Overboard/Good Books/Halloween Bride/One Good Deed
Caroline Brooks - Producer, Vocals, Mandolin, Banjo
Adam Warner - Drums, Percussion
Brian Kobayakawa - Bass
Gregg Lawless - Dobro
Christine Bougie - Lap Steel
Mitch Girio - Engineer, Mixing
Richard Benoit - Mastering
I Fell Asleep In My Clothes/Bob Dylan Dream
Mark Kelso - Drums
Denis Keldie - Hammond B3
Nurit Suzana - Vocals
Scott Cooper - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Influences
Current Listening:
Little Feat - Little Feat
Al Green - I'm Still in Love With You
Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up
Kris Kristofferson - The Silver Tongued Devil & I
Hall & Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette
Van Morrison - Veedon Fleece
Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark
Joe Henry - Blood From Stars
Rosanne Cash - The List
Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons
Stray Cats - Rant 'N Rave
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Always up for: The Jayhawks (been crowded in the wings), The Blue Shadows (it seems lucky to me), Jackson Browne (how long have i been dreaming i could make things right/if i closed my eyes and tried with all my might), Paul Westerberg (things i don't want to tell you but i have to...now), The Beatles (two of us riding nowhere), Lucinda Williams (did you love me forever, for those three days?), Warren Zevon (i was staying at the Mariott with Jesus and John Wayne), Otis Redding (these eyes of mine don't fool me), Bob Dylan (i used to care but things have changed), Nick Drake (why leave me hanging on a star), Paul Simon (home, where my music's playin'), David Mead (i got a name that's hard to remember), Sam Phillips (when we open our eyes and dream we open our eyes), Josh Rouse (under the cold blue stars), Squeeze (this summer we pull all the sheets off the bed), Jude Cole (slower than a slow dance/on a hot summer night), Loudon Wainwright III (the sad is i'm so damn happy), Wilco (all my lies are always wishes), pat mAcdonald (cooler than ice cream in the mouth of a debutante/hotter than hells angels at altamont), Caroline Brooks (we shared these three chords...), Scott Cooper (i invested in faith, no payoff kept me on my knees)
NEW RELEASES
~Two songs co-written with Kirsten Jones will appear on her upcoming album The Mad Mile, which has already received press (see the No Depression blog), and also includes Kevin as a featured guitarist, working with producer and alt-country legend Gary Louris of The Jayhawks, whose resume also includes work with the Dixie Chicks, Lucinda Williams, Rick Rubin, Joe Henry and Maria McKee. Look for the "making-of" video soon!
~2005 CCMA Independent Female Artist of the Year Lisa Hewitt has recorded the Sheremeta/Zarnett song "For The Moon" for her upcoming release Fearless.
~Canadian band Longshot has recorded the Sheremeta/Zarnett song "Summer's Reign" for their Road to Redemption CD - and released it as their first single!
~I've written liner notes for upcoming releases by Caetano Veloso (20th Century Masters), Steve Earle, Nina Simone, Styx and Chris de Burg (Green Series). Invest as your taste allows.
OLDIES
I don't so much live in the Toronto area as I pace, sleep, play guitar and don't answer the phone there. Sometimes I don't remember picking up the guitar, yet there it is in my hands. Occasionally, strange phrases arrive with music and we go on little adventures, explorations, expeditions. Don't say splunking.
My dad owned a cassette of James Bond themes, and mom had Neil Diamond's "The Jazz Singer". Ever heard the scat version of "Diamonds are Forever?" Neither was played much, so I was left to my own devices. Blues as a teenager - anything and everything. Have you heard Skip James? Yeah! Drifted through Clapton to The Band and Dylan, and singer-songwriters, Jackson Browne, Paul Westerberg, Paul Simon, but always catchy pop tunes in the mix.
I was in a band called "The Complements" that perhaps sounds familiar. I tend to be recognized by people I've never met and meet the rest for the first time repeatedly. The C-Ments (a nickname I am inventing right...now), did make their way around southern Ontario, some radio and tv, and got some neato reviews:
"...strong writing avoids the sappy cliches that bogs down lesser breakup discs." (NOW MAGAZINE)
"...five originals that are definite gems, whether you base your criteria on songwriting or performing. Kevin's voice is undeniably one of a folk singer - melodic but gritty, clearly passionate about the words he is singing." (BEING THERE MAGAZINE)
"...glimpses of a young Dylan are evident on "Just Another Sad Song" where Zarnett's vocals find solace. The songwriting also maintains center stage with catchy choruses and thoughtful insight." (SOUL SHINE MAGAZINE)
Maybe you did hear about us after all? We actually had three sets of original material, plus a whack of covers to play. I was such a taskmaster. Was?
Do I really accompany other artists? Think of me as a musical coaster, that keeps your songs from ruining a nice table. No, that's no good. Musical mustard, that leaves a yellow glob in the corner of your mouth. Even worse. Talk to Kirsten Jones, Gregg Lawless or Howard Gladstone and ask them to come up with a good analogy for what I've done to their music. They are crafty folk. I have always wanted to be some kind of musical pudding though.
Some people say my songs sound like Paul Simon (mostly based on height similarities), The Wallflowers (based on weight), Blue Rodeo (based on geography) and Tom Petty (we both use the same recipe for homemade body wash: part old spice classic, axe snake peel, and something that gets spots out). But what do they know? Certainly not as much as you.
RANDOM NOTES
Alongside Kirsten Jones, recently participated in Oh Susanna & Friends at the revered Hugh's Room in Toronto, also featuring Sarah Harmer and Jim Cuddy, and performed at Canadian Country Music Week's Songwriter's Cafe in Winnipeg alongside Lisa Brokop. Other performance highlights include opening for Jim Cuddy (Mississauga Waterfront Festival), Corb Lund (Magna Hoedown), Brampton Folk Festival, Barriefolk, as well as various local tv & radio appearances.
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