Toshio Hirano May 30, 2009

Toshio Hirano was born in Tokyo in the 1950s and embraced everything American, including American popular music. As a teenager he became interested in bluegrass and country music. San Francisco has been his home since 1986 and he plays regularly in cafes and bars around town. The deep romantic nature of country music, its' tales of trains and cowboys and broken hearts continues to sustain Toshio's imagination and art.