Loren Barrigar Email and Phone Number

Loren began playing guitar at the age of four and by the time he was six, became the youngest instrumentalist to perform at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. As a teenager his family band, "The Christophers" toured from Louisville to Las Vegas, opening shows for many country music starts such as Roy Acuff and George Morgan.Loren settled in Central New York and has raised his family while playing on countless recordings as a studio musician and performing in several bands. He spent six years touring Europe and the United States with another fine guitarist, Mark Mazengarb. Loren has performed with a who's who list of acoustic players from Tommy Emmanuel to Laurence Juber (Paul McCartney's guitarist). As a songwriter his melodies have been featured on TV shows such as "ER" and "The Young and The Restless" as well as receiving an International Acoustic Music Award for best instrumental for his original, "Onward". Loren's talents have earned him six Sammy Awards thus far ranging from Best Instrumentalist to Best Recording. Loren is currently based in Central New York and regularly performs locally as well as across the United States.