DENVER, COLO. (7/7/09) -- Swallow Hill Music is pleased to welcome back Acoustic Guitar magazine's "Most Promising Talent of the Year," Trace Bundy, as he takes their Daniels Hall stage on Saturday, August 15 at 8 p.m.

Trace Bundy must not only be heard, but seen. Trace Bundy is poetry in motion, using harmonics, looping, multiple capos, and his unique banter and stage presence to deliver an unforgettable live concert experience. Trace has sold over 40,000 CDs on his record label, Honest Ninja Music, and has sold-out shows with standing ovations at venues across the USA and around the world. Video clips circulate virally at astonishing speed, with over 3,000,000 views to date.

Born in Austin, Minn., Bundy moved to Buena Vista, Colo. during his childhood, where he first picked up the guitar and started teaching himself Metallica and Def Leppard tunes. He began playing in public in his high school years, mainly Dylan and Cat Stevens covers in the local coffee shops. He went to college at the University of Colorado at Boulder and has been a resident of Boulder ever since. In addition to playing solo, he's made on-stage appearances with Newcomers Home and Derek Webb of Caedmon's Call.

Accolades for Bundy include First Place as "Most Promising New Talent of the Year" and Third Place as "Best Fingerstyle Guitarist of the Year" by Acoustic Guitar magazine (2008) and First Place in the Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Contest at Guitars on the River, Salida, Colo. He will also be performing at Red Rocks as part of the World's Largest Music Lesson on Tuesday, July 28, presented by the Denver Film Society and Swallow Hill Music.

Opening the show is Aaron Espe, a buzz worthy newcomer who was named winner of the 2008 Emerging Artist Contest at the Four Corners Folk Festival.