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Ed McGuirl plays acoustic and electric blues and roots music either solo or with longtime cohort Mike Fischman as "Jimmytown Juke" (aka: The Folk Support Group; click on CDBaby icon for their critically acclaimed 1997 CD "Slowly Rollin'"). In addition to "Slowly Rollin'" and his solo project "Ides Of Blue", his songs have appeared on multiple compilation CDs, an NBC documentary soundtrack about hunger issues, a video about homelessness (see below) and an upcoming film "Broken Crayons" which addresses racism in an orphanage. He has also received songwriting awards for "White Shirts/Hungry Children" and "Will The Whisky Win". He has released (2008) a retrospective project re-mastering "Old Maids Of Galway", a 1981 album of Celtic music by the well known Greencastle Band that Ed played in from 1977-1987. (www.myspace.com/thegreencastleband). He was the winner of the local blues act category in the 2005 Motif Magazine Reader's Poll and the 2007 Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll. Ed has also done studio session work for a number of other artists including on John Fuzek's "A Dog's Age" (click on John Fuzek in the Friend's list for more info). He would be a rich and famous blues and roots musician if it weren't an oxymoron!!!
NEW!!! Jimmytown Juke now has a great drummer, Joe Lambiase. Bring your dancing shoes. This band has many grooves from Blues, R&B and Rock to Zydeco, Samba and Reggae!!! Go to www.myspace.com/jimmytownjuke for videos of Jimmytown Juke from Local 121 in Providence, RI on March 25, 2009 (click on Jimmytown Juke In Friends list).
A video on homelessness by Rhonda J. Miller, soundtrack is Land Of Plenty by Folk Support Group, Ed McGuirl and Mike Fischman
John Fuzek and Ed McGuirl - see The Long Walk blog for details
Jimmytown Juke (partially unplugged): Ed McGuirl - resonator guitar and vocal; Mike Fischman-electric bass; Liv e at Common Fence Music's 10th Annual Gathering of Fiddlers and Fishermen 1/17/09 (www.commonfencemusic.org).
Hi Ed, Thanks for playing the Hotel again last night. Nice set with John and then with the band too! Hope to see you guys back soon, Thanks again, Take care, Joann
The Southcoast's only fully independant Americana showcase begins season 3 on May 1.
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The Jethros' CD release 2 bands from WV playing as 1 a high energy New England string band from VT and the hauntingly beautiful indie/americana of RI's Brown Bird at the old Tryworks Hall.
I close my eyes, spin the globe, and pick a random spot Most of the time, to see that place, would cost an awful lot But cost aside, didn't matter, what spot would you pick? To get away, for the day, from the same ol' ...
Hi Ed! Thank you for adding Blackmail Bluesband to your friends. You have great tracks on your profile. Hope you will have a wonderful week. Greetings from Sweden. Blackmail Bluesband.
hey ed, tell mike fischman he was great at the hotel. you were too---but i don't think mike has a website--so if you forget to tell him--maybe he'll see it here. okay, thanks to both you guys for playing, see you soon, frank
Hi Ed, Thanks to you and Mike for playing at the Hotel last night. It was a pleasure hearing you guys. I love how you created your own idea of the drums. very cool!! :) Thanks so much, hope you have a great weekend, Take care, Joann
