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Toby Bonar

Psalm 108:1-5

About Me

"Despite a startlingly brief apprenticeship, Bonar exhibits a remarkable musical gift."
excerpt from St. Petersburg Times article by Louis Hau

"Up-and-coming folk-blues player Bonar studied with Roy Book Binder. He hasn't been playing all that long, but there's gotta be something there, because he went from open mics to opening slots to an invitation to appear at the Tampa Bay Blues Festival in record time."
excerpt from Creative Loafing from Tampa Bay

"He sings with all of his soul, and his guitar work is some of the best we've seen."
excerpt from Tre Amici Music , April 19th Show Recap

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/1/2007
Band Members: CD "Deeper Roots" being mastered at Zen Recording Studios in Pinellas Park, Florida featuring Alex Spoto on fiddle, George Pappas on blues harp, Harry Hayward on drums, Rob Pastore on bass, Stephanie Carpenter, Judy Tampa, and The Eleventh Hour Choir (Belinda Womak, Gale Trippsmith, Jenny Flory, Leigh Humes, Judy Tampa, John McEwen and Rob Pastore) backup vocals.
Influences: Roy Book Binder, Robert Johnson, Son House, Charley Patton, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Reverend Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Big Bill Broonzy, Tommy Johnson, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Leadbelly, Paul Geremia, John Mooney, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Mahalia Jackson
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None