Bet On The White Horse

Posted about 3 years ago



Furtado has gained respect through his impressive guitar playing and world-class banjo playing. He incorporates a deep understanding of traditional music with modern day music, creating a distinctive sound. Tony has been compared to Bela Fleck, Dave Matthews, and a modern Ry Cooder. "These Chains", which follows two previous releases, is in regular rotation on my ipod.

Comments (8)

  1. jaggerandrea says

    I dig it....nice and bluesy, but funky.

    Man, I've never heard of him, either!!  Where the hell have I been?

    This song gets even better as it goes along..........

    Permalink posted 01/05/2009
  2. inrumford says

    A little mellower is this track

    Permalink posted 01/05/2009
  3. jaggerandrea says

    This guy has a thing about horses....God, I love that old bluesy guitar...it reminds me of  a few early Stones (okay, mostly remakes) but still...like Prodigal Son or Love in Vain.

    Impressive pickin!

    Permalink posted 01/05/2009
  4. inrumford says

    And a nice instrumental - good stuff jags!

    Permalink posted 01/05/2009
  5. jaggerandrea says

    Absolutely.....sweet slidin' !!

    Permalink posted 01/05/2009
  6. Groon says

    Have to admit--I wasn't expecting it to sound like that.  And I wasn't expecting it to like it as much as I did.  Sweet stuff, man.

    Permalink posted 01/05/2009
  7. inrumford says

    a friend turned me on to tony and i must admit i was as pleasantly surprised as you peeps were. a good listen

    He  became  a banjo player in sixth grade after doing a report on the instrument, making a rough banjo out of household items and studying the history of it. Before long, he dove headlong into banjo playing, practicing for hours each day. By 19, he had won a pair of National Bluegrass Banjo Championships and was deemed a prodigy.

    I'm sure I was a prodigy, just not sure of what. :-)

    Permalink posted 01/06/2009
  8. MusicRX says

    Sawback be my favorite here. Reminds me of Leo Kottke and Shawn Phillips at times. Good find my friend- I'll pursue more.

    Permalink posted 01/06/2009

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