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July 15th in Osnago Italy with Eileen Rose & The Holy Wreck
Ok, long past its due date, it's time to overhaul this page in the very near future. All eyes up front.
Meanwhile, check out the Eileen Rose and The Holy Wreck myspace page to see a couple of clips of us playing last April at Maleo Melo in Amsterdam. You can get to it by clicking here: www.myspace.com/eileenroseandtheholywreck
Ok, maybe I'm late in figuring this out, but I'm going to start working on a smokin' hot guitar instrumental (with the occasional guest vocal) CD that I hope to have finished sometime soon. No title yet, I'll let you know when I know. I'll be pressing them up and selling them at all of my shows here in Nashville (and anywhere else I'm playing) and will have them available for sale here and through the Blackstone Valley Sinners website. And I'm still chipping away on my "official" solo release, STEREO ACTION MUSIC, which will feature music of a more ambitious and majestic scale, and will also have that available here when completed. 400 MILES TO GO will most likely be included, that should give you a vague impression of what to anticipate. In the meantime you can purchase CDs at this website: www.blackstonevalleysinners.com or write me a message here and I'll get back to you.
NEW NEWS I have just worked out an endorsement deal with DIPINTO Guitars. Great stylish and cool guitars, check out their website DiPinto Guitars.
I am also happy to get the word out that I have worked out an endorsement deal with D'addario Strings, Planet Waves, and Fred Kelly Picks (the best thumbpicks out there!). You can check them all out here:
Meanwhile, I'm living in Nashville now and am pretty much playing somewhere in town most nights if I'm not out on tour. I always list my dates here on my page to make it easy to find me. Most of the time I play with Heath Haynes and The Fourballers, Meat And Three featuring Josh Hedley, The Travis Mann Band, Joshua Black Wilkins, Tasha Valentine, Suzette Lawrence and The Neon Angels, Chuck Mead, Melody Guy, Chris Scruggs, Jen Jones and The Cameros, Brandon Giles, Rebecca Jed, Amanda Shires, the list goes on and on....Some nights I'm playing Guitar, some nights I'm playing Pedal Steel, some nights I'm playing both Guitar and Pedal Steel. Anyway, come out and check it out when you're in Nashville, or when I'm in your town.
RECENTLY RELEASED!!!- Check out my new song on the compilation CD , YULETIDE FROM THE OTHER SIDE on Red Beet Records www.redbeetrecords.com. I have one track on it called DO YOU EVER THINK OF ME? with the vocals masterfully and beautifully sung by JudithAnn Winters and Jim Winters. You can hear it here on my myspace page. Dave Paulson of the Nashville publication All The Rage aptly described it as "bizarre" and "spooky". I also helped contribute (guitars and organ) to one other track on the CD by Joshua Black Wilkins entitled It AIN'T CHRISTMAS
RECENTLY RELEASED: TANYA DONELLY : THIS HUNGRY LIFE . This CD was recorded live in August 2004 in Bellows Falls, Vermont. I'm playing Guitar and/or Pedal Steel on all the tracks along with a great band consisting of Joan Wasser on Violin, Dean Fischer on guitar, Joe McMahon on Bass, and Arthur Johnson on Drums. Bill Janovitz was there helping out on Harmony Vocals also. I think the recording came out pretty great. You can get it on Eleven Thirty Records www.eleventhirtyrecords.com or check our Tanya's website www.Tanyadonelly.com
RECENTLY RELEASED: THE OTHER SIDE: MUSIC FROM EAST NASHVILLE a collection of songs from artists all based in East Nashville, released on Red Beet Records www.redbeetrecords.com. I have one track on the CD, 400 MILES TO GO.
ALSO RECENTLY RELEASED: JOSHUA BLACK WILKINS : PRETTY AS A JUNKYARD EP released on Angryson Records www.myspace.com/angrysonrecords or www.joshuablackwilkins.com, Produced by Rich Gilbert and featuring tons of my guitar playing, a little bit of pedal steel and some keyboard flourishes.
I'm also playing pedal steel on 9 songs on the FRANK BLACK CD, FASTMAN RAIDERMAN. Released on Back Porch Records www.backporchrecords.com
ONE MORE PIECE OF NEWS: I will be setting up a Paypal account on my myspace page soon so it'll be easy for you to purchase CDs from this site. These CDs will soon be available here:
HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE- Lead Guitar and Co-Composer, THE ZULUS- Lead Guitar and Co-Composer, CONCUSSION ENSEMBLE- Lead Guitar and Composer, THE COUNTRY BUMPKINS- Pedal Steel, THE CONDO PYGMIES- Lead Guitar, THE UNITED STATES- Guitar, CROWN ELECTRIC COMPANY- Keyboards, STEVE WYNN- Lead Guitar, TANYA DONELLY- Guitar, Pedal Steel and other stringed instruments, Keyboards, FRANK BLACK & THE CATHOLICS- Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel, Keyboards, THE CORONET PREMIERS- Composer, Guitar, Dobro, Keyboards, Some Drums and anything else that needed to be done, BLACKSTONE VALLEY SINNERS- Composer, Lead Guitar, Steel Guitar, Banjo, Keyboards, Drum Machine Programmer and Player, TARBOX RAMBLERS- Guitar, Percussion, THAD COCKRELL & CAITLIN CARY- Pedal Steel. Have also played on many records by various artists. UNCLE TUPELO, THROWING MUSES, THE LEMONHEADS, THE WEISSTRONAUTS, SEKS BOMBA and others. Producer for recordings by THE TITANICS, STEVE WESTFIELD, JOSHUA BLACK WILKINS, BLACKSTONE VALLEY SINNERS, KENNETH BRIAN and others.
You can find a pretty good bio about me here: frankblack.net
The Legendary Rich Gilbert's Friend Space (Top 24)
Hey Rich, was just going through some old boxes and found a concussion ensamble poster...Man i miss those gigs you guys did...the zulus too! just thought I'd say hello..hope nashville is treating you well.I'm sure you don't miss the Boston winters.anyway,THANKS for the memories. Warren.
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