New CD "Come Out Of The Rain":
Leigh Humes - Rhythm guitar and vocals
Steve Humes - Lead guitar, bass, mando, mandolin, mandola, percussion
Dan Walsh - Dobro
Gary Tussing - Cello
Gary Brudos - Keyboards and Grand piano
Leigh Humes, Tampa Bay area singer/songwriter and guitarist was born in Memphis, Tennessee and has lived in the Tampa Bay area for most of her life.
On Nov. 13, 2009 Leigh released her new CD entitled "Come Out of The Rain" which is co-produced by her husband and music partner, Steve Humes. The title song "Come Out of the Rain" was written by request of The Spring of Tampa Bay - an area shelter for victims of domestic violence. Leigh wrote and performed the song live at their annual candle light vigil.
Leigh began her life-long love affair with music when she was just a few years old. She owes her interest in music to her mother who was a dancing teacher owning five dance studios along with her father who was an artist. Some of Leigh's fondest early memories are of the grand productions her parents put on in and around Memphis which included her father's hand made and painted set designs and props. Leigh staged her own mini productions performing for her friends, parents and other relatives. Before long Leigh found herself on stage too, performing Glow little Glow Worm and Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend at age five. Later Leigh joined a Junior High School band and sang as a back-up singer.
When Leigh was twelve years old, she picked up a guitar for the first time when her father purchased a $25.00 K-Mart special. This bargain guitar's strings were so far from the guitar neck fret board that playing it was difficult at best. Never-the-less she played it till her fingers bled and continued playing it until her family moved to Tampa and she acquired a more player friendly Aria guitar at an area flea market.
Leigh began writing songs soon afterward. To date, Leigh has written well over one hundred songs all of which have been driven by emotion and borne from the heart.
Leigh's earliest musical influences were Carol King, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Brenda Lee, Nat King Cole, Lana Contrel and Peggy Lee. Remarkably, Leigh had no formal instruction and learned to play guitar by ear with guidance from friends she's met along the way. Leigh also performs locally with James Hawkins' and The Cold Harbor Band as well as with her husband in a duo around the greater Tampa Bay Area. Leigh's style has been coined as the place where jazz, country and folk meet.
Deux mois après la sortie de leur premier album « 10Y », le groupe Mary’s Dream crée un des événements de cette fin d’année en vous invitant à la soirée « Mary’s Dream@Home (Web Live Session) », le 17 Décembre 2009 à 20h50, un concert diffusé en direct sur le site Internet www.marysdreamtheband.com.
Leigh, I'm sorry I missed your show in Jax. last week. Hopefully Ron explained. I've gotten to hear some of the music from you new CD and LOVE it...... I hope y'all will be at Barberville next weekend. Again GREAT job on the CD. Mary
It is a pleasure to have you as my my MySpace friend… I find your MySpace page, your talent and your enthusiasm for music pleason’ to many… I welcome you’re other MySpace friends to visit my MySpace page that I’ve dedicated to my admiration of many talented guitar playing musicians of many styles… Stop by check it out and leave a comment if you like… Thanks Ken…
Hope you and Steve have a great show up in J-ville! Thanks for the comments. I'm honored that a great bunch of guys and musicians were willing to back me by being my band.
Hey, nothing to be anxious about - the songs sound great! I love the percussion arrangements. You and Steve sound wonderful as usual, so that's not new to me. Don't think I've ever heard 'Change' - good song!
didn't forget you... but kept forgetting your card when I would go to the library to get online! lol I enjoyed the concert so much more because of you... I love to laugh!!! You have a beautiful voice... looking forward to the new one... i will definately keep in touch...
We will try to get over next year, I am recording my debut album next month so it will be pretty exciting. So I'll be busy working hard to try and get people to buy it. :)
