Billy McLaughlin and his Eclectric String Quartet (with percussion)
Billy McLaughlin is recognized as an innovative performer and composer who embraces the advantages of acoustic guitar amplification, unorthodox techniques and altered tunings while celebrating a gift for melody. His vision of an acoustic guitar that sounds as big as a grand piano but which plays fluidly like a violin has carried him around the world, to Billboard’s Top-Ten Chart and most recently through a devastating medical disorder called focal dystonia that left him unable to play his own guitar music. Against all the odds, McLaughlin is re-learning his own unique guitar-style, but left-handed! This inspirational story has been chronicled by Suzanne Jurva in a documentary film, Changing Keys, outlining Billy’s physical and emotional struggles, the medical mysteries of dystonia, and this amazing musical come-back. Tonight, he'll be performing with his Eclectric String Quartet, plus percussion.
“…you may swear Billy McLaughlin is two of the greatest acoustic guitarists you’ve ever heard.” (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
“… it’s amazing that such an extensive sound comes from one instrument.” (Chicago Sun Times)
“Anyone who has witnessed a Billy McLaughlin concert can attest to how mind-bending this type of performing can be.” (Jim Dombrowski Michigan Fingerstyle Guitar Society)
Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb.
Billy McLaughlin is an acoustic guitarist, composer and producer from Minnesota, United States.
Billy McLaughlin graduated with honors from the University of Southern California. He now resides in his home state of Minnesota where he is raising his two boys...
Major Funders
This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008
