Chris Buhalis

Born in Detroit, singer/songwriter Chris Buhalis opted for the rambling life he sang about in his warm Americana songs. Years of wayfaring, from Alaska to Texas with plenty of points in between, influenced his 1998 debut, Kenai Dreams, a roots-folk set with a wandering spirit sung in a dusty Midwestern croon. Buhalis' heroes loom large in his world, most notably political folk icon Woody Guthrie and Americana legend Townes Van Zandt, the latter of whom made a guest appearance on Kenai Dreams' title cut shortly before his death in 1997. Since then, Buhalis has performed an annu...