Winner - 2007 Best Acoustic Blues Guitar, 2006 Best Slide Guitar - Washington Blues Society Best of the Blues "That slide is naaasty!!” – Bo Diddley "Vigarino radiates an unpredictable fervor with slashing slide guitar, powerful vocals, funky licks, modern lyrics, and his homemade 'slop-jar Delta funk' blues. He consistently captures and then rivets listeners with precise, passionate performances" - Jet City Blues “You shouldn’t miss this experience. It’s cut and dried…this guy kicks a**.” – Musician Magazine If notes were bullets Nick Vigarino would be a gunslinger straight from the streets of the Mean Town Blues. From his humble beginnings in Ohio to his waterfront home in the Pacific Northwest, Vigarino is an accomplished songwriter as well as a commanding performer. With that unmistakable baritone voice and his slide making those six strings sing, Nick Vigarino will make you dance and smile and forget about those blues. Nick has released three recordings of original material (two on Merrimack records), is found on 12 cd’s of other artists, 8 compilations, and one film soundtrack. He has performed in 11 countries, on 7 European tours, and has been nominated for 26 Blues Awards (winning 14, including Best Slide Guitar 2006, Best Acoustic Guitar, Performer of the Year, Best Songwriter, and Hall of Fame - Washington Blues Society). "He's original, he's unpretentious, he ain't no poseur or imitator and he's not afraid to sing his mind with 'politically incorrect' lyrics." - Real Blues Magazine Instrumentation Nick Vigarino - Vocals, guitars, dobro, harmonica Larry “Fishbone” McClure – Drums Chris Leighton - Percussion Rob Moitoza - Bass, vocals Sue Orfield – Saxophone Discography *Temptation Road - Nick Vigarino - Meantown Music, Stanwood, Wa *Victims of Cool - Nick Vigarino - Merrimack Records, Seattle, Wa *The Ghost of Time - Nick Vigarino & Kathi McDonald - Merrimack Records, Seattle, Wa *Nick Vigarino and Professor Washboard - HBS Records - Bremen, Germany *Above & Beyond - Kathi McDonald - Merrimack Records, Seattle, Wa *Save Your Breath - Kathi McDonald – Hypertension Records, Hamburg, Germany *Back Porch Gossip - Seattle Women - Joe Records, Seattle, Wa *Aint Gonna Cry No More - Kate Hart - Biograph Records, Oxford, Ms *Live at Cole’s – Jerry Miller & Co – Owl Wood Records, Tacoma, Wa *Leap of Faith – Mark Riley - P.T.M. Records, Seattle, Wa *Do You Wanna Dance – Rick Allen – Scriven Records, Marysville, Wa Television: *Travelers - The Discovery Channel – Seattle, Wa. TDC-NY, NY (Presently in rotation) *Nick Vigarino’s Meantown Blues Live – Bumbershoot – Seattle, Wa – live video webcast in conjunction with German film documentary In the City – artistdirect.com – Encino, Ca *Live On Tour with the Kathi McDonald Trio – Channel 3- Brugg, Switzerland (1hr) *Nick Vigarino’s Meantown Blues – PBS Channel 9 - Seattle, Wa. (Presently in rotation) *Blues for Christmas – CBC – Vancouver, BC, Canada *Seattle Blues Showcase – Channel 29 – Public Access – Seattle, Wa (1hr) Compilations: *The House That Music Built – CBS Promotions Group, Oakland, Ca *Pie In The Sky – Transatlantic Management, Tucson, Az *The Gene Pool – 3-23 Reckerds – Seattle, Wa *Seattle Rhythm & Blues, Volume 1 – Axiom Records, Seattle, Wa Original Compositions Covered: *Elbow Room (Nick Vigarino) – Kate Hart – Aint Gonna Cry No More - Biograph Records, Oxford, Ms *Corndog (Nick Vigarino) - Mark Riley – Lead Suit - Dog’s Ear Records – Renton, Wa *Don’t Give Up On Me (Nick Vigarino/J. Melnikas) – Kathi McDonald – Above & Beyond - Merrimack Records, Seattle, Wa