The New York Guitar Festival's tribute to legendary blues artist Rev. Gary Davis, titled Reverend Gary Davis: In Search of the Harlem Street Singer, will conclude this week. Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Warren Haynes and Larkin Poe will perform on May 13, 14 and 15 respectively. The event also announced that Bill Frisell will return for a special encore performance on May 16. Each performance will be premiered at 4 p.m. on the New York Guitar Festival YouTube channel.
Previous performers during the festival have included Roseanne Cash & John Leventhal, Jorma Kaukonen, Fantastic Negrito, Amythyst Kiah and many more. Frisell previously participated in the event, performing an electric version of Davis' song "Twelve Gates to the City." He will return to play an acoustic version of the song on May 16.
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Watch Frisell's performance below, and tune in to the premieres here.
