On overhearing the rumor that the eccentric Kottke’s Minnetonka home was, well, untidy, when he sold it recently, harp guitarist Andy Wahlberg told us he would gladly help shovel out some of the master’s legendary guitars. In the thirty-four years since his first recording, Kottke has cultivated a collection of instruments that bring other guitarists to their knees. Onstage at the Ordway, Kottke’s instruments of choice will likely be a polished set of custom-built Taylors. Other than them, he’ll be on his own up there, since Phish bassist Mike Gordon, who collaborated on last year’s very well-received Clone, is out on tour with his regular gig. But Leo on his lonesome is just fine with many Kottke fans, who’d rather make a meal of his (self-described) goose-fart voice and extraordinary fretwork without a side order.
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