Artist: Keith Greeninger
Keith got his first guitar for his 13th birthday and wrote his first song that same night. It was an old classical guitar and his folks had also given him a few Mel Bay folk songbooks. With no formal training, he immediately learned the chords to Tom Dooley. By dinnertime, he was singing a made-up song about the sad demise of his grandfather -- never mind that his grandfather was still very much alive. For Keith, the guitar had provided the creative catalyst; suddenly all the dots were connected, and the words and music began to flow. Within five years, Keith found himself on the road to becoming a professional musician. His solo travels took him from California to Vermont, from Alaska to Nicaragua.
After taking time to build a home with his wife Susan in the Santa Cruz mountains and to celebrate the birth of the first of his two children, Keith set out on a solo career. He performed his own music and independently released his first solo album in 1997, Wind River Crossing on his own label, Wind River Music.
Keith submitted songs from Wind River Crossing to the 1997 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Songwriters Contest. Past winners make up an impressive list including Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle and Robert Earl Keen, Jr. That year, Keith's Mercy of the San Joaquin proved to be the best of the best and the Kerrville New Folk award provided a fitting tribute to Keith's unshakable commitment to his music. Never one to rest on his laurels, Keith continues to write new songs, polish his music and his performances, and build an audience that stretches from San Francisco to Boston, from Vancouver to Austin.
For more information on Keith, visit www.keithgreeninger.com or contact Three Pin.