Bill Orcutt
Flying Fingers Productions and the Shaking Ray Levi Society will present Bill Orcutt and Bob Stagner in concert on Monday, March 30, 7:30 p.m. at Barking Legs Theater. Tickets are $10 at the door.
Review for Bill Orcutt and Bob Stagner:
Bill Orcutt inhabits a guitar world that evokes John Fahey, Rev. Gary Davis, Derek Bailey and many more, and he has built a reputation of being absolutely spellbinding, whether interpreting familiar material in his utterly unique fashion or if he’s exploring altogether uncharted territory. Sometimes clanging and ominous, other times mournful and slight, strangely alienating, but simultaneously vulnerable and cathartic, the music of Bill Orcutt on four-string guitar is compared with equal frequency to avant-garde composers and rural bluesman.
Bob Stagner is the only artist to have ever performed with both Dolly Parton and Derek Bailey. One half of the legendary duo the Shaking Ray Levis, Stagner has been an undeniable force for radical thought, perpetual creativity, and total improvisation. Percussionist, educator, and community leader, evidence of Stagner's indelible impact can be found throughout Chattanooga, the Mid-South, and beyond.