Description
Guy Forsyth is an Austin, Texas-based musician, singer, storyteller, and songwriter. Guy has won several Austin Music Awards, including best vocalist. He delivers diverse roots music, especially the blues, both classic and original, in which the story always comes first. He also enjoys connecting with audiences as a solo performer and leads several jazz swing dance bands. Guy recently participated in a theater production from inception to performance targeting the issue of bullying in school. This process has inspired him to begin creating his own retrospective one-man show. He has toured the US and Europe and opened for Ray Charles, Robert Cray, Dr. John, B.B. King, and Lucinda Williams, among many others. To his mastery of the guitar, banjo, harmonica, and musical saw he brings an unforgettably passionate and plaintive vocal soundscape. As Texas Music Magazine observed, ‘The insanely talented multi-instrumentalist can put on one hell of a show, alternately dazzling and amusing audiences on a musical journey from ragtime jazz and Delta blues to socially conscious folk and rollicking modern rock.’ As powerful as his records remain, Guy’s live shows will make you whole. Photo by Mark Del Castillo.
Additional information
| Discipline | Music |
|---|---|
| Contact name | KT Gardner |
| Contact address | 12803 Ganymede Ct. Austin TX 78727 |
| Phone 1 | 512-207-0825 |
| Phone 2 | |
| Public Performance | $3, 500 – $15, 000 |
| School performance | $1, 000 – $5, 000 |
| Workshop fees | $1, 000 – $3, 500 |
| Travel per diem lodging | $0 – $1, 500 |
| City | Buda |
| Website | |
| Special audiences | Festivals, Hands-on activities, Libraries, People with disabilities, Schools, Seniors |
| School audiences | High, Middle |
| Venue size | Larger, Medium, Smaller, Unplugged, Very Large |
