SOLO:
PHIL CIRCLE--Songwriter/Guitarist/Vocalist/Strange late night experiences•••
WITH A BAND:
LEM ROBY--Bass/Guitar/Vocals/Anything he finds in the closet•••
MARK LESTER--Drums/Or whatever else we ask him to play•••
BARRETT TASKY--Guitar/Mandolin/Keys/Big spliffs/And drinking Phil's beer behind his back on stage with Lem•••
RUBY HARRIS--Violin and cleverly obtuse humor•••
Influences
Pete Townsend, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Duke Ellington, Robert Johnson, Nick Drake, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Celtic Music, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, The Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Luka Bloom, David Bowie, King Crimson, Ravi Shankar, Corky Siegel, William Russo, Tom Waits, John Hyatt, Taj Mahal, Pre-war Blues, Post-war Blues, Classical, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and a thousand more.
Sounds Like
Everyone from Pink Floyd to Frank Sinatra. It's weird the comparisons that people have made. Led Zeppelin if Nick Drake was singing? Better than Dave? David Bowie and Roxie Music. Luke Bloom. A kinder, gentler Jim Morrison. Jethro Tull meets Fleetwood Mac. Okay. Take what you can get.
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Phil Circle is not your ordinary songster picking away quietly on his acoustic guitar in the same old folksy idiom as so many others of this genre. Phil manages to blend elements of jazz, blues, alternative, and even classical, to seamlessly create a style truly his own. Add to this his energetic live performance, and he lands far away from what most people think of when you say singer/songwriter.
Phil Circle started his music career over a decade ago in the Chicago, IL area. After spending several years writing, performing, producing, booking, and managing the rock band Guilty with some success, Phil Circle went solo.
Phil Circle then began working with the world famous blues fiddler, Ruby Harris, in 2003. Ruby Harris has performed in such places as Carnegie Hall, the White House, and the Metropolitan Opera House and in 2003, Phil Circle and Ruby Harris released the live acoustic album Live at the Gateway.
A total of seven releases, and new work always happening, along with an extensive history of touring and playing live, a repertoire of folk, rock, blues, jazz, and well-loved cover songs, Phil Circle has an ever growing career. From performing for Hillary Clinton to his music being played on radio stations as far away as Japan, Phil Circle brings us down a road of constant expansion with his musical and vocal talents.
Currently, Phil Circle teaches private students in voice and guitar, tours randomly, is working on his next release, and is scheduled to play live shows throughout the Chicago area, and has even recently taken up acting at The Chicago Actors Studio. He's held lead roles in two recent plays.
Myspace Backgrounds
Hey, thanks for friending me! I'm just a local who never knew where 2 go so I built this site in my spare time. I also made up a place where we can post events, like local bands' gigs and stuff. Check it out and let me know what you think. The site's address is yourareacode.com. Thanks again!
Howdy Phil! I wanted to drop you a note to thank you for taking the time to accept us as your friend, and listening to our music. We appreciate the gesture and are grateful that you enjoyed our tunes enough to add us to your community of friends. After all, having people connect with our music is why we do this. I hope you'll come by often to say hello and let us know what's happening with you, and when you have a spare moment, please visit our brand new webpage at www.crosstimbersbluegrass.com there you can listen to more of our music and find out more about us. Feel free to sign the guestbook! (And if you have any ideas about how we could improve the webpage, be sure to let us know)
All my best and thank you again, Matt (the bass player) Cross Timbers
hey, thanks for the add! check out my blogs for the best printing prices around....i know you need some merch, i don't see any on your page :) get in touch anytime, i love comments. take care!! kelly
LOL--did you just call me "teach"? Good to know you still have a sense of humor sir. I guess that's better than "the guy who annoyed the hell out of us for a semester back in college." :-) Thanks for the add.
Hi. First let me apolojize because this comment is kind of generic, in that I am basically sending the same message to many of my friends. I want to let everyone know that now on my myspace page there are some banners that you can add to your page. The artwork is by my brother-He is awesome. If you have enjoyed my music please consider adding one of these to help me spread the word. Sincerely, Charlie
Love the tunes! We should get a show together. I'm n Chicago and I book many venues, just trying to connect with musicians I don't know but respect. Keep in touch.
Hey all fans of Phil Circle! Phil is being featured on this week's SoupyGato Show #143, playing now!
There are several ways to listen to the SoupyGato Show – the easiest is to visit our website: www. soupygato. com – or subscribe to the show by visiting http://www. gcast. com/u/soupygato/main -- and it will download to your Itunes, Ipod, etc.
The SoupyGato Show #143
Kirsten Price - Magic Tree Hanne Hukkelberg -- The Pirate Strangers In Wonderland -- Behind the Mask
Braam -- Clean and The Clear Doko Benjo-- Hot Soup November -- Blood Money Mekka Don -- Kick In the Door Hidden Soul 2 -- Trunk Funk
Drew Nelson -- Wal- Mart V2.0 Farkus -- Chance Centaurus -- unlabeled (track 1) Phil Circle -- Letter to a Friend
Howard Glazer & the EL 34's-- Walking in the Rain
If you have enjoyed the show and would like to request more of your favorite independent music to be played, please vote/comment at: http://www. podcastalley. com/one_vote2. php?pod_id=21268 -- You can also hear the show by clicking on my profile -- and find out how to submit your own music as well!
yeah, i figured as long as you werent on stage we could have gotten in, but i wasnt sure. and i couldnt find parking anywhere. oh well, hope you had a good time.
hey phil, thanks for having us last night. it was a blast, you guys rocked the house all night long- or as long as i can remember, things got a little blurry there toward the end of the night haha!
