Just me doing the folk star thing. Once in a while my friend Oz plays drums and my good buddy Colonel may play some bass, but usually I'm solofied.
Influences
Good souls, authenticity, books that have stood the test of time, music that expresses that test, huge smiles, stands of birches, fresh cut lumber, family, Mexican food, dry red wine, the first cup of coffee on a weekend morning, paper, other cultures, other people, other places, maps, the view of my backyard valley through my patio doors, out of business mega-chain stores, the north country, drives up north, dirt roads that I have never been on, swimming, fishing, any river that isn't brown, three of the five Great Lakes, lone trees (usually elms) rising in the middle of hay fields, baseball, football, basketball, running, the Straits of Mackinac, the Bridge that crosses those straits, any form of water craft from the largest freighters to the smallest paper sailboats, , people who display/ed enormous amounts of courage, people that make a difference, people who are not defined by a sport, rock faces, swamps, beaches, hidden lakes in the woods, my college professors, picnic lunches, shore lunches, ice cream, cold beers while sitting on the banks of a stream, stands of red, jack, or white pine, teaching, my students, my wife, my sister, my brother, my mother, my father (RIP), my friends, adventures, goals, thoughts, and dreams.
REM, Peter Gabriel, Ben Folds, Bruce Cockburn, Bob Dylan, Morrissey, Paul Westerberg, Ryan Adams, Patty Griffin, Patty Larkin, Amos Lee, John Prine, Beck, Richard Buckner, Steve Earle, Todd Snider, Lawrence Welk, Miles Davis, James Brown, Everything but the Girl, Disco Duck, Oscar, Bert, Big Bird, Ernie, Snuffalufagus, Animal, and Gonzo, I'll admit it: 80's top 40 music.
Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, F Scott Fitzgerald, Jack Kerouac, Pearl Buck, Henry Thoreau, Ayn Rand, Joseph Conrad, Charles Darwin, Henrick Ibsen, Aldous Huxley, Chinua Achebe, Bill Bryson, and, yes, Mitch Albom...everyone alive should read it.
Sounds Like
Honey tinged folk filled with stories of heartbreak, hope, numbness, wonder, and love.
Josh Rose wishes he knew exactly where his music comes from. Growing up in the sparsely populated U.P., it would be hard for him to draw any specific conclusion. When you spend your formative years with little access to any musical events, with modest surroundings, and with the only radio station in town hawking hair bands to the end of time, it might have been tough to grow as a writer and musician.
But since he decided to put his mind to all this singer songwriter stuff, Josh has realized that his songs speak to the person who feels that there still are things left to say in music, that a new song is an awesome use of space, and that the singer songwriter did not die with Jim Croce.
So where do his songs come from?
From the ordinary things in life which make extraordinary statements.
From the three largest Great Lakes, which were all within a forty minute
from where he grew up.
From the immigrant bred into the genes of all of us.
From the moments that we wish we could take a second to enjoy.
From science, literature, sports, and history.
From the pastoral landscape of Michigan that dominates the horizon.
From the billboard that blocks the view of that landscape.
From government, religion, and all those other taboo subjects.
From a west meets east philosophy.
And the list goes on. But whether his songs are plucked from the air like lightning bugs held in an old Mason jar or whether his songs are polished like the ancient stones in the Flat River, the point is the songs are what they are, moments of passing beauty in the air between us.
hey, just stopping by to say hi - hope you're doing well.
I've got my new single 'Dancing On The Kitchen Tiles" on my page at the moment, as well as a couple of new live videos. I'd love to know what you think.
Just spreading some love your way - Thanks and enjoy the Christmas season! PS: the song Feel Good, should make you feel good! :o) Kevin
Hey what's Up !! Josh Rose just wanted to slide by your House to see how you keep it & give some Grown Folks Love !!!!... Remember...Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them
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Hi Josh, thank you very much. I really enjoyed listening to your great songs. Good feeling, especially the live stuff. Best wishes and much success. LB
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Ciao,Josh , thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis I feel great admiration for you, talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy..and good week end neal
Missed seeing Mr. Rose at Festival. Something finally topped the Souvlaki. Your friend Drew Nelson performing 'Hallelujah' while he was helping fill in for Ralston Bowles on Saturday night was my highlight of the weekend. Hope all is going well sir.
Ciao Josh, 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
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We are doing great!! Hope you guys are great too! Just booked a gig at Stage 1210 in Lansing on November 21. Maybe we could set something up that weekend? I will keep you posted on the story there. If nothing else, we definitely need to get together and hang out.
It HAS been forever since I have talked to you! About 4 years! Holy Cow! I know I was the best TA...haha!
I am a SENIOR at Spring Arbor University- near Jackson, MI. I saw that you have a show at the Jackson Coffee Company. I love that place!! I will be done May 16th, and have nothing lined up really as far as a job goes. There is a small chance I will be staying in the Jackson area, so if I am still here in June I will definitely come to that show! I would love to see a show sometime.
College was absolutely nothing like I had expected. Not so hard in the academic area but I have learned a lot of lessons. Overall, it was a great experience.
Are you still teaching at Lakewood? Hows the music going?
Dude, that's sweet you're playing at the Jackson Coffee CO. I used to go there all the time. Too bad Summer and I will be in Cali on our honeymoon. Oh well...I think I'll manage ;-)
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