“…a wildly gifted musician, Bill Burke plays the Warr
Guitar, an eight stringed instrument which allows him to play multiple
parts at the same time. That requires discipline not to mention dexterity,
but he pulls it off gracefully on “Where’d Our Ball Go?” now
in it’s second printing.” - Dave Richards, Erie Times
News.
“Bill Burke plays the guitar like most people play the piano…the
notes ripple from his instrument in a harp-like manner, yet the unmistakable
guitar sound is still present.” - Karen Gardner, Frederick
News-Post
"A new master of the 8 String Warr guitar...” – Robert
Silverstein, Music Web Express 3000 http://www.mwe3.com
"Trey Gunn is no longer the only Warr guitar player in town. Bill
Burke from Maryland has also proven himself quite adept on this monstrous
instrument as well... [but] Bill’s music is more than just for fans
of the stick and Warr guitar. He has a flair for melody and composition
as well as improvisation..." - www.progressiveears.com
“Bill has the ability to create compositions which transfix
the listener…” - Erie Times-News
"Burke’s seemingly minimalist leanings — arpeggiated chords that radiated from his instrument, sometimes over a looping rhythmic motif — had an urban sophistication that blended in with this space. ...the audience was coolly patient — one almost expected snaps instead of claps — savoring Burke’s currents of music that gently played over the skin. " - Cross Currents, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bill’s music can be heard nationally and internationally on stations
as diverse as NPR (NYC and Echoes), Australia’s FretNet, Siberia’s
Penguin Radio, The Netherlands’ Radio Xymphonia, WKMHD (Portland,
OR) and numerous others. |