Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Son House, Bob Wills, The Spinanes, The Pixies, Elvis Costello, Robert Earl Keen, Gillian Welch, Lyle Lovett, John Hammond, Rory Block, Selena, Chavela Vargas, Tom Russell, Patty Griffin, and Mary Gauthier
MORE:
Thalia (mostly from Amor a la Mexicana), Elvis Crespo, Skip James, Son House, Booker White, Mississippi John Hurt, Uncle Dave Macon, John Fahey, Jimmy Rogers, The Fendermen, Dolly Parton, The Carter Family, Mance Lipscomb, The Revrend Gary Davis, Stefan Grossman, Leo Kottke, Charlie Patton, Honeyboy Edwards, THE ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC, David Dondero, Mississippi Fred McDowell, The Dixie Chicks (Thank Heavens for Dale Evans!!), Lucinda Williams, Carla Bozulich, Loretta Lynn, Wanda Jackson, Rosie Flores, Steve Earle, Joe Ely, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Doc Watson, Furry Lewis, Nina Simone, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine and yes...DEVO, The Pixies, Elvis Costello, Stevie Wonder, Talib Kweli, The Neptunes/N*E*R*D, maybe a little Kanye West..I'm sure I could go on...
Current Favorites: The Books, and The Little Country Giants
Sounds Like
George Jones, Merle Haggard, Jerry Jeff Walker, and John Hammond dutifully taking their estrogen pills while practicing their yodeling.
Emily Herring has been playing and performing music for most of her life. She released her first full-length CD, My Tears Will Be Relieved, in April of 2006. And she's just finished a new EP entitled, "The Cat, Beaver, Bee". Her single, "Has Country Gone to Hell?" has spent 10 weeks in the top ten of Neil Young's Songs of the Times website. Another single of hers, "Doc Bronner" was also featured on Shut Eye Records' The United States of America vol. 4. Recently, Emily's had the pleasure of performing at sevral music conferences and festivals, including the Midpoint Music Festival, and Folk Alliance.
Whether she's moaning out the blues, or belting out criticism for our National politics and Music Row, one thing is certain... Emily Herring will keep you listening.
"Her playing is what seals the deal... a mean Delta feel complete with the slide guitar."- Jason MacNeil, Pop Matters Magazine
"It's refreshing to hear something so out of the ordinary for a change."
- J.R. Oliver, Ear Candy Magazine
"Authentic and original and Emily Herring is echoing country's past for future generations!"
-Laura Turner Lynch, Kweevak Magzine
"Emily Herring weaves songs out of a bluesy country fabric that is so much a part of Central Texas. In a sea of sound-alike singer/songwriters, Herring demands to be heard."
-Phil Bailey,Ink 19 Magazine
"Herring is an original voice doing extraordinary things in the simplest terms... A big plate of Texas Country with a side of Delta Blues."- City Beat, Cincinnati
"Maria Muldaur singing delta blues & country. Dirty and gritty, damned if she don't get it done."- Hybrid Magazine
"You'll hear hints of Merle Haggard and Lucinda Williams in this tattooed, bespectacled blues-country artist's work. Go on and slide up and down that guitar neck with your bad self, Miss Girl."-Nancy Ford, Outsmart Magazine
"The songs are minimal and simple, yet they are glorified by their authentic representation of the old-country troubadorian spirit." -Ryan Hoffer, Shut Eye Records
Howdy Emily! I wanted to drop you a note to thank you for taking the time to accept us as your friend, and listening to our music. We appreciate the gesture and are grateful that you enjoyed our tunes enough to add us to your community of friends. After all, having people connect with our music is why we do this. I hope you'll come by often to say hello and let us know what's happening with you, and when you have a spare moment, please visit our brand new webpage at www.crosstimbersbluegrass.com there you can listen to more of our music and find out more about us. Feel free to sign the guestbook! (And if you have any ideas about how we could improve the webpage, be sure to let us know)
All my best and thank you again, Matt (the bass player) Cross Timbers
Greetings from Cork City, Ireland! Great songs you got here... Give us a shout if you ever travel to Ireland You may dig our song "Double-Parking (on Music Row)" True story!
Just keep up the real music!!!! Not a big fan of female sangers, but you're right up there with Loretta, Iris, and Connie Smith!!!!!!!! I listen to you as much as I do the Hanks and Gram anymore!!!!!! Love Ya!!!!!!!!Cary "Cooter" Cochran
i know! i just realized that you have a show the same night after i wrote that! damn! good luck to you too at the show. can't wait to see you perform, and hang wit cha at fam night:) see you sunday!
