Bing Futch
Using Appalachian mountain dulcimer, Native American flute, ukulele, and assorted digital stomp boxes, Bing Futch celebrates traditional and modern music with passion, humor, and boundless energy. As a nationally touring solo performer, he's headlined at The Walnut Valley Festival, The Florida Folk Festival, Old Songs Festival, Indiana Fiddlers Gathering, Carolina BalloonFest, and Common Ground On The Hill.
He's enjoyed a career as both folkie and rocker, first with post-punk act Crazed Bunnyz in 1986 and later in 1999 as co-founder of the Americana rock band, Mohave. As a solo artist, his music has been featured in film, video, and theatrical productions. He also contributed music to the soundtrack of The Castle of Miracles attraction at Give Kids The World Village in Kissimmee, Florida.
As an endorsing artist for Folkcraft Instruments, Bing's written a number of books for them, including the best-selling Method For Beginning Mountain Dulcimer. He’s also worked with V-Picks to develop a pick specifically to improve mountain dulcimer performance. This collaboration resulted in both the “Bing” Lite and “Bing” Ultra-Lite models.
Bing keeps a busy schedule of performances, workshops, and production that includes shooting episodes of Dulcimerica, a video series on YouTube that’s been viewed by millions of people worldwide and is currently in its 16th year. His new album, Remain Seated Please, features a theme of mental health awareness, and all of his work can be found on Patreon at Patreon.com/BingFutch.
Bing enjoys rollercoasters, cooking, gardening, and lives in Orlando, Florida with his wife, Jae, plus a menagerie of rescued critters.
