Alan Barrington
Ken Bryan – Bass/guitar/vocals.
Ken is a North Carolina native, and currently lives in Charlotte N.C. Most of Ken's musical life has been focused on the bass guitar, performing in east coast bands and doing studio work. Ken released his first CD as a solo artist, First Descent, in December 2003. One song from the CD, River Flow, was selected for inclusion on the Dennis Wilson Tribute CD included the spring 2004 issue of Endless Summer Quarterly, the top Brian Wilson and Beach Boys fan magazine in the US.
---Martin Putnam - Drums/vocals
Martin Putnam is a native of Greenville, SC. He has been a professional musician for more than 30 years as a percussionist, lead vocalist, songwriter, and recording artist. Martin’s passion for music inspired a long-time friend to write an award-winning book with Martin as the main fictional character titled Beethoven in Paradise. He currently lives in Rock Hill, SC with his wife, dog, and two cats.-----
------ Eric Berthold - Lead guitar -
Eric started playing at age 8, taking private lessons from Charlie Woods, a jazz guitarist in Greenville, SC. During High School he studied guitar and music theory at the Fine Arts Center under Steve Watson, an LA session guitarist. Eric continued his music education at Winthrop University in South Carolina.
Influences
My father Murrell Barrington, Hank Williams, Ray Charles, Smokey Robinsons, Dan Fofelberg, Michael Franks, Keb Mo, Miles Davis.
Alan Barrington first came on the scene in the 1980's with the single, Old Age. That compilation LP (Maranatha Seven) was released by Maranatha Records. It featured Richie Furay of the group Poco, Leon Patillo of Santana, and singer/songwriter Bob Bennett. Barrington’s single, Old Age, received extensive radio airplay throughout the US and Canada. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barrington’s Looking for a Novel, is his second effort since the 1998 release of Good Wood his debut CD. Barrington’s time has been well spent with four tracks from this album receiving critical praise from the Suwannee SpringFest (Live Oak, FL), Minnesota Folk Festival, MOVA Arts Festival (Guntersville, AL), and Song Door International Songwriting Competition. He also is a regular at the Charlotte Symphony Summer Pops Series. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Looking for a Novel is a blend of inspirational songs with lulling melodies “Bluebird Café; cheeky lyrical gems with bluesy swaggers “Kitchen Technician”; and touching, heartfelt pieces with disciplined instrumentation “No Father, No Mother.” Barrington has the ability to sing a tune and write a song that paints such a specific moment in time. This artist is sure to make his mark as a triple threat- songwriter, singer and storyteller. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Finalist 2007 Song Door International Songwriting Competition,
Honorable Mention 2007 Song Door International Songwriting
Competition,
Finalist 2006 Song Door International Songwriting Competition,
Honorable Mention 2006 Song Door International Songwriting Competition,
National Finalist 2005 Alabama MOVA Arts Festival,
National Finalist 2004 Minnesota Folk Festival,
National Finalist 2004 Suwannee Spring Festivals at Live Oak Florida,
National Finalist 2003 Suwannee Spring Festivals at Live Oak Florida,
3rd place 2003 NSAI–Charlotte, NC Songwriting Competition ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Hey Alan,<br /> thanks for checking in! I'm doing fine, thanks! Glad to hear your giging on a steady basis now!?. Congrats! Would love to hear the band!!!<br />Hello to Julie for me! <br /> Love always,<br />Steven
Have to catch your next date, I'm playing at Summit in Davidson tonite with Rick Edmiston, mandoline! Yippie - so glad to be back at it! I gave you a good word at the open mic at the Fret this morning and really hope you have a great nite there. I know they will love you all. Hey to Ken - he'd appreciate that my son and I got our butts handed to us kayaking on the New River a couple weeks ago... more stories for another time!
How is everything out there??? I dont come on this thing a whole lot. Thanks for everything you and Julie do for us. It is really appreciated. Hopefully we can get out there again sometime soon. It's so pretty out there.
Great seeing you at NSAI the other night. I look forward to getting to know each other more and helping each other any way we can along our musical paths.
