Mike Gunther's primitive and patently American music melds fiery lyricism and unusual instrumentation with traditional elements
of country, blues and soul. On Burn It Down for the Nails (Heart of a Champion), the second full-length release from Mike Gunther
and His Restless Souls, Gunther leads a parade of eclectic players as they romp amid the shadows and    flames of his storytelling.
Gunther's First LP Every Dream Thatʼs Dropped and Died (Heart of A Champion 2003) and charismatic live show garnered the
attention of critics with Gunther named “Best Songwriter” in the City Pages annual Best of the Twin Cities issue. The band was
then nominated for three Minnesota Music Awards. In 2004 Gunther recorded and released a split single with acclaimed songwriter
Eleni Mandell.
Gunther, a Montana native who grew up in Minnesota, put his
musical background this way. “I grew up listening to distant AM
and shortwave radio stations and a sparse collection of records
my folks had. The only instrument my mother owned was a pitch
pipe from teachers college. I heard the music of Robert Johnson on
the radio when I was 14, bought a Harmony guitar with a warped
neck at a garage sale for ten dollars and learned to play. My lack
of understanding and left handed instinct lead me to play it up side
down without restringing. I played here and there, hopped freights,
got scared of hitch hiking, became a diesel mechanic, cab driver,
truck driver, carpenter. So here is where the heart lies kissed off,
vagabond and all the time writing songs for myself.
Mike Gunther takes Burn It Down for
the Nails and his Restless Souls cross country and abroad this year
with one eye looking for trouble, the other for mercy.

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