Chris Hersch (born 1982, in

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) is a

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-based guitarist. From 2000–2004, Hersch attended the

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, where his teachers included John Abercrombie,

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, and Steve Lacey. He also studied banjo and

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. From 2004 to 2012, he taught guitar, banjo, and music at schools in the Boston area. Also during that time, Hersch served as Chair of the Guitar Department at

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. From 2010 - 2016, Hersch joined

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as the lead guitar player and toured with them in America and Europe. He won Best Americana Act of the Year from the

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and Independent Artist of the Year from the French Country Music Awards. In 2014, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine selected Girls Guns and Glory in "Ten New Artists You Need to Know". Hersch currently teaches lessons at Powers Music School and out of his private studio. He is also the founding member of the Honky Tonk Trucker Jazz and Western Swing band Chris Hersch & The MoonRaiders. Hersch is also co-founder of Say Darling, a rock and roll, blues, and soul band featuring Celia Woodsmith] of Della Mae.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hersch, Chris 1982 births Living people American folk guitarists American male guitarists Musicians from Pennsylvania People from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male musicians