American Baroque: Steel String Surprise

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#		Title	Length
1		Renaissance	2:35
2		Sunday Morning	3:38
3		Kadotume	3:15
4		Angela's Ashes	3:03
5		And Now?	3:30
6		Mesa Rag	1:27
7		Summer Rain	3:57
8		Floating	2:42
9		Mirage	6:46
10		Ella's Labor Day Blues	3:34
11		Requiem	3:30
12		Steel String Surprise	2:50
13		Centerline	4:15
14		Freedom	3:43
15		Nocturne (For Brendan)	3:43
16		Zander's Folly	2:23
17		Dancing With Shadows	5:17

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Ken Bonfield is a real musical gem in the acoustic world who has shared the stage with many of today's finest acoustic performers such as Arlo Guthrie, John Mayer, Adrian Legg, Chuck Brodsky, Acoustic Eidolon, Pierce Pettis, Christine Kane, Ed Gerhard, Dee Carstensen, Harvey Reid, Bill Mize, and more. Ken Bonfields music is a valuable element in todays acoustic landscape. Many of Kens songs include wonderful collaborations and notable appearances by recognizable musicians such as Michael Manring, Jerry Goodman, Joe Ebel, Ty Burhoe and Producer Richard Birt. Loud Dust Recordings released two Ken Bonfield CDs in early September 2006, one of which is a reissue of MYSTIC MORNING on its 10th anniversary, including a new cover and a newer version of the title track Mystic Morning. The second CD, produced by Patrick Shea of Loud Dust Recordings and Ken Bonfield, captures the wide array of Kens guitar ability and compositional themes at their best. Featuring powerful contributions by Michael Manring and Joe Ebel, AMERICAN BAROQUE: STEEL STRING SURPRISE is a CD thats the first in a series of future titles from Ken Bonfield and has been released simultaneously in early September 2006 with Mystic Morning.

Ken Bonfield, composer, performer, clinician, and educator, has also arranged with Loud Dust Recordings for a reissue of 6 back catalog CDs that include celebrated talents such as Michael Manring. Bonfield has toured extensively throughout the U.S and Canada as a featured performer at the finest acoustic venues, concert series, festivals, and music conferences such as Kent State Folk Festival, The Bluebird Cafe, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance, Uncle Calvin's, Eddie's Attic, Evening Star Performing Arts Series, and the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance. His music has been featured on NPR, PBS, Fox-TV, and ABC-TV. Ken Bonfield has recorded two Living Room Concerts for Public Radio International's "Echoes" with bassist, Michael Manring, and violinist, Joe Ebel. Guitarist Bonfield, who performed for over 15 years as a singer/songwriter before playing an instrumental, brings an array of musical styles to melodies evoking strong emotions and imagery. In his inspired process of composing Ken uses Celtic ideas to express awe; bluegrass forms to express joy; rock and blues for a sense of tension or humor; and classical structures to create depth and melancholy. Many DJs around the country still overseeing acoustic and instrumental rotations remember and celebrate Bonfields previous releases from the 90s and are enjoying his 2006 releases. They have begun the praise for good music upon an artist that has always been dedicated to nurturing a feast of pleasing tones from his instrument and joining with other equally as talented musicians to do so. For more information on KEN BONFIELD visit http://www.kenbonfield.com and http://www.louddust.com