Guy & Billy 

Guy Van Duser and Billy Novick have been performing together since Valentine's Day, 1976, when they played for a "live" radio broadcast from Passim coffeehouse in Cambridge, MA. The duo's unique sound - combining Guy's spectacular finger-style guitar with Billy's soulful clarinet- has enthralled audiences all over the world. Career highlights have included numerous appearances on the PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION show, a twenty-minute interview with Linda Wertheimer on NPR's "All Things Considered,", eight duo recordings (as well as nine individual recordings), film and soundtrack performances (including the theme for PBS' "Antiques Roadshow"), and concert performances throughout North America and Europe. Their "New Pennywhistle Album" won the NAIRD (National Association of Independent Record Dealers) award for "Best Instrumental Album of the Year."

Please go to the  Upcoming Performances page of this website to see where Guy & Billy will be appearing in the near future.

Critical acclaim for Guy Van Duser and Billy Novick:

"smooth-struttin' jazzx and smokey blues... a rare fusion of emotion and intellect..." -Montreal Gazette

"Riveting echoes of an earlier jazz era..."- Washington Post

"...a moving performance that combined exquisite beauty with a blues feeling..." Manchester (England) Evening News

"Guy...has practically invented a finger-picked guitar style, closer to jazz piano than guitar..."- Boston Globe

"Billy Novick...had he lived in the 1930's, would be a legend."- Boston Globe

"...a sound so full, it's hard to believe only two people hold the stage," Calgary Herald