Grammy-winning Mike Dowling digs deep into the musical bag of American roots guitar, favoring the melodic Piedmont style of acoustic blues masters like Mississippi John Hurt and slide great Tampa Red. Bottleneck blues, vintage swing, ragtime and originals played with grace, wit, and dazzling dexterity. In the words of the UK’s Folk Roots magazine: "Mike's singing and guitar playing are as natural as oak cask fermentation leading to a heady brew that is truly pure of spirit."