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Live In-Studio: Livingston Taylor

Livingston Taylor
Livingston Taylor

KNBA is an annual sponsor of the Acoustic Alaska Guitar Camp in Wasilla. The camp is devoted to exploring the inner and outer limits of all things acoustic: Guitar Flatpicking, Fingerpicking, Blues, Mandolin, Ukulele, Songwriting, and more. Each year incorporates National and International star instructors.

Highlighting this year's Acoustic Alaska Guitar Camp instructor's was Livingston Taylor! Liv came to KNBA's Afternoon Music show for a live conversation with volunteer host Wigi Tozi talking about the camp, his career, and more!

Livingston Taylor Bio
Livingston Taylor’s career as a professional musician has spanned over 50 years, encompassing performance, songwriting, and teaching. Described as "equal parts Mark Twain, college professor, and musical icon, Livingston maintains a performance schedule of more than a hundred shows a year, delighting audiences with his charm and vast repertoire of his 22 albums and popular classics. Livingston has written top-40 hits recorded by his brother James Taylor and has appeared with Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, and Jimmy Buffet. He is equally at home with a range of musical genres - folk, pop, gospel, jazz - and from upbeat storytelling and touching ballads to full orchestra performances. In addition to his performance schedule, Livingston has been a full professor at Berklee College of Music for 30 years, passing on the extensive knowledge gained from his long career on the road to the next generation of musicians. Liv is an airplane-flying, motorcycle-riding, singing storyteller, delighting audiences with his charm for over 50 years.

Loren’s been on the Radio in Anchorage for 40 of the 50+ years he's lived here. Since the mid 80's he's worked with Anchorage radio stations including KWHL, KFQD, KKLV, KHAR and KMXS. His passion for programming a station and the 'Triple-A' radio format began in the early 90’s which led to him to help establish the format on KNBA when the station signed on in 1996. When not on the radio hosting a music show and interviewing local and national music acts, he may be hosting a stage at the Salmonfest music festival, carving a snow sculpture during Fur Rendezvous, on a road trip adventure, or hanging out in his hometown Anchorage.