Chris Dracup

Chris Dracup is a lifelong New Mexico songwriter, guitarist, performer and true original. Inducted into the New Mexico music Hall of Fame in 2024. Known for his soulful vocal style and masterful guitar performances he draws from a wide range of musical styles – the Blues being his home base. His bottleneck slide playing evokes the southern delta tradition and his unique electric blues style is steeped in the classic Texas and Chicago tones. His original songwriting and regular performance schedule have garnered him critical and popular acclaim, earning him an enduring Southwestern fan base. For over four decades he has been active as both a solo artist and as lead guitarist and vocalist with some of New Mexico’s top live bands including The Muttz, The Rattlecats, and Soul Kitchen. His most recent project – Chris Dracup: Funk of the West artfully combines American funk and blues with Afro pop style percussion – keenly orchestrated with the dance floor in mind! The group prominently features West Mali djembe and percussion virtuoso Malé Fainke as well as Chicago blues veteran Melvin Crisp on drums, New Mexico top tier bassist Jose Romero, standout saxophonist Lee Taylor and B-3 organ master and internationally touring keyboardist Brant Leeper. Dracup has been a featured performer at some of the region's top music festivals including SXSW, Telluride Blues and Brews, Silver City and Bernalillo Blues Festivals, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, and is a regular performer at the Albuquerque Summerfest live music series. He also produces the “Enchantment Guitars Blues Under The Stars” summer concert series at the Albuquerque Museum amphitheater, in conjunction with the New Mexico Jazz Workshop. Over his career he has shared the stage with many of the music world's top names. Including opening shows for Taj Mahal, Charlie Musselwhite, Sonny Landreth, Chris Duarte, Johnny Winter, Tab Benoit, Johnny Lang, Joe Walsh, The Kinks, Toots and the Maytals, The Wailers, Shuggie Otis, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Richard Thompson, Leon Russell, The Frank Chewiwie Orchestra, Tori Amos, the Average White Band, George Clinton, and many more... Voted multiple years: "Best Musician" or "Best Solo act" by the Local IQ magazine "Best Blues Artist" by the Weekly Alibi “Top 5 musicians” “Best Vocalist” in Albuquerque the Magazine. “Dracup has a knack for hitting the blue notes others only dream of...” – Weekly Alibi “.... a Bluesmans blues man....” – The Albuquerque Journal For more information, event booking, music downloads and performance schedule please visit:  www.chrisdracup.com or www.facebook.com/chris.dracup Dinner and cocktails starting at 5:30 pm. Showtime is 7:00 pm. Reservations highly recommended.