ryan adams, susan tedeschi, gillian welch, grace potter & the nocturnals, otis redding, sam cooke, neil young, tom petty & the heartbreakers, lucinda williams, bonnie raitt, dylan, leon russell, the traveling wilburys, george harrison, jj cale, nina simone, the avett brothers, tift merritt, jackie greene, the mountains and the sea, north carolina and wyoming
Sounds Like
a strange mix of all my influences, with that carolina twang
"If back in the early eighties Gillian Welch and Bonnie Raitt cornered Townes Van Zandt at a party, engaged in a massive love-in, and produced a female musical offspring, she might sound a little something like Seadar Rose."
"Rose’s music lives and breathes in the spaces she moves and travels. And although her brand of bellowing Southern twang may grow out of the North Carolina mountains and hills she was born and raised in, the words, and the raw, provocative, emotive power driving them, rise and grow out of the places she’s been since, like Jackson, Wyoming or Austin, Texas, as well as from the unmapped, unplanned journeys that still await her in the days, months, and years ahead."
Ryan Allen, author of Catch the Wind
"[Blow Away] a downbeat folk number, captures Welch’s haunting style but Rose adds the slurry delivery and guttural phrasing of a Nina Simone..."
Jake Nichols, Planet Jackson Hole
Note on above songs: This Demo was recorded with the fabulous Rich Brotherton (Robert Earl Keen) on lead guitar. Yeah, he makes them sound pretty great!
"Blow Away" live on KHOL 89.1 FM (Jackson) May 6, 2009
Hey, Seadar...just thought I'd let you know once again that I played your song, Blow Away, today on the show:-) Thanks again for the demo. Send a CD when you get one;-) Thanks, Lisa
Hey there Seadar! It's a shame we didn't get to hang out before you left for Wyoming.... when will you be back in Austin? I'm hoping to start playing out more and would love to see you ;)
Saw you were online, so I thought I'd let you know that I've got you in the queue for tonight's show...never know quite how it's gonna work out, but I'm hoping to play it.
Hey Seadar Rose (awesome name), you sound good. Thank you for accepting our add and listening to our tunes. Maybe we shall cross paths someday. Until then, keep on workin.
Hey now, you sounded great at Momo's. Wish I could have seen the entire show, not just the last few tunes. Lookin' forward to jammin' with you again. Always mucho fun!!
hey girl! it was good seeing you again. ya and come out to the irie sometime, its been slow here lately, but when the weather picks out all the characters come out to play. lol. hopefully I'l be able to come to one of your shows. see ya around. : )