Kray Van Kirk

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Kray Van Kirk
 
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"what every singer-songwriter should aspire to"
-Borderline Folk Club, New York

"Every time I play cuts off The Midnight Commander, listeners ask ‘Who’s that?’ It’s Kray Van Kirk and there’s none like him."
-Auntmama 'Sunday Folks' DJ, KBCS Seattle, WA


The Walls of Jerusalem



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May, 2025 - "Kray Van Kirk finally had his show in 2025, his other concert in 2023 had been cancelled due to my having come down with a mild case of Covid. Kray played on two gorgeous Levioras, one a custom 12 string! These are unusual instruments with fanned frets...


Kray Van Kirk


Kray Van Kirk


Member since: 2009-10-17
Home: Arcata, CA, US
Frequently Tours: Coast to Coast
# of Members: 1
Sound Equipment: Available if needed
Main Instrument: Vocals, 6 and 12 string guitar
Other Instruments:
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Style: Varied Acoustic Folk
Content:
Rating: G - PG

Bio

Folk singers often try to one-up each other with obscure details and pastimes. No slouch in that regard, Kray Van Kirk has not one but two obscure distinctions. First, he holds a Ph.D. in fisheries population dynamics modeling. If that’s not obscure enough, he does a spot-on impression of Japan's nineteenth century blind swordsman, Zatoichi.

A fine finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone, Van Kirk obtained his doctorate from the University of Alaska. After five years of living in his...
Lost Lover's Waltz





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