Heysek Twins (CZ) & Elijah Wald (US)

Heysek Twins (CZ) support - dirty blues - two thirds of the band called Band of Heysek. Elijah Wald (US) Guitarist and singer Elijah Wald was born in 1959 in Massachusetts and fell in love with folk and blues at an early age. Inspired by figures such as Woody Guthrie, Mississippi John Hurt and Dave Van Ronk, he soon began performing publicly. His interest in traditional and world music led him to study ethnomusicology and to a deeper understanding of musical cultures across continents. He began his musical career in the 1970s as a traveling busker - he traveled with his guitar throughout the United States and many other countries. His style ranges between blues, folk, ragtime, swing, country, and also Mexican corridos. He has released several original albums, the most important of which are Milk Cow Blues (1988), Street Corner Cowboys (1995) and Hitchhiking With the Blues (2000). They all bear his typical traits – masterful guitar playing, deep knowledge of the genre and an authentic approach to musical tradition.