Larry Keel is an award-winning innovative flat picking guitarist and
singer/songwriter hailing from Appalachia. Raised in a musical family
steeped in the mountain culture of the region, Keel began from an early
age to forge a distinctive sound, taking traditional music and infusing it
with modern light. With the acoustic guitar Keel has brought the flat
picking form to its highest level of sophistication and sonic power with
his muscular, yet refined style of playing. As a composer and singer, Keel
integrates raw honesty and charming grit to form a unique brand of
music he calls 'experimental folk', songwriting that is filled with reality,
imagination, imagery and mood. He has appeared on over 20 albums, 12
of which he produced, and has written songs that have been recorded
and performed by distinguished artists including Grammy-award winners
Del McCoury and The Infamous Stringdusters. Keel has collaborated
and continues to merge creative forces with some of the greatest artists in
modern roots music such as Tyler Childers, Billy Strings, Al DiMeola,
Tony Rice, Keller Williams and Sam Bush, to name a few.
His latest creation is a solo album titled American Dream, whose every component—from the writing and arranging, to the instrumental and vocal performances, to the recording and production—spring straight
from the mind, soul, and hands of the Virginia-born artist. Each of the
album’s 10 tracks were composed by Keel and serve as an
autobiographical overview of his life and career, as well as the influences
and episodes that have shaped his personal perspective along the way.
Listen to Larry Keel’s latest release (Nov 6
th) American Dream:
soundcloud.com/larry-keel/sets/american-dream
Larry Keel is an award-winning innovative flat picking guitarist and
singer/songwriter hailing from Appalachia. Raised in a musical family
steeped in the mountain culture of the region, Keel began from an early
age to forge a distinctive sound, taking traditional music and infusing it
with modern light. With the acoustic guitar Keel has brought the flat
picking form to its highest level of sophistication and sonic power with
his muscular, yet refined style of playing. As a composer and singer, Keel
integrates raw honesty and charming grit to form a unique brand of
music he calls 'experimental folk', songwriting that is filled with reality,
imagination, imagery and mood. He has appeared on over 20 albums, 12
of which he produced, and has written songs that have been recorded
and performed by distinguished artists including Grammy-award winners
Del McCoury and The Infamous Stringdusters. Keel has collaborated
and continues to merge creative forces with some of the greatest artists in
modern roots music such as Tyler Childers, Billy Strings, Al DiMeola,
Tony Rice, Keller Williams and Sam Bush, to name a few.
His latest creation is a solo album titled American Dream, whose every component—from the writing and arranging, to the instrumental and vocal performances, to the recording and production—spring straight
from the mind, soul, and hands of the Virginia-born artist. Each of the
album’s 10 tracks were composed by Keel and serve as an
autobiographical overview of his life and career, as well as the influences
and episodes that have shaped his personal perspective along the way.
Listen to Larry Keel’s latest release (Nov 6
th) American Dream:
soundcloud.com/larry-keel/sets/american-dream