Growing up in New Zealand I was always a huge Crowded House Fan, listening to the radio and learning there songs from song books. I have always loved great pop songs and use to stayed tuned everyweek to see my favourite clips on RTR ie Cindy Lauper,Crowded House,U2 , Boy George, Susan Vega.
I started singing country music when I was very young and always loved Pasty Cline,Dolly Parton,Willie Nelson and I use to sing songs with my younger sister Katrina in country music festivals around New Zealand.
I have always had a love of Motown and Soul Music, I think because of the maori influence in New Zeland this is a big part of my roots and taste in music.
I started writing songs in my teens and this was when I discovered artist like Rickee Lee Jones and Neil Finn and Bonnie Raitt. Once I moved to Sydney/Australia in 1995 I discovered Joni Mitchell, The Band, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Shawn Colvin, Daniel Lanois. I fell in love with these singers and songwriters and I think this has had a big infulence on my songs to date.
In recent years I have loved Artists and Bands such as David Grey, Travis, Coldplay, Sheryl Crow, Paddy Griffin and Eva Cassidy.
Jjackie, I hope you have a great trip to Austrailia. I wish I could hear your show at the Basement in Sydney. The Tiny Tin Hearts would appreciate you and your fans support in the online battle fo the Bands Sound Wars. Please vote for The Tiny Tin Hearts at: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/SoundWars/?oid=oid%3A808169
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
I'm working with Billy's dates here in Chicago for October...whatever I can do for you, consider me your "Chicago Connection"!! All in the love for music!!
Keep rocking it my friend! Would love to have you "up here"...!!!
Hey Jackie. Hope its going well over there. Sounds like it. You may like to check out my blogs as I have a lot of stories and put them onto my blog as someone may get ideas for songs. They are my diary and from the heart too.
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