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Bing Futch
Alternative / Americana / Electroacoustic

Be like the reed and bend with the wind!



ORLANDO, Florida
United States

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Member Since31/01/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.BingFutch.com
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The Dulcimerica Video Podcast

Bing Futch - Kokopelli Rising Preview

Mountain Dulcimer - Episode 86 - Dulci-More 14 Pt. 1

Mountain Dulcimer - Dulcimerica 68 - Folsom Prison Blues

Dulcimerica 41 - Burnin' Love

Dulcimerica 40 - People Are Strange

InfluencesKate Bush, Sparks, Midnight Oil, Madness, Peter Gabriel, T-Bone Burnett, U2, movie soundtracks, musical theater
Sounds LikeNone of the above
Type of LabelMajor


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
19 Feb 2010 19:00
Dicey Reilly’s Irish Pub St. Cloud, Florida
20 Feb 2010 19:00
Dicey Reilly’s Irish Pub St. Cloud, Florida
14 Mar 2010 14:00
Central Florida Folk Langford Park Concert Series Orlando, Florida
19 Mar 2010 19:00
Dicey Reilly’s Irish Pub St. Cloud, Florida
20 Mar 2010 19:00
Dicey Reilly’s Irish Pub St. Cloud, Florida
26 Mar 2010 11:00
Ohio Valley Gathering Lexington, Kentucky
27 Mar 2010 11:00
Ohio Valley Gathering Lexington, Kentucky
28 Mar 2010 11:00
Ohio Valley Gathering Lexington, Kentucky
16 Apr 2010 20:00
Dulcimers On The Green Central City, Kentucky
17 Apr 2010 20:00
Dulcimers On The Green Central City, Kentucky
24 Apr 2010 18:00
Private House Concert Atlanta, Georgia
7 May 2010 19:30
Fresh Aroma Coffee Bar Deerfield Beach, Florida
18 Jun 2010 8:00
Summer NAMM Show Nashville, Tennessee
19 Jun 2010 9:00
Summer NAMM Show Nashville, Tennessee
20 Jun 2010 8:00
Summer NAMM Show Nashville, Tennessee
20 Jun 2010 9:00
Kentucky Music Week Bardstown, Kentucky
21 Jun 2010 8:00
Kentucky Music Week Bardstown, Kentucky
22 Jun 2010 8:00
Kentucky Music Week Bardstown, Kentucky
23 Jun 2010 8:00
Kentucky Music Week Bardstown, Kentucky
24 Jun 2010 20:00
Kentucky Music Week Bardstown, Kentucky
25 Jun 2010 8:00
Kentucky Music Week Bardstown, Kentucky
5 Jul 2010 20:00
Common Ground On The Hill Westminster, Maryland
6 Jul 2010 20:00
Common Ground On The Hill Westminster, Maryland
7 Jul 2010 20:00
Common Ground On The Hill Westminster, Maryland
8 Jul 2010 20:00
Common Ground On The Hill Westminster, Maryland
9 Jul 2010 20:00
Common Ground On The Hill Westminster, Maryland
10 Jul 2010 20:00
Common Ground On The Hill Westminster, Maryland
11 Jul 2010 20:00
Common Ground On The Hill Westminster, Maryland
30 Jul 2010 11:00
Kentucky Music Weekend Louisville, Kentucky
31 Jul 2010 11:00
Kentucky Music Weekend Louisville, Kentucky
1 Aug 2010 20:00
Swannanoa Gathering Swannanoa, North Carolina
2 Aug 2010 20:00
Swannanoa Gathering Swannanoa, North Carolina
3 Aug 2010 20:00
Swannanoa Gathering Swannanoa, North Carolina
4 Aug 2010 20:00
Swannanoa Gathering Swannanoa, North Carolina
5 Aug 2010 20:00
Swannanoa Gathering Swannanoa, North Carolina
6 Aug 2010 20:00
Swannanoa Gathering Swannanoa, North Carolina
7 Aug 2010 20:00
Swannanoa Gathering Swannanoa, North Carolina
10 Sep 2010 18:00
Bluegrass Creek Dulcimer Festival Evansville, Indiana
11 Sep 2010 18:00
Bluegrass Creek Dulcimer Festival Evansville, Indiana
12 Sep 2010 18:00
Bluegrass Creek Dulcimer Festival Evansville, Indiana
1 Oct 2010 18:00
Winter Creek Reunion Bennington, Oklahoma
2 Oct 2010 20:00
Winter Creek Reunion Bennington, Oklahoma
3 Oct 2010 18:00
Winter Creek Reunion Bennington, Oklahoma
5 Nov 2010 18:00
Heartland Music Festival Elizabethtown, Kentucky
6 Nov 2010 18:00
Heartland Music Festival Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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   About Bing Futch
Bing Futch has been playing Appalachian mountain dulcimer since 1986 and is one of the most high-profile performers of this uniquely American instrument today. Devotees of CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) may recognize him as a founding member of techno-punk trio CRAZED BUNNYZ, which enjoyed moderate success in the underground music scene with college radio and international airplay in the mid to late 80's. In 1999, he founded Americana band MOHAVE, a free-wheeling, good-timing collective of musicians that has performed at numerous festivals and county fairs, played to audiences at venues such as Hard Rock Live Orlando and the House Of Blues at Walt Disney World, and opened for national acts MOLLY HATCHET, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, WRONG and THE CRESTS, all while keeping the dulcimer front and center.

