Don Bikoff is an American acoustic fingerstyle guitar player from the greater NY area who is known for his American Primitive and authentic recreations of traditional Delta, Chicago and Mississippi blues music. Don is well known for his Gibson J200 six string in addition to a twelve string and National Steel guitars. He first came onto the music scene in the early 1960s where he began playing in coffee houses and music venues in Lancaster and Philadelphia, Pa. His first album, Celestial Explosion, was released in 1968 on Keyboard Records in New York City and was a compilation of raga influenced and fingerstyle instrumentals with a heavy dose of effects characteristic of the times. Don could be seen on the Ted Mack Amatur Hour playing a cut from the album in May of 1968.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvl38Ofebec).He also haunted many coffee houses in Greenwich Village during the mid 60’s meeting some of the music greats at the time such as Dave Van Ronk, Dylan, Jose Feliciano, Phil Ochs and more.

Having always played local venues through the years, Don then reappeared onto the global music scene in the early 2010’s with a reconnection of his original album into the American Primitive scene. Thanks to Josh Rosenthal, Celestial Explosion was re-released by Tompkins Square Records, which sent Don back on the road with his love for music. His second album, Hallowed Ground, was self- released in 2014 to outstanding reviews by the music press and listeners alike. A short list of some of his venues and performances includes: Union Pool, Troost, Wonders of Nature, Baby’s All Right, all of Brooklyn fame. A few of the many festivals are: The Montauk Music Festival, Hopscotch and more.