David Hidalgo (CA)
Latin American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist David Hidalgo is best known as a member of Los Lobos, the Latin Playboys (along with Louie Pérez, Mitchell Froom, and Tchad Blake), and Los Super Seven, a supergroup comprised of core members Ruben Ramos and Rick Trevino. Hidalgo is also half of Houndog, with Mike Halby of Canned Heat.
Hidalgo’s songs have been covered by the Jerry Garcia Band, Waylon Jennings, Bonnie Raitt and others. He has performed in Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival since its inception in 2004, most recently in April 2013 at Madison Square Garden with Los Lobos.
In addition to his work with Los Lobos, Hidalgo frequently plays musical instruments such as accordion, violin, six-string banjo, cello, requinto jarocho, percussion, drums, and guitar as a session musician. Other musicians he has performed with or otherwise collaborated with include T-Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, John Lee Hooker, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Suzanne Vega, Gov’t Mule, Bob Dylan, and Taj Mahal.
David Hidalgo will perform a special set with Steve Dawson at the 2019 Vancouver Folk Music Festival.