The other day I got an email from our local live-show concert venue the State Theatre: Leo Kottke is coming to town. I went straight to the tickets page and snagged two, for the fourth row in the middle. February 14: a sweet Valentine's Day present in advance.
Many years ago in this blog I composed a list of "all" the live music I've heard over the years, though I knew I must have missed some. Turns out, the 6- and 12-string guitarist Leo Kottke was one of those I missed. We went to see him several times back in the day. Always a pleasure.
Here are a few videos of him performing. The first one is recent, from 2019, and features his droll stage chatter at the start. I totally remember that gravelly voice. What a pleasure to hear it again.
Here's a shorter one, a medley of a few of his tunes in a video from the early 1980s.
And here's a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert featuring Leo together with his frequent collaborator Phish bassist Mike Gordon, and Phish drummer Jon Fishman. There is singing.
The first album of his I bought—yes in vinyl, which I still own—was the so-called Armadillo album on Takoma Records (1969), actually titled Leo Kottke: 6- and 12-String Guitar. One of the greatest solo acoustic guitar albums ever, so say many who probably know better than me—but I, in my limited knowledge, agree. Here are the YouTube links. They are well worth calling up and listening to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jojO8dOe5gw
https://youtu.be/SFSGjt8P4bA?si=qA4_af5bP38ITbJt
https://youtu.be/pGv6SPnZ6MY?si=8oM86AuWt42k1xGz
I'm excited for February!
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