Kerry Rutherford: singer-songwriter, guitar, vocals, recorder, ambient instruments.
She is joined by whoever will jam with her at any particular time and year. The most frequently available musician is Felix Moxter on viola, who has played with Kerry since late 2002. Jon Gauthier joined on bass for several years but is now living in Arizona. The slide show features photos of others who have played live and on the CD and some who jammed with Kerry before she moved to Indiana.
Influences
I am influenced by writers and musicians who speak the truth, universal or personal, in a creative way.
musically:
Back in the day: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane (not starship), Leonard Cohen.
These days I am inspired by: Beth Orton, Mia doi Todd, Teddy Thompson, Joan Osborne, Lucinda Williams, Rikki Lee Jones, Lunamarys, Massive Attack, mewithoutYou, Theivery Corporation, Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, and lots lots more.
Sounds Like
The music is all original with an eclectic sound hard to categorize. Kerry brings together a talented group of musicians to present this collection of straight ahead rock and roll, hooky pop, psychedelic jams, soul-searching folk and techno protest songs. You will hear not only acoustic and electric guitar, bass and drums, but viola, harmonica, recorder, concertina and even a crystal singing bowl.
Kerry Rutherford’s intelligent songwriting shines in this collection of songs rich with guitar work and ably accentuated with the viola, harmonica and percussion of the five-member Kerry Rutherford Band. She mentions Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger Service as early influences, which can be heard in everything from the vocals to the way the songs are built. Fort Wayne Magazine, December 2007, p. 26
Sometimes, no matter how intelligent an artist is, he or she has to push from another level entirely to really connect with the listener. Some might say it’s writing from the heart, or maybe just letting the muse do her thing and letting the music come naturally. The bottom line is communication. When Kerry Rutherford and her impressive recording crew assembled to put together Lost Again, the pieces definitely fell into place, allowing the singer/songwriter to explore positives, negatives and emotional gray areas alike with instrumental firepower to back up her unwaveringly honest, searching lyrics. Excerpted from Whatzup review by DM Jones, November 15, 2007
Buy the new CD, Lost Again directly from me on my website or listen to two minute clips of all the songs and then buy it from CD Baby here: Lost Again on CDBaby for $11.99 (regular CD mailed to you).
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Kerry Rutherford writes songs, plays guitar and sings. She is accompanied by whoever wants to jam with her at any particular moment in time. Felix Moxter, on his viola, has graciously played with the group since the beginning, around 5 years ago. Jon Gauthier, now living in Arizona, jammed on bass for several years, contributing his excellent bass chops.
Rebirth is a live extended version. with added crystal singing bowl at the beginning played by Linda Swarts. Musicians on these live recordings are Felix on viola, Jon on bass, Kerry on guitars and vocals, Houston Smith on drums and Duane Eby on effected guitar. It was an honor to work with such talent.
Chara River is the title track from Kerry's first CD, released in 2002.
This slideshow includes pictures of many people who contributed to the upcoming CD, directly or indirectly. Slide the cursor over each photo to see the caption.
.... greetings from afar !!!! 1.6 minutes between classes and i thought of you for 1.4 of them ... call ya this weekend !!! Play and Love and Share !!!
I kind of lost touch with those two. Try the Happy Savage email to get a hold of Luke. happysavage@happysavage.com We just got back from a Convention in Seattle (Norwescon). It was great but, I am sure pooped. Take Care, Troy
Thanks Kerry, I changed my password, but wasn't sure how to delete that messages that someone else sent. Thanks for tipping me off. Hopefully this will pevent future spam messages. Forrest
glad to see you're still playin music too. i've got a studio going in seattle as well now too and am doing a bit of producing when i'm not on the road. hope you're great
What a great sounding band Saturday night. It was great to hear you out playing again. I hope you play out more, real soon. Congratulations on both the poetry book and the CD. What an accomplishment. Tom Tempel
WOW! I just got my copy of the Kerry Rutherford Band! what a great CD! I bet it will sell out at the CD Release party.. really well done on the recording, plus lots of good vibes and energy. I will be rocking along in my car for the next few weeks to it!!!! thanks Kerry!!!!
Happy Birthday coming up. I am about 10 days away from baby #3, Mae...hopefully she holds out for the full moon. I trust you are well and blessed, congratulations on your new album. ~the gang
