Hear bottleneck bluesman at Everett library
Published 12:01 am Friday, April 15, 2011
Foot stompin’ will resound when Reggie Miles plays some Bottleneck Blues & Handsaw Hokum on April 17 at the Everett Public Library.
ReverbNation.com has described Miles as a singer who presents earthy vocals while finger pickin’ a homemade resophonic guitar, where the sound comes from spun metal cones.
Miles is “an aficionado of tall tale tellin’, a maker and player of do-it-yourself Frankenstein instrumentation and the Pacific Northwest’s premiere daredevil explorer of the eerie tones and subtle timbre of bowed, razor sharp spring steel betwixt quivering knees, the art of making music with a hand saw,” ReverbNation said.
Miles has shared stages with John Lee Hooker, Johnny Rivers and The Kingston Trio. He has released eight CDs since 1995, and can be heard on the recordings of more than a dozen other Northwest artists. He is also featured in half a dozen film and video productions across the United States, according to press material about the show.
Miles performs Bottleneck Blues & Handsaw Hokum at 2 p.m. April 17 at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
This musical performance is free for all. The event is presented by the Everett Public Library and the Pacific Northwest Folklore Society. For more information go to www.epls.org/calendar/default.asp.
Herald staff
