The Fam... Rachelle- Slide Guitar, Guitar, Piano, Mandolin, Vox. Joby Baker- Drums, Tabla, Udu, Keys, Vox. Hamish Tesco- Bass. Graham Roby- Drums (east of the Atlantic).
Influences
Led Zeppelin, Jeff Buckley, Mae Moore, Lester Quitzau, Amy Correia, Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Jr. Gone Wild, The Pyemen, The Who, Joni Mitchell, John Prine.
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Sounds Like
"Canned Heat" meets "Gillian Welch" and they take turns on the swingset.
"After 11 years in the trenches, Canadian slide guitarist Rachelle van Zanten is done with bands. In 2006 she released her first solo album, “Back to Francois”, which is packed with funky blues riffs and stellar slide performances. The surprise is that van Zanten juxtaposes her gutsy guitar playing with very personal and introspective lyrics- a stylistic trait she attributes to her diverse influences" (Guitar Player Magazine U.S.- Oct. 2006). She has come a long way from her bluegrass upbringing in the foothills of northern British Columbia, recently recording a rock album with producer Joby Baker (Cowboy Junkies, Alex Cuba, The Weakerthans, Mae Moore) and world-renowned sound engineer, Tchad Blake (Sheryl Crow, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Los Lobos, Pearl Jam). Rachelle is a unique and eclectic Americana singer-songwriter much in the style of Lucinda Williams. Rachelle has performed with Feist, Blue Rodeo, Clarence Gatemouth Brown and Sue Foley; and has supported Indigo Girls, Eagle Eye Cherry and Dar Williams. Rachelle's recent tour schedule took her through Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, India and Nepal.
Ciao, Rachelle ,Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your music a lot,and your stupendous voice. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
Every time that we listen & write music... play an instrument... dance... act in a play... or work in some audio/image/video engineering process... something is healing inside...
When we share it with friends... something is healing all over...
Love can drive... in a simple way... everything
We are connected
Vibejays & Friends
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimada/o Rachelle van Zanten,
cada vez que escuchamos o escribimos musica... tocamos un instrumento... bailamos... o trabajamos en procesos de ingenieria de audio/imagen/video.... algo se sana por dentro...
Cuando lo compartimos con otros... algo se sana en todas partes...
El Amor puede conducir... de manera simple... todo...
TWSTD TALENT NITE with Gerod Shea (Boston) Rosie Finnegan, special guests Sounds Like Trouble band and Docu- Film crew from Hilversum Tues 26th May Weteringsghans 157 21 30