Don Forsyth - guitar
Diane Forsyth - vocals/bass
revolving drummers some of which include(d)
Shannon Reynolds, Billy Spaulding, Ron Carnell
Friends we are lucky to play with from time to time:
Daddy Treetops - guitar, vocals, mandolin, bass, PIEano.
Greg Roberts - guitar, vocals, mandolin, bass, lap steel
Billy Reed - piano, organ, vocals
Influences
Neil Young, Tom Waits, Dylan, Lucinda Williams, PJ Harvey, Steve Earle, The Pixies, Loretta Lynn, Grandaddy, Sparklehorse, Howlin' Wolf, our friends.
Sounds Like
that music player thingy in the upper right hand corner.
It was a hot day today in my little studio, and I needed something to get the adrenaline going, so I played your "Shake You Down" album. THen I played it again. And again. Three times -- I just didn't want it to end. And I realized: a) it's such a solid album! I hope it gets reissued and distributed all over the world some day. b) the song "shake you down" had always been overshadowed, for me, by the rest of the album, but I now realize it's a GREAT song. Eerie, lovely vocals... a strong awareness of the times we are in... and a wicked extended instrumental ending. c) Are you guys working on a new album? I hope so!
WOODFEST 09 Woodstock's 40th Anniversary Party in Oklahoma An array of top '60s tribute bands August 14-16, 2009 at WoodFest '09. (www.woodfest09.com) Uniting Musicians and Fine Artist for World Peace. WoodFest Productions Event Details: WoodFest '09 Music & Arts Festival August 14-16, 2009 The Washita Hideaway Davis, Oklahoma I-35 (exit 51) and Hwy 77, NE corner Website & Ticket info: www.woodfest09.com
In early October I wrote one of my latest songs called, “Wall Street Bail Out Blues.” Within four days of writing it, a video crew captured me playing it on the street at Seattle’s Pike Place Market and posted their video on YouTube. That video has now reached the attention of a writer for The Wall Street Journal who is writing an article about those who have written songs about our tough economic times. His article will be published this week and I’m excited to read it.
Who knows where this might lead? Call me an optimist but I have a feeling that this could mean that a few more seconds of that elusive fifteen minutes of fame might be coming my way.
It ain’t the cover of the Rolling Stone but it’s not every day that a writer from a major worldwide news outlet seeks me out to talk to me about my songwriting. That’s a huge validation of my efforts at staying true to my vision. I must be doing something right.
Happy New Years to all of you. How is Lucy? Laina is coming home from Anchorage on Jan. 7th. Yeah, and Cassie will be back from California. It'll be like Christmas.
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