When it was obvious that music would continue to be a part of the rest of his life, “Country” would always be at the foundation of Greg Blake’s interpretations of songs and lyrics. He received his first guitar at age 7 in order to accompany his singing and performing all of those radio hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s at church socials and county fair talent shows. Even classical voice training in college did not deter him from continuing in the rich traditions of Appalachian twang that you’ll hear underlying his phrasing. And though Greg loves bluegrass, and considers himself a bluegrass singer, those audiences not as familiar with Monroe and Flatt love to hear the warmth, resonance and clarity when Blake delivers a ballad.

Having the privilege of traveling and performing with several different musicians, young and old, near and far, famous and yet to be discovered, Blake has found a stellar group of musicians that have the same interest in and passion for preserving, promoting and performing an interesting marriage of musical genres. They can be seen at any given time, traveling literally around the world performing a 45-50 minute set of blistering and/or mournful traditional bluegrass, and then turn around and dawn a Telecaster, sit down at the pedal steel and deliver an hour long set of classic country music that will bring back memories of AM radio and Saturday night dances.

Whether its traditional bluegrass or classic country, either performance will be marked by superb artisanship on whichever instrument and a distinct, authentic voice that, although smooth and mellow, will pierce through the crowd and into your heart and down to your feet. After you’ve heard no more than three songs, you’ll probably agree with those who write the reviews as well as the person standing or sitting next to you in the audience and say “Now, THAT is real country!”

Home Base: Kansas

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