Roy Book Binder, a singing, songwriting, storytelling Bluesman troubadour, comes to
Gainesville February 15 to play Heartwood Soundstage, Gainesville’s finest listening room.
Binder from the early sixties became a student and friend of the legendary Reverend Gary
Davis, who he toured with in the late 1960s, and it was from these early days he became
equally at home with Blues and ragtime.
At the age of 84, he is known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements set to his original
and sometimes quirky tongue-in-cheek compositions, with both traditional and self-styled licks,
drawing on many musical influences. He combines his Blues with Hokum, Dixie Jazz licks, and
Old Timey acoustic Hill Country music with ease. More than anything, however, his storytelling
style is what he is most renowned for. The Sydney Morning Herald in Australia said "the stories
are as good as the songs". Binder is a master of the Piedmont style as well as Delta blues. He
is also well known for his wry and autobiographical songs.
In the 1990s he often appeared with Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna), who
recorded two of Roy's songs. He’s been featured on a PBS special and interviewed by Terry
Gross on “Fresh Air.” Who else can say they were friends with the Rev. Gary Davis, Pink
Anderson and Robert Lockwood? And toured with Arthur Big Boy Crudup, Hot Tuna, JJ Cale &
Bonnie Raitt? Roy borrowed from his heroes to become a distinct voice in the Blues and Folk
music world. He has the stories, the licks, and the mystery of timeless music in his fingers.
Hailing from the Gulf Coast region of Florida, singer-songwriter Corey Hall strikes a harmonious
balance between celebrating the roots of Blues, drawing inspiration from legends like
Mississippi John Hurt to R.L. Burnside, and crafting his own unique brand of music. Through
creative exploration, he’s found avenues to cultivate his own voice within the Blues genre,
representing his profound love for this musical tradition. Blending past and future in his
performances, he leaves his audiences enriched, captivated, and looking for more of the Old
Time sound.
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