MY BIGGEST INFLUENCES:
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Barenaked Ladies, Indigo Girls, Oreja de Van Gogh, Save Ferris, Frank Sinatra, Emmett Buhmann, Queen, They Might Be Giants, Michael Buble, Simon and Garfunkel, Guster, Woody Guthrie, The muses, and of course MY THREE GORGEOUS GIRLS!:
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My Family!:
Sounds Like
HAVE BEEN COMPARED TO:
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Vertical Horizon
Peter Breinholt
Billy Pilgrim
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THE STORY BEHIND THE TUNES: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Glow-in-the-Dark Galaxy: This song was written a few words at a time during drawn-out teacher meetings. It's about escaping from the mundane to a perfect summer that exists only in a memory in which the unpleasant has been erased by time. I envision an attic bedroom with glow-in-the-dark sticker stars put all over the slanted ceilings and drapes that block out any trace of light. The clock mentioned in the tune is digital with a green display.
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An Apple For Your Journey: When you finally get everything you've always been told you should have, what happens next? This one was started on a napkin during a few slow hours when I was at work as a waiter at the sushi bar in Laramie, Wyoming. The Koreans that ran the place couldn't pronounce my name, so for the summer I worked there I went by "Korku." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dollar's Worth of Duct Tape: Written as a farewell to my camp friends before I left for the mission field to Barcelona. The undecipherable lyrics are disjointed references to sailing, fire, and warm water, and the unforgettable traditions forged and finished on the shores of Bear Lake. Long live the Smooth and Creamy!
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Little Angel: I was commissioned to write a lullaby for my niece Elliona (my little brother's daughter) who was born VERY premature and spent much of her first month in an incubator. The song is actually (loosely) based on a scripture from the New Testament, Luke 16:22, which contains the phrase "...carried by the angels..." Little Angel became the corner stone for an entire lullaby album I recorded for my daughters for the nights I'm away.
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...more coming soon.
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~WELCOME! I'm a singer/songwriter living here in Southwest Wyoming. During the day I am a superhero vocal music director at Evanston High School. I also direct the Evanston Civic Chorus and play rhythm guitar/vocals for a sweet local rock band called "Elevation." The music you hear on this site is the latest of some of my solo recording project, "Glow-in-the-Dark Galaxy. If you like it and want a copy, let me know and I'll send you a CD for the cost of production. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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!BIENVENIDOS! Escribo y canto. Vivo en el sur y el oeste de Wyoming EEUU, donde soy maestro de musica en Evanston High School. Por la noche tambien estoy encargado con el coro de comunidad, y toco guitara y canto en un grupo que se llama "Elevation." Si a ti te gusta las canciones en este pagina, dimelo y te mandare un CD por solo lo que me cuesta producir. Disfruta!
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here's a clip from a recent performance here in evanston...
..Kirk Young Create Your Badge..
Veja Entrevista que dei para o Programa “Repertório Independente”, onde eu falo de minha carreira, minha história e apesar de estar bastante gripado, ainda canto algumas canções.
Para ver este e vários outros vídeos meus no youtube, entre no link abaixo:
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