Adlin & Appleford

Bio:

Rich Adlin & Mark Appleford's songs are a mix of roots and rock, both energetic and contemplative. Roots music is woven into catchy songs with clever lyrics. The result is music that is new and fresh- but soaked in tradition. From the Blue Ridge to Dixie and the Delta, to Beale St. to Bourbon St. Beer & whiskey chaser vocals and a gritty brew of acoustic and electric music are stirred into songs that each have their own flavor. Rich Adlin plays lead acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, and fiddle. Mark Appleford is the lead vocalist, harmonica player, and rhythm guitarist. Often, Adlin's fingerpicking and slide guitar blends with Appleford's harmonica, guitar & voice- transforming the time-honored folk/blues tradition into their own concoction. Backed by a variety of instruments from banjo & brass to pedal steel & piano, each song is distinctive. Like their music, their lives have taken twists and turns. Their collaboration started in Knoxville in 2001, and continues with Rich still in Knoxville and Mark in Asheville, North Carolina- where he plays solo shows and is a member of "The Other Guys", an electric jam collective. Adlin and Appleford's history and music are "All Over The Place", the title of their most recently released CD. It has been receiving local and national airplay, as well as excellent reviews. One of the tunes, "Three Rivers Rambler," was a semifinalist in Nashville's 2006 International Songwriting Competition. Their first CD, "Jaundice Bitters", received very complimentary reviews and was played on several radio stations (locally and nationally). As Dirty Linen magazine described it, Jaundice Bitters "leaves us wanting more." "All Over The Place" is the response--and it is receiving airplay and praise regionally and nationally as well... For booking information, please contact The Adlin & Appleford Band through this myspace page, or you can e-mail Mark Appleford at: www.mark_appleford@hotmail.com (note the underscore between the first and last name). CD's available at www.cdbaby.com/aappleford and www.cdbaby.com/aappleford2 ..

Member Since:

June 23, 2006

Members:

Rich Adlin- lead and rhythm electric, acoustic & resonator guitars, banjo, backing vocals. Mark Appleford- lead vocals, harmonicas, rhythm acoustic and electric guitar. Thad Brown- drums & percussion. Sean O'Connell- mandolin, fiddle, concertina. Bruce Johnston- acoustic & electric bass. The Reverend Doctor Allen Smith- producer, recording engineer & spiritual guru.

Influences:

Influences & favorite artists in no particular order: Bob Dylan, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Nick Drake, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, B.B. King, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry, Sam Carr, James Carr, Cephas & Wiggins, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Little Walter Jacobs, Buddy Guy, Otis Redding, Gov't Mule, Woody & Arlo Guthrie, Leadbelly, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Keb Mo, Jayhawks, Charlie Musselwhite, Wilco, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, Golden Smog, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Scott Miller, Mount Pilot, Cutch Tuttle & Hound Dog Hill Boys, Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Terry Reid, Cream, The Band, The Allman Bros. Band, Grateful Dead, Paul Westerberg, The Replacements, Memphis The Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Wolfmother, Jet, Ten Years After, Robin Trower, Tom Waits, Byrds, Gram Parsons, Flying Burrito Brothers, CSNY, Jim Croce, Greg Brown, Simon & Garfunkel, Pink Floyd, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Blues Traveler, John Mayall, Peter Green, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Stevie Ray & Jimmie Lee Vaughan, Kim Wilson, Elmore James, John Hartford, Corey Harris, Widespread Panic, The Radiators, Bob Marley, Lowell George, Little Feat, Delbert McClinton, Sonny Boy Williamson 1 & 2, Big Walter Horton, The Graverobbers, Shiftless Rounders, The Clash, R. L. Burnside, Lightnin' Hopkins, Bill Frisell, Robert Earl Keen, Guy Clark, Grandpa's Stash, Eric Clapton, Blind Faith, Traffic, North Mississippi All Stars, Jimmy Cliff, Paul Pena, The Red Devils, Elliott Smith, Clem Snide, Kings Of Leon, Toots & The Maytals, Toots Thieleman, Tim & Jeff Buckley, John Hammond Sr. & Jr., Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Jimmie Rodgers, Blue Mother Tupelo, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Zappa, Junior Wells, Big Bill Broonzy, Slow Blind Hill, Makia Groove, The Coral, Love, War, The Meters, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, King Curtis, King Crimson, Sonny Rollins, Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Sugar Blue, James Cotton, John Hiatt, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, The Gourds, Kathleen Edwards, Lola Mullen, Medford's Black Record Collection, Jolt Wagon, Willie Nelson, Mickey Raphael, Tift Merritt, Hank Williams, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, The Meat Puppets, Menage, Ray Charles, The Everybody Fields, Deford Bailey, Andra Suchy, Gomez & Lester Bowers.

Sounds Like:

Adlin & Appleford

Record Label:

Unsigned, but songs are copyrighted through BMI.