Ray Bonneville (USA)

Ray Bonneville is a Canadian born, Austin based singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player, who is known for his "loose, darkly funky vibe" (All Music Guide). His latest Red House release Goin' By Feel was named one of the best CD's of 2008 by DownBeat Magazine and featured the hit song "I Am the Big Easy," which was #1 most played song on folk radio that year and won the Folk Alliance Award for Song of the Year. The tune was a powerful tribute to the resilience of New Orleans, where Ray lived for half a decade and picked up his funky finger picking guitar style.

Noted for having one of "the sexiest guitar styles around" (Acoustic Guitar), Ray is a unique player and has performed with such luminaries as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, J.J. Cale and Robert Cray.