featured on "Pearl" 2006 release:
Dave Crossland - vocals, guitar, harmonica;
Antje Duvekot - backing vocals;
Jimmy Ryan - mandolin;
Steve Sadler - lap steel;
Don Anderson - trumpet;
Walt Bostian - trombone;
Marc Hickox - bass;
Mike Piehl - drums;
Ducky Carlisle - engineer, drums on madison rose;
Jim Infantino - producer, synth pads, drum programming
Influences
John Stewart, Mark Knopfler, Richard Thompson, John, Paul, George, Ringo, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Aimee Mann, Odetta, Jimmy Cliff, Julie London, Billie Holiday, Tommy Sands, David Hammond, Seamus Heaney, W.B. Yeats, Galway Kinnell, Wendell Berry, James Joyce, Charles Dickens, Aaron Copland, L.V. Beethoven, Esquivel, Donovan, The Pogues, anybody's name here I didn't call?...
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A dynamic vocalist with solid command over his 1949 Gibson J-45, Dave Crossland is one of the best performing songwriters under the radar today.
Crossland began playing professionally while a college student in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A local favorite, he became a frequent opener for national acts and a regular headliner at The Ark, one of the finest acoustic music clubs in America. Finishing college with an honors thesis on Woody Guthrie, he left for Boston to hit the open mikes and sharpen his craft in its larger community of burgeoning talent. There, Crossland quickly rose "from open stage habitue to headliner" with his peers, Ellis Paul, Dar Williams, Catie Curtis and a few others, to be counted "among the most promising voices in the Boston folk scene" by the Boston Globe.
While his contemporaries steadily worked on growing careers, Crossland's path held different challenges. A witness and caretaker during his mother's prolonged battle with cancer, Dave worked to balance two worlds. The effort greatly affected the direction of his songwriting as well as his life. His rocking 1999 release, Molly's Street, veered sharply from his acoustic roots, and after his mother's passing, he moved to Nashville to record the EP, Fields of Promise, under indie label Appleseed. Both works garnered critical acclaim, but, Crossland reflects, "the experiences of those times made me look at my decisions and the trajectory of my life... I had to get some perspective." Dave put down his guitar, moved back to Boston, and immersed himself in the world of the day job while he quietly found his way to his musical truth.
Crossland's new CD, Pearl, is the harvest of this journey. Recorded at Ice Station Zebra in Medford, Massachusetts, the CD is produced by Jim Infantino (mastermind of Jim's Big Ego) and engineered by Ducky Carlisle (Grammy-nominated Susan Tedeschi'sJust Won't Burn). Guest appearances include Jimmy Ryan on mandolin, Steve Sadler on lap steel, Mark Hickox on bass, Mike Piehl on drums, and rising star Antje Duvekot singing backup vocals. Striking in its sophistication and substance, this freshly acoustic album is a seductive mix of imagery, nuance and grace - a unique, genre-blending body of work that reveals the polished maturity at which Crossland has arrived.
Hey hows it going. Hope is well. I was wondering if you would like to have a free album? You can get it at http://www.megaupload.com/?f=3NNQTYF1 I would love to know what you think
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Hey its Sem thought I would let you know that we have decided to give our entire album away for free on download. We wanted to share the music with as many people as possible. You can get it here:
Dropping by to wish you the best day ever and tomorrow do the same. If you have the means please give a couple of dollars to charity. Be it to fight Diabetes, Asthma, Cancer, Hunger, AIDS, or any other cause that touches your heart. I know of no better feeling than what you feel when you make another person’s day a little better. Bill
Hey, It's Dave Clupper. If I haven't told you thank you for your support yet, thank you! Check out the video below for a live clip shot from Downtown Tulsa with my daughter Ellen. Also, stop by my profile and enjoy a majority of my new record "Letting Go" released earlier this month. If you want to own a copy, look for the Buy Now Button on my profile or to just own a track, visit iTunes by clicking here. Talk soon!
Happy Holidays Dave! We are asking all of our Top Friends to take the lead in signing our brand new Guestbook. We would be honored if you gave us a visit and did so.
Wanted to let you be one of the first to know that our Movie DVD worldwide release is THIS WEEK on our website - www. CrossroadsCafeMovie. com :) That means friends can get a copy TODAY on our website - even before the DVD gets to the retail stores! Yippeeee!
Thanks again for all your encouragement & support and for being a faithful friend! We couldn’t have done it without you! We send LOTS of Love your way! Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!! :)
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