Leo Kottke

Leo Kottke (born September 11, 1945) is an acoustic guitarist. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. He overcame a series of personal obstacles, including partial loss of hearing and a nearly career-ending bout with tendon damage in his right hand, to emerge as a widely recognized master of his instrument. He currently resides in the Minneapolis area with his family.

Focusing primarily on instrumental composition and playing, Kottke also sings sporadically, in an unconventional yet expressive baritone described by himself as sounding like "geese farts on a muggy day". In concert, Kottke intersperses humorous and often bizarre monologues with vocal and instrumental selections from throughout his career, played solo on his 6- and 12-string guitars...(read more at Wikipedia)

Links to Peel
Leo Kottke's second album, 6- and 12-String Guitar, would have attracted Peel's attention, if only because it was recorded for John Fahey's Takoma label. But it was well recieved by critics, made Kottke's name and remains his best-known album.

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Other Shows Played
22 March 1973 Spanish Entomologist (LP – Greenhouse) Capitol 29 March 1973  Outs (LP - ) unknown 26 June 1973 Easter (LP: My Feet Are Smiling) Capitol 09 December 1975 Wheels (LP: Chewing Pine) Capitol 08 March 1977 unknown 21 August 1978 The Credits: Out-Takes from Terry's Movie (album - Burnt Lips) Chrysalis CHR 1191 13 April 1991 Sailor's Grave On The Prairie 27 April 1991 The Driving Of The Year Nail (album -Six And Seven String Guitar) Tacoma 18 May 1991 The Sailor's Grave On The Prairie (album - 6- And 12-String Guitar)
 * 14 January 1972  The Fisherman (LP –6 & 12 String Guitar) Sonet SNTF 629
 * 13 March 1973 Spanish Entomologist (LP – Greenhouse) Capitol
 * 10 May 1973  Song Of The Swamp (LP – Greenhouse) Capitol
 * 10 August 1978 The Train And The Gate: From Terry's Movie (LP – Burnt Lips) Chrysalis

27 March 1993 Vaseline Machine Gun 10 April 1993 The Driving Of The Year Nail (album - 6- And 12-String Guitar) Tacoma 30 April 1993 Jack Fig (album - 6- And 12-String Guitar) Takoma C-1024

03 November 1996 ‘Ice Miner (CD – Leo Kottke / Peter Lang / John Fahey )’ Takoma 08 September 1999 The Sailor’s Grave On The Prairie (LP – 6- and 12-String Guitar) Takoma 09 September 1999 (Radio Eins) The Sailor's Grave On The Prairie 16 September 1999 (Radio Eins) Vaseline Machine Gun

26 February 2000 (BFBS) 'A Low Thud (LP-Burnt Lips)' (Chrysalis) (JP: 'That's Leo Kottke. I was going to say Leo Sayer: that would have been a slip of the tongue. Same label.') 09 March 2000 'A Low Thud (LP-Burnt Lips)' (Chrysalis

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