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Owen Roberts

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Where We’ve Been
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Where We’ve Been
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Released: Jan 1, 2007
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General Info

  • Genre: Folk / Indie / Rock

    Location Berkeley, California, US

    Profile Views: 28827

    Last Login: 9/30/2012

    Member Since 6/29/2005

    Website www.owenrobertsmusic.com

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ....Biography.. .. .. Born in San Francisco and raised in Berkeley a generation into the free speech movement, Owen Roberts' songwriting has been called "a gritty, folksy acoustic melange that manages an edgy side." Since moving back to the west coast after five years in New York and two in Italy, Owen has been playing as a duo both locally and on the road with lap steel guitarist Greg Peters, aka the Doghouse Brewer, creating a sound much larger than the size of the band. .... Influenced by Manu Chao's multi-lingual songwriting, Xavier Rudd and Ben Harper's swampy lap steel guitar, Nick Drake's thoughtful lyrics, Leo Kottke's fingerstyle guitar and Sam Cooke's soul, the duo slides smoothly from gritty and hard hitting to mellow and whimsical. .... While living in Brooklyn in 2007 Owen released Bay to Maples, an independent bi-coastal collaboration with an old friend, guitarist and cellist Yair Evnine. They recorded the record in Oakland, San Rafael, San Francisco, Tivoli (NY) and Brooklyn. The songs on the record came from Owen's experience moving from the Bay Area out to New York where he lived both upstate on the Hudson River in the small, progressive town of Tivoli and in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood. .... From 1999-2002 Owen lived in Bologna, Italy where he became fluent in the language and began writing songs in Italian. Singer songwriters Fabrizio De Andre and Francesco Guccini came to influence his songwriting as much as Bruce Springsteen, Leo Kottke and Mark Knopfler had earlier on. He played shows around Bologna and Southern Italy and collaborated with the Bermuda Acoustic Trio to record a few songs at their studio in Modena. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    ..Live:.. Owen Roberts- Guitar, Vocals.. Greg Peters- Slide Guitar.... ..On the Album:.. Owen Roberts- vocals, guitar.. Yair Evnine- bass, guitar, cello.. Greg Peters- slide guitar.. Megan Slankard- vocals .. Steve Dekrone- drums.. Joel Behrman- horns .. James Greenfield- percussion.. Elijah Tucker- drums

  • Influences

    Manu Chao, Xavier Rudd, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Fabrizio de Andre, Mark Knopfler, Michael Franti, Leo Kottke, Bad Religion, Beck, Andrew Bird, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Francesco Guccini, Rev. Gary Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, The Waybacks, Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Outkast, Hieroglyphics, Nick Drake, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Silvio Rodriguez, Caetano Veloso, John Butler, Nellie Mckay, Dan Bern, Wood Brothers, Beck, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Bell Biv Devoe, Led Zepplin, Alicia Keys, Devotchka, Ben Harper, Wilco, the Black Keys, White Stripes, Brad Barr, the Decemberists,

  • Sounds Like

    Manu Chao, Xavier Rudd, Paul Simon, Ryan Adams, Van Morrison, Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens, Leo Kottke, John Butler,

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  • Kevin Rowe

    I can't wait to move to the USA this summer!

    In my excitement, just thought I'd message you to say hello!

    Take it easy, and see you in the US (maybe while I'm touring) :o)

    2 years ago
  • Giles Winterton


    Hi Owen Roberts, thanks for being a friend.




    3 years ago
  • Long.Haul..OpenMic.

    THIS SUNDAY


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    3 years ago
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    3 years ago
  • Brandon

    Your stuff kicks ass..come give a listen...Its low grade but real...

    3 years ago
  • Brandon

    Yo You sound great..break a let to-night

    3 years ago
  • Long.Haul..OpenMic.

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    3 years ago
  • Lora Dawson



    cheers!

    3 years ago
  • Long.Haul..OpenMic.

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    3 years ago
  • Evening Post

    great performance and fun to play with. hope to do it again..


    ryan

    3 years ago
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