John Steinbeck, Jack Kerouac, Hermann Hesse, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Knut Hamsun, Walt Whitman, Anton Chekhov, Milan Kundera, Ayn Rand, Charles Baudelaire, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Edward Abbey, Louis L'Amour, BEN WEASEL & DEE DEE RAMONE...
"Local folk hero... heartfelt, poetic lyrics will strike a chord with the socially and politically aware as well as the lonely and broken-hearted."
-Pulse of the Twin Cities (2005) *******************************************************************
"In a land of 10,000 Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan wannabes, Gabe Barnett seems like the most fitting victim to compare to those folk icons. But to do so would imply something less than genuine about this fiercely independent, grassroots folk singer. He embodies the spirit of the wandering troubadour, to be sure, but there are no gimmicks or mimicry to his music. When he sings, he stands up tall and raises his eyebrows toward the ceiling, projecting his words into the room with the unabashed earnestness that so many indie-folk kids are trying desperately to achieve. Barnett has stumbled onto the key that could unlock and then unravel the whole neo-folk movement: If you want to seem sincere, you have to mean it. He works as a full-time musician, surviving off the meager profits of his songs*, traveling with a guitar on his back, so when he sings about the evils of consumerism and the search for freedom, his words carry weight. In true West Bank folk-singer tradition, catch him gigging at clubs like the 400 Bar and the new Acadia Cafe before the wind picks up and carries him away." -City Pages(2009) ***************************************************************
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*there are no profits. my CDs & records are always FREE.
dude, i keep missing the shows! I am leaving for NY on monday and i've been meaning to catch one before i go, sun-off-a-bridge. Ima do my damndest to make the hootenanny on sunday!
Hey Gabe! It was great playing with you at big Vs! We really like your stuff. Good to meet you-looking forward to seeing you around : ) Lets play together again
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
We are reuniting, for good!!!! It all kicks off with the first ever Hamline Midway Fest in the absolutely beautiful Newell Park in the north end of the Hamline Midway neighborhood. (right where Fairview Ave. ends at the Pierce Butler Route)
The festival starts at 11 am and Pocahontas County goes on at 6:30 pm on the mainstage.
We will also be playing the Festival After Party which is being held at Half Time Rec. over on Front Street in St. Paul. The After Party costs $5, starts at 8pm and PC plays at 11pm.
We are beyond excited to be returning to the stage together and hope to see as many of you out there as possible!
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