"I think my fascination with guitar started with the singing cowboys I saw on TV. Roy Rogers and Gene Autry are the ones I mainly remember. But anyone with a cowboy hat, boots and a guitar, sitting on a horse or around a campfire would do. Now these were not really cowboys, but movie stars. However, that did not really occur to me since I was about 3 years old. All I knew was that I wanted to play guitar. (And wear a cowboy hat and boots!) I guess I'm still at it."
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Work?
-Partial list of recent (acoustic blues) work -
(Most festivals and tours, etc...are the ones Stan has played many times.)
-Guinness Blues Festival (Ireland)
-Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
-Madrid Blues Festival
-Silver City Blues Fest.
-Thirsty Ear Blues Fest.
NAMING MORE NAMES
-Truck load of Blues Fest.
-Augusta Blues Week
-Zihuatanejo International Guitar Fest. (Mexico)
-Biscuits and Blues (San Fran.)
Multiple Tours within Europe
Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland
Blues Guitar Workshops (Multiple years.)
-Guinness Blues Fest. -Ireland
-Telluride Blues and Brews guitar camp-Colo.
-New Mexico Jazz Workshop-N.M.
-Augusta Blues Week- W.V.
Videos (TV)
-Top of charts music video "Put Yourself in my Place" with Pam Tilles
-PBS-"Roly Poly Blues" (documentary soundtrack)
-The Arts Channel- 30-min. program, "Stanton Hirsch-Solo Artist"
Featured Hour long Radio Programs
"Ear to the ground"- one full hour on Hirsch and his music!
"Blues in the Bathroom" W/ John Strader
Awards
-Covered In Blues Album- Listed in the "TOP 100 Acoustic Blues Releases and Re-Releases" from 1960 to present.(The Country Blues.com)
-"Best Guitarist"-New Mexico Wammie Awards (3 years)
-"Best Live Performance or Show"-Alibi Magazine (N.M.)
-Chosen as talent (Blues player) ad campaign (Japan)
-ALBUMS (Solo)
"No Room to Reason" -2000-BFM032
"Covered in Blues" -2003-BFM031
"Compelled To Play" -2009 (Blue Falcon Music)
"My Past Present" - 2017 (BMF069)(Compilation)
" Four Sonatas for solo stratocaster Or whatever..."(c)2020
"Covered In Blues" -Vol.3 -(c)2023
"Hirschkowitz On Zimmerman" -(c)2022 (Dylan Tribute)
"17 Short Pieces"-(c)2020 (Solo Guitar Instrumentals)
"Love And Confinement"-(c)1996-2021-(All orig. previously unreleased)
"Covered In Blues Again"-Vol.2-(c)2016
"10 Fold"-(c)203 (Solo guitar instrumentals)
"10 In 2" (c)2017 (Solo Guitar Instrumentals)
"Composer Dreams" (c) 2018
"Emergence"-(c)2015
"The Blue Strat Sessions"-(c)2017
"Stanton Hirsch Solo Acoustic Guitar" (c)1984 (Orig. Inst.)
"Runnin' and Hidin'" (c)2018 (8 Stories of persecution & escape)
-DUETS
Ongoing collaboration with Eric McFadden (guitarist with George Clinton & the P-Funk All-stars, and Eric Burton) The acoustic duet has released two CD's-
"Live at the Dingo" 1997(NMX Records -313es)
"Captured Alive"- Doin' Jazz-2006(Blue Falcon Music -BFM 041)
Sharing the bill as an opening act with:
Gatemouth Brown--Albert Collins--John Hammond--Tommy Castro----Joe Lewis Walker--Earl Scruggs--Cephas & Wiggins--Foghat--Bob Margolin--Johnny Copeland--Phillip Walker--Anson Funderburgh--Kenny Neal--Little Charley & the Night Cats----James Harmon...etc.
On the same Show-"shared the stage with". Mainly at major festivals as a "tweener" (short sets between major acts).:
-B.B.King--Buddy Guy--Dr. John--Shemekia Copeland---Taj Mahal-- --John Mayers--Charley Musslewhite--Allman Bros.--Odetta--and just so many of the other greats...