Blind Willies

Blind Willies will be performing new music from their upcoming CD, The Unkindness of Ravens.

Blind Willies is Annie Staninec, ambidextrous and multi-genre fiddler, and Alexei Wajchman, guitarist and singer/songwriter. They met and began playing together in the halls of San Francisco School of the Arts. Annie has been playing bluegrass fiddle for more than a decade. She's a regular on the bluegrass festival circuit where she tours and records with Donner Mountain Bluegrass Band. She's also touring this year with David Grisman and the Gypsy Caravan as the featured fiddler.

Alexei grew up in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District. After learning to play clarinet and sax, he taught himself to play guitar and began writing songs at 15. He was awarded the Blue Bear Celebrity Scholarship to study guitar and voice in 2002 and 2003. His early influences included Nirvana, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Velvet Underground, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Lightnin Hopkins, Hank Williams, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors. His music is a soulful mix of folk, country, and blues, and his lyrics are an intimate exploration of America's psycho/social landscapes.

Blind Willies made their professional debut at San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in 2004. 

 
For reservations, contact Kirsten Thomsen/Ron Sandidge
(831)684-1134 or DanishAmerican@hotmail.com