Zak Borden

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"BORDEN'S LIZZIES HAVE CHOPS TO SPARE"-The Willamette week,Portland, OR
"FILLED WITH LOVE, LONLINESS...(SONGS) LIKE A FAVORITE PHOTO YOU TAPE TO THE FRIDGE BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU HAPPY WHEN YOU SEE IT" -Performing Songwriter
"RICHLY CHIMING MANDOLIN" - Paste
"ALL MANNER OF TUNEFUL SORROW..." -Guitar World, Acoustic
"AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF MODERN ROOTS MUSIC" - Dirty Linen
Zak Borden is a picker, songwriter and singer of American roots music. He has clocked tens of thousands of road miles in the US and Europe and worked with leading purveyors of traditional and contemporary acoustic music. He has proved his versatility having toured, recorded with and co-produced roots-rocker Casey Neill, worked with songwriter Willy Mason, Bluegrass Grammy nominee Kate MacKenzie, folk diva Tracy Grammer, with Celtic players Martin Hayes, Hanz Araki and the late Johnny Cunningham and has collaborated closely with first call Jazz/classical bass master Buell Neidlinger (Cecil Taylor, Everyone else). In the last year, Zak has nearly doubled his discography as a sideman and now he's sorting though a big backlog of his own instrumentals and songs for release.
Zak was born amidst the folk music scare in Cambridge, Mass where he was exposed to all kinds of roots music. His uncle played in New Mexico's Last Mile Ramblers (with Junior Brown). His sister plays banjo, a cousin that tours the world rockin', His grandfather built guitars and fiddles and his songwriting aunt worked and played at the renowned Longview Recording Studios. But things became critical at 16, when one midnight in July he witnessed two members of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys playing on the street....in other words...Zak had no choice.
In addition, Zak is a sought after instructor having taught at major camps and festivals including a faculty spot at The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes. instruction@zakborden.com
Zak performs solo, with Rachel Harrington and sometimes Darren Smith, Willy Mason... spread the word.