Conrad Ford
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Genre: Country / Experimental / Folk
Location Seattle, Washington, US
Profile Views: 58644
Last Login: 3/3/2011
Member Since 3/21/2005
Record Label Tarnished Records (U.S.) Glitterhouse (Europe)
Type of Label Indie
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..........CONRAD FORD: Secret Army.... A collection of stories detailing battles for hope & companionship. Woven from the perspectives of lone travelers, felons, and family men - their execution sways from folk-ish, Townes Van Zandt-like ballads to fuller Flying Burrito Brothers-inspired, laid-back country rock. .... .."A disturbingly beautiful and absorbing collection of songs." - Seattle Weekly.... "The kind of disk that belongs in your stereo as the rain slides down the window and the darkness of autumn midday sets in. It flows slow and deliberate." - Sound Magazine.... "Secret Army is one of those albums that you just can't stop listening to. This isn't alt-country or some other lame country-fried affectation. It's storytelling, and it's beautiful." - The Stranger.... "As you can tell there is little room for a hoe-down on this record, whilst its tales of life and depression remain bleak there is something magnetic about the sound & lyrics. Fans of Eels, Iron & Wire & Sparklehorse will find plenty here to discover." - Americana UK.... "It attaches itself to you like a blowing grit, gets under your nails. It’s hobos riding rails; a little prayer before a meager meal. Conrad Ford might have just made quite the timely album." - Three Imaginary Girls.... ....Purchase.. from ....AMAZON...., ....CDBABY...., and ....iTUNES......... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .... ........ ....CONRAD FORD: Don't You Miss Yourself.... Inspired by the big skies of western film director John Ford and the stark characters of cinematographer Conrad Hall, this is a soundtrack for the lonesome - downtrodden country songs of romance & loss. Mixed by Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Band Of Horses, The Shins)..... ..Top 50 NW Albums of 2006 - Three Imaginary Girls.... "Conrad Ford have crafted an album of delicate beauty that rejects the hustle, bustle and dubious delights of the big city." - Americana UK.... "Perfectly suited to the approaching winter weather, it will help see you through the cold, dark months." - Performer Magazine .... ....Purchase.. from ....AMAZON...., ....CDBABY...., and ....iTUNES..... .... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .. ....ABOUT.... It was during one of Seattle's rainiest summers in recent memory that the outlaws started to creep into Conrad Ford's country-tinged tales. They came by way of the real-life adventures of the band members and their families - mental health crises at a youth detention facility, running a weight room at a minimum security prison, tax evasion and imprisonment of a longtime friend. Andy McAllister – also a freelance film editor – was editing a death-row movie on a isolated farm on Bainbridge Island when he began humming a majority of the songs found on ..Secret Army... But rather than turn on the reel-to-reel to begin recording the base tracks as a lone crooner (as he did on their debut release ..Don't You Miss Yourself..), McAllister rallied his bandmates Jordan Walton (pedal steel, omnichord, banjo), April Sather (Wurlitzer, melodica, glockenspiel, accordion, trumpet) and percussionist Nathanael Butler to first put the skin and muscle into the skeleton songs as a unified bunch. They handed the reels over to producer/engineer Tucker Martine (The Decemberists/Laura Veirs/Jesse Sykes) to mix. Conrad Ford (named after big skies of western film director John Ford and the stark characters of cinematographer Conrad Hall) have released their second full-length ..Secret Army.., on ....Tarnished Records......... Conrad Ford have opened for Eef Barzelay (Clem Snide), Jason Isbell (Drive-By Truckers), Firewater and Holly Golightly. .... ..Conrad Ford t-shirts, cd's & artwork in our store here... .. -
Members
Andrew McAllister - vocals/acoustic & electric guitar/harmonica/clarinet.. Jordan Walton - guitar/baritone/banjo/omnichord 100&200/pedal steel/vocals.. April Sather - wurlitzer/organ/trumpet/accordion/piano/melodica/vocals.. Nathanael Butler - drums/percussion .. -
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The Sound of Bass Day includes an afternoon of Workshop/Clinic Sessions presented by master bassists Doug Johns (Cleveland OH), E Pruitt (Seattle, WA), Pennal Johnson (Chicago, IL), Randy George (Seattle, WA), Michael Norwood (Jacksonville, FL), Jeff Morgan (Tacoma, WA) and Lawrence Hightower (Olympia, WA) followed by a concert featuring the artists.
Playing Conor Byrne tonight!
Hello,
New tracks up on the site this month from Dropkick, Little Tybee, The Os and Uncle Jeff and jolyl good they all are too so please check them out.
Happy listening
Pleased to meetcha on Myspace!
Hello again,
This month we mostly have Catie Curtis (with a Richard Thompson cover), Lindsay Fuller and The Cheap Dates (and who amongst us isn't?), Josh Fix with a track from the well-titled album This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry and the rather lovely Red Rooster.
Happy listening
Nice to meet you...Yers Punky...
Nice songs here.
Cheers for the add.
Hey Conrad Ford - Thanks for the friendship!