Portland’s world-renowned musician and singer-songwriter Tony Furtado is coming to Columbia Arts this June with his world-class trio featuring hammer dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman, and Luke Price, 5-time Grand National Fiddle Champion and half of the Indie-Soul duo "Love, DEAN".  

Tony Furtado is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter, and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist adept on slide guitar, banjo (twice national banjo champion), cello-banjo, and baritone ukulele who mixes and matches sounds and styles with the flair of a master chef (he’s also an accomplished sculptor, but that’s another story). All of the music of America is in Tony’s music. Relix hit the nail on the head when writing of Tony: “True talent doesn’t need categories.” 

Furtado and the trio will perform sets fueled by music from his latest release, Decembering, and old favorites from his deep discography. Tony will also take this opportunity to shake out a few new songs he's currently recording for his next studio release.

“Tony Furtado is a major musical force without a doubt. He has his black belt in voice, bottleneck guitar, and his banjo playing scares the crap out of me.” – David Lindley