Kenny Kosek

KENNY KOSEK is one of the most recorded fiddlers in America today, having been the featured soloist on hundreds of albums, soundtracks and jingles. He can be heard on recordings by James Taylor, Jerry Garcia, David Byrne, Chaka Kahn, Willie Nelson and John Denver. He has been a frequent guest player with the Late Night Band on Late Night With David Letterman. Kenny’s compositions have been used in the documentaries The Way West, The Donner Party, Harlan County USA and the Broadway musicals Big River and Foxfire, NBC;s Another World, CBS's Guiding Light and Fox’s Kirby Kids. His most recent CD, Angelwood, received critic acclaim from The Daily News, Bluegrass Unlimited, and The Village Voice, and his work in music instruction has been prolific, spanning over three decades. Kenny’s movie credits include, They All Laughed, The High Lonesome Sound, and The Stepford Wives. Kenny’s Broadway credits include: The Robber Bridegroom 1977, Platinum 1980, Play Me a Country Song 1982, Foxfire 1983, Big River 1985, Jerry Garcia on Broadway 1987 and Footloose 1998. Off Broadway: Feast Here Tonight 1990, Das Barbecu 1994, That and the Cup of Tea 2001, A Celtic Christmas 2002, Lost Highway 2003, Picon Pie 2005 and Almost Heaven 2005. Kenny wrote and, along with John Goodman and Citizen Kafka, performed in The Citizen Kafka Show on WBAI FM, New York City 1981-1991. He contributed to the National Lampoon 1988-89 and is a writer of liner notes for a variety of artists.

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