i'm honored to have worked w/a lot of incredible people. im not currently playing out much and when i have, its been solo. much of last year featured:
kris rosentrater
on drums and sky lynn (levator) on bgvs, noise & bass. folks on recent recording projects have been adam selzer & rachel blumberg (norfolk and western/the decemberists), todd corbett (tracker/norfolk). regulars in the past have been pete deeble & matt clatterbuck (seamonsters), lili del la mora (herself), mandy troxel, stephen hodges (tom waits), victoria williams, bill burgess, tony green, mario barmosca & anthony arvizu.
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Influences
as of late... gravenhurst rules my stereo along w/ Ida, low, arvo part, kozlek-redhousepainters-skm, miles davis, the kingsbury manx... my first influence as a kid was ringo star. i discoverd leonard cohen and nick drake shortly after my first album (97). i love cohen for his lyrical strengths and musically on his early albums, nick drake simply because he keeps me calm and i just never get tired of him. what else... tom waits, lou reed, cash and dylan, ray charles, the eels, death cab, jeremy enigk-sunny, neil halstead, mojave 3, iron and wine... also folks like suzanne vega, mark eitzel, bruce cockburn and mark heard for their lyrical minds.
**** literature influences me a lot: william carlos williams, the old and new testament, ts elliot, the beats, dylan thomas, c.s. lewis, chesterton, dostoevsky....
SO MY FRIEND LILI dragged me onto myspace... id rather keep it personal, so if you want the "bio" check the other site cause i don't feel like doing the ego thing here. ** ABOUT ME: i now live in seattle, married w/two cats. my ancestry is welsh... id like to think im related to dylan thomas but the closest i can get is a great uncle who was as a bar tender on the titanic when it went down - naturally i like rainy dock towns and write music that has been described as melancholic. My last record was on a small label out of chapel hill nc (fractured discs). Alongside my artistic life I work as a therapist and run a private practice in Ballard that specializes in working with artists (Folktown Counseling).
as to friend invites: i don't send em unless i know you, ad yourself - i'm honored unless you're a myspace porn star or band i've never heard of.
* I no longer respond to ad requests from bands - email instead *
Miss you down here. Is the weather up there as nice as it is down here? Had to leave a cup of conversation half empty yesterday and I thought of you. Hope you're taking care of yourself and have some more music stewing in the slow-cooker.
hey Robert, wanted to say thanks again for hosting the artist-discussion-group at woodsong. also, we (our gang) really liked your set this year, the cellist was a touch of class. ok, peace, -s -s
i'm bringing a double gulp cup filled with sparks and vodka friday. there might not be be enough for the kind of tom foolery i'm getting psyched out for, so can you please stop by 7-11 on the way to the sunset and pick up a couple steel reserves?
i delighted in hearing your vocal for the new song. it was a pleasure to access. would love for you to post the other stuff the same way. it is easy for me to check it out. you are a gifted studio contributor--my favorite all time collaborator. thanks for doing such beautiful stuff. your mind is right where it ought to be.
