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Seth Walker
Americana / Blues / Soul



AUSTIN, Texas
United States

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Member Since12/13/2005
Band Websitewww.sethwalker.com
Band MembersBAND MEMBERS: Jim Starboard- Drums Josh Hoag- Bass Stefano Intelisano- Keys
InfluencesRay Charles, B.B King, T-Bone walker, Bob Dylan, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Paul Simon, did I mention Ray Charles??
Sounds LikeBlues, Americana soul- ..> iLike Seth Walker
Record LabelHYENA RECORDS
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 11 2009 6:30P
Central Market North Austin, Texas
Jul 24 2009 7:00P
The Oasis Austin, Texas
Jul 28 2009 8:00P
Cactus Cafe Austin, Texas
Jul 31 2009 10:00P
Continental Club Austin, Texas
Aug 1 2009 8:00P
Whitewater on the Horseshoe New Braunfels, Texas
Aug 9 2009 3:00P
Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts Bozeman, Montana
Aug 20 2009 7:30P
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck Houston, Texas
Sep 4 2009 9:00P
Saxon Pub Austin, Texas
Sep 5 2009 8:00P
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort Lost Pines, Texas
Sep 7 2009 1:30P
Snowy Range Music Festival Centennial, Wyoming
Sep 9 2009 8:00P
Kclingers Hanover, Pennsylvania
Sep 11 2009 9:30P
World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 12 2009 9:00P
Bank Street Cafe New London, Connecticut
Sep 13 2009 8:00P
Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River, Massachusetts
Sep 14 2009 7:00P
Time Out Pub Rockland, Maine
Sep 17 2009 9:00P
Callahan’s Auburn Hills, Michigan
Sep 18 2009 9:00P
The Winchester Tavern & Music Hall Cleveland, Ohio
Sep 26 2009 8:00P
Central Market Austin, Texas
Sep 27 2009 5:00P
Gruene Hall New Braunfels, Texas
Oct 3 2009 8:00P
Private Event Greenville, Texas
Oct 16 2009 8:00P
Hub-Bub Spartanburg, South Carolina
Oct 17 2009 9:00P
Acoustic Jeremiah Canton, Georgia
Oct 23 2009 6:00P
Magnolia Festival Live Oak, Florida
Oct 24 2009 6:00P
Magnolia Festival Live Oak, Florida
Oct 29 2009 8:00P
Private Event Austin, Texas
Nov 8 2009 6:00P
Private Event Austin, Texas
Nov 12 2009 8:00P
The Studio @ Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
Nov 13 2009 10:00P
Continental Club Austin, Texas
Nov 14 2009 7:00P
The Oasis Austin, Texas
Nov 14 2009 7:00P
Oasis Austin, Texas
Jan 10 2010 12:00P
Sandy Beaches Cruise 16 Tampa, Florida

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   About Seth Walker
"The first time I heard Seth Walker at a small club in Nashville I was impressed like I haven't been impressed in 30 years, with performance, presence, and great songs." - Delbert McClinton

Music audiences around the world were first introduced to Seth Walker with the release of his eponymous long-player on Hyena Records in 2007. It would hit the top twenty of the Americana and Living Blues charts, while receiving praise from publications like No Depression, Blues Revue and Maverick UK Magazine. Creative Loafing wrote, "Seth Walker is a splendid mix of roots styles: blues, soul and Americana, featuring deep-fried guitar licks, churchy organ and crisp horns, mostly delivered over spot-on shuffles." Westword declared, "Seth Walker serves Southern roots guit-pickin' and blues songcraft with ease and grace. Echoing a variety of artists, from Jimmy Reed to Ray Charles, he slips expertly from loose-jointed shuffles to organ-inflected feel-good fare and a whole lot more. An old soul with new fingers, Walker cooks from start to finish." The Austin-based artist hit the road extensively throughout ‘08, performing at world-renowned festivals like Flat Rock in North Carolina, Springfest in Florida, Rawa Blues Festival in Poland and Moulin Blues in Holland. He headlined shows across the U.S., often playing to sold-out rooms, while joining the likes of Johnny Winter, Marcia Ball and Robert Cray for opening appearances.

