Larrivée Supported Artists
Willie Watson
"I bought my first Larrivée 15 years ago, it was the sound I wanted for a lifetime"
For nearly two decades, Willie Watson has made modern folk music rooted in older traditions. He’s a folksinger in the classic sense: a singer, storyteller, and traveler, with a catalog of songs that bridge the gap between the past and present. On Willie's upcoming release of Folksinger Vol. 2, he acts as a modern interpreter of older songs, passing along his own version of the music that came long before him.
Southern gospel. Railroad songs. Delta blues. Irish fiddle tunes. Appalachian music. Folksinger Vol. 2 makes room for it all. Produced by David Rawlings, the album carries on a rich tradition in folk music: the sharing and swapping of old songs. Long ago, the 11 compositions that appear on Folksinger Vol. 2 were popularized by artists like Leadbelly, Reverend Gary Davis, Furry Lewis, and Bascom Lamar Lunsford. The songs don’t actually belong to those artists, though. They don’t belong to anyone. Instead, they’re part of the folk canon, passed from generation to generation by singers like Watson.
Alx Kawakami
"Great quality, amazing sound, looks phenomenal, and fantastic people"
Alx has made his way around the world playing music for happy audiences as his professional career approaches the 15 year mark. He's made a name for himself with his energetic live performances along with his ability to compose and sing catchy jingles and theme songs for such companies as McDonalds, Forever Living (Japan), Suntory Premium Malts Beer (Japan), the Hawaii Tourism Authority, and Waiola Coconut Water. He has also been nominated for various awards for his songwriting and studio engineering.
Matt Thomas
Plays LV-10, CS-09 Ziricote
"Larrivée guitars respond like no other."
Kenny Foster
Plays OM-03R
"My Larrivée has been a hard working companion that only gets better with age"
Kenny has shared the stage with Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, and Brothers Osborne and recently as support on dates for Hunter Hayes and Keith Urban. He was named one of the Top 10 New Artists You Need to Know by Rolling Stone and received press in the NY Times, Washington Post, USA Today & Forbes. Kenny has cultivated a strong international primarily in Europe and recently headlined an Armed Forces tour in Asia.
Nick Drummond
"Larrivée's have a punch and character to them that has become a huge part of how I approach the instrument"
Nick Drummond has been a performing songwriter for over decade. Recently, Nick has been selling out multi-night runs at historic venues such as Seattle's Triple Door and Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley with his legendary Pacific Northwest band The Senate. Known for working in the past with band, Impossible Bird, Seattle Weekly has praised his songwriting as “An absolutely stellar combination of upbeat alt-folk that’s mesmerizing and radiates talent.”
