Danny Wicker

Danny Wicker is a roots musician raised in Eastern North Carolina and now living in Western North Carolina. His passion is preserving and reinterpreting vintage Southern music. He grew up on Bluegrass, as singer and guitarist for his family band, "The Wickerpickers". Since the 70's, Danny has been like a music sponge, soaking up and mastering styles as diverse as Piedmont Blues, Carolina Old Time, Appalachian, Holy Blues, and vintage jazz, and Celtic music. He performs solo, with Piedmont Blues duo "Wicker and Jones", and acoustic trio "American Holler". He sings and play fingerstyle 6 string, 12 string, and resonator guitars. Danny is also president of "Piedmont Folkways", a non profit promoting local and regional roots music.