Monte Montgomery
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Monte Montgomery is best described by one word: musical. Having grown up immersed in music, he's been playing professionally since his teens, and is currently one of the hottest draws on the talent-packed Austin, TX music scene. Rated by Guitar One magazine as one of the Top 10 best undiscovered guitarists in America, Montgomery has earned praise from both critics and fellow musicians for his stunning and imaginative six-string work as well as his abilities as a singer and a crafter of ear-catching pop-rock songs imbued with a deep roots sensibility. Now with Wishing Well, his third album and debut release on Antone's Records, Monte Montgomery is bound to erase any notion of being "undiscovered" with a 12-song set that showcases all his gifts with class and finesse.
Monte contributed a track to "Young Guitar Slingers", a compendium of the latest harvest of dangerous young guitar slingers to be found in Austin and nearby realms. When asked to contribute a track to Young Guitar Slingers, he searched for the right blues song, and found "Soul of a Man" on an album by one of his favorite artists, Bruce Cockburn. "I looked on the album sleeve, and there it was -- Blind Willie Johnson, 1930," Montgomery explains. "I'm glad I could marry what I do with a great song from the blues tradition." To preview this and three other tracks from YGS, click here.
Albums by artist:
Live at The Caravan of Dreams
Wishing Well
Listen:
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Artist's Links:
Artist's Homepage
Download Monte Flyers (pdfs)
Monte Montgomery's live concert footage
Discussion Group the fan-based discussion list for the acoustic rock guitarist
Monte's Tour Dates
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