Over the years, he has also worked as a composer of music for film, television, theater, commercials and themed attractions. In 1997, he served as composer and musical director of "Jungle Book: The Musical", which ran for 67 shows in Orlando. He also composed music for The Castle of Miracles at Give Kids The World Village in Kissimmee, Florida.

As a solo performer, Bing displays the same high-energy performances and engaging audience interaction that infuses every MOHAVE show. His original songs are rooted within international folk music, mixing African and Native American rhythms and melodies, blues, bluegrass, funk, jazz, Dixieland, Celtic, country/western, middle eastern and latin influences with original rock and pop grooves. Keeping one foot firmly planted on traditional music soil, Bing explores exciting new territory with the mountain dulcimer and Native American Flute; from acoustic explorations to fully electric soundscapes.

Named "2006 Songwriter of the Year" by the Songwriters Showcases of America with a 2007 award for "Song of the Year" ("Crazy Feels Like"), Bing writes and sings tunes that defy comparison due to their genre-hopping nature and roller coaster approach to subject matter. His clear and expressive tenor vocals alternately whisper and wail from smooth, soulful depths to powerful high harmonies, all wrapped in imaginative arrangements that are as unique as they are catchy and memorable.

After discovering the mountain dulcimer in 1985 while working in parking control at Knott's Berry Farm theme park in California, he quickly transferred to the Dulcimer Shop, which was owned by Bud and Donna Ford. Twenty years of experimenting, practicing, recording and performing went by before he finally got plugged into the mountain dulcimer community. It was an out-of-the-blue phone call from renowned dulcimer player and instructor Stephen Seifert that encouraged him to bring his unique approach into the national dulcimer scene. Since then, Bing has emerged on the festival circuit as a one-of-a-kind performer and an innovative teacher of the instrument.

Bing has performed and taught at a number of festivals including Jerry Rockwell's SEODfest, Roscoe Village Dulcimer Days and Dulcimore in Ohio, the Mountain Music Festival in Manitou Springs, Colorado; Kentucky Music Week in Bardstown; the Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival in Hamden, Connecticut; the Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival in Morris, Illinois; Redwood Dulcimer Day in Bonny Doon, California and the NGFDA Fall Festival at Unicoi State Park in Helen, Georgia, just to name a few.

In August of 2007, Bing became part of MANITOU, an all-star "folk-fusion" group which includes Dave Batti, Robert Force, Bud Ford III, Judy Piazza, Quintin Stephens and Roger Zimish. Their album, "In The Garden of the Gods", which was recorded live in Colorado in the Garden of the Gods, was released in the summer of 2008.

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Bing Futch: Kokopelli RisingBING FUTCH: Kokopelli Rising

The newest release from Bing Futch is a tribal mixture of Native American flute, mountain dulcimer, world drums, vocals and ethereal grooves that evoke mythic imagery and meditative trance.

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Bing Futch: Dulcimer RockBING FUTCH: Dulcimer Rock

Mountain dulcimer like you've never heard it before. This is a collection of tunes ranging from Indian ragas, Native American rhythms and world-beat arrangements to catchy roots and pop-rock dance tracks filled with luscious melodies and stacked harmonies.

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Bing Futch: Dulcimerica Volume 1BING FUTCH: Dulcimerica Volume 1

Bing's first solo mountain dulcimer release features instrumental arrangements of traditional tunes along with some modern originals and American classics.

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MOHAVE: Clear Blue TricklingMOHAVE: Clear Blue Trickling

Bing's band Mohave serves up a uniquely alternative Americana blend of slave chants, Native American rhythms, blues, jazz, country, Celtic and roots-rock styles with pop hooks, timeless stories and electrified mountain dulcimer.

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Bing Futch: 70mmBING FUTCH: 70mm

Described as "an electronic theater-hopping experience", this instrumental album by Mohave founder Bing Futch is a freewheeling excursion through a sonic landscape of moods, memories and magic.

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22 Jan 2010 03:27

Don't mention it. Isn't it...?! I've fiddled with it since I was about 13. My father played and made me a custom one... nice. Sounds like they would. I am... so far. Hope you are as well. Have a blessed weekend.
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19 Jan 2010 22:40

Love what I'm hearing. Your music is so refreshing. I play the autoharp myself. I know it's quite different from the dulcimer but I can definitely appreciate a beautifully strung instrument. And, I just have to say I love the do. Hope you and yours have a wonderful and eventful New Year. 
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17 Dec 2009 21:25

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17 Dec 2009 21:25

I had never heard of you until today.  I stumble across one of your vids on youtube.  I figured I would see if you had a myspace acount.  And, here you are.  I love your music.  What else can I say Im impressed.  I play the dulcimer as well, but you really play the dulcimer.  thanks for sharing your music with the world.

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4 Nov 2009 17:57

Hey Bing! Long time no talk! How are things going with you? I see your going to be in town at the end of the month! I'll see if we can get it set up to come see you! I hope all is well!  Sarah
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