Tony Furtado
Tony Furtado is an award-winning banjo player and slide guitar player of Portuguese and Italian heritage who was born in Pleasanton, California. A two time winner of the National Banjo Championship in Winfield, Kansas (1987 & 1991). He has released 13 albums and played with and opened for such notable musicians as Greg Allman, Jerry Douglas, Keith Richards, Eric Johnson, Derek Trucks, Alison Krauss, The String Cheese Incident, Little Feat, Leftover Salmon, and Taj Mahal. He has released numerous solo albums, including Swamped, Within Reach, Full Circle, American Gypsy, Live Gypsy, Roll My Blues Away, These Chains, Tony Furtado Band and Bare Bones. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon, and tours the U.S. extensively. Furtado released a new album, "13," in January 2007 on the Funzalo label of Arizona.
External links
- Official site
- 2006 Tony Furtado interview on Modern Guitars magazine
- Tony Furtado Band collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- Tony Furtado feature and CD reviews at Country Standard Time