2008 Augusta Instructor Bio


Week 4
Bluegrass Week
Intermediate/Advanced Bluegrass Dobro

Mike Witcher


Mike Witcher is a resonator guitarist with a long list of credits as a session player and a sideman. Michael has performed with Laurie Lewis, Peter Rowan & Tony Rice, the Witcher Brothers, the Laurel Canyon Ramblers, Dolly Parton, and Sean and Sara Watkins (of Nickel Creek). He’s recorded with Dwight Yoakam, Fernando Ortega, Joan Osborn, and Todd Phillips and for Universal Studios Tours, CMH Records and the History Channel's "History's Mysteries." An experienced teacher, Michael's self-produced instructional book, “Resonator Guitar: Tunes, Techniques and Practice Skills,” has gained world-wide acclaim from fellow slide players and students alike.  www.missyraines.com