2nd Shift Concert: Willy Porter

Guitar-driven grit, soul, silence and muscle—at times electrifying, dynamic—Porter’s voice blends and fuses with his fret work.

Some folks are lucky to find what they love to do at an early age and quietly settle in for the long haul expanding and developing their work over the arc of a lifetime. Willy Porter is one of those artists. He has followed his own path to explore the sacred language that music truly is. Thirty years after his solo recording debut, he continues to reach further into his guitar and pen while stretching the form of what his own music can be. He released his 13th full length album, “The Ravine,” in September 2023.

A largely self-taught musician, Porter began treating audiences to his brand of guitar playing and wry storytelling in the late ’80s while living in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1990, he released his first full-length independent album, “The Trees Have Soul,” and the touring life has flowed steadily ever since.

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