Just me and
my guitar ~ banjo ~ harmonica ~ dulcimer; some flailing digits, and a reaching
voice.
Influences
(In no particular order....) Joni Mitchell, Skip James, Will Oldham, Vetiver, Bill Callahan, Bob Dylan(duh), Elliott Smith, Pixies, John Fahey, Captain Beefheart, Eric Bachman, Townes Van Zandt, Jackie-O Motherfucker, The Handsome Family, Billie Holiday, Josephine Foster, Michael Hurley, Cocorosie, Jack Kerouac, Iron and Wine, David Crosby, Hedy West, Akron/Family, Junior Kimbrough, Joanna Newsom, Six Organs of Admittance, Mississippi John Hurt, Miles Davis, Karen Dalton, Spires That In The Sunset Rise, Neutral Milk Hotel, Sylvia Plath, Elizabeth Cotton, Wilco, Pete Seeger, Tom Waits, American Primitive Vol. 2, Bert Jansch, Doc Watson, etc, etc, etc.
Junior Kimbrough
Josephine Foster
Sean Hayes
Hello,
I just play the songs I've made up for people who want to listen. (And sometimes people who don't want to.) I have been very lucky to get to play at some of Denver's best venues, with some of my favorite local and national/international musicians.
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Some of the venues I have played at are the Hi-Dive, the Larimer Lounge, the Oriental Theater, Old Curtis St., the Ubisububi Room, the Meadowlark, Owsley's Golden Road, the B. Side Lounge in Boulder, and more often than not, my basement. I also performed at the 2009 Underground Music Showcase.
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Some of the local musicians I've had the honor of playing with are singer-songwriters like
THE WHEEL,
LAURA GOLDHAMER,
JACK REDELL,
CALVIN LOCKLEAR,
JOE SAMPSON,
BRITT RODEMICH,
RACHAEL POLLARD, BLUE LIGHT,
and ELIN PALMER. I have also played with more experimental artists like ROGER GREEN,
NUTS + BERRIES, LITTLES PAIA,
and SLIGHT HARP; as well as the americana/rock/folk bands
THE LEGENDARY RIVER DRIFTERS, HERMAN GAUCHE, and DOVEKINS.
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Some national/international acts I've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with are Scottish folk singer/Drag City Records signee ALASDAIR ROBERTS, Anti Records' WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE, S.F. singer-songwriters SEAN HAYES, LAZARUS, and ASH REITER, Young God Records' LARKIN GRIMM, N.Y. experimental guitarist KELLI RUDICK, Fat Possum Records' A.A. BONDY, Tom and Christina Carter as THE CHARALAMBIDES, acoustic guitar master JACK ROSE, Sub Pop Records' TINY VIPERS, and Austin TX rockers BROTHERS & SISTERS.
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I hope to play many more great shows, and need to thank my good friends for their support, and these amazing musicians for being so kind. Thanks for listening.
I'll get there. Just give me some time.
cheers! it'd be great to see you if you can make it up to our show tomorrow night i really dig the picture under the "about me" i think it is on your page
i Have some spare time today right around the time you get up so gimmie a call when you get up!
I posted a link to my friends friends band....thought youd dig it and thought that your voice could do a similar singing style...i really dig the lost at sea song
yeah, i only barely managed to get last thursday night off of work myself! i agree that we most definitely need to set something up again with the three of us.
