The Artists

For guitarist Chris White, it's Piedmont Blues that ignites his passion. His second solo album, Piedmont Blues presents a variety of originals and reworked classics within this traditional music style. (Piedmont blues is an accoustic fingerpicking style originating from south-east America.)

Chris has appeared at major festivals around the country, including Port Fairy Folk Festival, The Australian Blues Music Festival and the International Guitar Festival.

Chris works solo, in a duo with delta blues maestro Dave Diprose, and with his band, The Casual Souls.

In addition to playing guitar and slide guitar, Chris has added lap-steel and mandolin to his act, and these can be heard on his latest solo release From the Sacred to the Profane.

His duo CD, About Time, with harmonica player Dave Nunn, was runner-up in the Vic/Tas Blues Awards for band or duo CD of the year. In 2004 Chris won Song of the Year at the Victorian Blues Music Awards for 'Cropduster Blues'. (Photo courtesy Dave McFarlane.)