Redefining the word eclectic, acclaimed multi-instrumentalist David Lindley combines American folk, blues, and bluegrass traditions with elements from African, Arabic, Asian, Celtic, Malagasy, and Turkish music, all with an expansive, playful approach that is as irresistible as it is virtuosic. "Mr. Dave's" unique performances feature a wild array of stringed instruments including Hawaiian lap steel guitar, Turkish saz, Middle Eastern oud, and Irish bouzouki, not to mention his uncanny vocal mimicry and demented sense of humor. A southern California native, David has been smashing musical barriers throughout his four-decade career, from the psychedelic Middle Eastern experiments of his world music rock band Kaleidoscope to the reggae grooves of El Rayo-X (along the way, he's also been a deft sideman to everyone from Jackson Browne to Dolly Parton). David is also known for his work with percussionist Wally Ingram, with whom he recorded his most recent album, the outrageous Twango Bango III. Adventuresome, incendiary, totally unique . . . and we haven't even begun to attempt to describe his outfits yet!