The follow-up album, 6- and 12-String Guitar, remains a watershed moment in acoustic guitar history and one of the seminal recordings in modern acoustic guitar history. Kottke has gone on to record more than a dozen instrumental and folk albums, the latter of which are highlighted by Kottke's soft, narrative-driven vocals. Kottke's off-speed delivery, quirky characters and Minnesota roots make him a sort of acoustic guitar virtuoso version of Garrison Keilor. Similarly, Kottke is best experienced in person, in a setting where the artist can control the pacing and the mood. Like tasting a fine wine, a Kottke show should be sipped and savored because the artist, like a good pinot, has aged well.
An Evening With Leo Kottke
Friday, March 16.7:30 p.m.
Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St.