At the moment...Jack Leahy on slide guitar, Jeb Bows on violin, and Kaia Cochrane on vocals. When I'm with Cate Coslor (Sante Fe) it's called "Slowrosa" and it's mighty dangerous on a good night...
Influences
Sigur Ros, U2, Radiohead, Iron and Wine, Ray Lamontagne, Fiona Apple, Coldplay, OURS, Prince, Janes' Addiction, Morrissey, Simon and Garfunkel, The Cure, Shoeless Joe, Pup Wes, Zeke, Seward, R. Jensen, Gregory Alan Isakov, Cate Coslor, Dechen Hawk, Matt Taylor/Aderbat, Tres Altman, Colin Robison, Max Davies, Clay Rose...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Corinne Bailey Rae / John Legend / John Mayer
Sounds Like
Simultaneously blending echoes of Iron and Wine, Ryan Adams, Wilco and Jeff Buckley, this album somehow engages both the daring spirit and tender vulnerability. Wrapping up gentle folk in lush pop harmonies, cradling thoughtful songwriting with sometimes-hushed, sometimes-assertive vocals that are threaded through these songs like a golden thread, the songs on All in Good Time capture a unique pocket of inspired and sincere writing, serving as a culmination of “sensitive male folk pop” but with volumes of courage and determination. Somewhere between the rush of falling in love and the beautiful bitterness of having your heart broken, you’ll find emotions so delicious that you can’t quite let them go; such is the magic of A. Ballad Nightly.
-Tamara at CD Baby (Editor's Pick)
Ramaya at John & Peter's ..
An eclectic musician, in search of something much greater than himself, Ramaya Soskin has been writing and performing music since 1990. Starting first at Naropa University, he formed a trio named Specter X. While maturing as a songwriter he practiced his craft and soon started the band SLOWROSA with local songstress Cate Coslor, Tres Altman, Chris Mustaine and Jeb Bows. The band performed with acts such as Devotchka, The Fray, and The Czars at Boulder's "Fox" and "Boulder Theatre". The bands' representation; Brian Schwartz (Dinosaur Jr. and Rose Hill Drive) was a great support, but the act was unable to continue in it's present form. Visit myspace.com/SLOWROSA for more info. Ramaya's next project was entitled "A. Ballad Nightly" and included players Jack Leahy, Jeb Bows and Jess DeNicola-Mefford. After a wonderful year in Boulder with this outfit Ramaya moved east to New Hope P.A. and settled into a comfortable obscurity, until returning in 2009 to begin again...
All in all, Ramaya and the bands he has been a part of have shared evenings with: Mannequin Makeout, Bela Karoli, Chris Pureka, Strangers Die Everyday, Max Davies and Tongue Noir, Dechen Hawk, Gregory Alan Isakov & The Frieght, Clay Rose, The Paper Stars, Punkalele, The Hot IQ's, Matson Jones, Libby Kirkpatrick, Bright Channel, Buck 65, County Road X, Shanti Groove, Porlolo, New Dialectic, Ian Cooke, and many other wonderful artists...
After many incarnations without the release of a proper recording, Ramaya finally released a debut CD of new material in November of 2007. Both haunting and revealing, this album is a collection of delicate lullabyes, saucy rockers, and sultry ballads. Written and recorded in his shoebox of a home, it will surely make it's mark in many hearts. The new album: "All In Good Time", is available for purchase at cdbaby.com and can also be found as a download from the iTunes music store...
Ramaya & A. Ballad Nightly's Friend Space (Top 23)
Oh my Ramaya, thankU ! Funny cuz you've been on my mind this week...The Psychic Scorpio Network is still up and running, evidently! Love ya every day! xoxo
thank you very much man! that means a lot! I just bought all in good time not too long ago and love it. Very good stuff for sure. Ill have to let you know when i get some of my new stuff up to get an opinion of it. Again, very much appreciated comment! take care.
well it's good to know that i'm playing music somewhere, even if only in dreams...i'm now 100% baby mama, for the time being...sounds like a fun gig to have seen, i'm sure i would have only lasted a song or two!
! Funny cuz you've been on my mind this week...The Psychic Scorpio Network is still up and running, evidently! Love ya every day! xoxo
