ABOUT

"My job is to keep customers spending money in your venue and I'm

very good at it." - Jim Davidson

Thank you so much for your interest in my music, I am very grateful for your consideration. For over 50 years, I have been playing acoustic guitar and singing and focus on fingerstyle and vocal arrangements for folk, bluegrass, country and Americana. I actively perform in and around the Gunnison Valley of Colorado, including the local venues in Gunnison and Crested Butte. I also host an Open Mic Night every Thursday at Crested Bucha, located in Gunnison.

Although I focus on the fingerstyles of the old bluesmen such as Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis and others, I also play the more modern styles of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Doc Watson and Leo Kottke. I also sing and cover the styles of Willie Nelson, Colter Wall, Waylon Jennings, Chris LeDeux, Johnny Cash, John Prine, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Ian Tyson, George Strait and many, many, many others.

In 2021, I moved to the Gunnison Valley of Colorado and started hanging out at the local guitar stores. As a result, I met numerous musicians in the area and started playing local open mic events and, eventually, started playing solo gigs. In the summer ot 2023, I was part of the formation of a bluegrass band called the Black Canyon Ramblers and am active both as a solo artist and as a band member of the Black Canyon Ramblers. You can read about the Ramblers at our website: blackcanyonramblers.com

In January 2024, I retired from the computer industry and now play music full-time and garden. I have been an organic gardener for over 35 years and currently garden out of a 26' diameter geodesic dome which extends the growing season for me and my life partner, Rosalie. In the Gunnison Valley, the practical growing season is only about 60 days and the dome extends that significantly.

All the best to you and yours -- Jim Davidson