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Kurt Winikka

About Me

Kurt has been banging on the guitar ever since the 7th grade, when he was given a $25 “Hector” Spanish guitar from Nogales, Mexico. That same year his ears were opened to the sound of country folk music when, in the mountains south of Williams, Arizona, Linda Ronstadt singing “Long, Long Time” came on the radio. An appreciation for the simple elegance of voice and acoustic guitar was forever imprinted in his mind. That and the power of song to move people.

Now living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the cosmic center of the folk music universe, he writes songs and plays whenever and wherever he can.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 01/01/2008
Band Website: http://kurt.winikka.com
Band Members: Musicians who helped out on the CD: Evan Ingersoll, Christina Ingersoll, Jaime Bonney, Kate Chadbourne, Steve Sadler, Jamie Walker, Charlie Strater, Mike Cook, David Karpa, Lee Gendvilas, Ben Bullington.
Influences: Richard Shindell, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer, Robert Earl Keen, Steve Goodman, David Wilcox, Jeffrey Foucault, Wilco, Ellis Paul, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, The Greencards, Bob Dylan, Josh Ritter, Tom Russell, Gordon Lightfoot, John Prine, Tony Rice, Willie Nelson, Leonard Cohen, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, John Hartford, Lucinda Williams, and the late great Townes Van Zandt.
Sounds Like: I did it by myself upstairs in my studio.
Record Label: Dilly Dally Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

First Blog Post

First post on this blog. Figured something better start happening here.I uploaded a few songs from the upcoming CD. These haven't been through the mastering process yet but have completed mixdown and ...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:53:00 GMT