2002)
    What Are Records?
  • Tony Furtado Band (2000)
    Tony Furtado
    Tony Furtado Band (2000)
    What Are Records?
  • Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell (1999)
    Tony Furtado
    Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell (1999)
    Rounder Select
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