Music and Setlists
John's folk setlists include artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Gordon Lightfoot, Steve Goodman, Mississippi John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk, Donovan, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, Ralph McTell and more.
Country setlists include Alison Krauss, Guy Clark, Blaze Foley, Johnny Cash, John Denver, John Hartford, Townes Van Zandt, Alan Jackson, Brooks and Dunn, Bruce Cockburn, Chris Stapleton, Dan Tyminiski, Dave Dudley, Eagles, George Strait, Hal Ketchum, Hoyt Axton, Jerry Jeff Walker, Kieran Kane, Steve Earle and more.
Major influences on his guitar style are Chet Atkins, Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Cockburn, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, Tommy Emmanuel, Merle Travis, Doc Watson and more.
John does gigs and shows anywhere from ½ hour to 3 hours covering a variety of vocal and instrumental music. For unique shows he can play old-time banjo (old time tunes), Weissenborn slide guitar and dobro in addition to guitar and mandolin.
Collaborations. John regularly joins local jams and enjoys collaborating with other musicians across genres and at different events.