Guitarist Profile |
Phil Kaelin
RESIDENCE | South Portland ME |
CONTACT INFO | 170 Harriet St. South Portland, Maine 04106 207-767-6057 pkaelin@maine.rr.com |
YEARS EXPERIENCE | 20+ years |
ARTIST HISTORY | I've been playing since age 13, acoustic and electric, writing since 1979 and playing solo and in bands since then. After years of joyously playing processed electric guitar and occasional bass gigs, I bought a '74 Dobro 33-D in '96 which opened the door to fingerstyle and resurrected my early interests in early blues, Fahey and folk music. I have been mining there since, looking inward, trying to make it mine somehow. "There's no doubt that Phil Kaelin's heart lies with the blues...yet two of the best songs are ones Kaelin wrote, one of which isn't even a blues...that you'll want to rewind to again and again" (Benny Green, Face Magazine, reviewing a demo later called "River Music") |
INSTRUMENTS | Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Electric Bass, Harmonica, 1930 National Triolian |
STYLES | Contemporary Folk, Blues, Singer-Songwriter |
VOCALS | Lead, Harmony |
TRAVEL DISTANCE | New England and beyond |
AVAILABILITY | Club, Concert, Coffeehouse, Festival, Private Party, Schools/Children's Performances |
SOLO/GROUP | Solo, Trio |
REPERTOIRE | Original songwriting and instrumentals springing from the blues and fingerstyle cornucopia, and some covers by my favorites, R.Johnson, John Hurt, Blind Blake, Big Bill, etc. |
PA SYSTEM? | yes |
DISCOGRAPHY | RIVER MUSIC-2002CULTURE OF THE GUN-May 2003 |
RECORD COMPANY | Working Stiff Records 170 Harriet St, South Portland, Maine 04106 |
WEB SITE | www.philkaelin.com |