I usually play duo shows, most often accompanied by one of these fine musicians
Andi Obieglo (piano, accordion, guitar), Felix Leitner (guitar, dobro), Robert Hasleder (mandolin, dobro, Weissenborn, banjo) or Robert Oberbeck (guitar, vocals, percussion)
I also love playing with my band The Troublemakers.
The new album was recorded in Nashville, TN. with:
Joe McMahan - guitars, cavaquinho
Dave Jacques - upright bass
Bryan Owings - drums, percussion
Jen Gunderman - piano, organ, accordion
Richard McLaurin - lap & pedal steel, mandolin, vocals
Dave Coleman, Claire Small, Mack Starks - vocals
Influences
Townes van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Dave Alvin, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin, James McMurtry etc.
And then I guess there's Hemingway, Robert Frost, David Gates, Larry McMurtry, Raymond Chandler ... those kinds of boys.
Sounds Like
I've been compared to Steve Earle, Chris Knight, Fred Eaglesmith, Tom Waits, James McMurtry ... and I guess I can see the similarities.
"Songs shimmering beautifully with ambiguity ... brilliant lyrics" Rolling Stone/Germany
"Sharply drawn flesh & blood-characters. A songwriter with boot-dirt authenticity" Miles Of Music/USA
"Europe's premier Americana artist" Rootstime/Gelgium
"If voices were highways, Markus Rill's would be gravel ... like Steve Earle, Tom Waits, and Lucinda Williams, Rill excels at songwriting." PureMusic/USA
"He could teach those guys in Texas a few lessons" Village Records/USA).
"Markus Rill has a Texas-style Americana growl shaken (not stirred) into the dusty dirt road of his guitar playing" Northwest Folklife/USA
About Markus Rill:
Markus Rill's songs will move you and make you think. This German-born, Texas-schooled and Nashville-refined artist is the genuine article. His one-of-a-kind sandstone voice, rough-edged mix of rock'n'roll, country, folk and blues and his concise lyrics have earned him acclaim from artists as diverse as Tom Waits, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bonnie Raitt, Ray Davies of The Kinks and Robert Smith of The Cure. His passionate and no-frills performances have won over audiences in the USA, the UK, Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands.
Markus Rill's last three albums topped the EuroAmericana Chart, a number of his songs have won prestigious awards and he's the only German artist on the renowned Blue Rose record label, home of songwriting icons like Kris Kristofferson, Steve Earle and John Hiatt. Three of Rill's songs have been featured in American independent movies.
And yet, despite his success in roots music circles, Rill's name is hardly a household commodity. That may be partly due to his refusal to commercialize himself and his music, partly to the corporate music industry's inability to sell anything other than assembly line product.
If you like honest, hard-hitting, handmade music, do yourself a favor and check out Markus Rill.
Rill has shared the stage with Townes van Zandt, Dire Straits co-founder David Knopfler, Tom Russell, Chris Knight, Jason Ringenberg, Hazeldine, Steve Wynn, Hal Ketchum and countless others and recorded with Duane Jarvis, Fats Kaplin, Steve Conn, Dave Jacques and Bryan Owings.
Awards:
Winner International Songwriting Competition Stocking Stuffer 2009
1st prize winner International Narrative Song Competion 2007
International Songwriting Competition finalist 2005, 2006 , 2007 and 2008
Top Ten winner UK Songwriting Contest 2008
West Coast Songwriters International Song Contest 2008 honorable mention
South Florida Folk Festival finalist 2007
American Songwriter magazine competition finalist 2006
Unisong Song Contest honorable mention 2006 & 2007
My Dear Markus Rill, I want you to know that your music and your songs are my passion. I am addicted to Markus Rill. There is something that pulls me towards them. Keep it up Markus Rill. Jack PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
"Ich bin" - neuer Song für Quelle Mitarbeiter von B3B1B Unter dem Eindruck, wie in den letzen Monaten, Wochen und auch aktuell mit (ehemaligen) Mitarbeitern der "Quelle" von der eigenen Firma bzw. deren Insolvenzverwalter umgegangen wurde, hat Bach3Barden1Band einen Song zu dieser Thematik geschrieben. Als Nürnberger/Fürther Band sind wir wohl alle in irgendeiner Form betroffen und wir sind einfach fassungslos und stinksauer! Klar ist es vielleicht ein bisschen naiv, aber dieser Song ist für alle (ehemaligen) Quelle-Mitarbeiter als kleiner Abschiedsgruß mit allem Respekt gedacht.
Hört euch den Song mal an, sagt uns eure Meinung dazu und wenn er euch gefällt, kennt ihr ihn ja gerne weiterleiten. Finden könnt ihr den Song hier in meinem Player auf der Seite oder unter www.myspace.com/bach3barden1band diesem Sinne: Lasst euch nicht unterkriegen, ihr ehemaligen Quelle-ianer!
Hey Markus! Vielen Dank für s Anfreunden! Herzlich willkommen!
Du hast fantastische Songs und eine markante Stimme, die genau zu der Musik passt! Bin schwer beeindruckt, denn es klingt alles absolut echt und ehrlich und gerade...da kommen einem Bilder in den Sinn, als wäre man auf den endlosen Highways Amerikas unterwegs und man spürt regelrecht einen Hauch von Texas - man kann beinahe die Luft riechen! Schön, dass es noch Typen wie Dich gibt! Deine Seite merke ich mir und schaue gern mal wieder vorbei!
Moin Markus. Danke für die Freundschaft! Ab dem 13.11.09 gibt es das neue Slow Horses- Album auf dem Markt incl. der Download- Portale. Country & Americana aus Deutschland. Geht denn das? Ja! Am 13.11.09 Record Release Party im American Western Saloon in Berlin!! Wo sonst?
Hey Markus...hope you are enjoying the blessings of fatherhood ! I may be over in your part of the world next spring, more on that later... best to you, Anny
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