Frank Fotusky | |
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![]() Fotusky and his 12-string guitar | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Francis X. Fotusky |
Origin | New Jersey, New York, United States |
Genres | Piedmont blues |
Instrument(s) | Acoustic guitar (6- & 12-string) |
Years active | 1983 | –present
Website |
frankfotusky |
Frank Fotusky is an American singer-songwriter based in Portland, Maine. He plays six- and twelve-string acoustic guitar, and regularly performs in the Greater Portland area. [1]
Fotusky plays acoustic blues in the Piedmont style reminiscent of guitarists such as Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, John Jackson and Blind Willie McTell. [2] He has performed or appeared with John Jackson, Paul Geremia, Steve Mann, Will Scarlett, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy and Chris Hillman, amongst others. [3]
His personal record label is Snappy Turtle Records, while his music publishing company is Sixty One Forty Nine Music.
Fotusky has released two albums: Teasin' the Frets (1999) and Meet Me in the Bottom (2015).
Fotusky moved to Portland, Maine, around 2013 with his wife, Lynn. He has three children.
He previously taught Audio Engineering classes at the Performing Arts Academy in Ocean County, New Jersey.
Frank Fotusky | |
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![]() Fotusky and his 12-string guitar | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Francis X. Fotusky |
Origin | New Jersey, New York, United States |
Genres | Piedmont blues |
Instrument(s) | Acoustic guitar (6- & 12-string) |
Years active | 1983 | –present
Website |
frankfotusky |
Frank Fotusky is an American singer-songwriter based in Portland, Maine. He plays six- and twelve-string acoustic guitar, and regularly performs in the Greater Portland area. [1]
Fotusky plays acoustic blues in the Piedmont style reminiscent of guitarists such as Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, John Jackson and Blind Willie McTell. [2] He has performed or appeared with John Jackson, Paul Geremia, Steve Mann, Will Scarlett, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy and Chris Hillman, amongst others. [3]
His personal record label is Snappy Turtle Records, while his music publishing company is Sixty One Forty Nine Music.
Fotusky has released two albums: Teasin' the Frets (1999) and Meet Me in the Bottom (2015).
Fotusky moved to Portland, Maine, around 2013 with his wife, Lynn. He has three children.
He previously taught Audio Engineering classes at the Performing Arts Academy in Ocean County, New Jersey.