American acoustic guitarist based in Minnesota, USA. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on influences from blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies.
Born: September 11, 1945, Athens, Georgia.
Married to Mary E. Kottke.
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February 18, 2026
Belly Up Tavern
Solana Beach, California, United StatesJanuary 18, 2026
Reilly Arts Center
Ocala, Florida, United StatesDecember 15, 2025
SPACE
Evanston, Illinois, United States1. From Pizza Towers to Defeat(Robert Fuller cover)
2. Ojo
3. Julie's House
4. Pamela Brown(Tom T. Hall cover)
5. The Banks Are Made of Marble([traditional] cover)
6. Twice
7. Standing in My Shoes
8. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
December 5, 2025
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States1. Ojo
2. From Pizza Towers to Defeat(Robert Fuller cover)
3. John Lewis
4. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
5. Julie's House
6. Mona Ray
7. From the Cradle to the Grave
8. William Powell
9. Living in the Country(Pete Seeger cover)
10. Young and In Love
11. Pamela Brown(Tom T. Hall cover)
12. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
13. Airproofing
November 22, 2025
Muiderman Theater
Thompson, North Dakota, United StatesSeptember 16, 2025
City Winery
Nashville, Tennessee, United StatesSeptember 10, 2025
Englert Theatre
Iowa City, Iowa, United States1. Pamela Brown(Tom T. Hall cover)
2.
3. Last Train to Chico(Bob "Frizz" Fuller cover)
4.
5. Julie's House
6. Tiny Island
7. Sonora's Death Row(Kevin “Blackie” Farrell cover)
8. Ring Ring
9. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
10. John Lewis
11. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
August 13, 2025
Largo at the Coronet
Los Angeles, California, United States1. Pamela Brown(Tom T. Hall cover)
2. From Pizza Towers to Defeat(Robert Fuller cover)
3. Untitled (said he wrote it during "The Virus")
4. Mona Ray
5. Ojo
6. Disco(Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon cover)
7. Julie's House
8. William Powell
9. John Lewis
10. Busted Bicycle
11. Standing in My Shoes
12. June Bug / Vaseline Machine Gun
13. Little Martha(The Allman Brothers Band cover)
August 2, 2025
Chautauqua Park
Boulder, Colorado, United States1. Pamela Brown(Tom T. Hall cover)
2. Julie's House
3. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
July 15, 2025
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
Eugene, Oregon, United StatesJuly 13, 2025
Tower Theatre
Bend, Oregon, United States1. From Pizza Towers to Defeat(Robert Fuller cover)
2. Julie's House
3. Disco(Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon cover)
4. Living in the Country(Pete Seeger cover)
5. The Brain of the Purple Mountain
6. The Last Steam Engine Train(John Fahey cover)
7. Twice
8. Standing in My Shoes
9. Corrina, Corrina
10. Cripple Creek([traditional] cover)
11. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
12. Pamela Brown(Tom T. Hall cover)
13. Rings(Running Bear & Goldstein cover)
June 12, 2025
Turntable
Indianapolis, Indiana, United StatesJune 6, 2025
Barrymore Theatre
Madison, Wisconsin, United States1.
2. Ojo
3. Julie's House
4. Disco(Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon cover)
5. Noon to Noon(Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon cover)
6. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
7. The Last Steam Engine Train(John Fahey cover)
8. Pamela Brown(Tom T. Hall cover)
9. Busted Bicycle
10. Standing in My Shoes
11. What's Time to a Pig? (contains parts of the The Brain of The Purple Mountain)
12. Everybody Lies
13. The Sailor's Grave on the Prairie
14. Crow River Waltz
15. Jack Fig
16. The Banks of Marble
17. Living in the Country(Pete Seeger cover)
May 29, 2025
Sanctuary Events Center
Fargo, North Dakota, United StatesMay 28, 2025
NorShor Theatre
Duluth, Minnesota, United StatesApril 25, 2025
The Kessler Theater
Dallas, Texas, United StatesApril 3, 2025
Bearsville Theater
Woodstock, New York, United StatesApril 1, 2025
City Winery New York City
New York, New York, United States1. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
2. From Pizza Towers to Defeat(Robert Fuller cover)
3. Living in the Country(Pete Seeger cover)
4. Pamela Brown(Tom T. Hall cover)
5. The Brain of the Purple Mountain
6. Tiny Island
7. From the Cradle to the Grave
8. John Lewis
March 30, 2025
Sellersville Theater
Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United StatesMarch 27, 2025
The Birchmere
Alexandria, Virginia, United States1. Tiny Island
2. Wonderland by Night(Bert Kaempfert cover)
3. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
4. From Pizza Towers to Defeat(Robert Fuller cover)
5. From the Cradle to the Grave
6. William Powell
7. Jack Fig / Vaseline Machine Gun
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