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Rick Payne
Acoustic / Blues / Folk

"Blues Ragtime Roots Jazz - www.rickpayne.co.uk"

Bristol,
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  7/2/2008
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   Rick Payne: General Info
Member Since12/7/2006
Band Websiterickpayne.co.uk
Band Members
InfluencesRobert Johnson, Ry Cooder, Blind Willie Johnson
Sounds LikeRick Payne
Record LabelIndependant
Type of LabelIndie





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Jul 20 2008 6:00P
Upton Blues Festival Upton, Southwest

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   About Rick Payne

RICK PAYNE is an established acoustic blues guitarist in the UK with many national and international tours to his credit. He has become especially well known for his authentic acoustic blues finger picking, in the many traditional styles of the blues including delta blues, piedmont, ragtime and slide and has recorded several albums of this kind.

As a teacher he has written and facilitated many guitar workshop style sessions, teaching the art of Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Rev Gary Davis...

"Impressive blues and slide guitar playing from West country bluesman whose work bears comparison with early Ry Cooder" Daily Telegraph

Often compared with Ry Cooder, slide guitar maestro Rick Payne's performances have taken him to prime time TV, to festivals and theatres throughout the UK and on tour to Europe, USA, Scandinavia and Greek Islands. He has provided the background music to a number of major BBC TV productions, for wildlife programmes on Radio 4 and for BBC World Service. He has also featured on BBC Radio 2 with Nigel Kennedy and appeared live on BBC1 'Holby City'                         

His mastery of acoustic blues takes him beyond the usual boundaries of blues festivals and clubs. He frequently plays at jazz and folk events and at literature and poetry festivals and has even played the blues at a classical music festival, on stage after the English Symphony Orchestra.

A qualified guitar tutor, Rick passes his skills on to around 150 students per week at schools throughout the South West and at workshops nationwide.

Reviewers have described his sound as: heart wrenching and passionate, delicate and scorching, seriously brilliant, totally absorbing and spellbindingly evocative with raw and fiery vocals to match.

CREDITS

CD ALBUMS
CD Blue River Blues (Roots label Bennett House Recordings California)
CD Live at the Folk house
CD Live at the Dragon Blues Festival
CD Instrumentally Yours
CD The Bridge
CD The Fret Files
CD Sessions

To purchase any of the above click here:

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Television/Film
Commissioned to compose and perform music for major series e.g.
BBC TV Whickers World
BBC TV Natural World
BBC TV Ray Mears
BBC TV Holby City
BBC TV Regional Points West
Channel 5 Nick's Quest In search of the Polar Bear
Wire TV Sunday Show
Film John Doe and the Anti

Radio includes
BBC Radio 2 (with Nigel Kennedy)
BBC Radio 2 (Paul Jones Show)
BBC Radio 4 (composed/performed music for wildlife programmes)
BBC World Service (regular performances)
BBC Radio Bristol (regular performances)
BBC Radio Gloucester (live performance)
KMVR Nevada City (live performance
Danish Radio (live performance)
Radio Japan
Anna Livia FM Dublin
Gemini Radio

Festivals include
International Stage Colne             Cheltenham Literature
Gloucester Blues                         Farnham Blues
N.Columbia USA                          Bristol Blues 
Aarlborg Denmark                        Dartmouth Blues
International American Express      Norton Park Blues
Trowbridge Folk                          Devizes Festival
Marlborough Folk                         Stonehouse Music
Birmingham Jazz                         Chichester Festival
Cheltenham Music                       Ribchester Classical Music
Lichfield Winter                          Crawley (The Hawth) Folk


For more info on Rick including full discography, press, photos, shop and more go to RICK PAYNE ONLINE:
WWW.RICKPAYNE.CO.UK


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Rick Payne's Friends Comments
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Tim Cheatle





Jun 16 2008 7:24 AM

Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!
Cynova-folkalicious





Jun 9 2008 5:26 PM

Hi Rick Payne,
Happy Summer. Hope you are enjoying it!
~Cynova
G7th Capos





Jun 5 2008 4:21 PM

Luke Siedle





Jun 1 2008 2:16 PM



Free Download
Evolve Festival -Weymouth





May 22 2008 11:27 AM

Hi Rick!

Thanks for being a friend of evolve festival - weymouth.

www. evolvefestival. co. uk

Roll on July!

evolve.
gigKitty





May 13 2008 9:07 AM

This link is a blog for musicians written by musicians:

www. gigdoggy. wordpress. com

It's a place for bands to explain how they book shows.

Regards,

gigDoggy
Pamela Masik





Apr 3 2008 9:24 PM

http://www.myspace.com/pamelamasik
Blues Detour





Mar 6 2008 10:49 PM

Hello Rick,
Hope you are doing well. Blues Detour is now 'live' and taking artist CD submissions. Please check us out and we'll save some shelf space for ya' ;)

Take a new direction...

