Romi Mayes - guitar, vocals Jason Nowicki - guitar David Landreth - bass Daniel Jordan - drums
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Influences
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Bruce Springsteen, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Fats Domino, The Band, Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Blaze Foley, Townes, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Steve Earle, The Beatles, Big Mama Thornton, Etta James, Waylon Jennings, Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier, Gillian Welch, Joan Jett, Jessie Mae Hemphill, and countless others
Sounds Like
Achin In Yer Bones new album preview video - 2009
Romi Mayes with The Weber Brothers - Old Market Square June 2009
Romi Mayes with The Weber Brothers Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto May 2009
Mayes live at The Cameron House Toronto, Ontario - March 2007 "Sweet Somethin Steady"
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Romi Mayes Live at Myer Horowitz Theatre Edmonton, Alberta - 2007 "Long Way Home"
"This is the sort of sound you’d want to hear pouring out of roadhouses as you drive up expecting to get drunk and maybe fall in love." - Americana UK Magazine
"Music from the heart and soul, Romi makes it look easy." - Bob Harris, BBC
"Romi Mayes is the hardest-working person in the Americana scene right
now. That's good, because she has a great new record out, and it deserves
to be heard." - Slaid Cleaves, songwriter
From the centre of Canada, deep in the prairies, comes an unstoppable force that is becoming a household name across the globe: Romi Mayes. Suitably pronounced “Raw Me”, Mayes is a straight shooter with heart on your sleeve lyrics, edgy innuendo, and some serious bad ass guitar playing. She writes down home country blues about love, sex, drugs, and the road. She can be soft and sweet or just down right dirty.
Her latest release "Achin In Yer Bones" is another testament to exactly that. Taking home Album of The Year, and Songwriter of The Year at The 2009 Western Canadian Music Awards, she unravels herself from song to song throughout the album, with no filters and no shame. But honesty is only part of the charm, not the main talent here. Mayes also won 2007 WCMA Album of The Year and Songwriter Of The Year awards, was nominated for Songwriter of The Year by The 2006 Canadian Folk Music Awards, and also won the 2006 Whiskey Award for Album of The Year - all for her previous album "Sweet Somethin Steady". It is undeniable and one can really hear where her true gift rests when you hear Romi Mayes or see her perform. On her latest album, Mayes' effortless, matter-of-fact lyrical style weaves poetically around fantastic production, credited to renowned producer Gurf Morlix (Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier) who also worked with her on "Sweet Somethin Steady".
It is no wonder a producer like Morlix would come up to Canada in the cold of winter from his home base in Texas to work with Mayes again. “Romi's writing on this new album is better than ever,” says Morlix. “She's got the flint and she's got the steel - everything she needs to take her anywhere she wants to go.”
Commonly referred to as the hardest working musician in Canada, Mayes tours steadily and relentlessly across the globe from solo shows in smaller venues to rowdy rockin bar shows to tightly arranged full band sold out theatre shows. She has shared the stage with the likes of Ricky Skaggs, Iris Dement, Guy Clark, Derek Trucks, Jim Cuddy, The Flatlanders, Slaid Cleaves, Martha Wainwright, Hayes Carll, Fred Eaglesmith, Corb Lund, Billy Joe Shaver, Sue Foley, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, Dale Watson and many many more. Romi Mayes is charming, passionate, comedic, and with whiskey in one hand and a cigarette in the other can out-cuss any sailor on a Saturday night.
Well f **k me, finally found somebody says whatever the f**k is on her mind and puts it all on the line when she sings. Thought this whole f** king world had dried up. Thanks for the musical friendship!
Hey you finally play in my mother's town! (Groene Engel-Oss) in November. A shame you arent' gigging in Amsterdam :-( But Eindhoven is a rather cool venue and also is Denhaag! How are you, how's life on the road? Christina from Germany told me she is your agent up there. It is a pleasure working with her on behalf of my artists too, she's cool. Have a fab time, cheers, Inge
Just a reminder to listen to AN INTERVIEW WITH ROMI MAYES on THIS GREAT WHITE NORTH. It's an ALL CANADIAN music show FRIDAYS 4:30-6pm CST on 91.7 KOOP FM in Austin, Texas. You can listen online at www.KOOP.org.
Hey just wanted to say it was a pleasure getting to do the show with yall last thursday. Yall were amazing as always hope to see yall when ya come through oklahoma again take care
Ciao,Romi Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, Band, and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, be really one whom is worth rather a lot! I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music all the best.. from italy.. and good life.. every day neal
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Warm regards
Christian
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Thanks to you for accepting my friend request!! What's going on on your side of the world? We're getting ready for winter here!! Oh I almost forgot..I'm a musician and it would be really cool if you'd take 10 sec of your life to hear my songs on my page. I work really hard in the process of creating songs, they're like my babies;) If you don't have time, it's ok, you're still cool! :P lol Don't hesitate to write back!
Just a reminder to listen to ROMI MAYES on THIS GREAT WHITE NORTH. It's an ALL CANADIAN music show FRIDAYS 4:30-6pm CST on 91.7 KOOP FM in Austin, Texas. You can listen online at www.KOOP.org. Please support INDEPENDENT RADIO by pledging during our Fall membership Drive. Online at www.KOOP.org or toll free 1-888-917-5667
