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David Berchtold

About Me

A native of central Illinois, David has been playing acoustic guitar for over 30 years. His playing has been influenced by a wide variety of artists including Chet Atkins, Doc Watson, Gregg Allman, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Rev. Gary Davis, and Jorma Kaukonen.David’s music is propelled by a hard-driving alternating thumb. Add plenty of blues licks, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and bends, and before you know it you’ll be tapping your foot to the infectious beat.And smiling.

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Member Since: 23/11/2006
Band Website: www.davidberchtold.com
Band Members: David Berchtold: acoustic guitar and vocals
Influences: Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Gregg Allman, Jorma Kaukonen, Manse Lipscomb, Rev. Gary Davis, Pat Donohue, Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Jerry Garcia, Joe Walsh, J.J. Cale, Gordon Lightfoot, and about a thousand others....
Sounds Like: Rehab, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Gregg Allman, Jorma Kaukonen, Manse Lipscomb, Rev. Gary Davis, Pat Donohue, Tommy Emmanuel, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Chet Atkins, Doc Watson
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Seasons Greetings from dBerch

Well it's been a great year for me musically. Some highlights: - Two live appearances on GLT- Appearances at East Peoria's Luther Fest and The Blues Blowtorch Society's Fall Ball- My second concert ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:27:00 GMT

Lucca Grill's 70th Anniversary - what a blast!

On behalf of Steve "The Harp" and myself, I want to thank everyone who came out to the show at Lucca Wednesday night!  What a hoot  ! "Delta" Frank Blank ("Have mercy!") from ...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 06:34:00 GMT