LOREN BARRIGAR

It is rumored that Loren Barrigar was born with a guitar in his hands. His mother will not confirm or deny.

At the age of 4, Loren stunned his parents by picking up his father's guitar and announcing he wanted to play "In the Mood" with his dad. His dad humored him until Loren explained to his dad that he could take either the rhythm part or the lead, whichever he preferred.

Guitar lessons were quickly arranged and 2 years later Loren played the Chet Atkins hit "Yakety Axe" for thousands of country fans at the Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tennessee, the youngest guitarist to appear on that stage.

During his childhood in Nashville, Loren studied wth Jimmy Atkins, Chet Atkins older brother, a long time member of the Les Paul Trio.

A touring career followed shortly after, with Loren, his brother and father appearing in Nashville, Las Vegas, and venues along the way, with George Morgan and other country stars. 

Since settling in Central New York, Loren has been very involved with studio recording, as well as performing continuously with bands in the region.

Loren has worked on his writng skills. His work has been broadcast on the TV series "ER", and was recorded on a Christmas compilation CD with BB King and Patti LaBelle.

As co-founder of the Guitar League, in Central NY, Loren has helped to produce a popular concert series featuring world class performances by guitarists Tommy Emmanuel and John Knowles, both awarded the Certified Guitar Player by Chet Atkins, Stephen Bennett, Laurence Juber and National Fingerstyle Champion Bob Evans. Loren has performed duets with these guitarists to standing ovations.

Loren is currently writing and recording two record projects, a solo CD, and a Barrigar Brothers CD with his brother Kevin.    

KEVIN BARRIGAR

Kevin was born ninth in a musical family. His musical talents were evident early as a singer and entertainer, as he performed Elvis impersonations at the age of six for large audiences at local festivals.

Kevin went on to share the stage with brothers Loren, Paul and Brian in their family band The Christophers. Since then, Kevin has performed with many musicians, including local fiddle great Hal Casey, and Joe Whiting.

As lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player for the NY Southern Tier Country band, Lesego, Kevin entertertained for country music star Sheri Austin.

Recently, Kevin has performed with Australian fingerstyle guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, and Grammy winning singer/songwriter Terri Hendrix, in South Texas. The performance with Terri Hendrix was a song that Kevn co-wrote with his brother Loren, and was recorded at a songwriter's retreat.

Current perfomaces by Kevin include his own vocal-accoustic guitar single show, and the Barrigar Brothers duo with his brother Loren, with Kevin swapping vocals with Loren and playing guitar nad bass. 

Others recordings by Kevin include a record wtih Lesego, titled "Dancing with MIss fancy" with half of the music written by Kevin.

Currently Kevin is currently writing and recording with his brother Loren for their first Barrigar Brothes CD release.