"An old soul write with a young heart. ’This one good thing lets Peirson Ross give it all away’. An unforgetable live experience"! Allison MacNeil, CBC Radio
"When I first quit my day job I spent most of my time going to shows listening for artists that were comfortable being themselves on stage. If the song "played them" I’d give them a demo and thankfully, when it was time to hit the studio I started working with some of my musical heroes on my second record. These gifted folks became good friends and were the ones that kept showing up even when we were living on a shoe string. For this I am very grateful. Am I lucky? I don’t know if I believe in luck. What I do know is that the harder I work the luckier I feel".
To date, Peirson Ross’s players have been comprised of the following hearts and minds.
DRUMS & PERCUSSION
Mark Mariash (Ron Sexsmith, Sarah Slean) - Kit, Temple Blocks, Shakers, Prayer Bells, Key Chimes, Tamborine +++
Craig Halliday (Northern Chorus) - Kit, Shaker, Beads
Jeff Williams (PB&J) - High Hat, Snare & Kick (on Overgrown)
Zach Math (Steam Films) - Prayer Bell
The Faith Corale - Hand-Clapping
Luisito Orbegoso - Kahon "Box", Kit & Percussion
WIND
Julie Taylor (LSO) - French Horn
Josh Williams (Fat Cats) - Harmonica
Rich Howse - Flute & Sax
KEYS
Sean Bellaviti - Piano
Washington Savage (Molly Johnson, The Infidels) - Piano & Rhodes
VOX
Shenelle Morgan (The Faith Chorale) - Vocals
Nevon Sinclair (The Faith Chorale)
Lloyd Lawrence Jr. & Camille (The Faith Chorale)
Peirson Ross - Vocals, BG Vocals
Alex McMaster (Lily Frost, A Northern Chorus) - BG Vocals
STRINGS
Marc-Andre Savoie
(Assistant Concertmaster, Toronto Symphony Orchestra) - Violin
Maury LaFoy (Jann Arden, The Supers) - Bass
Joe Phillips (Gregory Hoskins, Wailin’ Jenny’s, ) - Bass
Lee Hutchinson (Jim Heinimen) - Bass
Dale Harvey (Soggy Bottom Brothers) - Banjo
Kevin Fox (Sarah Harmer, Hayden, Hawksley Workmen - Cello
Peirson Ross (the peirson ross band) - Mandolin, Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Chris Quinn (Foggy Hogtown Boys) - Banjo, Mandolin
Katherine Shipley (Tenzing Norgay) - Cello
Benjamin Bombier (String Beans) - Bass
Jordan O’Connor - Bass
Alex McMaster (Classic Albums Live) - Cello
ENGINEERING & MISC.
Wheels - Sound Board & Theramin
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Influences
Deborah Louise, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Meredith Lindsay, Mahatma Ghandi, Brian Lindsay, Ray Charles, Iron and Wine, Nina Simone, Paul Simon, Plato, Ray Lamontagne, Yusuf Islam, Robby Zimmerman, George Ivan Morrison, Ludwig Van, Thom York, Jim Cuddy, Ennio Morricone, David Gray, Sir Robert McFerrin, Jack Johnson, Joni Mitchell, Snow Patrol, Bill Frisell, Noam Chomski, Jesse May Hill Smith, Leonard Cohen, Ben Harper, Roberta Flack, Robert Johnson, Ella Fitzgerald, JJ Cale, Tom Thompson, Little Feat, Woody Gutherie, Rosenberg Trio, Paul Desmond, Andrea Ruth MacIntyre, Thelonious Monk, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Original Sloth Band, Allman Brothers Band, Ron Sexsmith, Eva Cassidy, The Police, Leslie Feist, Emily Carr, Be Good Tanyas, The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Blue Rodeo, Charles Taylor, Gomez, James Blunt, Otis Redding, The Band, Richie Havens, Taj Mahal, Chicago, Peter Gabriel, Elizabeth Mann Borgese, Dalai Lama, Nick Drake, Siddhârtha Gautama, Beck, Moby, Pierre Trudeau, Aimee Mann, Sarah Polley, Martin Luther King, Paul McCartney, Wayne Gretzky, David Grisman, Keith Jarrett, Sara McLachlan, David Bowie, Jamil al Jabri, Sam Roberts, Nora Jones, Jesse Harris, Kate Fenner, Ken Kesey, J.S. Mill, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Peter Oundjian, Tommy Douglas, Martin Tielli, Bruce Cockburn, Jane Goodall, David Suzuki, John McLauglin, Shakti, Steve Howe, Lady Blacksmith Mambazo, Ron Sexsmith, Maceo Parker, Anne Frank+++
The Peirson Ross Collective
Born in Toronto, Ontario Canada, Ross was steeped in folk music from his youth. His formative years were spent listening to: Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Beethoven Richie Havens, Peter Gabriel and Neil Young.
He went to public school at Lawrence Park Collegiate, when he learned to play the guitar. As a young adult, Ross enrolled in Kings College, Dalhousie to study Literature and Anthropology.
While a university student, Ross began performing in local clubs and coffee houses and was first discovered by John "Wheels" Hurlbut, an engineer who has worked with artists such as James Taylor, The Band, Sarah McLachlan, Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo, Daniel Lanois and U2. Wheels introduced Ross to the studio world and helped him produce his first two records.
Many accounts of Ross have focused on his stories of the homeless and his cross-country adventures as a wilderness guide, but a large part of his enduring popularity is due to his meticulous songwriting, odd guitar tunings, lyricism and soothing voice.
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702-533 Richmond Street West
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CONTACT
Angela Taylor
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Welcome to the new world :-) Still alive and well... just won an international song writing Festival... things picking up... I'm ready to join you on stage again.. for some spontaneous guitaronics... Be well, happy, and peaceful... Bela Ray
Congrats on conquering the Roots charts on I-tunes!!!
That is definitely a place fitting for your music-lyrix-vibez! Lookin forward to getting the Lost ep myself...The trax sound truly classic! Raising my glass to half-full emptiness! Lookin forward to seeyan the next show/jam... Om shanti...
Check out the teaser from my new unreleased album "Perfekt World" due out on March 26th! Videos from my recent performance with Emerson Hart at Blender Theater at Gramercy are also up!
Just wanted to stop by your page, it's been awhile. What's new with you?
I am in the studio recording my 3rd release, Perfekt World, with a street date in late March! Stop by my page then and check out the new music. I would love to know what you think.
hey,, i was at camp onandaga this summer, and they were always playing simone, but when i came home i couldnt find it... i was sad, but now im not. anyways, great stuff, keep it up! =D
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