Thad Beckman
(Portland OR)


Photo by: Henk Berwers at the Folkwoods Festival in Eindhoven, Holland, 2001

Performance Dates

Friday, June 2

Also Blues Guitar Workshop Faculty

A professional musician for more than 25 years, Thad Beckman has paid his dues on the dusty roads which run from California to New Jersey and  points in between. His finely-crafted original songs are the story of life, the voice of modern America...from the growling delta blues of the Deep South to evocative contemporary folk...bound by the common thread of experience gleaned from the road. You can hear it in his voice....he's been there.  As a guitarist, Thad Beckman has been hired by Bo Diddley, The Shirelles and Earl Thomas. As a bandleader he soon found himself sharing the stage with such renowned artists as B.B. King, Albert Collins, James Cotton, The Band,  Emmylou Harris,  The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks. 

           "Beckman plays an engaging blend of folk, singer-songwriter and blues music. Not everyone can pull off such a combination, but Beckman has chops, writing talent, a big personality and a bag full of true stories which all dovetail for a cool show.”  ( Jim Beal, San Antonio Express-News)

For more information on That, visit www.thadbeckman.com .