Johann Helton is a composer/guitarist/bassist and engineer residing in Boise, Idaho. In a distinct and varied career spanning three decades he has established himself as a musician respected by audiences and peers alike. The Idaho Statesman has described him as “…one of the area’s long-loved guitarists”. He performs widely as a solo artist and travels around the country performing with the 1960’s folk group The Highwaymen (as the only non-original member). Performing highlights of 2005 included a headlining appearance at Lincoln Center for their Roots of American Music Festival and a featured slot at the World Folk Music Association annual celebration in Washington, D.C.. A partial list of credits displays his breadth of accomplishments: 4 solo albums, appearances with the Smothers Brothers, Richie Havens, Luciano Pavarotti, Sally Field, the Boise Philharmonic, Opera Idaho, Jim Nabors, Nancy Griffith, Roger McGuinn and the Darkwood Consort. He is an alumnus of the University of Idaho, the Hochschule fuer Musik und darstellende Kunst (Salzburg, Austria), the Accademia Chigiana (Siena, Italy) and Boston College. He has served on the faculties of Boise State University, Albertson College of Idaho, and Northwest Nazarene University. He was named the Childbloom Teacher of the Year in 2004.