It would seem to those previously unfamiliar with Seth Walker that he emerged practically overnight as one of the fastest rising stars in blues and roots’ music. Yet, the 35-year old songwriter, singer and guitarist has been plying his craft in Austin, Texas for upwards of a decade. Growing up on a commune in rural North Carolina, the son of classically trained musicians, Seth played cello before discovering the guitar in his late teens. His introduction to the blues came via his Uncle Landon Walker who was both a musician and disc jockey. Before long Seth was looking to artists like T-Bone Walker, Snooks Eaglin and B.B. King as a wellspring of endless inspiration. During a brief stint in Jacksonville, Florida trying to figure out his life’s calling, Seth made a definitive decision “to sing for his supper,” reasoning there was no better place on earth to cut his teeth in such a trade than “the greatest music city on earth” ...Austin.

"I’m pushing 14 years now having resided in the Austin city limits,” says Walker. “Through it's multi-cultural, competitive, and free spirited vibe, I have grown a much deeper understanding of my music and myself. Not to mention, Austin has definitely kept the grease in my musical recipes."

Skip forward to 2009 when Seth Walker returns with his sixth and unquestionably finest record to date, Leap Of Faith. There couldn’t, in fact, be a more apropos title. Intent on stepping up his game and exploring new musical territory, Seth took his hard earned Austin cred to Nashville; challenging himself to keep the grit of his Texas home, but spit-shine his songs just enough to reach wider audiences. He hooked up with Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter Gary Nicholson, a veteran at achieving exactly Seth’s goals with artists like Chris Knight, Jimmy Thackery and Delbert McClinton. The resulting 12-track collection hits the nail squarely on the head, presenting the stunning range for which Seth has built his reputation, but refining it to a diamond shimmer.

“Previously, I had always recorded albums my way, on my turf. This was different from the get go due to the fact that we recorded in Nashville with a new team of musicians, a new engineer and a new feeling,” explains Seth. “I was out of my comfort zone, and it made me reach for something unknown to me.”

From the opening barnburner “Can’t Come With You,” Seth Walker is off to the races. A swaggering downtown groove is juxtaposed against the sophistication of uptown horns. “Rewind” calls to mind many a Brill Building classic. It would have been hit single in days when the requisite for topping the charts was a great song. “I Got A Song” is unlike anything Seth has recorded in his career--a pure ballad with a soaring string section and staccato guitar wrapped around an exquisite vocal: “How I love and lost and I paid the cost, always knowing it was all my fault, ‘cause I knew all along, it was gonna go wrong, but at least I got a song.”

Although Seth had a hand in writing nine of the 12 songs on Leap Of Faith, he proves himself equally as capable interpreting the material of other songwriters. A snarling rendition of the Percy Mayfield chestnut “Memory Pain” highlights how deep his rhythm and blues’ roots run. Conversely, his take on Nick Lowe’s “Lately I’ve Let Things Slide,” illustrates the wide realm of musical influences from which he draws. One of his finest moments yet captured on “wax,” Seth, wistful and confessionary, sings like a man who knows the feeling all too well: “There’s a cut upon my brow, must have banged myself somehow, but I don’t remember now, and the front door’s open wide, lately I’ve let things slide.”

“Lay Down (River of Faith)” continues to build on the record’s underlying theme of faith. A gorgeous gospel lullaby, the vocal is entwined around a sanctified slide guitar capable of offering conviction to even the most skeptical. A trio of back to back scorchers found on the record’s second half: “I Don’t Dance,” “Something Fast” and “In The Dark,” are surefire roof-raisers in Seth’s live performances, but here they also serve to contrast the beauty of the closing number “Falling Out Of Love.” More than empathy for regret, the remorse in both lyric and performance is nothing short of Seth mining the saddest corners of his own first hand experiences.

"This album was made during a time in my life when I was caught up in some shadows,” Walker concludes. “The idea of a leap of faith actually does reflect where I was at personally and making this record was the light for me.”

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Chris Boom Boom Burkhardt





Jul 7 2009 3:14 AM

Love the drum tracks on the Rewind tune! I love it all, What a great player, singer, and writer you are Seth. Hopefully I will be doing some hanging with Guthrie this weekend. All the best to you Seth!

