DENVER, COLO. (06/03/08) -- Swallow Hill is proud to present one of the foremost bluesmen guitarists in America, Paul Geremia, on Friday, June 20 at 8 p.m. For almost 40 years, Paul Geremia has survived solely by the fruit of his musical labors. Having abandoned all other means of support in 1966, he has been traveling far and wide ever since, performing in every capacity from street singing to club and concert bookings, throughout the U.S.A., Canada, and Europe.

He has built a reputation as a first-rate bluesman, songwriter, a scholar of early jazz and blues, and one of the best country blues finger pickers ever. With his six- and twelve-string guitars, harmonica, piano, and a husky soulful voice, and with an innate sense of the humor as well as the drama of the music, he keeps traditional blues fresh and alive with his performances. Combining his interpretation of the earlier music of people like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Scrapper Blackwell, and Blind Blake, along with his original compositions, he has created a style which is very much his own.

Paul has worked as opening act for some of the early blues legends, thereby gaining an immeasurable depth of knowledge from people like Babe Stovall, Yank Rachel, Son House, Skip James, Howlin' Wolf, and many others, especially Pink Anderson, whose career he helped revitalize. He has recorded 10 solo albums and has appeared on numerous anthologies and compilation discs. His superb recordings have made him a critical favorite and place him firmly among the legends who have inspired and influenced him over the past four decades.