Mike digs deep into the musical bag of American roots guitar, favoring the melodic Piedmont style of acoustic blues masters like Mississippi John Hurt and slide great Tampa Red. But Mike can’t be pigeonholed as a blues player, or even as a fingerstylist. From bottleneck blues to vintage jazz and much more in between, Mike’s musicality, depth, and mastery of the instrument translates fluently to flattop, archtop, and resonator guitars alike.
"Dowling is one of the most relaxed and highly skilled acoustic guitar players of his generation that I have ever heard. Everything he performs appears natural and deceptively effortless and with a tone, particularly when he plays slide guitar that is very much his own and that very few others can emulate. His vocals have an engaging edge and alongside his consummate guitar skills there was nothing to criticize. After a number of encores a member of the audience spontaneously stood up and gave a heartfelt thanks to Mike for such a wonderful evening." - Blues in Britain, performance review
Grammy winning Mike is one of those rare artists who teaches as well as he plays. Mike has mentored countless students from throughout the world at music camps, guitar workshops, in studio, and via the internet. For further information about online instruction and a free introductory Zoom session contact windriverguitar@gmail.com.
Mike is an authorized dealer for National Reso- Phonic Guitars. Contact him at windriverguitar@gmail.com. Ask about his dealer discount on all things National and hear him demo his beautiful signature El Trovador guitar on YouTube.
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