Dave Bartley

Seattle-based musician who plays mandolin, guitar, cittern, and numerous other plucked string instruments. He has also written over 250 tunes, some of which are working their way into repertoires around the country. He can provide a quiet foundation, inject a fiery driving rhythm, or pull wicked licks out of thin air. His odyssey from flashy rock guitarist to classical musician to eclectic sideman to tunesmith filters through his fingers, making you wonder what he’ll do next, playing the tune, then playing around, inside, and beyond it. His bands KGB, Bag o’Tricks and Tricky Brits (with Anita), Contra-sutra or the Valse Café Orchestra-and had a stint with the Seattle Symphony.