Janet- Acoustic/Electric and slide Guitars/vocals
Michael Muller/Bass and Vocals
Bobby Antonelli/Drums and Vocals
--------------------------------------------------------Designated Hitters:
Kris Krull/Drums, Percussion and Vocals
Jim Wark/Guitar
Lindy Fralin/Guitar
Rob Reisinger/Guitar
Mike Lucas/Guitar
Steve Duncan/Drums
Bruce Olsen/Producer
Velpo Robertson/Guitar Producer
Influences
Guitar: Doc Watson,Bonnie Raitt, Michael Hedges, Richard Thompson, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, including Dave Edmunds, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, JJ Cale, Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Steve Howe, George Harrison, Ronnie Wood, Mick Taylor, Robert Johnson, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, Sonny Landreth, ......
Songwriters: Lennon/McCartney,Richard Thompson, Suzanne Vega, Lucinda Williams, Ray Davies, Jagger/Richards,Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Harry Nilsson, Brian Wilson, John Fogerty,
Divas: Toni Price, Ann Wilson, KD Lang, Ella, Patsy, Janis
Looks like all the European dates are just about finalized and are listed below; any additions or updates will hit the site and everyone will be in the know. This is our seventh tour and I'm happy to announce that our friend and killer guitar player Peter Nathanson (www.myspace.com/peternathanson) will be joining me and the boys on just about all the dates. Peter is a guitarist in the blues/rock genre and should compliment my sound and fit in to a tee. Peter is originally from Boston Mass. but has been living in Paris for quite a few years. We are also happy to have as our primary booking agent Katerina Bohlova of Witch Music in Paris(www.myspace.com/witchmusic) so life on the road will be even more fun than usual!
A native of Richmond Virginia Janet now divides her time between New York City and Richmond when not touring in Europe or the United States. When not performing Janet usually can be found writing and in the recording studio; her sixth CD “Step inside the Dream” was released early in 2008 to critical acclaim both in America and on the European continent.
Janet honed her guitar skills at an early age when she and her family would follow the sun to the many Bluegrass festivals between Florida and Maine. She learned “The Muleskinner Blues” from Charlie Waller of The Country Gentleman while sitting around the campfire one night.
She soon embraced rock and roll music and the guitar techniques of Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page; a whole new world opened up when she listened to Page’s use of open tunings; Janet’s acoustic sound today is due in large part to her love of open tunings.
The flat picking prowess she possesses today along with her love of rock and roll sets her apart from most acoustic players; the amalgam of the two styles is unique; Janet sounds like no other player; male or female.
Her love of the blues led her to Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters; today Janet is a fiery showman on stage as she sets it ablaze with her black Telecaster stinging out red hot blues licks from her shiny metal slide.
As good as a guitar player as she is she’s equally as strong a vocalist; be it a soulful ballad or a screaming blues rocker; Janet delivers dead on the money. Put all these components together along with a tremendous command of the stage and just the right amount of sex appeal and you have the perfect package… Janet Martin!
As always,keep watching the skies...
Pax Vobiscum
Get "Step inside the Dream" at www.cdbaby.com/cd/martinjanet
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A big "Merci Beaucoup" to Blonde in Reims for the awesome footage from the 2008 Chaumont Festival... Bisous!
Hello Janet, Ok, for the new dates in France. I hope that I could come to see you. Seclin or Vervier, it's not important for me, because the distance is the same. Hervé
Hi janet , thanks for your comment in French , bravo pour tes chansons Folk , j'aime beaucoup ! Bienvenu en france , et grand succès à toi ! Hugs from cannes , Kennie
Hey Janet, How are you? Well I hope. I see your dates in France and I think that I will come to see you At Seclin, or maybe at Spirit in Belgium. I send you my friendship, Your friend, Hervé
Thank you Janet...I was a building code inspector on the National D-Day Memorial located in Bedford Va. I met alot of nice veterans on that job. I met your dad also...he is a very nice fellow. Very best of regards Janet. TJ
Hey Janet, Don't worry, we haven't fallen off the face of the earth. We have been on the road all month, a musical frenzy, and we are WIPED OUT!! Looking foward to seeing you this summer
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