Boom Boom xxx
Big Daddy Wilson





Jul 7 2009 3:14 AM

Man,I..m hooked on your blues,really great music man.Keep up the good work,All the best to you.
Wilson
Fritz





Jul 7 2009 3:14 AM

hey walker, im sending you photos of the other night @ momos. sounded amazing. we didnt talk,but everybody walks, so yeah. you rip
Anika





Jul 3 2009 5:51 PM

Hi Sweetheart! I was just looking at your website and saw that you are opening for Delbert McClinton in August. . . .that's cool :) Looks like you are getting pretty booked up with tour dates for the rest of the year. I hope you are planning on coming back to the Back Room!! Let me know how we can make that happen!
Angie Angst





Jul 3 2009 5:51 PM

I don't see VA anywhere on your tour anytime soon. So bummed to have missed ya :( Hope life's treating ya well.
Janet





Jun 24 2009 6:52 PM

The show last night (Ram's Head in Annapolis) was quite the eye-opener for me. In my humble opinion, you are, indeed, "Doin' it right!"

I'm looking forward to a repeat Friday at the Birchmere. :)
Ruby Jane





Jun 24 2009 6:52 PM

Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too!
Ruby Jane
racetracktony





Jun 24 2009 6:52 PM

And Thats A HAT Trick.!!!!
NICOLAS "NICO" LÉOPHONTE





Jun 24 2009 6:52 PM

Good looking page, and great songs brother ! Be good on the road !!
KRISTEN THOMAS





Jun 24 2009 6:52 PM

Mackenzie and Ricky are getting married in May. How have you been doing? We are going Saturday and start looking at dresses. They didn't give me much notice but thats Mackenzie, right? LOL Oh hey! I already took the pics to be printed lol! Some of them were soo freakin hilarious! And i loved the picture of us ... it was sooo cute..so yah, guess what? 'member those surveys i was doing online? well, i got 2 checks so far! told ya it was real!! it aint like a ton of money, just like 175 so far, but its good coin to start with, right? you should really do it, now that i've gotten paid ..i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:

www.workforblingsurveys.com

..Yeah I will probably see you soon =)
Birgit Burke





Jun 24 2009 6:52 PM

thanks for the add! Looking forward to seeing you!
♥Señorita Martinez♥





Jun 24 2009 6:52 PM

SO WHATS HAPPENING IN AUSTIN??
kenzie





Jun 16 2009 6:32 AM

hey seth! i saw you at the blue ridge BBQ festival on saturday night! you're a great performer (:
Winetrip Blues Band





Jun 8 2009 8:03 PM

Hi Seth thanks for the add and friendship. We are music lovers and today also walker lovers. yeahhhhhh in blues we trust
♥Señorita Martinez♥





Jun 8 2009 8:03 PM

Sooo when are u guys coming South again??
♥Señorita Martinez♥





Jun 6 2009 3:31 PM

Yea, we had a great night. Keep in touch! Maybe I'll be in Austin sooner than expected.... I'll send you those pics later!!
Neal


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May 30 2009 9:52 PM

Ciao Seth , Thank you for the add and the friendship.
you are very good, I like your music a lot, and the splendid voice.
talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music.
all the best.. from italy
neal
First Gear Ninja





May 30 2009 9:52 PM

Come back to San Diego!!!
Luckenbach Texas





May 30 2009 9:52 PM

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Baptiste et Elisa





May 26 2009 8:39 PM

Très beau univers
toujours un plaisir
lynette





May 26 2009 8:38 PM

We're all still high from your performance at Steve's last night.
Seth, Josh, Gabe and Stefano...we hope you return to your new Home on the Range
Vegan Hippie Chick





May 20 2009 10:34 PM

Thank you so much for the add and being a friend, Seth! It was great to hear you in Portland and meet you. I'm enjoying your CD!! Thanks for sharing your amazing song writing and musical talents!!

Thanks for the Add Myspace Comments
gill





May 16 2009 9:01 AM

Hi,
Thankyou for the friendship.
You have a beautiful sound.
Best wishes
Gill xxx
Robert Tomas





May 16 2009 9:01 AM

Have a great trip Seth and bring the House Down! R.T.
Jim





May 16 2009 9:01 AM

Break a leg Brother!
Jim
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