Winner - 2007 Best Acoustic Blues Guitar, 2006 Best Slide Guitar - Washington Blues Society Best of the Blues 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, several collaborations, performed in 11 countries on 7 different European tours, and has garnered numerous music awards, including 2006 Best Blues Slide Guitar (Washington Blues Society). "He's been compared to Ry Cooder and Leo Kottke...his style is a fusion of the Chicago and the Delta blues.... hip-hopped up with an amplified acoustic bottleneck, wailing against a VERY funky bump-and-grind rhythm section. The sum of the whole is nothing less than marvelous. A must hear." - Victory Music Review "Nick Vigarino is where country blues meets the year 2000" - Long John Baldry "Vigarino's guitar masterwork (particularly on dobro and slide) ignites tunes like Louisiana Breakdown, and his baritone vocals range from world-weary John Doe (of X) to soulful Delbert McClinton" - Jazz Times "Slide guitar with the virility and passion of Son House, combined with a jolt of addictive funk." NPR - KPLU, All Blues "Vigarino manages to combine rockabilly, ballads, and the blues, giving you a feel for what this wild man is capable of on stage and in the studio." - Blues To Does "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 "We were promised that this guy smoked, but even that's putting things lightly...Nick took to dismantling what was left of all sensibility with the skill of a surgeon and the impact of a wrecking ball." - Washington Blues Society "Wear comfortable shoes. Dancing is not exactly mandatory, but you might want to check for a pulse if this doesn't do it for you." - Anacortes American "Nick opened the show with a blistering set that ignited the dance floor. He didn't give his band a rest until two hours and ten minutes into the set. And then only taking a 20 minute break before starting the next music set. Nick was playing possessed and went right up until closing time just a few minutes before 2 am." - Jet City Blues News 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