It's A Frog's Life Acoustic Podcast





Jan 27 2008 8:04 AM

Rick Payne has been played on Show #110 of AMPed - the official weekly podcast of the Association of Music Podcasting, hosted by Pete Cogle from petecogle.com who had complimentary words to say about the song Cafe Blue.


You can find the AMPed podcast at amped.libsyn.com



You can find the Association of Music Podcasting at musicpodcasting.org



The song was submitted to AMPed by Graham Holland from the It's A Frog's Life Acoustic Podcast itsafrogslife.net/podcast

Mean Red Blues Jam





Jan 3 2008 1:41 AM

Hi
Thanks you for the add.
We will be holding monthly blues jams in Bristol this year. Please come along!

All the best for 2008
Mean Red Spiders (UK)
Anothercountry





Dec 30 2007 1:10 PM

Hey there,Rick!
Long time no see...
How are you doing?

Take care and have a Happy New Year!
Greeting from Tokyo.
Naoya
Makeda Taylor





Dec 26 2007 12:31 PM

Rick
Wishing you all the Best for 2008.
Thank you for your myspace friendship.

Makeda
YOUNA





Dec 23 2007 9:54 PM

Salut Thanks for the add and for taking a listen...much appreciated!!any comment or feedback would be great..anyways its almost Christmas, the feeling isn't the same here in Bangkok...anyways, it's almost Christmas, have a beautiful Monday!!!Seasons Greetings :) Youna
keith hopcroft





Dec 16 2007 5:48 AM

Hello Rick, long time. NiceSpace design, All white and a white guitar .Who would have thought of that ! I like ..my day is done.. and your slide stuff sounds great as usual, but then you..ve probably heard that before. Godt Jul , as they say here in Copenhagen.
Tom Yoder





Dec 11 2007 2:09 PM

James Hollingsworth





Dec 3 2007 10:16 AM

Hi Rick, I trust you're well! Sorry about the spamming, but I see your events diary is free and it would be great to see you there, hope you can make it!

Thurs 13 Dec at Tao Bar James Hollingsworth 128 Cheltenham Rd Bristol BS6 5RW

James Hollingsworth - "a blissfully original sound." - www.lemonrock.co.uk
Jacob





Nov 26 2007 7:32 AM

hey thanx for the request man!
you rock!!wish all the best!!!
Anothercountry





Nov 26 2007 7:20 AM

Hello! Rick Payne!
Thanks for finding me.
I'm glad to see you.
Nice tunes!
Hope you like my music too .

Greeting from JAPAN !!!
David Blaze





Nov 19 2007 8:09 PM

click this
Kevin Zipperer





Nov 12 2007 7:00 AM

Stoppin' by to show some love.
Yer pal,
Kevin Zipperer

Zip and his Gibson ES-335
www.kevinzipperer.com
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Thor Einar Ribe





Nov 7 2007 3:12 PM

Hi Rick. Thanks for the add! Love your mix between heavy blues and the accustic folk music. Excellent performing!!!!
Thor
Acoustic Brew UK





Nov 3 2007 12:17 PM

Hi Rick,

Thanks for the add, really like your songs on here. Let us know if you're ever in Birmingham

Cheers

AB
Dan Hartland





Nov 2 2007 5:38 AM

Rick, thanks a bunch for asking me over - it sounds grand over here. Hope you thought the same about the sounds at my end.

Reckon you'd also enjoying checking out my pals the Mellow Peaches?
Innes Sibun





Oct 3 2007 11:15 AM

Hey Rick, how's it going ? Haven't seen you for a while !!!
cheers
Innes
Akim Jensch





Sep 30 2007 2:12 AM

hey rick!

thanks a lot for your request for friendship! it' a great honour for me!
your music is excellent and goes straight to my heart! thank you for being so intensive with your music!

many greetings from german songwriter
akim jensch
Zelma





Sep 29 2007 3:59 AM

Hello Rick!
Thank you for the request!
Lovely guitar! - Lovely tunes!
Not many play the acoustic guitar so beautifully, you know!
Love it!!!
All the best from Sweden/Zelma
Chicken Head





Sep 28 2007 10:37 PM

Hi Rick,

we love your warm and impressive guitar sound!

Greetings from Cologne
NZZBlues





Sep 28 2007 8:55 AM

Hi Rick
Thanks for the friendship and great music. We'll come over England on january, may be see you there. Good luck.
Regards
Nicolas
Kan-B





Sep 28 2007 8:38 AM

Hi Rick,

Thank you for finding us, and thank you for sharing your wonderful guitar playing.


Don't forget to boogie !
Rhythm & Brews Music House





Sep 28 2007 6:00 AM

Hey Rick,

I sure enjoyed listening to your music on Myspace. If you are ever coming through Little Rock be sure to look us up. We'd love to have you play here.

Thanks for adding us as a friend on Myspace.

In Christ,

Fr. John+
tony alles bluesville / blues demons





Sep 28 2007 5:16 AM

Hi rick, sounds good and great playing. All the best tony.
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