Description
Bruce Mandel’s acoustic guitar, keen lyrical ear, and intimate honest voice have traveled with him across the country from house concerts to the concert stage. Call it contemporary singer/songwriter, folk or americana, Mandel’s lyrically driven songs are both personal and probing, whether Mandel is writing from his own experience or weaving the ballad of another’s, as in “Irene Kibbe,” about a young Polish emigrant during World War II. Nils Lofgrin was vacationing in Telluride one winter when he heard Bruce performing. After introductions and a little hang, Nils asked Bruce if he could join him on stage. Bruce and Nils played half a dozen tunes together in a very memorable impromptu evening. The co-founder of The Durango Songwriter’s Expo in 1996, Bruce has always believed in the power and magic of song, and is committed to sharing that magic through his music and thoughtful insights into his creative process.