Paul "Mayo" Mayasich: Home page
NEW! Paul is giving SLIDE GUITAR LESSONS. There are still openings for a few more brave students. To learn more or to sign up for a lesson, call the GoldiRox office at 651-653-0492.
Slide guitarist/singer/songwriter, Paul "Mayo" Mayasich, is a native of the Iron Range of Minnesota where his obsession with guitar began at an early age. He moved to the Twin Cities in 1987 and immediately became the house guitarist for the famed Red's Roost (aka Blues Alley) where he honed his unique style with the likes of Jack McDuff, Willie Walker, Big John Dickerson, Billy Holloman, just to name a few. Paul has played sideman for many regional and national recording artists and has toured extensively in the United States and Europe.
Paul has four critically acclaimed CDs to his name along with having written five of the songs on the award-winning CD by Blue Chamber with Big John Dickerson including the title track, Arms of the Blues, which won a MN Music Award for Best Blues recording of the year.
Front and center in his own blues rock trio now, Paul continues to write, play and sing many Mayasich originals. Paul's trio is a force to be reckoned with and is a club and festival favorite. This blues rock band from the Twin Cities plays a variety of music including roots, soulful blues, rock, unique re-worked covers, to original funk and gut-bucket tunes written by Paul Mayasich. The trio has its own unique sound but one can detect influences from Allman Brothers, Little Feat, Ry Cooder, Roy Buchanan and David Lindley.
Ron Bervoets from Belgium writes (translated from Dutch): "For people who like the sound of a good slide guitar, one that sounds just as good as those of David Lindley, Duane Allman, Ry Cooder, Derek Trucks and other great players, we got a secret tip: a man who's name might not yet have the same resonance as those guys mentioned, but we think this should change as soon as possible. That's why we decided at "Rootstime" to put this man in the spotlights. Paul Mayasich is his name, or "Mayo" for short. He is a top notch musician, singer-songwriter, but first off all: a superb slide guitar player. He released four CDs, all filled to the rim with some fine roots and blues songs." Rootstime 4/09 www.rootstime.be
Ron's CD reviews have been translated and are posted in the News & Tidbits section of the website. If you want to check out Rootstime, go to www.rootstime.be. For Paul's CD reviews click on Blikvanger (Eyecatcher), and then click on Paul Mayasich.
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