Down Home Presents France's Acoustic Guitar Master Pierre Bensusan in Concert

On Sunday October 8th, The Down Home proudly presentsFrance's acoustic guitar master in concert in Pierre BenSusan Johnson City, Tennessee - as part of the 30 date Fall leg of his 2017 USA Tour!

Winner of the Independent Music Award, in the category for his latest triple live album "Encore" (2014), of the Live Performance Album"Rose d'Or" Montreux Festival for his first album, "Près de Paris" (Switzerland, 1976), by the readers of "Best World Music Guitar Player "Guitar Player Magazine (USA, 2008), Bensusan is recognized as one of the premier musicians of our time.

Sunday. October 8th 7:30pm
The Down Home
300 West Main St. Johnson City, TN 37604
Tickets $22
Advance Ticket Outlet: Campbell's Morrell Music or mail check to Down Home.

Described by the L.A. Times as, his name became synonymous with contemporary acoustic guitar genius. He has the ability to make a single guitar sound like an entire band as he brings the audience on a mesm "one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans on the world music scene today"erizing musical journey. And yet, Bensusan is more than what any musician or music lover expects from a guitarist. He is a composer as well as a bilingual and a brave improvisational vocalist, melding whistles and resonant low notes with something like his own scat technique.

Born in Oran, French-Algeria, in 1957, when France was decolonizing its Empire, Pierre Bensusan's family moved to Paris when he was 4. He began formal studies on piano at the age of 7 and at 11 taught himself guitar. Influenced in those early days by the folk revivAl Blooming in Britain, France and North America, Bensusan began first to explore his own diverse musical heritage and then moved to the horizons beyond.There is a sense of something both playful and serious in his work, an unparalleled sense of freedom in his compositions and his improvisations. His "manner" of playing defies classification - None can be isolated as simply "Brazilian", "Arabic" or "French"; rather, they represent our world in its current state, a world sharing itself, fusing cultures together in ways we have never experienced. A great ambassador of peace. Not to be missed!

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