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Influences
Randy Newman, Jon Brion, Paul Simon, Ron Sexsmith, Sufjan Stevens, classical music from Bach and Mozart to Chopin, any old musical or cabaret of any kind, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Queen, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Bjork, Radiohead, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Cat Stevens, The Velvet Underground, Edith Piaf, so much more rock, jazz, punk, folk and of course, without a doubt you.
Sounds Like
As if a singer songwriter like Ron Sexsmith was a bus and ran into a piano cabaret songwriter like Rufus Wainwright.
Royal Wood has a river to cross. On one side lies the critically
acclaimed full-length A Good Enough Day, which featured songs smooth as
pebbles polished by water's caress. Over and above the rave reviews the
album received, Royal's efforts earned invitations to tour nationally
with the likes of songstresses Sarah Slean, Kathleen Edwards, Jill
Barber and Serena Ryder.
On the other bank awaits the much-anticipated full-length follow-up,
when Royal will build on the experience gained in so many trips across
Canada, Europe and the US honing songs old and new for appreciative
audiences. New material has been heard in recent shows, including
several sold-out sets and a stellar night at the Mod Club in Toronto
that was recorded for CBC Canada Live on Radio 2 and nationally
broadcast this year.
To bridge these albums, on March 24th 2009 Royal will release The Lost
and Found EP - a "message in a bottle" collection that will assure fans
and critics that Royal is not lost at sea, adrift on an ocean of highway
on tour.
Royal is known for velvety vocals and elegant piano-crafted melodies,
and The Lost and Found EP will further showcase these familiar elements
in a set of songs that turn the spotlight on lyrical expression and
orchestral scores. As the title of the EP suggest, these songs are
treasured keepsakes, recovered from the past or discovered anew.
"Wood is on his way to establishing himself alongside the Canadian
royalty of artists such as Sexsmith and Wainwright. " - EXCLAIM MAGAZINE
His music has been featured on several US and Canadian TV and movie soundtracks;
most recently ABC's hit show Grey's Anatomy and Army Wives. The list also includes the HBO series Regenisis, the CBC series This is Wonderland,
the CTV movie Playing House, the film The End of Silence starring Sarah
Harmer, and the Warner Music Canada soundtrack to the Food Network's The
Surreal Gourmet (with other artists including Feist, Tom Waits, The
Flaming Lips, Moby, Aretha Franklin) and more.
Royal became a multi-instrumentalist by his early teens after beginning
on the piano at the tender age of four. By his early twenties, he had
written, self-produced and arranged his first record. Now you will hear
him pushing his own musical boundaries with his heart open exploring
love, heartache and the questions that drive us all.
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That wasn't much of a keyboard they gave you to play last night, though you made it sound like a baby grand! Come back to the Mack! (See you at the GG in Toronto!)
Woo-hoo! Just got 4 tickets to your gig Nov 7th at the Mack in Charlottetown! Shall we bring you a lobster supper? Or goodies from Island Chocolates? x
I spent 30 hours this week, unpacking the last 12 boxes of personal baggage since my separation from my ex 15 years ago, all the while listening to your CDs, over and over again....such memories, GREAT ONES, of my adventures with you and your bandmates on the road, the ones you want to remember FOREVER, not like the shredded ones from my sad past that filled 5 garbage bags this week. You remain my most favourite singer/songwriter, but today I write you to celebrate the 40th birthday of the late, great Elliott Smith, RIP. His spirit runs through your melodies, whether you know it or not, but I hear it, and it is a testament to your own songwriting prowess and magic. I think about you often, my friend, even if I don't always remember to tell you. Regards to your lovely family. Love, Rosemary
Hey! I've been listening to your tunes hardcore lately. Can't wait until I can get out to see you live sometime. Good luck at all those festivals this summer, should be a blast. Take care,
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