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Bill Orcutt (Big Ears Festival Performer)

Bill Orcutt plays his guitar in Oslo, Norway.
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Bill Orcutt plays his guitar in Oslo, Norway.

Guitarist Bill Orcutt has gone from noise artist to an iconoclastic solo guitarist who redefined his own relationship with the instrument, deconstructs American standards, and now composes music for larger groups.

In this episode, he discusses how music by Jimi Hendrix, Judy Garland, and Joseph Spence shaped his course.

Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.