Neil Young, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Peter Himmelman, Cat Stevens, Robbie Robertson, T-Bone Burnett Website
Tour dates, cds, news, and more at www.ralstonbowles.com
Discography
2006 New Arrivals (Compilation)
2006 Folk Alliance Sampler
2006 Jammie Awards (Compilation)
2005 More Words (Compilation)
2005 W MI Compilation I
2004 Carwreck Conversations
2004 Words (Compilation)
2003 Standing Together (Compilation)
2003 Winter In West Michigan (Compilation)
2003 PASTE Music 9
Selected Openings & Co-Bills
T-Bone Burnett
Dana Cooper
Candace Corrigan
Arlo Guthrie
Johnathan Edwards
Marvin Etzioni
Hothouse Flowers
Greg Greenway
Lowen & Navarro
Lynn Miles
Alistair Moock
Gurf Morlix
Peter Mulvey
Carrie Newcomer
Drew Nelson
Gretchen Peters
Kelly Joe Phelps
Rachael Sage
Les Sampou
Sons of the Never Wrong
Amy Speace
Cheryl Wheeler
Andy White
Kenny White
Brooks Williams
Selected Appearances
Blissfest (Goodheart, MI)
The Abbey (Chicago, IL)
The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI)
Calvin College FAC (GR, MI)
Cafè Carpe ( Ft Atkinson, WI)
Casa 139 (Milan, Italy)
Chicago St Theater (Valparaiso, IN)
Crooked Tree Theater (Petosky, MI)
Club Passim (Cambridge, MA)
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, NY)
Hard Rock Cafè (Chicago, IL)
The Intersection (GR, MI)
K'ville New Folk (Kerrville, TX)
O C General Store (Oak Ctr, MN)
One Trick Pony (GR, MI)
Mo Pitkins (NYC, NY)
The Rosebud (Milwaukee, WI)
Westside Cafè (Frederick, MD)
Wheatland Fest (Remus, MI)
The White Crow Conservatory of Music (Saginaw, MI)
Trinity House (Livonia, MI)
Uncommon Grnd (Chicago, IL)
Awards & Achievements
2004 Jammy Album of the Year
2004 Jammy Best New Album
2004 Jammy Best Folk Album
2006 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artists Competition Finalist
2006 International Songwriting Competition Lyric Category Finalist
2005 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition Finalist
2005 USA Songwriting Competition Finalist
2005 Songwriter Mag (Nov/Dec) Lyric Winner
Sounds Like
PLEASE NOTE THAT I GENERALLY DELETE
AUTOMATED, NON-PERSONAL
NOT-WRITTEN-TO-ME COMMENTS.
YOU CAN'T GET OVERLY UPSET ABOUT THIS.
AFTER ALL, IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL!
(GET IT?)
AND ALTHOUGH I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE
SELF-PROMOTION, "HI, CHECK OUT MY NEW CD"
COMMENTS PROBABLY WON'T MAKE THE CUT EITHER.
C'MON PEOPLE!!
:-)
Ralston
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"music has not addressed midlife with this much dignity since Neil Young's "Freedom"."
- Boston Globe
"If Steve Earle ever gets back to writing 'chick songs' he may find that Ralston's 'What About Me' got there before him. And the Earle connection doesn't end there, although Ralston isn't overtly political, he and Earle share a burning desire to tell the truth and nothing but the truth"
- Americana-UK
"Mature, Thoughtful. Carwreck Conversations, Ralston Bowles' debut, is a mature, thoughtful portrait of age, youth, and the place 'where dreams and truth collide'. Along the way he aims more questions inward than at the outside world, without ever falling prey to easy rationalizations or self-pity."
- All Music Guide
"Carwreck Conversations is chock-full of the smart and catchy, rock and folk-tinged material that has long made Bowles a coveted performer throughout the Midwest."
- The Grand Rapids Press
Really wish we coulda brought the new 77s roadshow to Grand Rapids....been gettin' requests and it's not too late -- I believe we have one date open still. How the hell are you? ~~ :-D
Hey Ralston Is that it - London? What about the rest of us. Didn't you like Pacific Road, Birkenhead. Still listening to the CD and enjoying. Regards from England, take care, Paul
Hey Ralston, thanks for your friendship! Love the music - it sounds like integrity. Got a real flavour to it. I'm a tiny bit envious to see you've performed with some of my favourite artists - T Bone Burnett, Antje Duvekot, Jeffrey Foucault! Maybe we can play with you someday! All the best from NZ :~)
Hey Ralston, pretty cool seeing you at Panera bread. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and say hi. My kids thought it was pretty cool that their Dad shook hands with someone "famous". Have a great weekend! Aron
